| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | Power for the McLaren MP4-12C Spider comes from the same twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter V8 engine as that in the ... | | McLaren has revealed its sleek MP4-12C Spider, the second in what the company says eventually will be a full line of high-performance road-going models to challenge longtime Formula One adversary Ferrari. The open-top supercar will be revealed at this year’s Gooding Auction during Concours d’Elegance weekend at... |
|  | | Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Chrysler Group posted June sales gains of 20 percent or more, while General Motors Co. said deliveries rose 16 percent. At Ford Motor Co., June sales advanced 7 percent. The early results from major automakers point to another solid month for the U.S....
|  | | Ferrari has a singular identity, but the look, the image and the attitude were crafted, elevated and carefully honed largely by another superlative Italian company—Pininfarina. Mindful of this, the Prancing Horse paid...
|  | | The glamour of Monaco never fails to dazzle, despite the almost-claustrophobic feeling in the principality. Space is tight—and not just on the track. Less than 300 yards separate Prince Albert's trackside podium from the train station pedestrian-tunnel exits, which on Grand Prix day spill...
|  | | Sergio Pininfarina, who ran the famous Italian automotive design company of the same name for 40 years, has died after a long illness. He was 85. Pininfarina had the last word on the company's design projects for almost 50 years. During his time leading the design house, Pininfarina created...
|  | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: This 2012 Jaguar XFR is one finely dressed assassin. With elegant white paint that shines and looks sporty and a dark, leather-laden interior, this XFR is spot-on as to how I would spec out a...
|  | | Marussia F1 team test driver Maria de Villota, 32, is conscious following a bizarre crash on Tuesday morning while conducting straight-line testing for the Formula One team at the Duxford Airfield in the United Kingdom. According to reports out of ...
|  | | Renault on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of its Clio subcompact with a fresh design, fuel-efficient engines and a range of what the automaker said are affordable and innovative technologies. The Clio is Renault's best-selling car in Europe. The new model be offered only as a five-door...
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|  | | The Izod IndyCar Series on Monday provided an update regarding the status of fresh engines remaining for each team for the remainder of the 2012 season.With six races remaining, each team's engine status could influence the results of upcoming events as the season draws to a close.According to...
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|  | | Former World Rally Championship star Marcus Grönholm continues to rest after he was injured Saturday in a scary crash during practice for the X Games in Los Angeles.Grönholm, winner of two Global RallyCross Championship events this season, was hurt after his Ford Fiesta crashed into an exposed...
|  | | Former World Rally Championship front-runners Toyota are on the road back to the WRC after 13 years, with the firm's motorsport president Yoshiaki Kinoshita targeting an entry in 2014, using a Yaris-based challenger. The Japanese firm has negotiated an FIA waiver to allow it to run the car, which...
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