Daily Drive: 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class spotted

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, April 10, 2013                  The next Mercedes S-class loses the cartoon flares and goes curvy in these spy photos.... New Mercedes-Benz S-class spotted in SoCal The new Mercedes-Benz S-class must be hustling toward the developmental-cycle finish line, because it's been spotted en masse in places such as Toronto (where it must be undergoing cold-weather testing) and Irvine, Calif. (where it must be gauging the interest of Benz-crazy vox populi). Because as devoid as it is...   Formula One Chinese Grand Prix fast facts, statistics, circuit graphic and more The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) has released the following preview of the Formula One race at Shanghai, China, which is set for April 14. The race will be the first of the series since Red Bull Racing's Sebastian Vettel ignored...   One Lap of the Web: Car stuff you may have missed We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. -- David Kiley of AOL...   2013 GMC Acadia Denali review notes ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: If GMC told the guy who designs Tonka trucks that he needed to create a minivan, something resembling the 2013 GMC...   NBC Sports Network's TV schedule for Formula One Chinese Grand Prix Below is the television schedule for the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix. NBC Sports Network is broadcasting more than 11 hours of coverage for the race in Shanghai.   At $7,995, Chrysler LeBaron convertible is a sign of things to come At Autoweek, we know a thing or two about K-Cars -- Chrysler LeBaron convertibles in particular. But this pristine 1986 Chrysler LeBaron convertible, ...   Danica Patrick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Jimmy Johnson share their iPhones with the world Ever wondered what your favorite celebrity's iPhone home screen looked like? Well, so did the folks over at Men's Health magazine. The mag rounded up 28 notable people and got photos of their home screens, so you can see what apps they use and what occupies their backgrounds. It's just a... You May Have Missed...   Pfadt Race Engineering Cadillac ATS hits 162.5 at Texas Mile Pfadt Race Engineering is claiming it has the world's fastest Cadillac ATS after clocking 162.5 mph in the standing mile at the latest Texas Mile event in Beeville. Pfadt used the turbocharged four-cylinder ATS as a starting point and upgraded the turbo, intercooler, suspension and exhaust. Pfadt...   Fernando Alonso takes LaFerrari on test track in new video Recently, Formula One driver Fernando Alonso was gently reminded to take two slow laps at the Fiorano Circuit in the still-camouflaged Ferrari LaFerrari test car. But if there's one thing we know for sure about F1 drivers, they don't listen very well.Alonso takes the car to its limit with GT driver ...   NASCAR sets unique heat format for Camping World Truck Series race at Eldora Mark Martin, now 54, was a precocious 11-year-old when NASCAR last ran a major race on a dirt track. Tony Stewart wouldn't be born for another eight months and Jeff Gordon for another 10. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was four years from taking his first breath. Jimmie Johnson was five years away from being...   K-Car Korvette Say hi to this lil' fellow here, which merges the timeless curves and two-tone wattage of the 1957 Corvette with the humble efficiency of another American classic, the Chrysler K-car. Witness how gracefully that splotch of red, like Terminator's eyeball, recesses into those 15-inch wire hubcaps,...   Ronald D. Moore on Toby Halicki We'll assume that our readers are cultured enough to have seen and appreciated H.B. “Toby” Halicki's 1974 rollicking smash-'em-up "Gone In 60 Seconds." Given the box-office receipts, we'll also assume all but the hardiest Halicki purist has seen the 2000 remake starring Nic Cage and...   Elio three-wheeler claims 672 miles on one tank of fuel Elio Motors thinks its new three-wheeled vehicle will be the next big thing in transportation. Before your eyes roll out of your head, let's look at the claims. Top speed -- more than 100 mph. Zero-60 mph -- less than 10 seconds. Range -- 672 miles.Those all sound like great numbers, but we've...   Car-repair costs are on the rise For the first time in six years, car-repair costs are on the rise. According to the third annual Vehicle Health Index coordinated by CarMD -- a leading provider of car repair data -- repair costs went up 10 percent in 2012.CarMD suggests that people are keeping cars much longer with the average...   Starworks Motorsport withdraws from Le Mans and FIA World Endurance Championship The Starworks Motorsport sports-car racing team will not defend its LMP2 prototype title in the FIA World Endurance Championship this season, and it will not race in the 24 Hours of Le Mans, either.Florida-based Starworks was due to miss this weekend's WEC season opener at Silverstone in the U.K.,...   Ferrari's F138 still a work in progress as Formula One roars toward China Ferrari technical director Pat Fry says he's optimistic about the potential of the F138 after the first two Formula One races, but he concedes that the car is still lacking qualifying performance.“We've shown reasonable race pace and on all the tire types we have used so far we have performed ...   Deactivated speed limiter costs Bugatti Veyron Super Sport its world record: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Amateur artists force temporary closure of the Nurburgring, and we are giving you a chance to head to the Detroit Grand Prix, on us. 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