| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | The 2014 Audi R8 V10 plus Coupe Quattro S tronic in its natural element. We didn't get on a racetrack but the ... | | Mark Vaughn, West Coast Editor: Driving through downtown Los Angeles on the way to the Automotive News Marketing Seminar, held the same day as a recent NHL playoff game, I saw what had to be a black Audi R8 driven by what had to be a member of the LA Kings appear suddenly in the rearview mirror. Just as quickly... |
|  | | If you haven't seen one on the road, then you've definitely seen the Toyota Supra in movies, TV shows and racing simulators. The Supra -- last produced in August 2002 -- is arguably one of the most popular sports cars to...
|  | | In a perfect world, the 55 men and women entrusted to select the Class of 2014 for the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday will simply do the right thing and be done with it. They'll vote their conscience for the five most...
|  | | Three former Saab executives, including former CEO Jan-Aake Jonsson, were arrested Monday on suspicion of “grave attempts to complicate tax controls” during 2010 and 2011, according to a
|  | | RM Auctions is returning to Plymouth, Mich., for the Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s. The single-day auction will feature more than 80 historic cars, headlined by the collection of Richard and Linda Kughn. The sale is set for July 27, a day before the concours. More than ...
|  | | Fiat 500s, Dan Gilbert's basement, skateboards, bikes, the side of a barge in Northern Italy, a toilet: When it comes to Antonio “Shades” Agee, few things are safe from his graffitied touch. A pioneer of the art form, in his early days,...
|  | | It is nearly silent, can leave most workday traffic in the dust and tops out at nearly 100 mph. Its performance can be programmed via smartphone and it costs 1.2 cents per mile to run. “It” is the 2013 Zero DS. Designed and assembled in California, this 395-pound dual-sport...
|  | | 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. -- Oh dear, BMW: Perhaps...
|  | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Are customers crying out for an entry-level luxury hybrid? Is there great demand? Time will tell I guess. For now I'll say this 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid Tech is a pleasant enough driver, though I am...
|  | | A.J. Allmendinger's parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500. Their son was born two years later -- Greg Allmendinger named him after A.J. Foyt, his favorite driver -- and for a time it seemed like the...
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|  | | From the folks who brought you the Venom GT and countless other cars and trucks capable of putting up ridiculous numbers, Hennessey Performance is back with another concoction, the VelociRaptor SUV. Based on the standard Ford F-150 Raptor, the truck is converted to a full-size SUV (think Ford...
|  | | If Lego couldn't see fit to release a kit of Captain Malcolm Reynolds' plucky "Serenity," we doubt they'll be selling a 1:7-scale edition of a Caterham 7 anytime soon.But if your standard-issue screenname is "handsofblue2517," you own multiple copies of "Firefly" and "Serenity" on DVD, often sport...
|  | | Formula One driver Mike Spence died from injuries sustained in a crash while testing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 7, 1968. He was 31.Spence was testing a Lotus gas turbine car for a teammate when it shot out of control and into a wall at a 45-degree angle. The impact ripped off a wheel...
|  | | Last week, we told you about the Gumball 3000's Team Galag and its Dark Knight-inspired Tumbler vehicle. Over the weekend, the same team revealed its other car, the Nissan GT-R-based TG1.The TG1 produces more than 750 hp from its upgraded twin-turbocharged V6. The engine was tuned by Litchfield for ...
|  | | It was a hell of a weekend for car guys, what with qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, the conclusion of the historic Mille Miglia in Italy, V8 Supercars in Austin, Texas, and Global Rally Cross in Barcelona (postponed due to rain). But the real car-guy event was the annual Autoweek/ZF Fantasy...
|  | | Bernie Ecclestone's position as the CEO of the Formula One group of companies was endorsed during a board meeting in Geneva last week, despite a possibility that he will be charged with a criminal offense by public prosecutors in Germany.Last year, in a court in Munich, banking official Gerhard...
|  | | Carlos Munoz might be considered the fifth Indianapolis 500 driver from the Andretti Autosport stable, but he's the highest qualifier of the bunch. He might also have as good of a chance to win Sunday's race as Marco Andretti, Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe or E.J. Viso.History says Munoz, a...
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