| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Thursday, January 24, 2013 |  | The 2014 Toyota Tundra will be shown in Chicago; this is a 2013 model.... | | Toyota will debut its redesigned 2014 Tundra at the Chicago Auto Show at 10 a.m. EST on Thursday, Feb. 7. The reveal will be broadcast live at http://new.livestream.com/toyota. The new Tundra pickup will take its place on the company's 45,000-square-foot stand, which... |
|  | | The 2014 Nissan GT-R will cost $100,590 including a $1,000 destination charge, the company said on Thursday. That’s an increase of $2,770 over last year’s price. The GT-R Black Edition will come in at $110,300...
|  | | The 2014 Bentley Mulsanne will make its debut at the Geneva auto show in March. The flagship arrives with an upgraded interior and comfort package, new paint colors and...
|  | | A top speed of 190 mph and 0 to 60 mph in 3.7 seconds: Two good reasons the 2014 Audi RS7 Sportback won our Editor's Choice award for “Most Fun”...
|  | | Plenty of people were surprised this week that the original Batmobile sold for $4.6 million* at Barrett-Jackson. And few were more surprised than Craig Jackson, the ringleader behind the mega-million-dollar...
|  | | Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW are tightening technical ties with plans to jointly develop a sports car platform, lithium-air batteries and new lightweight materials....
|  | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG is a decadent and devilish sporting coupe. It invigorates and pampers the driver, and it can adapt to a variety of situations, fast or formal....
|  | | With the unveiling of the new and much-anticipated Gen-6 cars and a brand-new website, it's clear that NASCAR is going through some changes....
|  | | Almost every upper-level Sprint Cup organization has a technological alliance with another same-brand organization. Hendrick Motorsports, for example, works closely with fellow Chevrolet organizations Stewart-Haas Racing and Phoenix Racing. Ford-based Roush Fenway Racing works with Ford...
|  | | Bondo is the decades-old material beloved by car-body repair shop mechanics, do-it-yourselfers and even professional NASCAR teams for a quick repair. Its fast-drying characteristics made it the hero of the 2010 Daytona 500 when it was the only patch material which worked after an endless delay...
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|  | | The 105th edition of the Chicago Auto Show gets a digital upgrade with a free mobile app loaded with data for attendees.The app complements a new Chicago Auto Show website that was redesigned with mobile capabilities.Download the app for news, a schedule of events, a show floor map, videos, image...
|  | | Lexus will blow into the Chicago Auto Show next month with new or redesigned vehicles in almost every segment. Most of what they will be showing was displayed at the Detroit auto show.The main attraction will be the 2014 Lexus IS 350 F Sport. The sports sedan wears the company's spindle grille with ...
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|  | | Pirelli on Wednesday gave some interesting details of its 2013 range of Formula One tires, which are intended to spice up the racing at the request of the FIA and teams.The Italian company was criticized last year for being too conservative at times, especially in the latter half of the season....
|  | | Moreso than when it began in 1983, the annual Sprint/Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour has evolved into something of an advertising and marketing event. Racing issues are addressed, to be sure, but sponsorship announcements and marketing gimmicks are never far away. Some examples:-- On Wednesday...
|  | | The reason for the visit to Hangar F at the Concord Airport was immediately obvious.The Cessna Citation X, a $23-million jet with a top speed approaching Mach 1, was a dead giveaway.That was the setting for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's announcement Wednesday of an important new sponsor, the Cessna...
|  | | Something is missing from the NASCAR Sprint Cup Media Tour hosted by Charlotte Motor Speedway this year: long-time NASCAR manufacturer Dodge.On paper, Dodge was barely represented last season in NASCAR -- a few Camping World Truck Series teams, a few Nationwide Series teams, and a lone two-car...
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|  | | Team owner Richard Childress confirmed what had been widely reported last year, that driver Kevin Harvick would be leaving Richard Childress Racing at the end of the 2013 season to drive for Stewart-Haas Racing.Both Childress and Harvick, however, vowed to make the best of the current season...
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|  | | Daytona International Speedway could be getting a facelift.The speedway unveiled artist renderings Tuesday that show what a proposed redevelopment of the historic 53-year-old Florida racetrack would look like. The plan calls for five new modern entrances, a second pedestrian bridge for easier...
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