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The car Volvo unveiled Tuesday at the Frankfurt motor show follows in the path of the Universe concept shown in Shanghai, with more sporty styling and strong emphasis in the interior. Chief designer Peter Horbury says the fastback shape was dictated by customer preferences. Although the Volvo Concept You features rear-opening “suicide doors” at the [...]
From the Chevrolet Nomad to the Dodge Magnum, station wagons occasionally display the style and flair required to turn heads. And with a few strokes of a pen, Henrik Fisker is attempting to craft his own interpretation of the modern family hauler. The five-door Surf is breaking cover this week at the Frankfurt motor show, and [...]
Opel used the Frankfurt motor show to debut its new Astra GTC three-door compact. And with more than 15,000 preordered so far, the German brand could have a hit on its hands. The Astra has a HiPerStrut suspension setup in front and a Watts link configuration in the rear. Opel says such as setup will offer stability [...]
Land Rover pulled a bit of a surprise Tuesday at the Frankfurt motor show, revealing the open-air DC100 Sport concept. The Sport version complemented the fixed-roof DC100 concept, which is a vision of what the next Defender could look like. It’s confirmed to arrive in 2015, though Land Rover hasn’t said if it’s coming to the United States. The [...]
The redesigned Porsche 911 is headed for a debut at the Frankfurt auto show in September. Porsche has even touted the new car–albeit camouflaged–in teaser photos and video. On Wednesday, though, these photos–purportedly undisguised views of the new car–spread across the Internet. Is this the new 911? A Porsche spokesman says he can’t confirm that. We’re going to have [...]
Wouldn’t it have been great if instead of Boris Said and Greg Biffle squawking at each other on Monday at Watkins Glen, it had been, oh… say… Kyle Busch and Dale Earnhardt Jr.? Or maybe Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick? Or even Carl Edwards and Tony Stewart? Talk about a real feud for radio, TV, [...]
Sebastién Loeb extended his contract with the Citroën World Rally team on Wednesday, ending speculation that the defending champion would leave the World Rally Championship if he won his eighth title this year. Loeb, who has held the world champion title since claiming it in 2004, has been with Citroën since 2001 and will continue [...]
New Hampshire Motor Speedway general manager Jerry Gappens, whose track was the scene of the Izod IndyCar Series’ controversial rain finish last weekend, will be part of the three-man panel that will hear the protests of Newman/Haas Racing and Target Chip Ganassi Racing. The protest hearing will be Aug. 23 in Indianapolis. The proceedings will [...]
Reports say Danica Patrick plans to formally confirm her switch from the Izod IndyCar Series to NASCAR next year during a press event next week in Phoenix, her hometown and home base of primary sponsor goDaddy.com. Patrick is expected to move full-time into the Nationwide Series in Chevrolets from JR Motorsports next year. She’s also expected to do [...]
Interns here at AutoWeek are fortunate enough to be in and out of all sorts of cars, from the little Fiat 500 to the phenomenal Lexus LFA. But rarely do we get our own event like the Intern Ride and Drive hosted by General Motors in downtown Detroit on Friday. The event, set up and run by GM’s own interns, [...]