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HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Thursday, August 29, 2013                  The 2013 SRT Viper GTS is just raw power.... 2013 SRT Viper GTS review notes ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: I'm all for raw, no-frills cars. Things like the Subaru BRZ/Scion FR-S, Mazda MX-5, and Lotus Exige and Evora are cars...   Volvo Concept Coupé unveiled ahead of Frankfurt motor show They say money can't buy taste, but Geely's billions seem to be able to, at the very least, buy the services of some very tasteful designers. The result? The Volvo Concept Coupé, which Volvo has revealed ahead of the 2013 Frankfurt motor show. ...   2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport laps Nürburgring in 8:14.1 Cadillac took its twin-turbocharged 2014 CTS Vsport sedan to the Nürburgring this week, logging a fast lap of 8 minutes, 14.10 seconds. The company would like to note that time is almost 6 seconds faster than the first-...   Dale Earnhart, Bill Elliott, Cale Yarborough and other NASCAR drivers cut a country album in the '80s The '80s were a great time in American history. The decade brought us “ALF,” “Rocky IV” and Huey Lewis and the News...OK, maybe the '80s weren't that great. But in 1983, an album of country music was released that is unlike anything seen before. This is an album of...   One lap of the Web: A drive with Magnus and drifting an Jag XJ220 Unkempt Porsche trend-maker Magnus Walker's brand of customized 911 has the world buzzing. If the magazine covers and documentaries aren't enough, consider that one of his builds just sold for $302,000 at Gooding's Monterey...   Watch a Volvo find its own parking spot Cars that can navigate into a preselected parking spot have been around for a few years now, and they've proven that under the right conditions they can pull it off successfully most of the time. But what about a car that finds its own parking spot just after you step out? Volvo is about to...   Ford reveals S-Max concept ahead of 2013 Frankfurt motor show Here's another one that'll probably go straight into the “not bound for United States shores” file: the Ford S-Max concept, which will make its grand debut at the 2013   Kia Niro Frankfurt concept is a Rio on HGH Kia is muscling up for the Frankfurt auto show next month with the Niro concept. The Korean brand says the vehicle hints at a possible future B-segment contender. The Niro ...   Cadillac Elmiraj visits 'Jay Leno's Garage' Jay Leno brought in General Motors VP of global design Ed Welburn to his garage this week to talk about the Cadillac Elmiraj concept that was revealed in Pebble ...   Atlanta Braves player does his best NASCAR driver impression NASCAR is going to be in Atlanta this weekend, but apparently Atlanta Braves second baseman Elliot Johnson is getting into the racing spirit a little early. On Tuesday night, during a post game interview with Fox Sports, Johnson did his best   Jeff Gordon's bus catches fire, no one is injured A motor home that appeared to be part of Jeff Gordon's merchandising team burned next to a Georgia interstate on Wednesday. No one was injured in the incident...   Kurt Busch still trying to do Indianapolis 500 Greg Zipadelli, crew chief both times Tony Stewart ran the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day, is no fan of the grueling doubleheader. It's a position he made clear last October to Danica Patrick as she was trying to put together an Indy 500 deal that would interfere with ...   David Ward confirms he will challenge Jean Todt for FIA presidency The FIA Foundation's director general David Ward has resigned his post in order to stand for the FIA presidency in this fall's election. It remains to be seen whether incumbent Jean Todt will stand for a second term. A... 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Going into Atlanta this weekend (where ...   Brittany Force, Tim Wilkerson win spots into NHRA Traxxas Nitro Shootout Brittany Force and Tim Wilkerson received the most fan votes and were the lucky winners in the special lottery drawings for the No. 8 positions in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout Wednesday during a press conference held in downtown Indianapolis to preview the U.S. Nationals, the world's most prestigious ...   Sebastian Vettel says Formula One's best 1-2 punch is Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg Mercedes has perhaps the very best driver pairing currently in Formula One, so says Mercedes' arch rival and three-time defending series champion Sebastian Vettel.The reigning world champion, and runaway 2013 points leader, was asked by Bild to consider this year's field and name the ideal driver... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. 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