| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Friday, September 28, 2012 |  | Sergio Marchionne was long on candor when we spoke to him on the floor of the Paris motor show.... | | Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne voiced optimism for an economic recovery in Europe and around the world Thursday morning on the floor of the Paris motor show, though he was measured in his outlook.... |
|  | | EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: While there seems to be little difference in drive quality other than power between this and a standard-issue regular unleaded-burning Civic, the bigger problem is that this 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas is a car that makes almost no sense in the marketplace....
|  | | The 50th anniversary of Porsche's iconic 911 will be celebrated at the 18th Annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance the weekend of March 10, 2013. The 911 was introduced in the autumn of 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Salon and has become an iconic design, helping propel Porsche to commercial and...
|  | | Mercedes officially confirmed Friday that Lewis Hamilton is joining its Formula One racing team and that
|  | | New Jersey has been given an official slot on the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship calendar, confirmed by the World Motor Sport Council Friday. However, it remains 'to be confirmed,' due to the lack of a contract. The fact that it is there suggests that Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone...
|  | | On Thursday, renowned racing journalist Chris Economaki died at the age of 91. On Friday, as news of his death spread, he was honored and remembered by the Twitter community. There were so many messages of remembrance and...
|  | | Furniture Row Racing has hastened Kurt Busch’s arrival by putting him in the No. 78 Chevrolet for the rest of the 2012 NASCAR season, beginning on Oct. 13 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Busch, the 2004 series champion, originally was scheduled to debut in the ride at next February’s...
|  | | Grand-Am Road Racing announced its 12-race 2013 schedule on Friday, highlighted by three new events and one combined weekend with the American Le Mans Series. Both the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car...
|  | | Thailand is the latest nation to make a pitch for a Formula One Grand Prix. The government there has confirmed it is aiming to stage a street race under lights in the capital as early as 2014. However, public officials indicated that ministers had not yet...
|  | | The U.S. round of next year’s FIA World Endurance Championship will be a double-header event with the American Le Mans Series at the new
|  | | The Friday announcement from Mercedes about Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton's move to Mercedes made no mention either of retirement plans or a future role with the company for the departing
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|  | | Martin Truex Jr., whose only career Sprint Cup win came at Dover International Speedway in June of 2007, was fastest in Friday’s first practice session at the 1-mile, high-banked, concrete oval. In a Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing, the native of nearby New Jersey led the session at 157.082 ...
|  | | Living up to a legend is not easy, but the Jaguar F-Type is off to a strong start. One of the spotlight reveals of the 2012 Paris motor show, the modern British sports car looked impressive on the stand, drawing a large and interested crowd for its early morning reveal.Jaguar design chief Ian...
|  | | Ferrari brought its entire model lineup to the Paris motor show, but the bare carbon-fiber chassis set to underpin the successor to the Enzo was the obvious highlight. Ferrari called the car its “new hybrid model, which will be produced in a limited-edition special series.” They also...
|  | | Smart used Thursday at the Paris motor show to debut a new sporty concept, and a few special-edition electric cars.The wildest of the bunch was the Smart Forstars concept. They call the Mini Cooper-looking car a sports utility coupe, though it looks like a hatchback to us. The name comes from the...
|  | | Honda's 2012 Paris motor show presentation leaned heavily on its newly developed i-DTEC diesel engines, although the hybrid CR-Z received some notable changes, as well. Honda took the opportunity to reveal the redesigned CR-V crossover to European audiences. While that vehicle isn't exactly...
|  | | Chevrolet premiered the Trax small SUV at the Paris motor show Thursday.The manufacturer also brought out a restyled Spark and the Code 130R and Tru 140S concepts for display.The Trax is being billed as a fuel-efficient SUV. Engine choices include:- 1.4-liter turbocharged engine- 1.6-liter gasoline ...
|  | | Chrysler is pulling out all the stops for this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas. The Pentastar and Mopar are bringing more than 20 vehicles, in various states of tune.“At Mopar, we always look forward to the SEMA season,” said Pietro Gorlier, president and CEO of Mopar. “The show is...
|  | | DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I've got to hand it to Porsche: The Panamera doesn't do a lot for me on the outside, but the inside is one of my favorite places to spend driving time; the cabin is impeccably trimmed, and every surface exudes premium luxury. It's an outstanding executive transport or...
|  | | Lewis Hamilton will be confirmed on Friday as a Mercedes driver from 2013, according to reports tonight in the Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.In conjunction with that will be the news that Michael Schumacher is leaving the Anglo-German team, so the move will reunite Hamilton with his former karting ...
|  | | Sergio Pérez could be announced as Lewis Hamilton's replacement at McLaren on what promises to be a busy Friday for Formula One.Pérez is a member of the Ferrari Driver Academy and has tested for the Italian team, but he emerged as a potential candidate for McLaren after his superb performance in...
|  | | Bob Newton, the founder and driving force behind Hoosier racing tires, died Wednesday at 85 at his home in Plymouth, Ind. A racer before he was a businessman, he founded what became Hoosier Racing Tire Co. in 1957 to fill what he saw as a need for high-quality, low-cost tires for dirt and asphalt...
|  | | James Finch, owner of the underfinanced No. 51 Phoenix Racing team, expects to lose driver Kurt Busch after next weekend's Sprint Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. The former NASCAR Sprint Cup champion was scheduled to go from Phoenix Racing to Furniture Row Racing's No. 78 team after...
|  | | The status of a possible return to Kentucky Speedway is the biggest piece of drama awaiting Izod IndyCar Series fans as series officials are set to announce the 2013 schedule on Sunday (Sept. 30) night.The events will include, of course, the Indianapolis 500 on May 26. IndyCar still has to...
|  | | Simpson Performance Products on Thursday announced that it has acquired HANS Performance Products, manufacturer of the widely used head and neck restraint system (HANS) credited for saving the lives of countless drivers during the past decade.“We are glad to have the HANS device under the...
|  | | Denny Hamlin goes into this weekend’s AAA 400 at Dover riding with this advice from a sports psychologist: “Let your challenge be to fall in love with this track. From the moment you arrive, look at things to love about it and reasons to love it. Look for things great and special to...
|  | | We take a look at some of the high-performance vehicles making their debut at the 2012 Paris motor show. Visit autoweek.com for more on the electric Mercedes-Benz SLS, Jaguar F-Type, updated Lamborghini Gallardo and Bentley Continental GT3. TRANSCRIPTHi I'm Jake with Autoweek and today we have an...
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