| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | James Hunt, in a photo from 1976, races in a Formula One Grand Prix. Hunt, along with rival Niki Lauda, will... | | It seems like pretty much every Formula One fan is excited about Ron Howard's new movie, "Rush," and with good reason (the trailer is pretty amazing). But a lot of younger F1 fans may not know the history of the James Hunt/Niki Lauda rivalry. If so, check out this documentary, which originally aired on the BBC back in 1996.... |
|  | | Bugatti isn't taking the recent recall of its "fastest car" world record lightly. The company said today its Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport Vitesse has set...
|  | | Toyota, Honda and Nissan are recalling more than 3 million vehicles made between November 2000 and March 2004 for faulty airbags from parts supplier Takata,
|  | | 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. -- Speedhunters brings us...
|  | | NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: It's fun to take the wheel of a monster truck every now and then, and this 2013 Lexus GX 460 Premium has a comfortable, commanding presence. The interior is the best single element, in my opinion, as the driver casts a long view over the road, and the materials are ...
|  | | We've said it before, and we'll say it again: Vintage trucks are hot. Top-shelf Ford Broncos, Jeep Grand Wagoneers and International Harvester Scouts have been fetching top-shelf prices, with the $60,000 to $80,000 estimated...
|  | | Sebastian Vettel insisted once again Thursday that he hadn’t intended to disobey the now infamous Multi 21 command to hold station behind his teammate Mark Webber in Malaysia. More controversially, he also pointed out that ...
|  | | Nico Rosberg says the Mercedes team orders controversy that surfaced in Malaysia will not be repeated. Rosberg, who was told to hold station behind a fuel-troubled Lewis...
|  | | Mark Webber insists that he’s moved on from the Malaysian Grand Prix team-orders saga after discussing the situation with his team. Webber said Thursday that too much was read into his comments in the aftermath of the race,...
|  | | It seemed appropriate that Marco Andretti was the first Izod IndyCar Series driver to turn a lap at Pocono Raceway during an April 10 Firestone tire test. Andretti's grandfather, father and cousin competed in the Quaker State 500 on Aug. 20,...
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|  | | More than 260,000 vehicles will be impacted by the six recalls Chrysler announced Tuesday. None are particularly serious, but if you own a Chrysler product we've summarized the list below. -- 78,500 Dodge Nitro and Jeep Liberty 4x2 models from the 2007 and 2008 model years are being recalled to...
|  | | Hooning super-expensive cars has become all the rage on the YouTubes lately. A few months ago we saw this gentleman taking a Rolls-Royce Phantom through the grass on a country estate, and then there's this clip of a BMW M5 on the streets. It seems that money and style don't usually -- in fact,...
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|  | | We may only be six races into this year's Sprint Cup season, but that doesn't mean it's too late to start eliminating some drivers from realistic Chase for the Sprint Cup contention.In fact, it's not too early to start writing off some struggling drivers who typically make it into the Chase.Sure,...
|  | | Former Sprint Cup champions Dale Jarrett and Rex White, championship engine-builder Maurice Petty, Speedway Motorsports Inc. president Bruton Smith, and regional short-track star Larry Phillips were announced on Wednesday night as this year's new nominees for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The Class of...
|  | | According to a report in a German newspaper, Red Bull Racing will no longer issue team orders to Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber. "Team orders won't be given by us anymore," team advisor Helmut Marko told Sport Bild.The controversy began during the late stages of the Malaysian Grand Prix, when...
|  | | Did you ever dream of competing in a Formula One car against some of the world's greatest drivers? To compete at the top level of the sports takes plenty of physical skills, and the skill of concentrating over the length of a race is definitely one of those skills.In this video, produced by Allianz,...
|  | | Hybrids, diesels and full-electric vehicles have no trouble grabbing headlines, but sales figures suggest that Americans are -- for now -- hesitant to adopt alternatives to conventional gasoline-powered internal combustion.Join Autoweek editors as we break down range anxiety, diesel's image...
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