AutoWeek articles from May 2008

AutoWeek archives from May 2008

MEANWHILE, OUTSIDE OUR CAR WORLD . . .(50th Anniversary countdown)
May 5, 2008... Israel signs the Hebron agreement, giving up a large part of the West Bank city; the Israeli government approves a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem, a setback in the Middle East peace process. Hong Kong returns to Chinese rule. In a civil...

GOLDEN GIRL; The sports climate was right for Danica Patrick's historic IndyCar win.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Byline: CURT CAVIN Janet Guthrie may have summed it up best. The pioneering woman of U.S. open-wheel racing said that those who were surprised by Danica Patrick's history-making IndyCar Series win "haven't been paying attention.'' ...

HE LIVES OUT BACK; avid canadian car trader revels in the hunt.(Revs)
May 5, 2008... Byline: Phil Berg I'd live in here if my wife would let me,'' most readers with special garages tell us. Peter Klutt, co-host of the television show Dream Car Garage, found a unique way to solve this marital issue. If you peek behind his...

DRIVERS LOG.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
May 5, 2008... GRITZINGER: I like almost everything about this vehicle, from its sleek yet muscular styling to its true-to-BMW performance and handling. It hits most of the marks, so it would require living with the negatives, such as the unexpectedly high...

Truck Talk.(Column)
May 5, 2008... Byline: KC Crain Sure, AutoWeek is known for its coverage of luxury cars and sports cars, but we're also one of the few publications that cover the full spectrum of cars and trucks in production. And some that aren't. Our press fleet...

FLEET STREET; Briefs on our other long-termers.(News)
May 5, 2008... Jaguar XKR convertible Even knowing how small the Jag's trunk is, it's still a surprise when you start loading in the grocery bags. The otherwise useless back seats, however, work nicely as overflow space. Audi S6 From dinner out...

SMOOTH BLEND; Creature comforts and engine combine for an easy ride.(News)
May 5, 2008... Byline: CAROLYN Pavia-Rauchman Sometimes, you just don't want to draw any extra attention your way. When that's the case, a drive in the Nissan Altima fits the bill. Its everyday-sedan exterior, which belies its powerful running gear and...

EXTRA.(Briefs)
May 5, 2008... It's Official The dyno numbers are in: The supercharged 6.2-liter V8 in the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 officially cranks out 638 hp and 604 lb-ft of torque. That's 18 hp and 4 lb-ft more than Chevy estimated when it unveiled the car at the...

HOMAGE TO THE MASTER.(News)
May 5, 2008... BMW celebrated the 30th anniversary of its iconic M1 in style by revealing a spectacular concept called the BMW M1 Homage on April 27 at the Concorso Villa d'Eleganza at Villa d'Este on Lake Como in Italy. Created as a tribute to the Giorgetto...

POSTCARDS FROM CHINA.(News)
May 5, 2008... Quote of the show "We have to be careful. If they start copying our concept cars, we'll have to figure out what to do.''-Mazda global design director Laurens van den Acker Red-carpet treatment They rolled out the red carpet for...

But Wait, There's More...(BWTM)
May 5, 2008... From the Archives: April 26, 1999 A Bad Week for Cops, Part I: Sweet Justice According to the Portland Mercury, an attorney who watched a police officer park illegally in front of a restaurant issued the officer "a series of...

TV: May 9 - 11.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Friday, May 9 Formula One practice from Turkey, 7 a.m., Speed (L) Monster Jam, 8:30 a.m., Speed NASCAR Live, noon, Speed (L) NASCAR Sprint Cup practice from Darlington, S.C., 12:30 p.m., Speed (L) Go or Go Home, 2 p.m.,...

HONDA'S CHINESE SCION; Japanese automaker reveals entry-level counterpart to luxury Acura brand.(News)
May 5, 2008... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER, GREG KABLE Honda is moving ahead with plans for its own Scion-like brand, using the Chinese market as a launching pad for the new line of cars. The Japanese company, in cooperation with its Chinese partner,...

AUTO CHINA 2008.(News)
May 5, 2008... Byline: GREG KABLE Some of this looks vaguely familiar With Beijing's huge event, the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, still a few months off, the city's biggest draw for car enthusiasts-Auto China 2008, a.k.a. the Beijing motor show-took center...

ON TO THE SPEEDWAY; Dan Wheldon wins Kansas, carries momentum to Indy.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Byline: CURT CAVIN If nothing else, the IndyCar Series race at Kansas Speedway provided a solid preview of the upcoming Indianapolis 500. There was action throughout the 27-car field, both on the track and in the pits, with...

1997.(50th Anniversary countdown)
May 5, 2008... At Tokyo, BMW shows the Z07 concept, a forerunner to the Z8. Chevrolet's C5 Corvette headlines in Detroit as AutoWeek editors' choice for best in show. Other highlights in Detroit are the Ford SVT Contour, the Oldsmobile Aurora-powered...

Market.(Escape Roads)
May 5, 2008... Byline: DAVE KINNEY 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo Coupe RM Auctions Amelia Island, Fla. March 8 3299-cc, horizontally opposed, intercooled and turbocharged six-cylinder engine. Four-wheel disc brakes. Chiffon yellow with dark...

DARKNESS FALLS; Champ Car visits Long Beach for an emotional farewell.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Byline: STEVEN COLE SMITH We won't rat out the team, but this is what happened in the paddock just after the Long Beach Grand Prix, where the Champ Car World Series ran its final race. A couple of crewmen leaned over one of the cars,...

STONE COLD; Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen extends championship lead in Spain.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Byline: NIGEL ROEBUCK Defending Formula One world champion Kimi Raikkonen handled the post-Spanish Grand Prix press conference as he always does: unemotionally and with a complete lack of hyperbole. He does not try to use words to impress;...

TWO-WHEEL LOWDOWN.(Revs)
May 5, 2008... Byline: GEORGE P. BLUMBERG 2008 TRIUMPH STREET TRIPLE New, smaller alternative to the Speed Triple 1050-cc that started the European naked-street-fighter class. 675-cc, 107-hp, liquid-cooled inline triple; 367-lb dry weight;...

EXTRA.(Briefs)
May 5, 2008... FRANCHITTI INJURED Dario Franchitti was involved in an early-race wreck during the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway. He broke his left ankle and missed the following day's Sprint Cup race. He was scheduled to see...

MOVING ON? Talk of Tony Stewart's future overshadows another Kyle Busch win.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Byline: AL PEARCE Tony Stewart had quite a weekend at Talladega. He qualified on the pole for the Nationwide Series race, then easily dominated en route to his first win in 27 starts at the track. He qualified No. 2 for the Sprint Cup...

Rule 1 Broken.(Column)
May 5, 2008... Byline: Cory Farley Farley's First Rule of Driving, which hasn't caught on as rapidly as I'd hoped, is that there's no such thing as an accident. Every crash stems from a mistake by somebody. You can't control the other car, but you...

HOWLIN' CATFISH! FX50 is softer outside and underneath, but the new 5.0 V8 makes it yelp.(News)
May 5, 2008... Byline: MARK VAUGHN An unduly high percentage of Infiniti FX buyers were men-65 percent-and only 20,000 were sold last year. So Infiniti has softened up the luxury brute-ute for 2009 in hopes of drawing more women into the showroom and...

KEEPERS OF THE FLAME; Preserving the legacy of New Zealand's most famous racer.(Revs)(Obituary)
May 5, 2008... Byline: John L. Stein In the busy little hamlet of Remuera, New Zealand, sits the filling station, apartment and garage of the late Bruce McLaren. The main drag, just two blocks long and boasting a single traffic light, is where the...

ASHLEY FORCE GETS FIRST WIN.(Competition)
May 5, 2008... Ashley Force IS the first female Funny Car winner in NHRA history, after beating her famous father, John Force, in an emotional final at Atlanta Dragway. She became the first female points leader in class history one race ago in Las Vegas with...

PINE-TREE TRIUMPH; 1970 Triumph 2000 Mk 2.(Escape Roads)
May 5, 2008... Byline: JAN TEGLER This Triumph 2000 Mk 2's original owner, a U.S. State Department worker, purchased it in the Bahamas. By the late 1970s, the 2000 was in Boston. But the left-hand-drive car's career came to an abrupt halt when the owner...

THE FIREMAN & the Supermodel; How It Went When Audi Fan Bud Moyers Dated the R8 of His Dreams.(News)
May 5, 2008... Byline: PETE LYONS Capt. Doyle "Bud'' Moyers of the Kern County Fire Department knows that first impressions are important. Weighing how to dress for his long-anticipated date with a spectacular European supermodel, he said he was thinking...

THAT '70S SHOW; Dodge's 2008 Challenger SRT8 is a fast blast back to the good old days.(News)
May 5, 2008... Byline: PETE LYONS If you missed the 1970-74 Challenger the first time around or you miss the one you had, this is a chance to feel reborn. The new retro car that Dodge calls a muscle coupe is resolutely reminiscent of the original-and we...

Corrections.(Correction)(Correction notice)
May 5, 2008... In the April 21 issue, our "50 Years of Automotive Passion'' feature for 1995 should have listed the Patriot WSC as a Chrysler project. Also in the April 21 issue, we should have said that the Mitsubishi i MiEV ("i Mi, Baby'') is powered...

size does matter.(News)
May 5, 2008... For her monumental IRL race win in the Indy Japan 300 at Twin Ring Motegi in Japan, Danica Patrick takes home some big hardware. That leaves runner-up Helio Castroneves holding, well, little else. The win, the first for a woman in a major...

Half past the Horses; Panerai and Ferrari work on track as well.(Revs)
May 12, 2008... Byline: AARON SIGMOND Panerai doesn't stop at engineering watches for Ferrari. For the second year, it sponsored the Ferrari Shell Historic Challenge, a rally held at Florida's Moroso Motorsports Park on the day before the Cavallino...

Market.(Escape Roads)
May 12, 2008... Byline: DAVE KINNEY 1964 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe Barrett-Jackson, Palm Beach, Fla. March 27-30 327 cid, 300 hp, with four-speed manual. Saddle tan with saddle leather. Power windows, brakes, steering; factory air conditioning...

Dangerous at Any Speed.(Column)
May 12, 2008... Byline: Steve Thompson At about the time Lyndon Johnson was photo-graphed holding his hound by the ears and reneging on his promise not to send American boys to fight Asian wars, I was driving a '63 Corvair Monza Spyder convertible. White...

`09 Mercedes-Benz CL550 4Matic.(News)
May 12, 2008... Byline: NATALIE NEFF Mercedes-Benz is loading on the tech, making its 4Matic all-wheel-drive system standard equipment for the 2009 CL550. The system, which debuted in 2007 in the S-Class sedan, splits torque 45/55 front/rear via a...

Extra.(Briefs)
May 12, 2008... Americanized GT-R When the Nissan GT-R goes on sale next month in the United States, it will have stiffer mounts for the engine and the transaxle, as well as stiffer spring rates and softer shocks, chief engineer Kazutoshi Mizuno said at a...

AUTO PILOT; Honda delivers more of the same with its midsize ute-and that's a good thing.(News)
May 12, 2008... Byline: Natalie Neff The spacey headlight design may be gone, but much of what Honda rolled onto the Detroit show floor in January has made its way into the production Pilot. The floating trapezoidal grille insert is still there, as...

Drivers Log.(News)(Product/service evaluation)
May 12, 2008... 2008 Lexus IS-F In fleet: April 8-16 As-tested price: $61,674 Drivetrain: 5.0-liter V8; rwd, eight-speed automatic Output: 416 hp @ 6600 rpm, 371 lb-ft @ 5200 rpm Curb weight: 3780 lb Fuel economy (EPa/AW): 19/15.0...

TV: May 16-18.(News)(Calendar)
May 12, 2008... Friday, May 16 * NASCAR All-Star Spotlight marathon, 7 a.m., Speed * NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series practice from Concord, N.C., 9 a.m., Speed (L) * NASCAR Sprint Cup practice from Concord, N.C., noon, Speed (L) * NASCAR Live,...

FAMILIAR TERRITORY; Newman/Haas/Lanigan racing hopes 16 is its lucky Indy number.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... Byline: CURT CAVIN Dan Wheldon has never finished behind a Newman/ Haas/Lanigan Racing driver on an oval track, yet he considers the former Champ Car World Series team one of his strongest competitors heading into the Indianapolis 500. ...

PRETTY & PERSNICKETY; Jaguar XKR convertible both delighted and demanded.(News)
May 12, 2008... Byline: ROGER HART Few cars have entered AutoWeek's long-term fleet and immediately received more praise for their stunning good looks than the Jaguar XKR. The car's striking design, causing several onlookers throughout the year to mistake...

THREE-WHEELING THE FRENCH WAY.(Escape Roads)
May 12, 2008... Byline: LARRY SANATA When Dave Rex began thinking about racing something a bit slower than Corvettes, he knew where to begin his search: the Antique Automobile Club of America's Eastern Division National Fall Meet in Hershey, Pennsylvania....

FORD FIGHTS BACK; Slowly but surely, the Blue Oval claws its way to the front.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... Byline: AL PEARCE At this time last year, Ford's four NASCAR teams had one Cup Series win and one driver in the top 12 in points. The Fusion-racing teams had combined for 10 top-fives and 19 top-10s through last May's race at Richmond....

Race Report.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... Byline: Al Pearce Denny Hamlin was not going to be perfect-not quite. A.J. Allmendinger made sure of that by staying on the track during a caution and leading lap 207 of the Dan Lowry 400 at Richmond International Raceway. As the race,...

BIG, BAD HORSEPOWER DADDY; A new King of the Road.(News)
May 12, 2008... Byline: ROGER HART If you think the 500-hp Ford Mustang GT500 is a bit anemic, you're in luck. Coming to Ford dealerships later this month is the biggest, baddest, fastest production Mustang ever, the limited-edition Shelby GT500KR....

1998; On our cover is one of "10 Secret People" you should know about: Lewis Hamilton, a 13-year-old kart racer just signed by McLaren.(50th Anniversary countdown)
May 12, 2008... Dale Earnhardt finally wins the Daytona 500, in his 20th attempt. NASCAR's 50th-anniversary season sees Jeff Gordon nab a third championship, though owner Rick Hendrick is under a one-year sentence for mail fraud that forbids involvement...

Korean car, American style.(News)
May 12, 2008... Byline: GREG MIGLIORE It's the Americanization of the Sonata. In the first major program led largely by its U.S. tech center in Michigan, Hyundai gave its midsize sedan a moderate freshening for the 2009 model year, bolstering the engine...

INDY OPENS.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... The first weekend of Indianapolis 500 practice went off without a hitch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as 10 of the 13 newcomers passed through the four-phase rookie-orientation program with no issues. Will Power led the way with a lap of...

Extra.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... CITROEN, TOO? Citroen also might quit the WRC and join Germany's DTM touring-car series in 2010. Team boss Olivier Quesnel said that today's WRC marketing is not enough to keep Citroen in the sport beyond 2009 and that promotion of the WRC...

Volvo Sees Good in People.(Column)
May 12, 2008... Byline: Dutch Mandel When press days for the New York auto show come, I can't wait to get in and get out. It's held the week before Easter, and if I'm not on a plane pointed toward a spring-break margarita, then something compelling had...

BACK HOME AGAIN; Full field takes aim at the 92nd Indy 500.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... Byline: CURT CAVIN Indianapolis 500 qualifying, starting May 10 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, promises the event's largest field in years. With a "unified'' IndyCar Series in full swing, a host of challengers are vying for the coveted...

SHIFTING FROM LOW GEAR INTO OVERDRIVE; Carmakers and Watchmakers: Spring 2008 Buying Guide.(Revs)
May 12, 2008... Byline: AARON SIGMOND AutoWeek readers who have read our previous watch guides would have noticed a focus on the market's high end. This spring, we take a broader look at the high, the low and the in-between segments-from low gear to...

Meanwhile, outside our car world . . .(50th Anniversary countdown)
May 12, 2008... President Clinton denies allegations that he had an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. The House impeaches him along party lines on two charges: perjury and obstruction of justice. Terry Nichols, convicted in the Oklahoma City...

HEADED TO INDY? THERE'S MORE TO IT THAN A LEGENDARY RACETRACK.(Competition)
May 12, 2008... Byline: Curt Cavin EATS Mo's: A Place for Steaks 47 S. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, (317) 624-0720, www.mosaplaceforsteaks.com Simplicity and atmosphere rule here, with steak on a plate being the culinary draw. Tavern at...

But Wait, There's More . . .(BWTM)
May 12, 2008... Hyperventilating Hyperlink Allan McNish narrowly escapes trouble during the Le Mans Series race at Monza in Italy: http://tinyurl.com/58x52s Is that even a name? "I like when the pilots announce [to the passengers] that `We're...

Crossing over.(News)
May 12, 2008... Liu Suozhu drives a car on steel tightropes across Minluo River in Pingjiang in central China's Hunan province. This is not the first time Liu has made a way-above-ground commute. Last October, he drove a pickup from one hilltop to another. No...

MILK RUN; from dairy barn to restoration shop.
May 19, 2008... Byline: ROGER HART Red dairy barns dot the southern Michigan landscape the way Starbucks populate Seattle--they're everywhere you look. But one dairy barn near the little hamlet of Manchester, southwest of Ann Arbor, is a bit different...

DRIVERSLOG.
May 19, 2008... MANDEL: This Clubman does not wind me up the way the original new Mini got me lusting for the marque. There's too much cuteness stuffed into the extra overall length. That cuteness is contrived, and I don't like it. The cuteness starts...

HOLY CAR GUY! How Batman changed Richard Griot's life--and enthusiasts everywhere are better for it.
May 19, 2008... Byline: ROGER HART Many Los Angelenos have bragged about growing up near famous actors, but few have had their lives changed because of it. One is Richard Griot, who lived three doors away from Adam West, the actor who played Batman in the...

TEASE, TEASE, TEASE; Ferrari plays coy with hot new F149.
May 19, 2008... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER By the time you read this, Ferrari's new GT, the F149, should be plastered wall-to-wall on the World Wide Web. As of our press time, however, the Italian sports-car maker was keeping information on its latest baby...

HOT 'CHILLI'.
May 19, 2008... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Just when you thought the Porsche range was complete--sports cars, the Panamera sedan, the bitterly divisive but top-selling Cayenne sport/utility vehicle--along comes news that the German automaker has at least one...

SPEED RACER: GO OR NO?(Brief article)
May 19, 2008... Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON The best aspect of the new "live-action'' movie Speed Racer is that it's everything a fan of the original 1960s Japanese anime cartoon could wish for in a modern, big-money, computer-enhanced production. This...

TURKEY TRIPLE; Felipe Massa wins for the third-straight year.
May 19, 2008... Byline: ADAM COOPER Ferrari's Felipe Massa has received criticism for his occasionally erratic form, but no one can question his Turkish Grand Prix record. For some reason, the Brazilian excels at the Istanbul track, as he proved beyond...

NOT QUITE THERE.
May 19, 2008... Byline: CC Graham Rahal was left standing in the qualifying line at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and he wasn't happy about it, as he hoped to bump his way back into the group of 11 drivers who earned provisional starting positions for...

race report.
May 19, 2008... Byline: AP Darlington Raceway considers itself something special. Built in 1950, its registered nickname is "Too Tough to Tame.'' Which is preposterous, of course, since David Pearson won 12 poles and 10 races there. The late Dale...

LIZZIE'S GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; The Model T inspires 21st-century designs.
May 19, 2008... Byline: Kevin A. Wilson As part of celebrating the Model T's 100th anniversary coming up on Sept. 27, Ford sponsored a competition among junior design students at Detroit's College for Creative Studies (CCS) to devise a 21st-century...

NAV-TASTIC! A sampling of GPS devices.(Global Positioning System)(Product/service evaluation)
May 19, 2008... Byline: MARK VAUGHN Every single one of the 10 million personal navigation devices sold in America last year and every single one of the estimated 16 million that will be sold this year can get you from point A to point B. It's after that...

Meanwhile, outside our car world . . .
May 19, 2008... Russian president Boris Yeltsin survives impeachment hearings. The world waits for the consequences of the Y2K bug, which some fear will bring on Armageddon. The U.S. Senate opens impeachment trial of President Clinton and acquits him. Eric...

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May 19, 2008... The brothers Paterek: Ray looks on as client and Cisitalia owner Dr. Frank Gump inspects his work (above left). John blocks a 911 (above right). Ray at the sewing machine (right). CAPTION(S): The brothers Paterek: Ray looks on as...

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May 19, 2008... The Model T liberated farmers (opposite), triggering huge societal changes. By 1926, the assembly line was a well-oiled machine (top left). A 1909 Ford won the 4400-mile Seattle to New York race (top right), averaging 7.75 mph. The T was built...

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May 19, 2008... Griot's Buick Invicta waits to hit the streets, as a McLaren F1 car waits for summer (top). Coffee-table books are nice, but he's also got a motorcycle in his living room. CAPTION(S): Griot's Buick Invicta waits to hit the streets, as...

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May 19, 2008... Griot's first catalog, left, was 20 pages long, and the response was overwhelming. "I knew I'd hit the target dead on,'' he says. CAPTION(S): Griot's first catalog, left, was 20 pages long, and the response was overwhelming. "I knew...

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May 19, 2008... Dan Wheldon (main) and teammate Dixon (opposite) know that the Penske Racing duo of Ryan Briscoe and Helio Castroneves (below) are just as capable of winning as they are. CAPTION(S): Dan Wheldon (main) and teammate Dixon (opposite)...

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May 19, 2008... Massa's second win of the season ties him with Lewis Hamilton for second place in the points standings. CAPTION(S): Massa's second win of the season ties him with Lewis Hamilton for second place in the points standings.

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May 19, 2008... After 11 of 36 Cup races, Toyota leads the manufacturers' points standings, thanks in large part to a red-hot Kyle Busch. CAPTION(S): After 11 of 36 Cup races, Toyota leads the manufacturers' points standings, thanks in large part to a...

1999 Rinspeed shows something we can't take our eyes off: the X-Dream MUV, which perhaps should be called the X-Nightmare.
May 19, 2008... Dodge unveils a new Charger for the coming show season. Not to be outdone, Infiniti releases renderings of the next I30. Audi unveils its Le Mans challenger, named the R8. Spied: Dodge Eclipse, Pontiac Aztek, 2000 Cadillac Deville,...

CORVETTE RACING SWITCHES PLANS.
May 19, 2008... The future direction of Corvette Racing is up in the air after General Motors decided to shelve its plan to build a Corvette-based prototype for the by-all-rights-dead Le Mans Evo class (Competition, April 21). But don't expect the Pratt &...

LITTLE ORPHAN FURY; Plymouth joins DeSoto at the Orphan Car Show.
May 19, 2008... Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON It has come to this: Plymouth vehicles are now eligible to join other defunct, abandoned and dissed brands of the past at the Ypsilanti Orphan Car Show. The 12th annual show, June 1 in Ypsilanti, Michigan,...

EXTRA.
May 19, 2008... ALL-STAR FIELD Most of the field for the May 17 NASCAR Sprint All-Star event at Lowe's Motor Speedway has been set. To qualify for the race, a driver must have won a Cup race in the last 12 months or be a former All-Star race winner or Cup...

ONE STEP AWAY; A surging Scott Dixon takes the Indy pole.
May 19, 2008... Byline: CURT CAVIN Scott Dixon understands that it is natural for the media to review an athlete's career once he reaches the top of his sport. Dixon has one more step to climb--winning the Indianapolis 500 on May 25--but he has...

Four for Your Shelf; Books about Model T's and vettes, going racing and going to extremes.
May 19, 2008... 1 Author Lindsay Brooke worked in cooperation with the Henry Ford Museum and many current owners of Model T's, and he clearly did all of his homework. This is not just a history of the landmark car that's about to celebrate its centennial this...

TV; MAY 23-25.
May 19, 2008... Friday, May 23 * Indy 500: Carburetion Day and Pit Stop Challenge from Indianapolis, 4 p.m., ESPN2 (L) * Chop Cut Rebuild, 4:30 p.m., Speed * NASCAR Now, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 (L) * Formula One Debrief: Turkey, midnight, Speed ...

COLUMNS; Accidental Column Redux.(Column)
May 19, 2008... Byline: DENISE MCCLUGGAGE Once more in the key of random. Think of tall wheels, say 20 inches and up, as the high heels of the car world. They are aesthetically compelling but kinesthetically hard on the bod. Devotees of high wheels or...

EXTRA.
May 19, 2008... CTS-V Blitzes 'Ring Cadillac wants the 2009 CTS-V to be the fastest production sedan in the world-a goal General Motors says it could reach after a prototype fitted with production components posted a sub-eight-minute lap time at Germany's...