Ford has made parenting a little easier by introducing MyKey, a programmable ignition key for Ford automobiles that monitors teenage driving behavior. With MyKey in place, various driving habits that parents may consider unsafe, or merely obnoxious, can be curtailed.

One thing parents must worry about when handing over the keys for the family car to a teenager is if junior is going to have a lead foot. Ford saw a market for this worry and is addressing it by adding a new standard feature beginning with the 2010 Ford Focus. Th

Spain’s Telefonica yachts took top honours in Saturday’s inaugural event of the 2008-09 Volvo round the world race, an “in-port” regatta in the Mediterranean port of Alicante.

Telefonica Blue, skippered by Dutch veteran Bouwe Bekking, won the day’s event ahead of Telefonica Black, captained by Spain’s gold medalist from the Beijing Olympics, Fernando Echavarri.

The stylish and lively 2009 Mazda 6 hits the road this fall as the sportiest and most entertaining front-wheel drive midsize sedan on the market.

The new 6 ably fills the gap created when the Honda Accord grew a little larger and duller in pursuit of mainstream mega-sales.