| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Tuesday, October 02, 2012 |  | The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 goes like hell and can carry four adults in comfort.... | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: If I had to haul a Labrador to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds, this 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 would be my vehicle of choice. I've been truly impressed with the SRT machines lately, and the Jeep variant fits in well... |
|  | | Toyota Motor Corp. and Volkswagen AG's VW brand continued to post robust U.S. sales increases while deliveries at General Motors and Ford Motor Co. were flat in September, a month that is expected to generate more steady gains for the industry.
|  | | On the one hand, the coming Porsche 918 has all the elements you'd expect in a supercar: outrageous price ($845,000), ludicrous horsepower (795), insane top speed (200-plus mph), 0-to-60-mph time quick enough to remove tattoos ...
|  | | Signs indicating road construction ahead are bad news. Signs indicating vague, uncertain road construction ahead are even worse. We extend our thanks to Autoweek reader Fred Zimny, who must have triumphed over maddeningly nonspecific highway signage in order to send us this photo....
|  | | On Monday, Autoweek documented that, despite two consecutive top-three finishes, Jeff Gordon has actually lost ground in the Chase for the Sprint Cup standings. True, he’s moved from 12th in points to 10th, but...
|  | | Ford driver Tanner Foust clinched his third podium of the Global Rallycross season in the Rockstar Energy Etnies/OMSE Fiesta and secured the Discount Tire-America's Tire Cup with a win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on...
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|  | | BMW will release two special versions of the X1, designed to reflect the SUV's ability to tackle the winter months. The X1s will be highlighted during the Los Angeles auto show.One version is named the Powder Ride Edition. It goes on sale in November.The second is named Concept K2 Powder Ride and...
|  | | Nissan has released sticker prices for the redesigned 2013 Sentra sedan. The base S with a six-speed manual transmission carries a bottom line of $16,770 including the $780 destination fee.Base prices top out at $20,540 for the SL model with a continuously variable transmission.All 2013 Sentras...
|  | | A recent 220-volt shock administered by the $23K-plus window sticker of a loaded Ford Fiesta rental car made me think about what the same dollars would buy in a classic car, and what the relative cost of ownership would be. My favorite matchup doesn't even require as much coin as said fully...
|  | | British performance engineering firm Cosworth has teamed up with a wide range of automakers since its founding in 1958.Now, Hyundai can count itself among the marques that have collaborated with Cosworth. The automaker is set to reveal the Cosworth Genesis Racing Series concept at the SEMA show in...
|  | | While the 2013 SRT Viper has a base sticker price less than $100,000, that's just the starting point.So here is a breakdown of the SRT Viper options and pricing. We've got paint, wheels, audio, interior, track, grand-touring and the limited number Launch Edition packages for you to consider.A word...
|  | | What is it?Despite the gnashing of teeth, spewing of vitriol and general hemming and hawing by automotive journalists that most all crossover customers would be better served by a proper station wagon or a minivan, the people of America continue to clamor for high-riding wagonoids.Since its intro...
|  | | What is it?Sometime after the first-generation Ford Taurus, American automakers gave up on family-car innovation and ceded it to a phalanx of invaders from across the Pacific. First came the Accord, then the unstoppable Camry. The Altima arrived late, but carved out its own piece of the pie. The...
|  | | Joe Gibbs Racing is considering putting former champion Brian Vickers and current point-leader Elliott Sadler in full-time Nationwide Series cars next year. “That’s a potential,” team owner J.D. Gibbs said over the weekend at Dover International Speedway. “I think we have to ...
|  | | McLaren-Mercedes Formula One star Jenson Button will receive a five-place penalty on the starting grid for the coming weekend's Japanese Grand Prix due to a gearbox change.According to Autosport in the U.K., defending Japanese GP winner Button's car needs a new gearbox prior to the race at Suzuka...
|  | | Autoweek reader Chris Beytes sends a pair of photos, taken two weeks apart, of a Jeep whose owner is both honest about the mechanical deficiencies of his vehicle and pretty handy with a roll of duct tape....
|  | | Also in this episode: Ford teams up with GM to develop a 10-speed transmission, and we take a look at the results of last weekend's races. TRANSCRIPT-- Toyota is turbocharging its lineup.-- Ford and GM are building 10-speeds.-- And we have a quick racing wrap-up.Hi, I'm Jake, and this is Autoweek...
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