| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTOSHOWS | SUBSCRIBE | MARKETPLACE |  |  | A Ferrari drifts around a corner at the Monticello Motor Club.... | | Monticello Motor Club president Ari Strauss and his PR guy, Roger Garbow, were brainstorming in early October and came up with what initially sounded like a crazy idea: Bring a bunch of supercars to the track for a day of drifting. "Beer was involved," says Garbow, in an attempt to rationalize the insanity of the concept. The next day, the two decided it was still a crazy idea. "But in a good... |
|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: The price of this car is a joke. I'm not saying it's not a fun little scooter, because it is. But I don't really see the difference from a performance standpoint between this and, say, a Volkswagen GTI, which is almost half the price. Why would anyone consider this car ...
|  | | Go ahead and argue all day about the most significant car in history: The Ford Model T brought personal transportation to almost everybody in America. The Volkswagen Beetle, the Citroën 2CV and the Fiat Cinquecento did the same for Europe. The Toyota Corolla is the No.1-selling car in the history...
|  | | The 2012 Nissan GT-R, which arrives in the United States next year, gets its biggest overhaul since the high-performance sports car was relaunched in 2007--with a premium placed on more horsepower and better fuel efficiency. Nissan Motor Co. boosts engine output to 530 hp, from 485 in the...
|  | | What's the latest trend for superexpensive cars? Making them look dull. The matte paint once reserved for cars headed for crash testing is showing up on the highest of high-end models. The new Mercedes-Benz CLS sedan and Maserati GranTurismo MC Stradale coupe can be ordered with matte finishes, ...
|  | | Starting on Dec. 1, Andrea Maria Benedetto will serve as Italian car-design firm Pininfarina S.p.A.'s product-development director. Benedetto, who last served as the vice president of body and chassis function in the research and development division of Toyota Motor Europe, will organize...
|  | | German exhaust tuner Eisenmann has developed a package of changes for the Audi R8 sports car, covering the exhaust system as well as several exterior additions made from carbon fiber, to create what it calls the Spark Eight by Eisenmann. Eisenmann says its aero package is more than just pretty...
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