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Friday, July 12, 2019

Car Reviews

The 2020 Porsche 718 Cayman GT4 and 718 Spyder might be all the sports car you’ll ever need

While numerous 911 variants get more power, more tire and more grip, the Cayman GT4 and its cabriolet variant, the Spyder, could just be Porsche’s most enjoyable and affordable performance cars, relatively speaking.

But Wait There's More

Morgan Plus 4 driver miraculously survives this high-speed rear-end crash

Morgan cars can seem like they would be at a significant disadvantage in a crash, still wearing a very vintage bodystyle over a slightly less vintage chassis. How such a unique car would fare in a crash with a modern vehicle was answered recently via this rear-facing dash-cam footage in the U.K., when a 2018 Morgan Plus 4 rear-ended an Audi SUV at high speed.

Car News

Last Volkswagen Beetle rolls off the assembly line

More than two decades after Wolfsburg wowed the world with the debut of the retro-styled New Beetle, the automaker has ended production of the current-gen model. The very last example to roll out of the Puebla, Mexico, factory was a denim blue coupe that will be kept in a museum in the same town, marking the end of the line for Volkswagen's once-popular hatch.

Store

Craftsman wants to make over your garage with its VersaSystem

If you’re like me, you don’t have enough space to smartly stash your prized possessions: tools. Even if you buy a new pricey tool cabinet or any other storage solution, it will fill almost immediately with the spillover from your current toolbox and the new tools that you just happen to need when you buy your new storage solution. Well, the folks at Craftsman are stepping up to give you your dream garage and outfit your workspace with the latest from the Craftsman lineup.

Classic Cars

Autoweek Asks: Do you fear mechanical or bodywork issues on classic cars?

When it comes to classic cars, do you fear mechanical issues or bodywork issues more?

Autonomous cars

This autonomous tech supplier wants to leave driving choice in the hands of humans

Driving is foolish, dangerous, messy, and we love it. That being the case, it’s good news that autonomous tech supplier Veoneer seems in no rush to remove steering wheels from automobiles.

Car Clock of the Week

Car Clock of the Week: 1986 Mercury Cougar analog

The dashboard clock from a 1986 Mercury Cougar, found in a California wrecking yard.

Car Life

Throttle-Back Thursday: The modern Bentley era began with the 2003 Continental GT

Formula One

Autoweek goes 1-on-1 with Williams F1 driver Robert Kubica

Racing in an uncompetitive Williams at the back of the Formula 1 grid, the 34-year-old racing veteran from Poland could be forgiven for getting discouraged.

Formula One

McLaren confirms its F1 driver lineup for 2020

McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown says that the decision to announce a lineup so early was to stop the inevitable speculation that one or both of their drivers could be headed elsewhere next year.

Formula One

Haas F1 Team driver Romain Grosjean blames car for his poor showing in 2019

IMSA

Racing legend Roger Penske surprised, honored by Presidential Medal of Freedom

“What an honor it was to get a call from the President,” Roger Penske said on Wednesday, while celebrating along with Indy 500 winner Simon Pagenaud and team sponsor John Menard at the grand opening of a Menards Megastore near Penske’s Michigan headquarters in Bloomfield Hills.