| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  | The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and its companion auctions are still three months away, but details on some of the high-end automobiles set to cross the block in August are already beginning to emerge. Earlier, we brought you word of the 1955 Ferrari 410 Sport Berlinetta and 1938 Talbot-Lago T23 Teardrop Coupe presented by RM Auctions. Now we have news of a 1968  |
|  | | Though Mitsubishi officially calls this Pikes Peak Hill Climb car the i-MiEV Evolution, we've taken to referring to this electro-monster the Zebulon Evo. Destined to be piloted in the Race to the Clouds by team manager Hiroshi Masuoka, the racer differs from the
|  | | Many a spring vacation starts and ends with a pile of overstuffed suitcases and backpacks crammed along with their respective owners into the family minivan, sedan or sport-utility vehicle. It's either for a round trip to the local airport or a long slog to and from a beach locale somewhere in the...
|  | | Spreading the gospel of Enzo, Ferrari opened its Myth exhibition at the Italian Center in the Shanghai Expo Park on May 18. To help develop the second-largest market for Ferrari, the three-year exhibit is the Italian...
|  | | Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 pit crew got its revenge. Johnson's team won the NASCAR Sprint Pit Crew Challenge on Thursday night, avenging last year's loss in the finals to Denny Hamlin's No. 11 team. Hamlin's team was the two-time defending champions coming into the event and cruised into ...
|  | | If the eye-popping $43,410,615 in sales RM Auctions recently recorded in Monaco wasn't enough to grab your attention, just wait for the Monterey auction coming up in August. ...
|  | | Penske Racing has hired former world champion Jacques Villeneuve to drive its No. 22 Nationwide Series Dodge Challenger for two road-course races. Villeneuve will drive for Penske Racing at Road America in Ohio (June 23) and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal (August 18). Villeneuve, one...
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|  | | Carroll Shelby International and Ford Motor Co. will celebrate the life of Carroll Shelby at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on May 30.The two-day event will feature a selection of Shelby's cars and an invitation-only special ceremony and other activities. Fans will be able to leave a ...
|  | | Fiat is taking its Abarth 695 Maserati Edition, which we first saw in Geneva, to the famous Mille Miglia 1,000-mile race. The company is only producing 499 examples of the special edition. It will be displayed at Piazza della Loggia in Brescia, Italy, in conjunction with the race.Fiat says this car ...
|  | | The annual Wörthersee meet in Austria brings GTI enthusiasts from across Europe and the world, and Volkswagen traditionally has taken advantage of the congregation of the faithful. This year is no different, as VW will bring five vehicles to the 31st GTI Meeting on May 19. The company will have...
|  | | NASCAR's Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C., will introduce its fourth class on Wednesday, May 23, following a full day of discussion and debate by the voting panel. The five-person Class of 2013 will be announced at 6 p.m. in the Great Hall, with live coverage by Speed Channel. The new class will be...
|  | | Construction is ongoing at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas. Several upgrades are being made, and the project is expected to be finished in the fall.Here are a few of the updates that are being worked on:Pit Building:-Window frames are going in-Approximately 75 percent of the exterior...
|  | | Enthusiasts are already licking their chops as they await the next rear-wheel sedan from Chevrolet. After all, it's been 16 years since the bow-tie brand had a macho four-door of this potential with the power channeled to the back.But what exactly was the 1996 Impala SS?If your memory from the era...
|  | | Also in this episode: Drag racer John Force will honor Elvis, we take the Porsche Boxster S for a spin, and BMW adds a bit more performance to the 1-series.TRANSCRIPT-- SS means sedans.-- John Force is going to honor Elvis through Funny Car. Seriously.-- And BMW expands the 1-series line.All of...
|  | | All three of NASCAR’s top series will race this weekend, one in far-away Iowa, the other two closer to NASCAR’s home, near Charlotte. The Camping World Truck Series runs on Friday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the Sprint Cup Series runs its Sprint Showdown and Sprint All-Star races ...
|  | | It’s been no secret that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti is a fan of his late countryman, Jim Clark. What might be a surprise is that Mike Hull, managing director of the Target Chip Ganassi Racing team in the Izod IndyCar Series, actually once spoke with Clark.Clark was the...
|  | | Jay Penske's Dragon Racing team finally has engines for its two cars and has gotten one of its drivers onto the track at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.After dumping the team's original Lotus engines, filing a $4.6 million lawsuit against engine manufacturer Lotus and spending the first week in...
|  | | The new team behind the Grand Prix of Baltimore hopes to avoid previous promoters’ mistakes and build on the event’s success with fans as they dash toward a Labor Day finish line.“Time is a big challenge,” J.P. Grant of Race On LLC said on Wednesday, after the city approved...
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