| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Friday, February 15, 2013 |  | Autoweek will be crawling all over microcars like this Rolux.... | | Thursday was not a good day for microcar coverage. In fact, the day was spent answering three questions: One: Who the hell leaves their wallet on a plane? Two: If that person is outside of the terminal when he realizes he's lost his wallet, how does he get back into the terminal without ID? Three: Why in the name of God would you close down four lanes of traffic in Atlanta? Turns... |
|  | | With Valentine's Day behind us, it's time to take a look at a few drivers who probably didn't buy one another a box of chocolates. Bad blood and hot heads are nothing new in the racing world, so lets take a look at some of racing's most provocative and interesting disagreements....
|  | | A New York Times reporter says he was following the advice of Tesla employees when he drove an electric Model S sedan beyond its indicated range in an effort to reach a recharging...
|  | | The March 10 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance is fast approaching, and the consignment lists for the high-end auctions preceding the event are coming together quickly. RM Auctions has revealed a lineup consisting of the ...
|  | | The Automotive Fine Art Society will hold its 18th annual art show at the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance March 8-10 in Amelia Island, Fla. Established in 1983, AFAS currently has 25 active members on its roster....
|  | | DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: I thoroughly enjoyed our long-term Volvo S60 R-Design sedan last year, but I always thought that car was rather overpriced for its size and capabilities, coming in around $45,000. This
|  | | What Is It? The new RLX is the luxury leader of the Acura division, and the brand is hoping to dazzle the market with an array of features when the car hits showrooms March 15. Everything from its “jewel-eye” LED headlights to its LED taillights and a laundry list of high-tech...
|  | | Impatience is a hallmark of most NASCAR drivers, whether it involves competing on the track or advancing their careers. Nelson Piquet Jr. is the exception. The 27-year-old Brazilian driver, the son of three-time Formula One champion Nelson Piquet is quick on the asphalt, but his career moves ...
|  | | Another day, another race car driver doing a silly dance... On Thursday, we gave you Jeff Gordon and he crew doing the "Harlem Shake." Today, we take journalism to new heights with a video of IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden ...
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|  | | The 55th-running of NASCAR's Daytona 500 is just more than a week away, but the Sprint Cup Series stars will be on-track at Daytona International Speedway beginning Friday, Feb. 15, for practice for Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited exhibition race. Then on Sunday, Daytona 500 qualifying will...
|  | | Wednesday's news of Katherine Legge's dismissal from Dragon Racing, and then her statement about her termination, as well as Dragon Racing's statement about the decision, made for a very interesting day for IndyCar fans.However, after the smoke has settled a bit over the issue (neither side is...
|  | | If you live in California or if you might be coming through, here are some car-related events you'll want to see. You may even want to make a special trip to see them. Feb. 24: Desert Classic Concours, Desert Princess Country Club and Doral Desert Princess Resort. This show suffered a tumultuous...
|  | | Porsche announced on Thursday that it has purchased the legendary Andial name that has become a staple in the realm of Porsche racing and performance tuning. In 1975, the late Arnold Wagner (AN), Dieter Inzenhofer (DI), and former Porsche Motorsport North America president and current consultant...
|  | | General Motors’ Australian arm, Holden, revealed the new VF Commodore SS V before its brother-in-arms, the Chevy SS, gets revealed this weekend at Daytona. The show car is finished in a color named Fantale orange metallic. Unfortunately, Holden and GM kept hidden the most exciting parts of...
|  | | We took it easier than usual on the Hell Garage inmates last time, with a pair of 21st-century factory hot rods that still have parts stocked in dealerships, mostly because the previous week's flood-damaged Aston Martin Lagonda was so horrifying that even the Hell Garage Demons felt guilty about...
|  | | It was a cold and damp November morning in 2003 when an Intercity Lines semi-truck pulled up in front of my house in southeastern Michigan. The bounty that was to be unloaded from the 18-wheeler into the possession of a 20-year-old me was a 1994 Mazda RX- 7 R2.Leading up to that morning was my long ...
|  | | NASCAR has announced that Saturday night's Sprint Unlimited exhibition race at Daytona International Speedway will be run in 30-, 25- and 10-lap segments. Fans were allowed to vote on three possible formats: the 30-, 25- and 10-lap format that received 55 percent of the vote, the 40-, 20- and 15-...
|  | | Brandon Bernstein continued the momentum from his win in last year's season-finale by racing to the qualifying lead in Top Fuel Thursday at the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Winternationals presented by Super Start Batteries. Gary Densham (Funny Car) and V. Gaines (Pro Stock) also were qualifying...
|  | | NASCAR will likely require baseline concussion tests for all drivers in 2014. Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's senior vice president of racing operations, said officials have also urged drivers to get an ImPACT test before this season."We've encouraged them all to get that, with the emphasis that in 2014...
|  | | The confirmed entry list for the Feb. 24 Daytona shows only 45 Sprint Cup cars, the smallest field since 2004 for NASCAR’s season-opener and its biggest race. Of that number, three cars are for part-time drivers who don’t figure to run more than a handful of races this year.The official ...
|  | | What was more important at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday, media day or Valentine's Day? The budding romance between NASCAR drivers Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. dominated the questions and answers in the morning sessions.It started with Sprint Cup Series race winner Joey...
|  | | Here’s how you utterly silence a huge room filled by yammering writers and broadcasters, each determined to out-yammer the other: mention NASCAR’s effort to help Sandy Hook Elementary School and Newtown, Conn. heal from last year’s unimaginable shooting tragedy.That was the scene...
|  | | It's been quite a ride for 78-year-old James Hylton, and part of his journey is coming to a close.As reported in Thursday's Daytona Beach News-Journal, Hylton has announced his retirement from driving race cars. The 2013 season will mark his farewell tour behind the wheel of his famous No. 48....
|  | | Also in this episode: East Coast drivers will get the chance to lease the Honda Fit EV, and GM enjoyed big profits at the end of 2012. TRANSCRIPT-- You can depend on Lexus.-- The Honda Fit EV lands on the East Coast.-- And GM doubles fourth-quarter profits.I'm Greg. This is Autoweek TV.Lexus leads...
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