AutoWeek articles from September 2005

AutoWeek archives from September 2005

Corrections.(Correction)
September 5, 2005... Our Aug. 22 Toyota Tacoma AutoFile should have said the 2005 Nissan Frontier is powered by a 4.0-liter 265- hp 284-lb-ft V6 engine, or a 2.5-liter 154-hp 173-lb-ft four-cylinder engine. This Volkswagen Golf photo should have accompanied our...

AW goings-on.(News)
September 5, 2005... * Online: More Corvette Z06, Pagani and M3 photos * On the town: AutoWeek/ASC entry in Red Bull Dragsterday, Woodward Avenue, Detroit, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 10; AutoWeek editors at Frankfurt motor show Sept. 12-14 * On deck:...

Green Cars with a Poof?(research for developing of Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition)(Column)
September 5, 2005... Byline: Kevin A. Wilson We're on the road to a hydrogen economy (or not), but don't write off internal combustion just yet. Already non-hybrids from Ford, Toyota, Honda and others qualify as Partial-Zero Emissions Vehicles-a turn of phrase...

Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
September 5, 2005... Nov. 3-6 Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance Hilton Head, S.C. Visit hhiconcours.com or call (843) 785-7469 for more on this fourth annual event. Nov. 4-6 AACA Antique Car Show Gulfport, Fla. Call (727) 595-7554 for...

Fast Poll.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
September 5, 2005... Readers stand divided on Chevy's retro-themed HHR, with some claiming it will be a hit and others seeing it as a failed attempt at rehashing Chrysler's PT Cruiser. In person the HHR looks even better than in photos. It's a better take on...

TV: Sept. 9-11.(schedules)(Calendar)
September 5, 2005... Friday, Sept. 9 Formula One practice from Belgium, 8 a.m., Speed (L) NASCAR Live from Richmond, Va., 4 p.m., Speed (L) NASCAR Busch Series qualifying from Richmond, Va., 4:30 p.m., Speed (L) FIA European Drag Racing, 6 p.m.,...

All Pumped Up; From bicycles to race cars, this museum traces the lives of the Michelins.(Revs)
September 5, 2005... Byline: LARRY EDSALL Andre and Edouard Michelin certainly were a remarkable and talented set of brothers. Andre, born in 1853, was an architect and engineer working in Paris. He drew the first 1:100,000-scale world map for the French...

H3s over Paris.(AM General Hummers )(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 5, 2005... Byline: Matt Davis Hummer is definitely on a low-crawl-ratio roll these days in the States, and its seven-gap grille is becoming as notorious to present and future customers as that on the Jeep Wrangler (determined to become a shadow of...

But Wait, There's More.(won the name worst writer by Dan McKay)(racing the prey)(Jamie McMurray driver of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc)(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Society Notes We're considering offering him a job Microsoft analyst Dan McKay, who compared a woman's anatomy to a carburetor, won San Jose State University's annual contest that celebrates the worst writing in the English language....

MAD, Mad World; Chevrolet's Corvette Z06 enters the supercar segment-and changes the game.
September 5, 2005... Byline: MAC MORRISON "I saw an automobile once when I was a kid, but now they're everywhere. The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.'' When recently paroled Brooks Hatlen penned those words to his former prison mates in the...

Waiting impatiently.(E90-series M3 from BMW AG )(Brief Article)
September 5, 2005... Expect V8 magic when BMW unveils its E90-series M3, though that won't happen until 2007. We hear BMW plans 400-plus hp transmitted through a seven-speed sequential manual gearbox. BMW will offer a six-speed manual and possibly an automatic as...

WORLD BEATER? Ford says its new Fusion will take on the Accord and Camry.(2006 Ford Fusion V6)
September 5, 2005... Byline: WES RAYNAL Behold the new Ford Fusion, the car that is going to knock the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry out of their positions atop the midsize-sedan sales charts. That's not us doing the talking, it's what Phil Martens says. At...

Drivers Log.(News)
September 5, 2005... 2005 Jaguar X-Type Sportwagon Date in fleet: July 27-Aug. 10 As-tested price: $39,540 Powertrain: 3.0-liter V6; awd, five-speed automatic Output: 227 hp @ 6800 rpm, 206 lb-ft @ 3000 rpm Curb weight: 3747 lbs Fuel mileage (EPA combined/AW...

Love's Labor Pays.(automobile racer Russ "the blacksmith'' Snowberger)
September 5, 2005... Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO Russ "the blacksmith'' Snowberger built the 1955 Federal Engineering Special for a lanky youngster named Larry Crockett to drive at Indianapolis. As it too frequently did in the 1950s, wicked fate intervened before...

ZANARDI WINS!(Alex Zanardi won world touring car race )(Dick Eidswick resigned from champ car)(automobile racing winners)
September 5, 2005... Alex Zanardi took his first major race win in seven years after winning a World Touring Car Race at Oschersleben. Zanardi won an Italian Touring Car Championship round earlier this season, but this is his first international victory since...

Flash.(Williams F1 forecast)(A1 Grand Prix testing)(Tony Eury signed a contract with Dale Earnhardt Inc., )
September 5, 2005... Williams shuffles shop The Williams F1 team restructured its technical department in the wake of a disappointing season and appointed a new chief designer. Former Toyota and BAR engineer Jorg Zander will replace Gavin Fisher and lead the...

Market.(auction)(Brief Article)(Column)
September 5, 2005... Byline: KEITH MARTIN RM Auctions Meadow Brook Hall Rochester, Mich. Aug. 6 1969 Land Rover Series II 109-inch wheelbase. Side-facing benches in rear. 2.6-liter six, four-speed manual (no overdrive). 44,000 miles,...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 5, 2005... Foose on the loose I have seen two Chip Foose interpretations of new cars: the Thunderbird and the Mustang (Aug. 22). Ford would do well to build a car, give it to Mr. Foose and then produce whatever he hands back. Foose interprets the...

Flash.(Briefs)
September 5, 2005... Cat out of bag Jaguar's next-generation XK coupe makes its world debut at the upcoming Frankfurt motor show, but to pique your interest the Ford-owned luxury carmaker released photos and news about the car ahead of the premiere. You...

THE GREAT ENABLER; Pagani cooks up a Zonda to honor Fangio.(News)
September 5, 2005... Byline: MATT DAVIS It's reaffirming to spend time in perhaps the last serious Italian supercar, one that presents the kind of excitement you read about in books on the postwar origins of the Italian sports car. The Pagani Zonda has...

SWITCH- HITTERS; Latest trade puts a Mitsubishi badge on a Dodge pickup.(News)
September 5, 2005... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Mitsubishi and Chrysler have made a science out of swapping their stuff, with the Japanese company typically on the selling end. For proof, one need look no further than the Mitsubishi Montero sport/utility vehicle...

RETOOLING GM'S BESTSELLER; Chevy touts more for less in the next Impala.(News)
September 5, 2005... Byline: ANDREW LUU Of all the trim levels available for the 2006 Chevrolet Impala, the first car sold to a customer was a top-of-the-line V8-powered SS. Sounds like something a diehard Chevy fan would buy, doesn't it? Actually, the...

MEGA, INDEED; Dodge launches an even bigger Ram.(News)
September 5, 2005... Byline: WES RAYNAL You say your Dodge Ram Quad Cab, all 20 feet of it, simply isn't big enough? Help is on the way. According to Dodge, the new Ram Mega Cab boasts a number of "bests,'' or at least "biggests,'' in its class: largest...

BUMPY START; Tony Kanaan wins a wild one as the IRL races on its first natural road course.(Motorsports)(Indy Racing League)(Column)
September 5, 2005... Byline: CURT CAVIN The Indy Racing League made its first journey to the Northern California land of delicious wine, sparkling summer weather and gorgeous scenery. Driving mistakes came along to Infineon Raceway for the ride. Rookie...

ALL SHOOK UP; Matt Kenseth dominates Bristol.(Motorsports)
September 5, 2005... Byline: AL PEARCE With time to kill before Bristol's nighttime start, several NASCAR-watchers were debating when Dale Earnhardt Jr. would get lapped in the Food City 500. The over/under was 45 laps, but only if the race stayed green until...

FIRST, AT LAST; A late-race move puts Oriol Servia on top at Montreal.(Motorsports)
September 5, 2005... Byline: BILL McGUIRE In his first 95 starts over six hard-luck seasons driving in the CART and Champ Car series, Oriol Servia never won a race. Until this week he had not won a race of any kind since 1997. Servia fixed that in...

NOT FASTER, BUT BETTER; Subaru's cult car shines on.(Subaru Impreza WRX STI)(Product/Service Evaluation)
September 5, 2005... Byline: JOE KOVACH For 2006 Subaru slightly changes the Impreza WRX STi designation to STI. A Japanese engineer told us "STi'' caused confusion in Japan and the United States, so they decided to make it all uppercase. What's most important...

SUPER BOOSTED CHEVYS; SUPERCHARGER KITS PUSH COBALT TO NEXT STAGE.(News)
September 5, 2005... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER We'll admit to a growing fondness for Chevrolet's Cobalt small car, especially the one that debuted this year as the 2006 Cobalt SS Supercharged coupe. With performance suspension and 205 hp and 200 lb-ft of...

HOORAY FOR HOLLYWOOD; Kyle Busch wins at California Speedway as leading man Earnhardt Jr. falls out of the Chase.(Motorsports)
September 12, 2005... Byline: BILL McGUIRE The Sony HD 500 was a fabulous show, even if the script got mislaid. Kyle Busch turned in a stunning performance to become the youngest driver in history to win a major NASCAR race. Meanwhile, hero Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s...

Market.(Escape Roads)
September 12, 2005... Byline: KEITH MARTIN Gooding & Co. Pebble Beach, Calif. Aug. 21 1966 Volkswagen Westfalia Campmobile Beige with gray vinyl interior. A42 Westfalia option camper package including sink, stove and fold-down seats. Roof...

Welcome to My World.(Column)(Column)
September 12, 2005... Byline: Richard S. Chang Earlier this summer New York magazine ran a story about a collection of 36 Corvettes that has been gathering dust in a Brooklyn garage for the past 15 years. A photograph showed the cars-one for each model year...

Fast Poll.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
September 12, 2005... Readers are excited about the Solstice and see it as a key ingredient for Pontiac's revival, but acknowledge this roadster alone cannot rescue the entire division. Pontiac has a winner in the Solstice, which will make a great halo car for...

PORSCHE DELAYS LMP2 CAR.(Competition)
September 12, 2005... Porsche has moved back the debut of its new RS Spyder (AW, Aug. 1). The V8-engined LMP2 car has been scratched from Petit Le Mans next month and is now likely to race for the first time at the Laguna Seca American Le Mans Series round two weeks...

GERMAN GEMS; We take a peek at Frankfurt-and beyond.(News)(Brief Article)
September 12, 2005... Byline: Bob Gritzinger If our information is accurate, chances are good the fun folks from BMW's small-car subsidiary, Mini, will unveil a "concept'' version of this car at the Frankfurt motor show. We hear Mini will call its...

Flash.(Lotus Cars USA introduces Exige)(Brand name of Volkswagen car)
September 12, 2005... Lotus addition Flush with the sales success of its all-new Elise (News, Sept. 5), Lotus Cars USA is adding the Exige to its lineup starting early in 2006. Production is limited to 300-350 cars for the United States, starting at about...

BADASSED AND BEAUTIFUL; XK pushes Jag coupe to a new level.
September 12, 2005... Byline: Bob Gritzinger Jaguar's next-generation XK coupe, built on the same fundamentals that made the latest XJ sedan a technical success, can still be considered a proper British luxury sports car. But with the 2007 model making its...

OPEN WHEELS AT WATKINS GLEN; September Indy Grand Prix brings single-seaters back to their spiritual U.S. home.(Motorsports)
September 12, 2005... Byline: PETE LYONS An autumn-spangled hilltop in upstate New York was the beloved home of the U.S. Grand Prix for 20 Octobers, from 1961 through 1980. Then Formula One turned its back on a financially distraught Watkins Glen management,...

Flash.(Briefs)
September 12, 2005... * Mounger steps down Glenn Mounger, co-chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, is leaving his position. Mounger's association with the event began in 1982, when he judged for the Duesenberg class. Mounger joined the executive...

MOLTO BENE!(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: MARK VAUGHN Another year of madcap Italian fun packed with people and Pininfarinas, with a better handle on the traffic flow. That was this year's Concorso Italiano, the celebration of Italian style in Monterey. This was the...

Flash.(planning of National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing )
September 12, 2005... Will Kansas get it? NASCAR has heard proposals and toured the cities hoping to land its Hall of Fame. It's thought that Kansas City will beat Atlanta, Charlotte, Daytona Beach and Richmond for the attraction. Atlanta and Charlotte have...

ONCE AN ADD-ON EVENT, NOW THIS IS THE WEEKEND'S HOTTEST TICKET.(News)
September 12, 2005... Say what you want about why you spend a week of automotive lust along the Monterey Peninsula, but clearly this newest sheetmetal-fest is becoming one of the weekend's best bangs for the buck. The Quail is not the largest gathering of cars...

STILL THE BEST.(autoshow highlights)
September 12, 2005... Byline: MARK VAUGHN "Yes, you can print pictures and you can write words, but how do you express the magic that's here, how do you do that?'' asked one attendee. It ain't easy. It's like that old explanation, "For those who...

A FIAT ACCOMPLI.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: MARK VAUGHN Half the fun of the Big Monterey Weekend is getting there, we figured, so the tall dogs back in Detroit issued the order to "Drive something interesting to Monterey, something that will be on the lawn at Pebble.'' They...

It's All Downhill From Here.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: Mark Vaughn While most of the racing was taking place at the Monterey Historics over at Laguna Seca, there was some close competition just across Highway 68 at Jack's Peak Park in Monterey. Don MacAllister's Extreme Gravity Racing...

DEUCE FOR A DAY; We view the Cruise from ASC's Dearborn Deuce.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER Now we know what Junior must feel like, not in a 220-mph NASCAR way-definitely not-but in the camera-happy-paparazzi way in which people took to us in our tangerine roadster as we crawled along in the right "cruisers...

CHAPARRALS LEAD FLIGHT OF MEMORIES.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: PETE LYONS The man at Monterey mentioned he was 52, but the feral intensity of his manner made him look younger. He wanted to tell how Jim Hall and the Chaparrals had saved his life. "I used to love the sound of breaking...

Drivers Log.(News)
September 12, 2005... 2006 Chevrolet HHR LT Date in fleet: Aug. 18-Sept. 1 As-tested price: $22,375 Powertrain: 2.4-liter I4; fwd, five-speed manual Output: 172 hp @ 6200 rpm, 162 lb-ft @ 5000 rpm Curb weight: 3208 lbs fuel mileage (EPA combined/AW observed):...

RECORD-SETTING; Auction sales ring up big numbers.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: KEITH MARTIN Last year's overall auction results from the Monterey weekend were considered remarkable, with $48 million in sales and 364 cars sold. That was up from just $24 million and 260 cars sold in 2003. This year the...

A Father's Love, a Son's Joy.(Column)(Column)
September 12, 2005... Byline: Dutch Mandel They were framed along one of the most famous fairways in golf, an early morning mist playing sub-par for late summer. Each of three generations of Riegel men stood proudly, nattily dressed, if marginally protected...

Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
September 12, 2005... Riding the GT Let's examine the dislikes list in your Aug. 29 Ford GT AutoFile. Poor visibility: What are you doing going backward, boss? Always forward. Meager trunk space: It's a sports car for goodness sake. Weak radio: Shut off the...

TV: Sept. 16-18.(News)(Brief Article)(Calendar)
September 12, 2005... Friday, Sept. 16 Trackside at Loudon, N.H., 7 p.m., Speed (L) NASCAR Nextel Cup final practice from Loudon, N.H., 8 p.m., Speed (SD) NASCAR Drivers: 360, 9:30 p.m., Speed Trackside at Loudon, N.H., 11 p.m., Speed ...

ALL BUT OVER? Juan Montoya wins his second of the year, but Fernando Alonso does what's needed.(Motorsports)
September 12, 2005... Byline: NIGEL ROEBUCK "Every time,'' said Kimi Raikkonen, after qualifying, "we make up points on Alonso and Renault, we give them away at the next race...'' In a way it happened again at Monza, but only in the sense that the McLaren...

Muscle and Beauty; California Mille brings museum-quality cars to the road.(Revs)
September 12, 2005... Byline: RON MOORHEAD Twisting ribbons of asphalt, the sweet sounds of exotic exhaust pipes and the rolling hills of Northern California set the stage for one of the premium vintage automobile rallies in the United States. Like a...

Fiat Comp Car Is Poetry on Wheels.(Escape Roads)
September 12, 2005... Byline: RON MOORHEAD Decades ago platform-sharing had a whole different connotation. Coachbuilders took chassis and powertrains from major car manufacturers and custom-built an assortment of interesting and at times unusual body designs....

German gems.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: Dino Dalle Carbonare Mazda's German design center is behind this three-door hatchback, which promises fun and economical driving coupled with an advanced interactive interior. Called Sassou, which in Japanese means to look toward...

AW goings-on.(News)
September 12, 2005... * Online: More Jaguar XK coupe photos, and maximum Frankfurt motor show preview * On the town: AutoWeek editors at Frankfurt show, Sept. 12-14 * On deck: We drive the Aston Martin V8 Vantage, Honda Civic and Jeep Commander

But Wait, There's More...(BWTM)
September 12, 2005... The Monterey weekend isn't just about the cars, it's about the people who make the cars-and the car hobby. Here are highlights from the California peninsula: "What better place to give away a Yachtsman than at a CAR show'' -At the...

RELIEF FOR READERS.(News)
September 12, 2005... Byline: Dutch Mandel, Editor If you're reading this, chances are you most likely weren't among AutoWeek subscribers in the path of Hurricane Katrina. The U.S. Postal Service isn't delivering periodicals and standard mail in areas affected...

The Sign of the Silver Orc.(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Steve Thompson RESOLVED: That this House believes that there is something called timeless design in automobiles, and that beauty in same is and can always be universally perceived. For the affirmative: many, if not most, automotive...

Drivers Log.(News)
September 19, 2005... 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged Date in fleet: Aug. 25-Sept. 1 As-tested price: $92,450 Powertrain: 4.2-liter supercharged V8; 4wd, six-speed automatic Output: 400 hp @ 5750 rpm, 420 lb-ft @ 3500 rpm Curb weight: 5637 lbs Fuel...

Okay, Sherlock; Two mysteries solved, more sleuthing needed.(News)
September 19, 2005... Byline: JOE KOVACH In our third quarter with the 2005 long-term Dodge Magnum RT, we've solved two mysteries and are aiming at another. One mystery concerned our Sirius satellite radio service: We simply stopped receiving it. The dealer...

Flash.(Sakon Yamamoto)(Grand Prix Masters single-seater series)(Roush Racing)
September 19, 2005... Jordan hires Yamamoto Jordan Grand Prix will give Toyota-contracted Sakon Yamamoto the chance to drive its third car in the Friday practice sessions before the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka on Oct. 9. Yamamoto lies 12th in his national...

IMPISH RASCAL; Honda heard the tuners with Si.(News)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Kevin A. Wilson Youthful attitude abounds in the Civic Si, the performance model that's only 20 years old. The '06 Si supplants last year's hatchback and sets the image for the U.S.-designed coupe. The coupe (with trunk) shares no...

Market.(Escape Roads)(Ford Mustang)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Byline: KEITH MARTIN RM Auctions Monterey, Calif. Aug. 19 1969 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang fastback Blue with yellow striping, black hood, black vinyl interior. Options include sport-deck rear seat, visibility group, power...

Scion of the Times; The tC gets little lovin'.(Scion tC)(Land Rover)
September 19, 2005... Byline: NATALIE NEFF Through the summer months, we placed little demand on our smallest long-termer, the Scion tC. That is understandable given the additions to our long-term fleet-a family-friendly Land Rover LR3 and a fun-loving Porsche...

CIVIC VIRTUES; Honda spices things up in a bid to defend hard-won turf.(2006 HONDA CIVIC)
September 19, 2005... Byline: KEVIN A. WILSON Now that we've driven it, we can confirm what our news snoops told you earlier (AW, Aug. 1): The 2006 Honda Civic is a more engaging machine, better to look at and to drive than its stodgy immediate predecessor....

Pebble Talk.(Pebble Beach weekend)(Column)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Rich Ceppos It's called "the Pebble Beach weekend''-a tornado of car shows, parties, collector-car auctions, vintage racing, promotional events, cruises and general worship of the icon known as Car that swirls around the grandest...

Fast Poll.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
September 19, 2005... Respondents revere the Corvette Z06 for its supercar performance, everyday drivability and a price tag that makes it a realistically obtainable dream car. GM has put out a new standard of ultimate sports car. Instead of an exclusive,...

CIVIC OBEDIENCE; Hybrid clings to the ethical high road.(Accord and Civic hybrids)(2006 HONDA CIVIC HYBRID)
September 19, 2005... Byline: Kevin A. Wilson The Hybrid may be the stodgy member of the Civic family, clinging to the more austere elements of the model's heritage of innovative responses to environmental concerns and efficient operation. On the other hand,...

TIME MACHINE.(Escape Roads)(BMW 528i)
September 19, 2005... Byline: ERIC TEGLER There's a BMW television commercial in which a young man walks into a farmer's barn and spots a perfectly preserved 2002. He starts writing a check while the farmer rambles on. Don't think this happens in real life?...

Events.(Calendar)(Calendar)
September 19, 2005... Nov. 12 Ted Maurer's Automobilia Auction Phoenixville, Pa. For details on this auction featuring antique automobile collectibles, call (856) 825-3618. Nov. 17-20 San Antonio International Auto Show San Antonio ...

NOSTALGIA RACING; NHRA driver Ron Capps goes old school in a 1970 Funny Car.(Revs)
September 19, 2005... Byline: MARK VAUGHN Einstein said that if you go fast enough you'll eventually go back in time. Or was it that time would slow down? Drag racer Ron Capps never met Einstein, but he goes pretty fast, 300-plus mph several times every weekend...

IT'S NOT ALL BAD NEWS; Mitsubishi electrifies an Evo.(News)(Lancer Evolution MIEV)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Byline: DINO DALLE CARBONARE If the prospect of higher fuel prices has you envisioning a return to a world full of bland econoboxes, there's hope. Mitsubishi is going all-out in its quest to develop a four-wheel-drive performance electric...

TV: Sept. 23-25.(News)(Calendar)
September 19, 2005... Friday, Sept. 23 Formula One practice from Brazil, 1 p.m., Speed (L) NASCAR Busch Series qualifying from Dover, Del., 2 p.m., Speed (SD) NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying from Dover, Del., 3:30 p.m., Speed (SD) NASCAR Live from...

RED BULL BUYS MINARDI.(Competition)(Minardi Formula One team)
September 19, 2005... The Minardi Formula One team has been sold to Red Bull GmbH, the Austrian energy drink maker, which only last year bought Jaguar Racing from Ford. Dietrich Mateschitz, Red Bull's billionaire owner, signed a letter of intent to acquire 100...

ALL BUT OVER; Dan Wheldon wins at Chicago and has all but locked up the IRL title.(Motorsports)(Indy Racing League)(Chicagoland Speedway)
September 19, 2005... Byline: CURT CAVIN Dan Wheldon had reasons not to wildly celebrate what was one of the happiest Sundays of his young racing career. Wheldon noted the victims of Hurricane Katrina, plus the four-year anniversary of the World Trade...

CHASE CHALLENGERS CRYSTALLIZED; Roush fields a full half of the contenders for the Nextel Cup.(Motorsports)
September 19, 2005... Byline: AL PEARCE Well, you can't say the ol' cat-in-the-hat didn't warn 'em. In fact Jack Roush delights in recounting when he told NASCAR president Mike Helton he might just put five teams in this newfangled Chase for the Cup deal. It...

CLOSING IN ON THE TITLE; Raikkonen wins, but Alonso is headed for the championship.(Motorsports)
September 19, 2005... Byline: NIGEL ROEBUCK Three steps forward, two back. For Kimi Raikkonen, this season's pattern was maintained at Spa-Francorchamps. Raikkonen won the Belgian Grand Prix, his sixth victory of 2005, but it did little to improve his hopes...

AW goings-on.(News)
September 19, 2005... * Online: Frankfurt galore, even more Honda Civic photos * On deck: Frankfurt Editors' Choice awards

Behemoth vs. Barbie Car; We hope our future lies somewhere in between.(News)
September 19, 2005... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER When comparing distant ends of the automotive universe, it is hard to get further apart than the humongous Hummer H1 Alpha and the diminutive Smart ForTwo. If your neighborhood resembles southern Iraq you may...

GAS PANIC.(News)
September 19, 2005... There's just nothing quite like a little $3 gasoline to kick off a mini-panic across America, is there? If you've been inundated with questions about fuel-efficient cars lately, we've got some answers (here and on page 8). CAPTION(S): ...

Flash.(Pebble)(Panoz)(Brief Article)
September 19, 2005... Pebble news The featured marques for the 2006 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance will be early 20th century French manufacturers Voisin and Delahaye. Both will be joined by cars that raced in the Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Races from 1950...

Back in business.(News)
September 19, 2005... Thanks to the U.S. Postal Service, we've been able to reinstate AutoWeek subscriptions for Mississippi ZIP codes ending in 369, 393 and 394, effective with this issue. Subscribers in Louisiana ZIP codes ending in 700, 701 and 704, and...

But Wait, There's More...(Gary Barbera Enterprises)(Ford President of the Americas)
September 19, 2005... This has nothing to do with birds, except maybe one that was flipped... Headline of the Week Snoop Dogg sues car dealership over ads Snoop's lawsuit says the line "Is Bar-BIZZLE The SH-izzle?'' is a trademark infringement on his...