| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Thursday, August 02, 2012 | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I seem to be one of the few auto writers on the planet who actually likes the new 2012 Honda Civic. I think Honda did a good job updating the car; it looks fresher all the way around to my eye (except the interior, which I’ll get to in a second). That said, in my opinion, one would have to be... |
|  | | Honda's new Earth Dreams engine family will debut in the redesigned Accord this fall and then trickle through the rest of the lineup. The new ...
|  | | What is it? Alabama-built and now in its second generation, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL serves as the SUV of choice among Benz cognoscenti who need real space and real towing ability without the...
|  | | Why these special stories on mobility? According the U.S. Census, nearly 10 million people age 18 to 64 have an ambulatory difficulty that could affect their ability to drive. So we put modified Toyota vans and the factory-built wheelchair-accessible MV-1 to the test, and explore the needs of...
|  | | Burned in the past, Izod IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal said he must move forward with plans to find an IndyCar home for 2013 now that a deadline to re-sign with Ganassi Racing has passed. Rahal said the deadline for landing a new deal with Chip Ganassi's team was Wednesday. He said the team ...
|  | | It took crewmen at Stewart-Haas Racing six hours to wrap the team's No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet in a back-to-school paint scheme that it will use this weekend in the Pennsylvania 400 at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. The paint scheme has a variety of school supplies and technology that a...
|  | | A company affiliated closely with the under-construction Circuit of the Americas, the road course that is scheduled to host the U.S. Grand Prix Formula One race in November, is named in a lawsuit filed in Texas that alleges fraud and conspiracy. The suit involves a 78-acre tract of land that is...
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|  | | A.J. Allmendinger's release on Wednesday from Penske Racing following his NASCAR-imposed drug suspension, has led to speculation he could possibly attempt a return to open-wheel racing. Not so fast.Allmendinger, 30, competed in 40 Champ Car races over three seasons for RuSport and Forsythe, winning ...
|  | | Ron Howard got to drive the pace car that led the field to the green flag of last Sunday's Brickyard 400. He wasn't just visiting the Indianapolis Motor Speedway to enjoy the thrill of racing, though.The award-winning director is working on a motorsports-themed movie, Rush, the story of the 1970s...
|  | | A German state is releasing $312 million to guarantee a loan for the financially troubled Nürburgring circuit.The budget committee in the Rhineland-Palatinate state legislature approved the move Wednesday so the Nürburgring can service a $406 million loan and stay afloat.The circuit, which has...
|  | | Surprise and strategy will accentuate the push-to-pass system for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio on Aug. 5.IndyCar, the sanctioning body of the Izod IndyCar Series, will introduce a five-second delay to the overtake assist for the 85-lap race on the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course. A total of 100...
|  | | Also in this episode: Ford donates a custom Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca to benefit the American Cancer Society, and George Clooney's 2008 Tesla Roadster will be auctioned for charity. TRANSCRIPT--The 2013 Jeep gets the SRT8 treatment.--Ford donates a Boss for a ball.--And, you can buy George...
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