HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE | | | The BMW M3 GTS can hit 62 mph in 4.4 seconds.... | | We love how BMW describes the M3 GTS: perfect for the track yet “officially road legal.” How's that for a wink and a nod? That's OK. We can all grin. Because the M3 GTS, the most powerful version of the M3 coupe, can hit 62 mph in 4.4 seconds and peaks at a top speed of 189.5 mph, according to figures released on Wednesday from Munich. The M3 GTS is the race-bred version of the... |
|  | | COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This Fusion is a sporty ride and doesn’t feel at all like a family sedan. Sure, it’s a four-door and the trunk is big, but the Fusion doesn’t feel like a boat. It was quick on both the freeway and on surface streets, and the sleek lines...
|  | | Which city is the most dangerous to drive in? Believe it or not, it might Baltimore. Yes, Baltimore. According to a study by Insurance.com, Baltimore tops the list with 36.5 percent of drivers claiming a prior accident when receiving a car-insurance comparison quote. Insurance.com is an...
|  | | Sebastian Vettel insists he has no regrets about some of the frustrating problems he's had this year, which have left him with just one win in five starts despite the Red Bull's torrid pace. In Spain last week, he lost ground to a brake problem but still managed to salvage priceless points with...
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|  | | Michael Schumacher arrived in Monaco for this weekend's Grand Prix and almost immediately had to dodge a barrage of questions about his infamous last appearance here in 2006--when officials put him to the back of the starting grid for blocking the track during qualifying.In that incident,...
|  | | Perhaps the most important vehicle to be launched by Chrysler this year, the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, will start at a price that's a shade less than $33,000 for a four-wheel-drive model. The base model with two-wheel drive is $30,995.This Jeep, shown in concept form for more than a year, is...
|  | | A formal press conference probably won't happen until this summer, but we hear that Audi dealers have received their 2011 order guides, and it looks as though the company will be going from 0 to about 70 percent of U.S. sales being eight-speed automatic transmissions. Beginning this fall, the eight-...
|  | | Mercedes GP Formula One driver Nico Rosberg adamantly denied on Thursday that the changes his team introduced to its W01 car last weekend in Spain have been detrimental to his performance.In Spain, Rosberg's teammate, Michael Schumacher, outqualified and outraced him for the first time this year....
|  | | Editor’s note: Adam Petty was only 19 years old and America’s first fourth-generation professional athlete when he died during practice for a NASCAR Nationwide Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon on May 12, 2000. The throttle apparently stuck on his No. 45 Chevrolet...
|  | | We guess it's not all GTOs and 458 Italias. The word out of Italy is that Ferrari is looking at cutting production and eliminating 9 percent of its workers after sister company Maserati cut engine orders. Ferrari made only about 4,500 engines for Maserati last year, compared with nearly 9,000 in...
|  | | The Monaco Grand Prix is this weekend. To get the thoughts and observations of several key drivers, read this transcript from the FIA below.Q: A question to you all. Just look back at last weekend and look ahead to this weekend. What do you think of this circuit? What are your chances? Sebastien,...
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