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Auto News

Hyundai: from borrowing engines from Mitsubishi to providing them for Mercedes-Benz Hyundai: from borrowing engines from Mitsubishi to providing them for Mercedes-Benz
Once dependent on borrowing other automaker's designs, Korean automaker Hyundai is now reluctant to reciprocate. more
Own a Piece of Bentley, Bond History for $1500 Own a Piece of Bentley, Bond History for $1500
Bentley teams with Penguin Books for a limited-edition James Bond book. The price may leave you shaken, not stirred. more
Ford Gears Up Six-Speed Escape for 2009 Ford Gears Up Six-Speed Escape for 2009
A new six-speed automatic for the front-drive Escape, Mariner and Tribute 'utes spearheads a mild powertrain update for '09. more
GT Academy: From PS3 to 24 Hours of Dubai GT Academy: From PS3 to 24 Hours of Dubai
Virtual competition to place Gran Turismo 5 winner into real-life Dubai enduro. more

Car Awards

2008 Automobile of the Year: Audi R8 2008 Automobile of the Year: Audi R8
A super new sports car, right out of the box, from a company that's on a serious winning streak. Audi's R8 is our Automobile of the Year. more
2008 Design of the Year: Audi R8 2008 Design of the Year: Audi R8
How could it miss? The Audi R8 gets our Design of the Year award for 2008. more
Technology of the Year: GM's Two-Mode Hybrid System Technology of the Year: GM's Two-Mode Hybrid System
What this country needs is a really good 20-mpg truck. GM's Two-Mode hybrid system wins our Technology of the Year Award for 2008. more
2008 Automobile All-Star Runners Up 2008 Automobile All-Star Runners Up
You've seen the winners. Now take a look at the cars that didn't quite get enough votes to make the All-Star list. more

Great Drives

Run, Bandits, Run Run, Bandits, Run
Eastbound and down: Driving from Texarkana to Atlanta in a celebration of the Pontiac Trans Am and the movie that made it famous. more
France's Roads Less Traveled France's Roads Less Traveled
Taking in beautiful scenery and great food, all the way from tense to anguished, in a Citroën C3. more
Big Apple to Big Easy Big Apple to Big Easy
Three whack-jobs, one photographer, and a very nasty old Cadillac limousine hit the long road. more
2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet - Adriatic Odyssey 2008 Audi A4 Cabriolet - Adriatic Odyssey
Down the Dalmation Coast in an Audi A4 Cabriolet. more

Editorial Columns

Noise, Vibration, Harshness: From Northstar to Deathstar Noise, Vibration, Harshness: From Northstar to Deathstar
From Northstar to Death star: Cadillac plans to kills its V-8. more
Vile Gossip: Speaking of Wrecks... Vile Gossip: Speaking of Wrecks...
Lord, I don't quite know what to make of writer Matt Phenix's obsession with driver's education car-wreck films. Still, I couldn't stop... more
Dyer Consequences - Celestial Driving System Dyer Consequences - Celestial Driving System
Seldom is a Dodge Colt the vessel for grand ideas. This is one of those times. more
Dyer Consequences: In Praise of the Stripper Dyer Consequences: In Praise of the Stripper
Growing up, I thought all cars sported dashboards and consoles festooned with blank plastic squares, all transmissions were manual, all... more

Collectible Classics

Collectible Classic: 1992-1994 Mercedes-Benz 500E/E500 Collectible Classic: 1992-1994 Mercedes-Benz 500E/E500
Beating the Porsche Panamera to the punch. more
Collectible Classic: 1967-70 Toyota 2000GT Collectible Classic: 1967-70 Toyota 2000GT
A little big Toyota; all supercar. more
Collectible Classic: 1953-1956 Packard Caribbean Collectible Classic: 1953-1956 Packard Caribbean
The swan song of a glorious American marque. more
Collectible Classic: 1966-1974 MGB/GT Collectible Classic: 1966-1974 MGB/GT
The Porsche Cayman of yesteryear. more

Car Gear

Required Reading Required Reading
Every knowledgeable automotive enthusiast needs these seven classics in their library. more
In Gear: Hot Wheels Radar Gun In Gear: Hot Wheels Radar Gun
Mattel's Hot Wheels Radar Gun might just be the coolest toy we've seen all year--it's an actual, fully functional radar gun. Speeds are... more
In Gear: Escort Passport 9500i Radar Detector In Gear: Escort Passport 9500i Radar Detector
Among the top complaints from owners of radar detectors are the constant false alarms from random sources that aren't Crown Victorias. If... more
In Gear: Harman/Kardon Drive+Play iPod Interface In Gear: Harman/Kardon Drive+Play iPod Interface
For iPod/car interface bliss, look no further than this interface from Harman/Kardon. more

Auto Racing

Destination: Birmingham - Barber Motorsports Park Destination: Birmingham - Barber Motorsports Park
As journalists, we have failed you, dear readers. I say this because you probably don't know too much about the Barber Motorsports Park... more
Dan, Not Danica Dan, Not Danica
INDIANAPOLIS, May 31, 2005 - Reports of a dying or dead Indianapolis 500 Mile Race are, to be blunt, premature. It's baaack!!! more
Hollywood Can't Beat This Hollywood Can't Beat This
INDIANAPOLIS, May 23, 2005 - If qualifications for the 89th Indianapolis 500 Mile Race are any portent of things to come, this weekend's... more
Kanaan Under the Radar Kanaan Under the Radar
INDIANAPOLIS, May 16, 2005 - Flying under the radar is something Buddy Rice and Rahal Letterman Racing accomplished last year in the... more
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Top Stories

2009 Acura TSX
For the past five years, the diminutive has been our favorite front-wheel-drive sport sedan. Can the new one carry the torch? more
2009 Audi Q7 3.0 TDI
SUVs aren't dead yet. The Q7 3.0 TDI hasn't been rated by the EPA, but Audi claims that the U.S.-spec model should return at least 25 mpg on the highway and travel about 600 miles between fill-ups. more
2008 Lincoln Navigator
It's a scarce, Brachiosaurus-type SUV dinosaur, perhaps commanding too much attention in a world with $3.60 per gallon gasoline. But inside the vehicle, Lincoln did a tremendous job insulating passengers from an outside world that increasingly frowns upon such road thumpers. more
2008 Saab 9-3 XWD
Saab's new all-wheel-drive system, coined cross-wheel drive (XWD), might be late to the party, but it's anything but behind the times. It was developed with Haldex, the same company that supplies all-wheel-drive components for the Volkswagen R32 and the Land Rover LR2. more
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