2013 Porsche Boxster and 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet
It's hard to believe that it's been 15 years since the original
Porsche Boxster bowed, but as Ferry himself was fond of saying, “Die
Zeit vergeht, wenn man Spaß!” (“Time flies when you're having fun!”)
This third-generation Boxster retains its lovely mid- engine proportions while boasting some...
BMW Alpina B7 gets power boost for 2013
6/17/2012
Base price also gets a boost to $128,495
The 2013 BMW Alpina B7, the performance version of the German automaker's 7-series sedan, gets an additional 40 hp--and a more costly sticker price--for the new model year.
BMW plans to roll out the 2013 model at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in August and begin sales soon thereafter.
Under
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Le Mans Update: Lotterer and Co. lead at one third mark
6/17/2012
Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler led the 24 Hours of Le Mans by a lap at the one-third mark.
Audi drivers Andre Lotterer, Benoit Treluyer and Marcel Fassler led the 24 Hours of Le Mans by a lap at one-third distance.
The
#1 Audi R18 e-tron quattro, which had led most of the race, went a lap
clear in the eighth hour...
Streaking Logano gives Toyota first Nationwide win at Michigan
6/17/2012
Joey Logano
is coming of age. The 22-year-old Joe Gibbs Racing driver used three
solid restarts over the final 18 laps as a springboard to the win at the
Alliance Truck Parts 250 at Michigan International Speedway on Saturday.
Logano
held off James Buescher for his fifth win of the season and 14th in 99
NASCAR Nationwide Series starts. The...
7 performance cars less than $30,000, part four: Subaru BRZ
6/17/2012
The game changer for sportscars
If Mazda produced a coupe version of the MX-5 Miata, we'd imagine it being similar to what Subaru has created with the BRZ.
The two cars share the a philosophy based on rear-wheel drive, low
weight and affordability—an ethos that has helped the little Mazda
thrill drop-top enthusiasts and club racers for more...
World Health Organization condemns diesel exhaust as Class 1 carcinogen
6/17/2012
Agency findings don't take clean-diesel technology into account
Volkswagen
A recent WHO study on diesel exhaust doesn't take modern clean-diesel technology into account.
News flash: Diesel exhaust is bad for you, particularly if you're a miner.
Following
eight days of deliberation, the World Health Organization's
cancer-research board has named...
Peterson Museum to host aerodynamics exhibition
6/17/2012
Dydia DeLyser & Paul Greenstein
A 1941 Tatra T-87.
The Petersen Automotive Museum
is staging an exhibition called Aerodynamics: From Art to Science,
running from late June 2012 to May 2013. With an array of cars that
neatly brackets the aerodynamic era from early guesswork to highly
researched empirical data, the Museum provides visitors...
Tumbler makes its presence felt at Michigan International Speedway
6/17/2012
Not every car at Michigan International Speedway was flirting with speeds in excess of 200 mph.
The Tumbler, introduced in Batman Begins
as the latest generation of the legendary Batmobile used by the Caped
Crusader, Batman, made a stop at MIS on Thursday. as the special guest
of Hendrick Racing and driver Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Earnhardt is...
Ambrose's 203.241 mph lap at Michigan is NASCAR's fastest in 25 years
6/17/2012
Marcos Ambrose beat the previous track record at Michigan and became
just the fourth different driver in Cup Series history to sit on the
pole with a speed in excess of 200 mph.
Marcos Ambrose was the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' fastest driver on the fastest day the series has seen in a quarter of a century on Saturday.
Ambrose turned in a...
LeMans Blog: Day 1
6/17/2012
Jake Lingeman
Circuit de la Sarthe at night.
“It always rains at Le Mans.” Those are the words echoing through my
head as we caravan to the 8.4-mile track in a fleet of Audi Q7s. The
clouds look low, but there are blotches of blue, so maybe we can get
there dry.
Our first stop is the Audi Racing arena where we
get the VIP treatment from...
Hunter-Reay on top at Milwaukee
6/17/2012
Ryan Hunter-Reay had a strong race in Milwaukee on Saturday, coasting to a win in the IndyCar contest.
An Andretti car drove to victory lane Saturday in an Andretti race at Wisconsin State Fair Park.
The winner was Ryan Hunter-Reay, who also won at the Milwaukee Mile in 2004. This was his sixth career win.
Tony Kanaan finished second with...
What you might have missed
6/15/2012
Jim Fetts
Our "7 performance cars for less than $30,000" ended with some surprising results.
The Ford F150 pickup will join the lineup of municipal edition vehicles. It's not just the Taurus and Explorer sitting in the medians you have to watch for now.
It's the 80th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend. There are lots of reasons...
7 performance cars for less than $30,000, part one: Fiat 500 Abarth vs. Mini Cooper S coupe
6/13/2012
The Fiat 500 Abarth takes on the Mini Cooper S coupe
While the idea of having a Ferrari 458 Italia or a McLaren MP4-12C
in the garage would thrill any car guy or gal, the reality is that a
$200,000-plus supercar isn't affordable for most people. Even
performance players such as the BMW M3, the Cadillac CTS-V and the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG
...
