| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | A diesel engine will be added to the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK SUV.... | | What is it? The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK is the entry-level luxury SUV for the German carmaker's U.S. lineup. It's meant to appeal to a broad array of customers, blending power, performance and comfort in a fashionable package accented by angles and chrome. Power increases this year to 302 hp and... |
|  | | Greeted with that rarest of occurrences in my life--a road-trip opportunity promising good weather and a companion who, unlike my usual riders, didn't require a child safety seat--I found myself facing a true first-world problem: What to drive? Save your “1-percenter” epithets: I...
|  | | The 2013 BMW Alpina B7, the performance version of the German automaker's 7-series sedan, gets an additional 40 hp--and a more costly sticker price-...
|  | | It's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since the original Porsche Boxster bowed, but as Ferry himself was fond of saying, “Die Zeit vergeht, wenn man Spaß!” (“Time flies when you're having fun!”) This third-generation Boxster retains its lovely mid- engine...
|  | | The name Travis Pastrana may ring a bell if you are less than 30 years old and into action sports. If not, that's fine, he's another “do everything possible” guy living out most of our wildest fantasies. He surfs,...
|  | | Next year’s World Rally Championship calendar has been thrown into disarray after the event organizers last week rejected a contract issued by the FIA for 2013. The rallies being offered a place in next season’s WRC were contacted by...
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|  | | News flash: Diesel exhaust is bad for you, particularly if you're a miner. Following eight days of deliberation, the World Health Organization's cancer-research board has named diesel exhaust a Class 1 carcinogen. The finding puts the fuel in the same category as asbestos. Unfortunately, as...
|  | | The Nissan-powered DeltaWing will start this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans from 29th on the grid following qualifying on Thursday for the 80th running of the endurance classic.According to the Highcroft Racing team which campaigns the car, it dedicated Thursday night's pair of two-hour qualifying...
|  | | To celebrate the 80th 24 Hour of Le Mans, Corvette Racing has released the third of five in its series Flat-Out, a behind-the-scenes look at the famed team and its inner workings.This episode highlights the drivers for the No. 73 and No. 74 C.6Rs competing this weekend.In the 73 car are drivers...
|  | | The 1936 Mercedes-Benz 540K Special Roadster once owned by Baroness Gisela Josephine von Krieger will be offered for sale by Gooding and Co. at its Monterey auction in August. The car is rare because few others were produced, but its incredible history makes it notable even among other rare and...
|  | | Mini has updated the 2011 Geneva motor show Rocketman concept to celebrate the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London.The Rocketman concept couldn't make the leap to production status, we reported in January.For those interested in all the “changes” the one-off concept received to...
|  | | New York publishing house Hearst says it will move the Road & Track magazine editorial offices from Newport Beach, Calif., to Ann Arbor, Mich., home of its other auto-magazine title, Car and Driver. Additionally, Larry Webster has been named editor in chief, replacing Matt DeLorenzo.Webster had...
|  | | Audi driver André Lotterer on Thursday claimed pole position for the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans, schedule to begin on Saturday afternoon. The German driver, who won last year's race with teammates Benoît Tréluyer and Marcel Fässler, took pole with a lap of three minutes, 23.787 seconds ...
|  | | The Izod IndyCar Series is looking for a date, and Michigan International Speedway is ready to renew its relationship with open-wheel racing.IndyCar earlier this week announced that it had canceled its race scheduled for Aug. 19 in China and that it is looking to replace the event on the schedule...
|  | | Also in this episode: The NHTSA upgrades its probe into Jeep fuel tanks, the Nissan Juke gets a Nismo makeover, and we go behind the scenes at Le Mans with the Pratt & Miller Corvette race team.TRANSCRIPT-- Saab has another life.-- Jeep fuel tanks are being checked by safety officials.-- Nismo...
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