| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | The Mustang is a better-handling car, too, especially when fitted with the optional V6 Performance package as ... | | On paper, the updated-for-2013 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec, with its 348-hp V6, should've been the quickest of the seven less-than-$30,000 sports cars we assembled for the test at MIS. As far as top speed goes, it was, easily eclipsing 135 mph down the main straightaway at the track. But illustrating that horsepower is just one... |
|  | | There are few things that can get automotive enthusiasts riled up like a battle of personal preference. The boys and girls over at Hot Rod went and did the unthinkable, pitting a
|  | | These two Ford Mondeo wagons were spotted around the Detroit area this past week. While the vehicle without camouflage is all standard Mondeo in its exterior appearance, the possibility exists that the camo on the second car could hide a
|  | | IndyCar won't be going to China, after all. After months of skepticism and rumors, IndyCar finally confirmed Wednesday that the promoter of the Qingdao race has...
|  | | Virgin Group is joining TrueCar Racing, the world's first all-female racing team, and Women Empowered Initiative, as an associate sponsor for the remainder of the IndyCar season and 2012 Women Empowered racing calendar. Financial terms of the deal announced Wednesday are undisclosed....
|  | | In April, shortly after the Food City 500 drew an uncommonly meager crowd to Bristol Motor Speedway, track owner Bruton Smith vowed to return the slam-bam racing that had once made the track NASCAR's most popular. He promised to remove the progressive banking that gave drivers three distinct racing ...
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|  | | It's no Juke-R, but the more reasonable Nissan Juke Nismo will make its world debut at Le Mans this weekend. It seems only fitting, considering Nissan is providing power for a quarter of the field at the famous race. The Juke will get an enhanced version of the 1.6-liter turbocharged engine as well ...
|  | | Tuesday was another rainy day in Le Mans. I ran into Don Panoz taking shelter behind the DeltaWing garage and got to spend a few uninterrupted minutes with him. I really just wanted to know what convinced him to get involved with the DeltaWing project. His response refers to another decision he...
|  | | Dodge on Tuesday denied that it has concluded a deal for 2013 with NASCAR team Richard Petty Motorsports, even though rumors to the contrary continue to swirl through stock-car racing circles that Petty was ready to make the switch from Ford.Autoracing1.com this week went as far as to suggest that...
|  | | Under a hot Sicilian sun, I parked the little Fiat 500 on a patch of pure history. This spot in the Madonie Mountains used to mark the start of the legendary Targa Florio—the very first and very last of the great road races. From 1906 to 1973, interrupted only by wars, it was one of the most...
|  | | About 50,000 copies of the 2012 Honda Civic are being recalled because of a potential issue with the left driveshaft. The automaker claims that the driveshaft “may not have been properly assembled, potentially allowing it to separate from the outer CV joint while in operation.” While...
|  | | The road to Le Mans included many doubters, naysayers and skeptics when it came to the DeltaWing project.Some said it wouldn't turn. Others said it wouldn't be competitive. Still others thought it looked more like the Batmobile than a race car.In this video, produced by Nissan of Europe and...
|  | | Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo has made clear his support of controlling Formula One racing costs as discussions about the new Concorde Agreement and the future of the sport continue in the background.Montezemolo used his company's Web site to send out a clear message, while also expressing ...
|  | | IndyCar drivers Will Power of Australia and New Zealand's Scott Dixon, who rank first and second in the points chase, will face 10-spot starting grid penalties for this week's race in Milwaukee after blowing their engines testing at Iowa.IndyCar director of engine development Trevor Knowles says...
|  | | Just how much help Justin Wilson's car got from using an unapproved sidepod piece in last weekend's Izod IndyCar Series victory at Texas Motor Speedway is open for debate, IndyCar's vice president of technology acknowledged Tuesday.“There are probably 100 different opinions on that,”...
|  | | The Izod IndyCar Series has confirmed heat races for the June 23 race at Iowa Speedway.There will be three heats, and the participants will be set by how they practice on Friday, June 22.Heat 1: positions 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26, if there are that many.Heat 2: positions 9, 11, 13, 15, ...
|  | | Also in this episode: Infiniti axes the G25, the 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R hits the track and we check out the new Honda Civic Si.TRANSCRIPT -- Apple's Siri makes the jump into your car. -- One year later, it's the end of the line for the Infiniti G25. -- The SRT Viper GTS-R hits the track. -- And we ...
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