| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Wednesday, September 05, 2012 |  | The American Le Mans series, which ran last weekend in Baltimore, will combine with the rival Grand-Am series.... | |
|  | | Jagaur will show off a plug-in version of its XJ sedan at the 2012 Cenex Low Carbon Vehicle event Sept. 5-6 in the U.K. The two-day exhibition showcases low-...
|  | | EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: This 2012 Mercedes-Benz CL550 4Matic is a terrific looking coupe for the most part, and drives just as good as it looks. But this car suffers from something we've seen on many cars:...
|  | | General Motors is teasing a new convertible set to go on sale in Europe early next year. Named Cascada, the four-seat convertible is based on the Opel Astra platform but is slightly larger than the Audi A5. U.S. drivers know the Opel Astra as the
|  | | The 2013 model year marks the arrival of the new ninth-generation Honda Accord, which again comprises coupe and sedan models. Significant highlights are a fresh powertrain lineup developed under the company's Earth Dreams banner...
|  | | Fronted by a fresh face and reinforced with an upgraded interior, the revised 2014 Ford Fiesta was revealed Wednesday, ahead of a formal debut in the Netherlands later this week. It will also be displayed at the
|  | | On Wednesday it was announced that NASCAR's Grand-Am Series would be merging with its main competitor, the American Le Mans Series. Few details were given about the merger, but the main point is that the two series will begin...
|  | | So the rumors, only floating around for the last couple days, were true: At a press conference this morning (Wednesday, Sept. 5) at Daytona International Speedway, Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series announced they will merge, this after 13 years of attempting to run sports-car series that...
|  | | Ex-Formula One driver and two-time CART World Series champion Alex Zanardi has claimed the gold medal in the H4 handcycling time trial event in the Paralympics. The 45-year-old Italian bettered Norbert Mosandl and Oscar Sanchez in the event held at the U.K.'s Brands Hatch road-racing circuit....
|  | | With Wednesday's confirmation that the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am will merge and launch a combined U.S.-based sports-car racing series in 2014, responses from those within the motorsports community are overwhelmingly positive. Here's what they are saying on the heels of the announcement...
|  | | Like many of you, those of us in the Autoweek office on Wednesday, Sept. 5, sat huddled around computer screens to listen to the joint announcement by NASCAR’s Grand-Am and the American Le Mans Series that the two would unify for a single championship for the 2014 season. Like many...
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