| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Wednesday, January 09, 2013 | It's getting to be time for the Detroit auto show around here. This is, of course, the annual party when the Motor City opens its doors to the world and puts on a first-class event for the city, not to mention a motor show competitive with the best in the world. The show is a big deal, not just for us here at Autoweek because it's a... |
|  | | On Tuesday, Dodge revealed the specs and equipment of the 2013 Dart GT ahead of its official unveiling at the Detroit auto show. For the moment it's the top Dart trim to be...
|  | | Monopoly might be the greatest board game of all time, and has the unique distinction of being one of the only games that allows you to have fun while systematically causing to you hate the friends and loved ones you are playing with. However, the folks over at Hasbro have decided that it ...
|  | | Former President George W. Bush will put his 2009 Ford F-150 King Ranch 4x4 Super Crew up for auction at Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale sale on Jan. 19. The proceeds of the sale will benefit the
|  | | Ram has fired the latest salvo in the ongoing pickup war between the domestic automakers, releasing what the brand claims is now best-in-class towing capacity for its 2013 heavy-duty pickups. The 2013
|  | | There are some grumblings that the annual CES is becoming less relevant in this era of 24-hour news and instant globalization of information on the internet. And you can make a good argument that the relevance of the world's largest consumer electronics show is at least evolving, for carmakers as...
|  | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: I normally would not select a bright yellow sports car as my commuter machine, but this 2013 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 sure came in handy on a foggy, murky morning broken up by...
|  | | Sergio Perez officially started work as a McLaren driver today, and was immediately plunged into a round of media activity, and spoke to the assembled factory staff. However, it was not his first visit to the space age McLaren facility in Woking, Surrey, England, as he had previously been there...
|  | | As reported in Autoweek last month, the Circuit of the Americas will seek new tax revenue through the Texas Event Trust Fund for several races scheduled at the track in 2013. MotoGP will be the first race eligible for reimbursement under the fund. MotoGP’s economic impact is...
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