| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Thursday, September 13, 2012 |  | Bentley Motors announced that Luc Donckerwolke will take over as its new director of design.... | | Bentley fans looking for a more Lamborghiniesque Bentley may just be in luck. Bentley Motors announced that Luc Donckerwolke will take over as its new director of design. Donckerwolke was most recently employed as the head of advanced design for Volkswagen Group. His career began in the early 1990's with Audi, and he ... |
|  | | The annual Cattle Baron's Ball goes off Sept. 29 and will feature music, local food and a special vehicle auction. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. But, before that starts, auction attendees need to have their collective...
|  | | Even in the business of driving and reviewing cars across a huge range of prices and power levels, when you get the keys to a $290,000 hand-built 510-hp supercar, there are some expectations involved. Your boss wants a good story but pleads with you to bring the car back in one piece. The car's...
|  | | German tuner Brabus has added the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Roadster to its stable of upgradable cars. The horsepower wizards from Bottrop, Germany,...
|  | | DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Who'd a thunk my favorite Prius would be the diminutive little C? But here we are: With the C's smaller size and lighter weight, Toyota's hybrid synergy drive finally feels like it's...
|  | | A small budget might prevent you from owning a blue-chip classic or a better-than-new vintage muscle car, but it doesn't have to spell the end of your car-collecting dreams. 1969 Peugeot 404 sedan currently...
|  | | The 10 finalists for NASCAR's annual Most Popular Driver Award have been announced by the sponsoring National Motorsports Press Association. As usual,
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|  | | Despite Peugeot's presence in the United States being limited to visiting race cars and the occasional vintage import, the French company's Onyx concept, scheduled to debut at the Paris motor show, is worth a look.Peugeot says the car weighs 1,100 kilograms, but we know they mean 2,425 lbs. They...
|  | | In younger days, your author worked as a production artist at a daily newspaper. One of the department's running gags was to intone "Quark Xpress" in our best Sean Connery accents. You know, one of those dumb little office jokes that helps a crew get through a mind-numbing day.You might be surfing...
|  | | Ask Chip Ganassi to name some things the typical race fan doesn't know about him, and he'll give it a good shot.“I have some other shirts that aren't white,” he offers. It's droll, referencing his unwavering race-weekend uniform of ball cap, dark jeans and a white, long-sleeve, button-...
|  | | While the Hoffman X-8 may have been unfairly left out of the winner’s circle at Pebble Beach, it drew plenty of attention from spectators, including a guy named Jay Leno. The car’s owner, Myron Vernis, was kind enough to spend some time talking with Leno, right after he finished...
|  | | Professor Sid Watkins, who served for nearly three decades as Grand Prix racing's doctor and medical chief, died on Sept. 12 at the age of 84.Known to everyone as "The Prof," Watkins made an incalculable contribution to the sport both with his active involvement on the scene of accidents and with...
|  | | Put Detroit Grand Prix chairman Bud Denker at the head of the list of promoters that want two IndyCar races in the same weekend in 2013.Denker said his hand is raised high to be the first to have a doubleheader, which means a full-fledged race on Saturday followed by the traditional one on Sunday....
|  | | Frenchman Jules Bianchi topped the times at the Magny Cours Young Drivers test again today.However, having done it in a Ferrari F2012 on Tuesday, Wednesday the Frenchman was back at the wheel of the Force India that he regularly drives on the Friday of Grand Prix meetings.“A very enjoyable...
|  | | We offer the following NASCAR Chase for the Championship preview with this disclaimer: Everything that follows is based on nothing more than gut instinct and, in some cases, plucking car numbers from an old, battered STP cap. Believe it and bet at your peril. As last year’s Chase and this...
|  | | McLaren-Mercedes driver Jenson Button dominated the Belgian Grand Prix on Sept. 2 from start to finish, scoring his second win of the year and first since the season opener in Australia. And while the British driver's return to form is a big story following a mid-season slump while he struggled to...
|  | | The one-race suspension officials imposed on Lotus driver Romain Grosjean after he triggered a multiple-car crash at Spa-Francorchamps on Sept. 2 was the first given to any driver since 1994—and is perhaps a sign that the FIA is getting a little tougher on driver discipline.Grosjean has...
|  | | Also in this episode: Roger Penske helps foot the bill for repairs to Detroit's Belle Isle racecourse, and Porsche adds an S Diesel option to its Cayenne lineup.TRANSCRIPT-- Ford names Fields as COO.-- Repairs begin on Detroit's downtown racetrack.-- And Porsche adds an S to their line of diesels....
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