Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Autoweek Daily Drive — Tuesday, February 12, 2013

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Tuesday, February 12, 2013                 
Autoweek recently drove the Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 in Miami. Mark Vaughn has the review....
Autoweek's Mark Vaughn recently spent some time on the track with Lamborghini's new Aventador LP700-4 Roadster. Click here to check out the full review....

  Mess with the Corvette ZR1 at your own risk: While filming a stunt for "Top Gear Korea," an AH1 Cobra military helicopter apparently suffered a problem and crashed near the tarmac. The incident was caught on video, and we think you'll agree...

  Fiat on Tuesday released pictures and some technical details of the Alfa Romeo 4C sports car ahead of the model's debut at next month's Geneva auto show. The rear-drive, two-...

  The production version of the McLaren P1 sports car is racing toward a debut at the Geneva motor show in early March. We've seen photos and track videos of camouflaged...

  You've heard what Autoweek editors have to say about the 2104 Corvette. Now find out what some of the men behind the Stingray think of it. In this video, Autoweek speaks to Corvette chief engineer Tadge Juechter, product...

  Rolls-Royce has been feeding us bits and pieces of its upcoming Wraith coupe. We won't see the full car until the

  It goes without saying that to get into a hall of fame one must have been successful in their trade, made contributions to their trade or both. There are countless aviation halls of fame, a military intelligence hall of fame, even a “Magic: The Gathering” Hall of Fame. But the hall of...

  After 30 years of promoting auto racing by engaging in community projects that benefit children’s safety and well-being, the Board of Directors of CARA Charities has voted to cease operations. The organization posted the following statement on its website: This was an extremely ...

  IndyCar driver Simona de Silvestro was in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show in January, and she stopped by the Autoweek office to have a sit down chat with senior motorsports editor Mac Morrison. Check out the video....


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  We usually run old, goofy and crazy cars for sale from our friends at Bring a Trailer, and believe us, there's no shortage of them out there. But today's choice is something we'd actually spend our own money on [Editor's note: speak for yourself, Lingeman], a 1988 Porsche 930 Turbo race car.The...

  Mark Vaughn threw the '13 John Cooper Works GP around Circuito Mallorca a few months back, and the quickest-ever production Mini proved itself to be an excellent track car. The questions one always asks about a car stuffed full of turbo boost and beefy suspension goodies, however, remained hanging...

  The new 2014 Corvette took the Detroit auto show by storm, wowing the press and the public alike. But as the flood of praise subsides, one question remains: Will the C7 Corvette live up to the hype? We won't know for sure until GM hands us a set of keys. Until then, we're free to speculate wildly....

  The Fiat Panda driving team consisting of British rally drivers Philip Young and Paul Brace arrived in London today, setting a new record time for the 10,000-mile Cape Town, South Africa to London run in the process. With their time of 10 days, 13 hours and 30 minutes, the team managed to break two ...

  What is it about a car that captures your eye; the one thing about it that makes an important first impression? We toured the Chicago Auto Show, looking for features that spoke to us. We learned color, lights and grilles play an important role.Obviously, a bright-yellow car will stand out from the...

  Rapisarda Autosport International surprisingly has entered the 2013 NHRA Mello Yello Series season-opening 53rd O'Reilly's Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals with three-time Top Fuel series champion Larry Dixon and crew chief Lee Beard leading the team to Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, Feb. 14-17.The...

  Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone says that none of F1's 11 teams is at risk of collapsing despite the weak economic climate. He added that although he thought the Russian team, Marussia, would pull out of the sport this year, it has committed to stay.At the end of last year, the Spanish HRT...

  Even at first glance, it's obvious that changes to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series qualifying format will add two important aspects to the process: opportunity and suspense.Nowhere will that be more in evidence than at Daytona International Speedway, where Cup teams will begin preparation for the Feb. 24...

  Also in this episode: Our own Bob Gritzinger gets in trouble with the guarda civil trafico, and Bernie Ecclestone is embroiled in yet another lawsuit. TRANSCRIPT-- The world of motorsport lost a great.-- Auto journos get held up in Spain.-- And Bernie Ecclestone is getting sued ... What else is new?...


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