| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | Former racer Bill Simpson is tackling football with some innovative ideas that could make the sport safer.... | | Bill Simpson was a long time finding the National Football League, but it finding him might change football. The former California drag racer, Indianapolis 500 driver and motorsports safety innovator has created a football helmet that he and others believe could revolutionize the sport. Simpson knows this because he knows what he's talking about when it comes to making safer helmets.... |
|  | | Between Jeep, Mopar and Dr. Dre, Chrysler makes more special editions than Nike makes...
|  | | “Test drives delivered” is the motto of Tred, a Seattle-based startup that's taking the car dealership out of the car-buying process -- at least from the shopper's perspective. Wired.com
|  | | Fifteen years ago, the Detroit auto show brought us debuts of top sellers, such as a redesigned Chevrolet Silverado, and sparked nostalgia with a new Volkswagen Beetle. What became more significant, though, was the emergence of fuel-efficiency technology. Autoweek editors predicted we ...
|  | | We’ve put the EcoBoost-powered Ford F-150 through a number of different tests, including fuel-mileage runs, skid pads and slaloms. We’ve even loaded it with tires to see how big the bed is. The capability of...
|  | | The man credited with development of Mercedes-Benz AMG's latest line of high performance gasoline engines, Friedrich Eichler, has been lured to the
|  | | Rolls-Royce has delved into its history books for inspiration in naming the new coupe version of the Ghost, which will be called the Wraith....
|  | | The Fiat Group and Mazda Motor Corp. have finalized an agreement to co-develop a pair of compact two-seat roadsters that will go on sale in the United States in 2015. The cars will be the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 ...
|  | | While Mini X-Raid driver Stephane Peterhansel extended his lead of the Dakar Rally -- which is scheduled to finish on Sunday -- Hummer's Robby Gordon suffered the disappointment of losing what was set to be another stage victory. The American was in front until the very last checkpoint, when he...
|  | | The Izod IndyCar Series has taken the next step in reducing costs for its teams by working an agreement with Dallara to extend a parts reduction initiative until March 15,...
|  | | Toyota Motorsport has surprised the professional sports-car racing community by entering only one car in this year's FIA World Endurance Championship. The single TS030 Hybrid sports-prototype will be raced throughout the series by Alex Wurz and Nicolas Lapierre, who will be joined at Le Mans by...
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|  | | Mercedes-Benz introduced a selection of E-class sedans and wagons at the Detroit auto show on Jan. 14. We talked about the entire group on Monday, but obviously we’re most interested in the fire-breathing E63 AMG and AMG S-Model. The two trims promise to be the fastest four-doors to leave the ...
|  | | The Chamber of Commerce in Bowling Green, Ky., the home of the Chevrolet Corvette assembly plant, placed the winning bid of $4,300 for the first press kit for the redesigned 2014 Corvette Stingray.Money raised by the eBay auction will be donated by General Motors to the American Cancer Society.GM...
|  | | Ford released a silent film showing off the features of its new Ford Atlas concept on Thursday. The concept, which debuted at the Detroit auto show, is loaded with fuel saving aerodynamic tricks such as an “active grille” and wheel shutters that help cut drag and improve fuel economy....
|  | | Just in time for public days at the Detroit auto show, a new app has been announced to help visitors take in all the show has to offer. The NAIAS 2013 mobile app, available here for free download onto Android and iPhone platforms, allows subscribers to access videos of new-car reveals, breaking...
|  | | A heavy, persistent, chilly rain forced officials to cancel Thursday's day-long test of NASCAR's new “Gen 6” Sprint Cup cars at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Thirty-three teams and drivers waited out the sloppy weather in the garage before packing up when NASCAR and CMS officially scrubbed...
|  | | Fernando Alonso says he has high hopes for 2013, and the Spaniard expects Ferrari to have a better start to the season than it did last year.However, he denies that Ferrari is "obliged" to win this season having come so close to the 2012 World Championship.“I don't think there is necessarily...
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|  | | While Sebastien Loeb remains firmly in control at the top of the Monte Carlo Rally leader board following Thursday's six snowy stages, it was Evgeny Novikov and Juho Hänninen who stole the limelight in the freezing French countryside on Thursday.The two M-Sport Ford drivers both won stages with...
|  | | Felipe Massa is expecting to enjoy a much stronger season at Ferrari in 2013.Massa spent most of last season in Fernando Alonso's shadow, although he recovered well over the last few races. He finished seventh in the Formula One championship, and had a podium finish in Italy.Massa says that this...
|  | | The FIA has named Silverstone chief medical officer Dr. Ian Roberts as the new Formula One Medical Rescue Coordinator.He replaces American Gary Hartstein, whose contract was not renewed by the FIA at the end of last season. Responding to the news on Twitter, Hartstein said “Congrats to Ian....
|  | | The Racer's Group (TRG) announced on Thursday the team's 2013 driver lineup of Ben Keating and two-time American Le Mans Series race winner Damien Faulkner. Two two will drive a Porsche 911 GT3 Cup for Kevin Buckler's team, which finished runner-up in the GT Challenge championship of the ALMS,...
|  | | Texas Motor Speedway has signed a letter of intent to bid on becoming a host venue for ESPN's summer X Games beginning in 2014. TMS is one of 17 sites submitting bids to ESPN to host the extreme sports games. TMS officials are interested in a three-year hosting period for the summer edition of the...
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