| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  | As many as 25 cars were involved in a dramatic last-lap crash at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. The final accounting showed Chase drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kevin Harvick, Tony Stewart, Martin Truex Jr., Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Kasey Kahne, Clint Bowyer, Brad Keselowski, Greg Biffle and Jeff Gordon being involved, from junked to barely driveable to slightly battered. David Ragan,... |
|  | | In-car entertainment has evolved into an arms race among the manufacturers, one company adds a touch-screen display, another one upgrades to haptic feedback. Cadillac has launched the latest volley with a CUE system for the
|  | | The 35th Concours d'Elegance of America is months away, but enthusiasts can start planning for next year's event. Vehicle classes for the event—which will be held at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, Mich. on July 28—have been...
|  | | Mercedes-Benz turned heads at the Paris motor show with the SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive. The cool...
|  | | It’s 10 a.m. and the lawn in Bridgehampton, N.Y., is already packed. A white Gullwing with Rudge wheels has just pulled in and found space next to an Aston Martin DB4 GT. Nearby, owners cease their chatter as the doors of the Gullwing swing to the sky, watching intently as a man in a white...
|  | | DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: The effects of Volkswagen's decontenting are on full display in this 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan SE, an otherwise very nice compact crossover. Yes, it has Volkswagen's lovely 2.0-liter direct-...
|  | | What is it? The Audi S8 is the ultimate expression of luxury, performance and practical business-sedan-sense or, as Audi V8...
|  | | Amid the gloom of the late-1950s recession, American Motors' compact Rambler rode a growing wave of discontent with Detroit-style fins and flash. And by 1962, Rambler was No. 1 in station-wagon sales. The wave crested in 1963, with a new Classic/Ambassador series—the third all-...
|  | | Matt Kenseth left Talladega with the trophy. Brad Keselowski left with the lead in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. Dale Earnhardt Jr. left with a bad taste in his mouth. After spending half of Sunday's Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 fighting to regain the lead lap after a pit...
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|  | | It is the God's-own gospel truth (as some say in Alabama) to call Sunday afternoon's Good Sam 500 at Talladega Superspeedway just another typical race at NASCAR's most treacherous, most unforgiving, most intriguing track.That is to say it's a breathtaking show, these lumpy cars running two-, three- ...
|  | | Sébastien Loeb has won his ninth and final World Rally Championship title on Sunday. He will be back for a partial program next year, but he says that it will be only “four or five” rallies, starting in Monte Carlo and likely to include Sweden, France, Germany and Argentina.He's already ...
|  | | Kamui Kobayashi delighted the home crowd as he finally secured his first Formula One podium in the perfect style with a fighting performance at Suzuka.The Sauber driver qualified third and passed Mark Webber for second place at the start, but later lost the place to Felipe Massa after the first...
|  | | Felipe Massa achieved his first Formula One podium since Korea 2010 with a strong run to second place in Japan. The Brazilian has clearly improved his chance of hanging onto his drive with Ferrari in 2013.Massa jumped up from 10th to fourth at the chaotic start that included a first-turn wreck that ...
|  | | Sebastian Vettel's third win of the season in the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka has narrowed the gap between the defending Formula One series champion and current points leader Fenando Alonso to just four points with five races remaning this year.Vettel admitted he was surprised to have a perfect...
|  | | Japanese Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel, runner-up Felipe Massa and third-place finisher Kamui Kobayashi met the media at Suzuka, Japan, following Sunday's race. Here is the transcript of that press gathering, as released by the FIA:PODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Jean Alesi) Sebastian,...
|  | | If Team Penske fields three Indy cars next season, the team owner hopes Ryan Briscoe will fill the third seat. Roger Penske told The Associated Press on Sunday his priority is securing sponsorship for a third IndyCar entry. Options have already been picked up for Will Power and Helio Castroneves....
|  | | Nelson Piquet Jr. was spotted with Cup Series owner James Finch at Talladega on Sunday morning. Though both men said that the meeting had nothing to do with Cup, Finch is looking for a driver for his Phoenix Racing Cup Series team.Some things to think about while waiting for the carnage to unfold...
|  | | Persistent rain showers forced NHRA officials to postpone the completion of eliminations for the Auto-Plus NHRA Nationals at Maple Grove Raceway in Mohnton, Pa., until Monday at 11 a.m.Nearly two rounds of racing was completed in Top Fuel, while only one round was finished in Funny Car and Pro...
|  | | Sébastien Loeb thrills the home crowd en route to the WRC win. The victory clinched the ninth championship in the series for Loeb.Sébastien Loeb wrapped up his ninth--and final--drivers' championship on home territory at Rally France, while his Citroën team secured its eighth manufacturers'...
|  | | With the 41st annual VP Small Engines Fuel 200 big-block modified race scheduled to conclude Super DIRT Week Sunday afternoon at the New York State Fairgrounds in Syracuse, N.Y., a week's worth of racing had already taken place at the one-mile dirt track.Tim McCreadie took top honors in Saturday's...
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