– To some folks, Monterey Car Week hasn’t begun until the first irreplaceable automobile hammers sold for eight figures on one of the numerous auction blocks scattered across the peninsula. To them we say, “Monterey Car Week has officially begun.” As usual, RM Sotheby’s headlined the first big day of Monterey sales, and it was the only auction house of the four active yesterday to sell a car for more than $200,000,
– Volkswagen is recalling 420,000 cars for driver’s-side front airbags that may not deploy in a crash, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. – – Affected models include the 2010–2014 Volkswagen CC, Passat, and Tiguan; 2010–2013 Eos and Jetta; 2011-2014 Golf and GTI; and 2011–2013 Jetta SportWagen. The airbag clock spring, which consists of a spiraled cable that allows electrical components within the steering wheel to
-“You want to do what? Have you driven a Lotus Elise? Trust me, doing an interstate drive from Los Angeles to Texas won’t be fun.” So began the warnings to the buyer of my Lotus Elise. READ MORE ›› –
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– Forty years ago, BMW, eager to establish a larger presence in the United States, took the Batmobile IMSA racing. The E9 3.0 CSL, festooned with a honkin’ wing and fender flares large enough to qualify as affordable housing in some parts of San Mateo County, acquitted itself quite admirably in competition, and has gone on to become of the best-loved racing cars of the 20th century. So when BMW’s 3.0
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– Mazda’s ultra-sweet MX-5 Cup race car, based on the new fourth-generation Miata, is finally complete. We first saw the zoomy take on the latest Miata at last year’s L.A. auto show, where the car debuted in prototype form; now, however, Mazda has completed its happy little race car and is tossing it into service immediately as a pace car for the Rolex Monterey Reunion historic races. – Of course,
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