| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Thursday, September 12, 2013 |  | The drivetrain in the 2013 Jaguar XF 2.0 feels a bit strange with the turbocharged engine.... | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: It's weird having a four-cylinder in my midsize luxury car, especially one costing $68K. Not saying it's bad, it's just as my first time trying this combination, I found it a bit strange. I spent my weekend in the 2013 Jaguar XF doing mundane duties such as getting groceries, running errands, hauling kids to and from. It's an interesting car. Gorgeous shape, in my... |
|  | | We brought you a complete drive review of the new uber-luxury Rolls-Royce Wraith coupe last weekend, along with some choice interior and exterior photos. If it left you wanting even more, check out this image gallery...
|  | | Just 135 days from the 2014 Rolex 24 hours at Daytona, the debut race for the new United SportsCar Racing series (the combined Grand-Am and American Le Mans Series), they get a new name and an...
|  | | The 2014 Nissan Rogue made its U.S debut at the Nissan Technical center in Farmington, Mich. on Tuesday, in tandem with the 2014 Nissan X-Trail. The five-year refresher brings in a more aggressive design, aerodynamic upgrades, a tweaked engine and drivetrain components. A 2.5-liter, four-...
|  | | Leave it to BMW's most pinstripe-stickered tuner to come up with a car just for automotive journalists. That's right: Alpina has built a diesel BMW 3-series...
|  | | The King of Pop was known for a lot of things aside from his musical talent, but he wasn't necessarily known as a car guy. So, how much is a car with MJ provenance worth? We'll know soon: The “customized” (the roof was forcibly removed) Ferrari Testarossa that Michael Jackson drove in...
|  | | If this 1956 Packard 400, featured at Hemmings, is half as nice as it seems to be, it won't fail to be anything other than a joy to own and a blast to cruise in. Head over to the...
|  | | The Porsche 911 turned 50 this year, and the company celebrated everywhere, including Amelia Island, Goodwood, and the
|  | | Director Ron Howard's upcoming movie “Rush,” chronicling the famous 1976 Formula One World Championship rivalry between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt, premieres nationwide on Sept. 27. In anticipation of the release, Autoweek revisits the 1976 F1 season, as it happened. We were on...
|  | | Jimmie Johnson has faded out of sight in recent NASCAR Sprint Cup weeks, but the opportunity to win a sixth series championship hasn't faded from his personal radar. In fact, Johnson said Thursday that he and his Hendrick Motorsports team...
|  | | The SCCA-sanctioned Pirelli World Challenge Series still has one race left this year (Oct. 4-6 in Houston as part of the Shell-Pennzoil-backed Izod IndyCar Series race), but World Challenge on Thursday released a partial schedule for next season....
|  | | NHRA Funny Car driver Del Worsham doesn't mind throwing career curveballs -- or at least a good change-up -- once in a while. After two decades of racing Funny Cars, Worsham made the most of an opportunity to pilot a Top Fuel dragster for the first time for powerful Al-Anabi Racing in 2011, and...
|  | | Futuristic wireless battery-charging technology, developed by the U.S.-owned Qualcomm multinational, is to be used for the new-for-2014 FIA Formula E Championship for bespoke all-electric single-seaters, which was officially launched this week at the Frankfurt motor show in Germany. Smartphone...
|  | | Ahead of the FIA presidential elections on Dec. 6, newly declared candidate David Ward has issued a 20-point manifesto that he hopes will help him gain the nominations he needs from at least 26 FIA-affiliated national motorsport bodies. The British administrator is challenging the incumbent...
|  | | The 2014 Formula One Bahrain Grand Prix will be a night race, run under floodlights, the state-owned venue operator has confirmed. The permanent track at Sakhir will be the second venue to stage its event after nightfall, following a lead set by the temporary Marina Bay street circuit in...
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|  | | Doug Fitz, former president of Richmond International Raceway, has resigned after two seasons as CEO of Iowa Speedway to relocate to the East Coast. The move was confirmed Tuesday, shortly after the 7/8th-mile track at Newton hosted a weekend doubleheader for ARCA and the NASCAR Camping World Truck ...
|  | | Kimi Räikkönen describes future teammate Fernando Alonso as a great driver -- and says he’s happy to be back at Ferrari.The team’s website quoted Räikkönen regarding his return, although the Finn’s words appeared to contain a touch of PR spin.“I am really happy to be...
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