| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Tuesday, January 22, 2013 |  | A blue 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray on the road in Arizona.... | | Now that the wrap has been pulled off the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray at the Detroit auto show, uncamouflaged prototypes can safely hit public roads. A Corvette fan in Arizona has posted two short video clips on YouTube of Stingrays he spotted on the road. Whereas the Detroit show cars... |
|  | | The 2013 Arizona collector auctions are over, and this year's sales figures are nothing short of astounding. Amidst the high-profile, blue-chip lots that are sure to dominate headlines, however, there's one notable sale that we believe deserves a bit of attention. That's right; we...
|  | | Rolls-Royce has revealed the first actual photo of the upcoming Wraith coupe, which will debut at the Geneva motor show in March. The first teaser image was just smoke...
|  | | The new Corvette Stingray has made its debut at the Detroit auto show, and there's little doubt it's going to thrill leagues of current Corvette aficionados. But Chevrolet ...
|  | | Toyota is trying to infuse some more style into the next Corolla compact -- hence this flashy Furia concept revealed at the Detroit auto show. While not all of these...
|  | | Veteran sports photographer Gary Nastase of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., will receive the Russ Catlin Award during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Media Tour in Charlotte this week for his photo of NHRA Grime Boss Chevrolet Impala Funny Car driver Todd Lesenko's trip down the drag strip at Indianapolis...
|  | | The 1988 Detroit auto show was what we would call a building year -- and on the verge of international success. The automakers debuted their best products at other shows, leaving little excitement for Detroit. But there was talk of next year, when we would see more debuts (the launch of Lexus...
|  | | EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: Large and lumbering, that's how this generation of the unibody Explorer keeps feeling to me. Comparing to the previous edition, this one is larger -- actually longer and wider by 4 inches each way, but overall not as tall. That extra length and width really...
|  | | Incoming Mercedes motorsport boss Toto Wolff on Tuesday denied speculation that McLaren technical director Paddy Lowe might be joining the team. The German media reported Monday evening that current McLaren employee Lowe was on...
|  | | Sébastien Buemi appears to have dropped out of the race for the last remaining 2013 F1 seats, after agreeing to stay on as Red Bull’s reserve driver. Buemi landed the job after being dropped by Toro Rosso at the end of 2011. He also has a sports-car deal with Toyota. “I know...
|  | | It's Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona week and we start to get fired up for the start of the Grand-Am racing season with a series of videos. The first video features Max Papis, who is returning to Daytona in a Ferrari 458. In the video, which is...
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|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I have to admit that I love this 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. Don't necessarily understand why it exists, but I have a great time every time I drive one. I loved the old one, too. Maybe my admiration for the “normal” Grand Cherokee is spilling over to this...
|  | | The 31st NASCAR Media Tour, put on by the Charlotte Motor Speedway, has me hoping that there will be as many hysterical anecdotes as there have been in past years.No doubt some of the spontaneity is gone, but I'm still hopeful.Looking back, two incidents stand out in my memory, and forgive me if I...
|  | | Ozz Negri, the 2012 Rolex 24 at Daytona champion, has been cleared to drive in the 2013 Rolex 24. Negri suffered a lower leg injury while training on a mountain bike during the current offseason and was sidelined for the opening test of the 2013 Grand-Am season earlier this month.Negri was part of...
|  | | NASCAR and event sponsor Sprint will let fans determine many of the details surrounding the Feb. 16 Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway. Formerly the Busch Clash, Bud Shootout and Budweiser Shootout, the race is for last year's Sprint Cup pole-winners and former...
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