| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | The 2013 Buick Verano Turbo gets 250 hp from a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.... | | Buick is adding a turbo variant this fall as the premium model for the Verano lineup. While it's meant to be sporty, the idea behind the sedan is to offer buyers a reasonably... |
|  | | It's a busy time for jolly ol' England as last week it celebrated the Queen's Diamond Jubilee amidst preparations for the 2012 Olympic Games in London. In the continued...
|  | | EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: With the completely redesigned Explorer on the market, the Flex may be the biggest redundancy in
|  | | Formula One racers compete against some of the world's fastest drivers. Now, they're taking on New Jersey roads.
|  | | The 2013 GMC Terrain Denali five-passenger SUV will have a base price of $35,350, including shipping charges. The 2013 Terrain is the latest GMC offering to get the luxury Denali trim, joining the Acadia Denali, the Sierra Denali ...
|  | | It's hard to fathom, but it's been more than a decade since the peak of the sport-compact craze saw modified Honda Civics cluttering the streets. Enthusiasts salivated over a Type R that wasn't (and still isn't) available on our...
|  | | Mercedes-Benz has confirmed limited details about its most affordable performance model to date, the A45 AMG. Set to go on sale in Europe in early 2013, the rival to the Audi RS3 and the BMW M135i sits at the top of...
|  | | If endurance racing had a “dream team,” it would surely be the Audi trio of Tom Kristensen, Allan McNish and Dindo Capello. Thirteen total victories at the Le Mans 24 Hours, 15 total wins at the 12 Hours of Sebring, and too many championships to count. Capello may be the least...
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|  | | The diesel-powered 2013 Volkswagen Beetle will carry a sticker price of $24,065 including $770 in destination charges when it arrives in dealerships in August. It will be the first diesel Bug to hit the United States since 2006.The 2.0-liter turbocharged oil burner will join the naturally aspirated ...
|  | | The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2012 was under way on Monday at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, where Apple CEO Tim Cook has announced that the Siri personal assistant will soon be in the car.According to Cook, within the next 12 months, drivers will be able to hit a button on the...
|  | | The Ferrari Classiche Department, opened by company president Luca di Montezemolo in 2006, provides restoration services, technical assistance and most importantly, certificates of authenticity to owners. It recently took delivery of a real classic—a 275 GTB4 formerly owned by actor Steve...
|  | | Justin Wilson's winning car from Saturday night's Firestone 550 at Texas Motor Speedway was found to be out of specification in postrace inspection, IndyCar said on Monday.The top deck element on the sidepods was not right, drawing a $7,500 fine for Dale Coyne Racing and the loss of five entrant...
|  | | The Ford F-150 joins the likes of the Taurus and the Explorer in offering a package aimed specifically at those who protect and serve.While the Police Interceptor versions of the Explorer and the Taurus are being marketed strictly to law-enforcement agencies, the F-150 Special Service Vehicle is...
|  | | While the idea of having a Ferrari 458 Italia or a McLaren MP4-12C in the garage would thrill any car guy or gal, the reality is that a $200,000-plus supercar isn't affordable for most people. Even performance players such as the BMW M3, the Cadillac CTS-V and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG are out of...
|  | | Nissan of Europe on Monday released its latest video on the continuing story of the revolutionary DeltaWing race car.The car will make its racing debut this weekend at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The video highlights the innovation and out-of-the-box thinking that went into the development of the car....
|  | | Ferrari boss Stefano Domenicali says that the team let some valuable points get away at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix , and he admits in hindsight that the team made mistakes, especially by not having Fernando Alonso pit in response to Sebastian Vettel's second stop.However, he insists...
|  | | McLaren CEO Martin Whitmarsh says the way Lewis Hamilton works with his tires was the key to his victory in Montreal.It was the 2008 champ's first success of the season, and it came on the fifth anniversary of his first Formula One win.Hamilton scored his third Montreal win after recatching Alonso...
|  | | At most races, technical inspection is something that happens under a discreet tent in the paddock. But this isn't most races. This is Le Mans.Tech inspection, or scrutineering as it's called in France, for the 24 Hours of Le Mans is traditionally held in the center of Le Mans in France on the...
|  | | The star attraction on Monday at Le Mans was the Nissan DeltaWing. It arrived at the Place de la Republique on the back of flat-top truck and was immediately surrounded by the media and received the approval of several hundred fans who lined the barriers as the car entered scrutineering.The crew...
|  | | Also in this episode: Porsche plans a high-powered Macan, Chrysler and GM look at diesels for their light-duty pickups, and we take a closer look at the Hyundai Veloster.TRANSCRIPT]-- Cadillac works on a flagship sedan.-- The Porsche Macan will get some serious horsepower.-- Diesels are coming to...
|  | | It was bad enough that A.J. Allmendinger's No. 22 Penske Dodge was swept up in an accident in the third corner of the first lap. Worse was the hit he took when his car slammed the turn-two wall on lap 65, after blowing a tire.Worse than the impact, which Allmendinger described as one of the hardest ...
|  | | Sebastian Vettel turned his pole position into fourth-place in Canada but says that he has no regrets about the strategy that Red Bull employed in the Formula One race. Vettel and Fernando Alonso both stayed out when Lewis Hamilton pitted, only to suffer severe tire degradation, while Hamilton...
|  | | Finland's Marcus Grönholm continued his fast start in the Global RallyCross Championship, winning Saturday's Hoon Kaboom Texas at Texas Motor Speedway to give him victories in the first two races of the season.Grönholm, who won the series opener at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, was dominant...
|  | | After all of the hand-wringing about racing at Texas Motor Speedway, the return of IndyCar to a high-banked oval ended as a safe, sound event with an exciting finish and a surprising winner in Justin Wilson.The race had drama, too.First-year race director Beaux Barfield penalized points leader Will ...
|  | | After Sunday's Formula one race, several drivers talked to the media about the day. Lewis Hamilton, Romain Grosjean and Sergio Perez were all involved.The transcript from the press conference is as follows:Lewis, obviously you really enjoyed that. As you said, a huge amount of satisfaction from...
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