| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  Thursday, October 17, 2013 |  | The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL63 AMG offers plenty of comfort.... | | ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: The SL-class was my favorite Mercedes for a long, long time -- probably until the SLS AMG debuted. But there's something about this body style that doesn't quite look right anymore. The front still looks... |
|  | | Formula One fans have followed the “will it or won't it happen” saga of the Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial in New Jersey since its executive chairman, Leo Hindery Jr., first announced the project in October 2011. The planned street race would take place in Weehawken and ...
|  | | The 2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 bowed to journalists Wednesday in Milford, Mich., just after dropping a 7 minute, 37.4-second lap at the Nürburgring....
|  | | The Lambrecht Chevrolet auction has come and gone, and world media has covered it from almost every angle along the way (and we’re no exception). As the dust settles on Pierce, Neb. -- which, we suspect, will have a...
|  | | NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr. has agreed to drive for Furniture Row Racing in 2014, FoxSports.com reported on Thursday. Truex became available to take the ride -- which is being vacated by Kurt Busch, who is heading to Stewart Haas Racing -- when Michael Waltrip Racing lost its NAPA...
|  | | Volvo is looking to make heavy batteries in electric vehicles a thing of the past, unveiling a new technology still under development that could use the body panels of the vehicle to store energy. Everyone knows that right ...
|  | | Chrysler and SRT are giving fans a chance to name a new color for the Viper sports car. Beginning today, enthusiasts can go to
|  | | Defending race winners Rebellion Racing set the fastest time in the third and final day of testing for Saturday's 16th Petit Le Mans Powered by Mazda, with Nicolas Prost running a lap of 1 minute, 9.942 seconds (130.737 mph) at...
|  | | When Dale Earnhardt Jr. crossed the start/finish line to lead lap 34 last Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway, there was no special fanfare beyond the standing ovation Earnhardt gets every time he leads a lap. Race control didn’t stop the action to give Earnhardt the NASCAR equivalent ...
|  | | The IndyCar Series will do everything possible to prevent a repeat of the accident at Houston that injured more than a dozen people and sent three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti to the hospital with a broken...
|  | | Roger Penske isn't mincing words when it comes to the task at hand for Helio Castroneves in Saturday night's season finale at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. "Well, Helio's got to win the race, and it's a longshot," Penske said. Castroneves trails IndyCar Series points leader...
|  | | The third surgery on Tony Stewart's broken right leg was for an infection that "popped up" after the three-time NASCAR champion had begun walking a bit again. Stewart underwent his third operation on Oct. 7, and said during a video chat Tuesday night on NASCAR.com that the risk of infection...
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|  | | From the track that brought the racing world “Hawg Heaven” bacon cotton candy, Texas Motor Speedway unveiled it's newest concession item today, a bacon-infused beer milkshake. And for you designated drivers and for fans under age 21, there's a root beer-based version of the bacon shake....
|  | | On October 16, 2011, IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon died in a tragic wreck at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.On Wednesday, the second anniversary of the driver's death, it's clear that Wheldon is still very much missed.Many racing fans took to Twitter to honor the Wheldon with tweets of remembrance and...
|  | | Given the motorsports heritage of Dr. Don Panoz, founder of the American Le Mans Series and builder of multiple race cars such as the Panoz GTR-1, which raced at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, it's easy to forget that Panoz Auto Development began in 1989 as the builder of Ford-powered street cars, such...
|  | | When your author was 14 years old, his first car, a 1975 Chevrolet El Camino, arrived in his parents' driveway. You can read all about that particular swivel-seated malaise special elsewhere on this site. Today, that is not so important. What is important is that in late 1958 -- Oct. 16, 1958, to...
|  | | Who said that classic car events end in August in the northeast? There are still plenty of car shows to attend if you're in the upper half of the right coast, and this weekend classic cars fans will make the trip to New York City suburb of Scarsdale, for the annual Scarsdale Concours d'Elegance....
|  | | General Motors said it will sell a version of the Chevrolet Impala sedan with the ability to switch between gasoline and natural gas, part of the automaker's plan for taking advantage of a U.S. drilling boom that has made natural gas a more viable fuel for cars.The dual-fuel Impala, to be announced ...
|  | | If you're in the unenviable position of having to rent a vehicle while traveling, and Hertz's Penske GT Mustangs or dream cars aren't quite your style (or within your budget), you're now able to free yourself from caged drudgery and rent a motorcycle from Enterprise. If you're headed to Las Vegas,...
|  | | The “Top Gear” boys were hanging in Belgium this week, shooting for the 21st season of the British television show. Some time next season we'll see the guys test this McLaren P1, caught by an observant YouTube poster.The video starts with the crew ogling the P1 supercar in the garage at ...
|  | | While the Mercedes-Benz S-class XL, the Maybach 62 replacement rumored to use the name Pullman, is still a few months and a couple hundred thousand dollars away, there are other options out there for getting work done on the road to the office. While Brabus wowed crowds at the Frankfurt motor...
|  | | Eighteen races at 14 venues highlight the IndyCar Series' 2014 schedule that will be officially revealed Thursday night during a television broadcast (8 p.m., the NBC Sports Network).IndyCar will race twice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway -- road course and oval track, both in May -- and have true...
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