| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  |  | The softened edges of the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee make the SUV look more upscale.... | | Make no mistake--this 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a home run. From the clean exterior lines, to the refined V6 powertrain, to the cornucopia of interior amenities, the vehicle truly lives up to its "grand" moniker. Though I've been looking at this styling for at least two years now--since it was first revealed to a group of journalists back when the Home Depot refugee and the Wall Street bean... |
|  | | If you enjoy reading our regular Drivers Log reports, we hope you'll take a few minutes to watch our newest Web feature, the AutoWeek Video Drivers Blog, with editors' opinions on the latest sheetmetal in the AutoWeek garage. Today's car: the 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Edition....
|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This is a lovely luxury sedan, sportier than I thought it would be, more like a Maserati Quattroporte or a Porsche Panamera than an Mercedes-Benz S-class. It's a completely different car from the outgoing car in terms of looks and character. It's gorgeous to look at,...
|  | | Aggressive incentives and ad spending have helped Nissan North America Inc. rack up a bigger sales gain this year than Asian rivals Toyota, Honda and Hyundai-Kia. Now Nissan plans more of the same. Al Castignetti, Nissan Division vice president, told dealers last week at a Las Vegas business...
|  | | Tony Cotman will try to do for the Izod IndyCar Series what he did for the Champ Car World Series--namely, develop a new car. IndyCar has installed Cotman as the project manager of IndyCar's 2012 equipment package, and he will oversee the development of technical rules for the engine and...
|  | | The redesigned logo for the 2011 Indianapolis 500 was unveiled on Aug. 13, simultaneously at the Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance and at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Indy 500 winner Johnny Rutherford and IMS Corp. president and CEO Jeff Belskus revealed the logo at the Speedway's Hall of Fame...
|  | | Honda's updated 2011 Accord sedan and coupe will hit dealerships in mid-August. The Accord gets a refresh inside and out, a new leather-equipped Special Edition model and a handful of other interior upgrades. Fuel-economy improvements--a result of improved aerodynamics, less engine friction and...
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|  | | A French car won Best of Show, but as usual, two storied Italian marques were among the crowd favorites on Sunday at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Alfa Romeo celebrated 100 years with a car on the cover of the program and poster for the concours, the 1934 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza. A...
|  | | Kevin Harvick clinched a spot in NASCAR's upcoming Chase for the Championship by winning Sunday afternoon's Carfax 400 Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway. Harvick is the first driver to ensure a spot among the 12 who will battle for the NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in the...
|  | | Lotus debuted a new race car at Monterey, a Formula One-looking gentleman's racer called the T125. It looks, weighs, measures and performs within an inch of a real F1 car in almost every dimension, but has a slightly detuned engine and a hugely detuned cost so that a gentleman, or woman, can enjoy...
|  | | Well, we now know that the svelte Porsche 918 hybrid supercar is a real driver and not just a show car because we saw it go by us, several times. It went by a few times powered by its V8 engine and then a couple more times under battery power alone.Problem was, it wasn't us behind the wheel. It was ...
|  | | As we wandered the grounds of the Concours d'LeMons, chief class judge Jay Lamm--on his way to scrutineer the AMC Pacer class--saw us and yelled, “Hey, wanna be a judge?” We are guessing that sort of thing never happens at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. But we could be wrong....
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