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HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Thursday, June 06, 2013                  Our tester 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S had $47,000 worth of options, for a total as-tested price of $144,350.... 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera S review notes EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I know all the “Porsche’s are for tools” stories. How Porsches are for jerks trying to compensate for something. I’ve heard ’em all. Here’s the thing about all that: This car drives so damn nicely, it’s hard to talk someone out of getting one. Jerks be damned....   Dinan S3 boosts BMW 550i to M5 levels Dinan introduced the 2013 BMW 550i S3 on Tuesday. The tuner upgrades the already quick sedan to 542 hp, but claims to retain enough refinement to be a daily driver. The upgrade is also factory backed for four years or 50,...   Porsche 911 GT2 RS tears up downtown Los Angeles Motorsports wizard Tanner Foust of the American version of “Top Gear” took a Porsche 911 GT2 RS on the closed streets of downtown Los Angeles during the History Channel show's second season. For those who...   GM recalls ATS, XTS and Impala for brake lamp fix Cadillac's 2013 ATS and 2013 XTS and the 2014 Chevrolet   Throwback Thursday: Take a ride around Monaco with Ayrton Senna There is no denying that Ayrton Senna was one of the greatest Formula One drivers to ever climb behind the wheel. And while guys like Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso have been putting on quite a show recently, sometimes...   One Lap of the Web: 1956 Jaguar XK-140, CNG and bad-driver fines 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. -- A 1918 Sinclair gas...   Brad Keselowski on NASCAR's side of latest points penalty Brad Keselowski's standing in the chase for his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship is an encouraging sign of where his team is headed. The Penske Racing driver foresees a better outlook once his team gets a handle on the circuit's rules process. Keselowski was...   Mercedes looking forward to Pirelli inquiry Mercedes says it welcomes the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) International Tribunal process, on the basis that it will give the team a chance to explain   Time lapse video of Peugeot Pikes Peak car being built For a few weeks now, we've been seeing pictures of the very sharp 208 T16 Pikes Peak from Peugeot (which will be piloted by Sebastien Loeb). But check out this video of the folks at Peugeot actually putting the car...   Indycar's Simon Pagenaud to drive in Pikes Peak International Hill Climb IndyCar fans are used to seeing Simon Pagenaud race around ovals and road courses, but soon he’ll be racing up a mountain. Honda recently announced that the driver will be competing in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Check out the release below: Honda-powered IndyCar racer... 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Some fans at the WRC Acropolis Rally in Greece last weekend found a spot along the course to play chicken with the world's top rally drivers, or maybe they just wanted a closer view of the cars.This video shows a new level of race-fan intelligence and puts an interesting new spin on audience...   Queen Sabine Schmitz takes on Ron Simons at the 'Ring We love the Nürburgring in Germany, all 13 twisting and turning miles. We also love the Queen of the 'Ring, Sabine Schmitz; she offers hot-lap taxi rides on the 154-turn track for a living. And finally, we love the Ferrari 458 Italia and Porsche GT3 RS. Some of us—yours truly...   Toyota recalls 86,500 hybrids in the U.S, 250,000 cars total Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 242,000 hybrid vehicles worldwide, including 86,500 Toyota Prius and Lexus HS 250h hybrids in the United States, to fix a braking glitch.The problem affects only model year 2010 Prius and HS 250h vehicles. Those cars are equipped with a brake-pressure accumulator...   Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost wins engine of the year Ford's 1.0-liter EcoBoost engine was named the 2013 International Engine of the Year on Wednesday, marking the second consecutive year it has done so. The engine also took home the highest score in the history of the awards, along with a “Best Engine Under 1.0-liters” category.The tiny...   Watch: Ferrari 250 GT Lusso, driven and revered “The best way to celebrate cars like this is to drive them and enjoy them.”That's the main point of this Ferrari 250 GT Lusso feature from Petrolicious. Owner James Chen from Axis Wheels bought the car before his first son was born, and takes us through his morning ritual with one of...   GM makes select OnStar services free General Motors said on Wednesday that it will make unlocking doors, activating horn and lights, and remote start on equipped vehicles standard with its OnStar RemoteLink Mobile App for 2014 vehicles, even if owners decline to pay for other OnStar services. More than 36 Buicks, Cadillacs, GMC and...   NBC Sports Network Formula One TV schedule for Canadian Grand Prix NBC Sports Group has confirmed its schedule of Formula One racing coverage from June 7-9, highlighted by live coverage of the F1 Canadian Grand Prix on NBC at 2 p.m. ET on Sunday from Montreal. This is the second consecutive F1 race on NBC, following the live broadcast of the Monaco Grand Prix on...   Panther Racing picks Oriol Servia for IndyCar races at Texas, Iowa Panther Racing announced Wednesday that IndyCar Series veteran Oriol Servia will drive the team's No. 4 National Guard Chevrolet this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway and during the June 23 event at Iowa Speedway.Servia, who has worked directly with Panther through the team's technical alliance with ... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add Autoweek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.