| HOME | CAR NEWS | CAR REVIEWS | RACING | AUTO SHOWS | VIDEOS | COLLECTOR | SUBSCRIBE |  |  | The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-class is all new from the 2013 model year... | | What is it? For the luxury cognizanti, the Mercedes-Benz S-class needs no introduction. For over 40 years, the premier Mercedes nameplate has set the pace for the brand, while cradling every lesser Benz in its leather-swathed halo. Mercedes would have you call the  |
|  | | Nissan is introducing the GT-R Special Edition for 2014, slathered in Midnight opal black paint. Only 50 units will be available in the United States, 100 worldwide. The Special Edition, which is based on the Premium model, ...
|  | | ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: I've often wondered why someone would want to get an all-wheel drive 911. Obviously, in cars like the Audi R8 and
|  | | The record-smashing auction of Juan Manuel Fangio's 1954 Mercedes-Benz W196 has many enthusiasts wondering if the world of ultra-high-end collector cars has become as unchained as the world of ultra-high-end art. Every...
|  | | What is it? Earlier this year, Hyundai officially revealed the 2014 Equus at the
|  | | The limited-edition Honda Factory Performance package for the Accord Coupe goes on sale Tuesday. It was first shown at the Las Vegas SEMA show in 2012. Honda says the package enhances vehicle dynamics and adds distinctive styling cues. The HFP ...
|  | | Volkswagen is rolling out a new 1.8-liter turbocharged and direct-injected TSI engine which will debut in the Jetta, Beetle, and Passat later this year. This thrifty new engine will replace the 2.5-liter five-cylinder engine...
|  | | It's safe to say that at least one IndyCar driver is not a fan of the series' double header format. This season, IndyCar has three weekends where teams race on both Saturday and Sunday. First was Detroit, last weekend was Toronto and the...
|  | | Sauber boss Monisha Kaltenborn has clarified reports suggesting the Swiss team has been bought by Russian entities. Having earlier admitted a sale of the team could not be ruled out, the struggling Hinwil, Sweden-based outfit announced on Monday that it has
|  | | 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. -- Want to see a
|  | | If the idea was to get everyone talking about it, then the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles has succeeded. The Petersen, one of the greatest automotive institutions in the country, is anonymously selling 64 of its ...
|  | | Red Bull's Formula One team has changed its plans for the Silverstone Young Driver test, and thanks to the opportunity to try the new Pirelli tires,...
|  | | Mercedes F1 Ross Brawn is expecting the 2014 Formula One season to be characterized by engine failures. After years of engine regulation stability, the sport is undergoing an enormous technical shakeup at present ahead of next year's radical
|  | | Marussia will use a Ferrari powertrain and gearbox package from the start of the Formula One turbo era in 2014. Meanwhile Marussia retains its ongoing technical partnership with McLaren that includes use of the wind tunnel. Ferrari has been...
|  | | Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel insists it "does not matter" who is selected by Red Bull to replace the departing Mark Webber in 2014. The German has previously admitted he would like to call friend and badminton...
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|  | | Sauber Formula One has forged crucial new partnerships with three Russian entities -- and says that it will employ Renault 3.5 driver Sergey Sirotkin in 2014.Sirotkin, 17, finished third in Auto GP (featuring the ex-A1 GP cars) last year, and currently lies eighth in the Renault 3.5 series. The...
|  | | On Sunday, Kyle Busch raced to a second-place finish at Loudon, but it's his comments after the race that have everyone buzzing. During a post-race interview, Busch wigged out on fellow driver Ryan Newman. According to Busch, Newman was responsible for wrecking Kyle's brother Kurt.Busch said that...
|  | | If there is anything approaching a critical mass of Rover cars somewhere in America, it's arguably in Fitchburg, Mass. Haven't heard of it? Neither had we, until we met up with Dirk Burrowes one Friday morning in June at his company's facility in that northern Massachusetts town. Burrowes owns an...
|  | | Codemasters' “F1 2013” will be out this fall for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Windows PC with a new game mode featuring classic Formula One cars on legendary F1 tracks. A batch of classic, downloadable content will open even more turn-back-the-clock play. The company revealed the first...
|  | | Gooding & Co. is gearing up for its Pebble Beach auction later in August, which is one of its biggest events of the year. The auction will take place Saturday Aug. 17th and Sunday Aug. 18 in conjunction with the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.Even though the Pebble Beach venue doesn't produce the ...
|  | | This week in 1988 finds us piloting the thrill-inducing Lamborghini LM002 -- aka Rambo Lambo -- for a drive review. The sharp-edged, brute of a truck served little practical purpose, but it sure did leave a smile on our faces.Powered by a 5.2-liter V12 sourced from the Countach, the LM002 produced...
|  | | Ford will be reducing the price of its Ford Focus electric by $4,000 for the 2014 model year, InsideEVs.com is reporting. The 10 percent price cut will lower the starting MSRP from $39,995 (including a $795 destination charge) down to $35,995.This move by Ford is seen as an attempt to keep the...
|  | | Hennessey Performance and its gang of Texas tuners are planning upgrades for the 2014 Chevrolet Stingray Corvette before the car even hits the market. We're sure Corvette engineers working on the next ZR1 are taking notice, presumably with a chip on their collective shoulders.In October, the...
|  | | Either second place is not worth all that much, or they don't make trophies like they used to. Sébastien Bourdais found that out after finishing runner-up in Saturday's IndyCar race in Toronto which was part of the series' doubleheader in Toronto.Bourdais was handed the second-place trophy, and as...
|  | | Susie Wolff will gain further experience in a Williams Formula One car this week when she takes part in testing at Silverstone in England. The Scot joined Williams as a development driver in April 2012 in a bid to become the first woman on the F1 grid in more than three decades.In-season testing...
|  | | A motorcycle racer trying to top 300 mph died yesterday after losing control and zooming off a runway at a former air base in northern Maine. Bill Warner, 44, was clocked at 285 mph before he lost control, says Tim Kelly, race director for the Loring Timing Association. Warner was conscious and...
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