| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Wednesday, October 30, 2013 |  | The 2013 Bentley Mulsanne is a brute.... | | EDITOR WES RAYNAL: What a beast this 2013 Bentley Mulsanne is. It's tempting to look at the Bentley's $364K-plus sticker and think “Well heck, for that money I could get a sports car, a new Chevrolet Silverado, and have... |
|  | | Every year, hundreds of new cars and trucks pass through our fleet for evaluation, and we're always on the lookout for those dazzling few deserving more careful scrutiny for our top honors: The Autoweek Best of the Best. We strive to do ...
|  | | It's no secret that NASCAR isn't as popular as it was 10 years ago. Attendance at races and TV numbers have declined noticeably, and the racing series has developed its “Drive for Diversity” program in order to help promote minority drivers in an attempt to grow a more diverse fan base....
|  | | Perhaps you've seen that Mazda CX-5 commercial that compares the capable crossover to Thomas Edison. As far as advertisements go, it's not the most groundbreaking concept. The point is that, like good ol' Edison, the CX-5 ...
|  | | If you expect a shop that builds machines that are automobiles (in spirit, anyway) to retain at least some old-school garage character, you will be sorely disappointed by a visit to the Infiniti-Red Bull Racing factory. And if you drop by during the Formula One season, there's a very good chance...
|  | | The 2013 LA Auto Show opens to the public on Nov. 22 and runs until Dec. 1, promising something like 50 new cars and trucks—concepts, production cars, you name it. Many of these will be of the clean and green variety. BMW, for example, will bring its i8 hybrid sports car and its smaller i3 ...
|  | | -- Just in time for Halloween, here's a project car as scary as it is inexplicable. A 1988 Lamborghini Countach, actually made by
|  | | Mercedes-Benz's struggling Smart city car division is seeking to add a new dimension to the urban driving experience with its third-generation ForTwo, currently undergoing the final phase of a three-year test and...
|  | | If you are going to rob IndyCar's J.R. Hildebrand, you better bring a real gun. According to Fox 59 out of Indianapolis, on Monday night, Hildebrand was walking his...
|  | | Hey, Tulsa … what's with you guys out there? The South and the Southeast we can fully understand. And, to some extent, we can dig Indianapolis, too. But what's the deal with folks on Tulsa time watching so much NASCAR on TV lately? What … is rodeo season done already? The folks at...
|  | | Sebastian Vettel recently won his fourth consecutive Formula One championship, yet the driver has found himself getting booed at a lot of the races this season. Is it because he wins pretty much everything, or is there some other...
|  | | Everyone is still basking in the glory of Sebastian Vettel's fourth consecutive Formula One championship, but today also marks the 25th anniversary of F1 legend Ayrton Senna's first title. On this day in 1988, Senna won the...
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|  | | Spanish site diariomotor.com found some undisguised pictures of the redesigned 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-class. The styling seems to follow the E- and S-class with hints of the CLA-class as well; the sport model wears its badge in the grille, while the luxury model opts for a hood ornament. The 2015 C-...
|  | | A few years ago cube-shaped vehicles flooded dealerships, with the TV telling young people that they were supposed to like cube-shaped vehicles, preferably with some beats pumping out of them. Some of the young people listened and actually bought them, but at the end of the day, it turned out that...
|  | | Aston Martin's Julian Jenkins stopped at Jay Leno's Garage on Sunday to show off some of the newest hardware from the British brand. After spending a few minutes with the new Vanquish Volante, Leno and Jenkins turned their attention to the Aston Martin CC100 Concept, first seen at the Nürburgring...
|  | | Some interesting comments were made regarding world champion Sebastian Vettel in the wake of his claiming a fourth successive title.Felipe Massa said the triumph put Vettel on par with Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher, while Lewis Hamilton reckons he could become the greatest driver in the...
|  | | Dietrich Mateschitz has likened Fernando Alonso to legendary boxer Muhammad Ali.The Red Bull magnate is referring to the fact that many regarded Ali as the master of trying to win with the help of “psychological warfare.”Ferrari driver Alonso's key psychological weapon in the Red Bull...
|  | | After agreeing to a request from NASCAR driver Jennifer Jo Cobb, the Rowan (N.C.) County district attorney has dropped criminal charges against fellow Camping World Truck Series driver Mike Harmon and former business partner David Novak. In addition their business relationship, Novak and Cobb were...
|  | | Jeff Gordon’s win at Martinsville Speedway captured the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Cup Championship for Chevrolet. And with the victory came some impressive numbers. “Chevrolet is honored to win the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Manufacturers’ Cup...
|  | | If the 268-mph Lotec Mercedes-Benz C1000 (we'll give your three guesses how much horsepower that thing puts out, but you're only going to need one) is too hairy for you, the upcoming RK Motors Collector Car auction will have a slightly "milder" supercar on offer, in the form of a 2002 Mercedes-...
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