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OCTOBER 27, 2014
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PARIS? MAIS OUI!
All the in-Seine-ity of the
Paris motor show, complete with news and pics
of our favorites
BY AUTOWEEK STAFF
News flash
CARLIFE
ODD MODELS
New models are smallscale tribute to three
unconventional cars
BY GRAHAM KOZAK
DRIVES
CLASSIC COUPES
The new coupes from
Mercedes-Benz follow the
GT tradition while forging
new ground
THIS 8? GREAT!
Yeah, its an automatic,
but we still love the eightspeed 2015 Chevrolet
Corvette Stingray
IN THE BOOKS
The Tudor United SportsCar Championships season ends at Petit Le Mans
BY STEVEN COLE SMITH
BY JAKE LINGEMAN
COMPETITION
FREEDOM FOUND
After serving 27 years of
a life sentence for drug
smuggling, Randy Lanier
is going free
BY JON SARACENO
SWEET 60
Recalling Ferraris years
of racing in the U.S., and
how it all started
BY DENISE MCCLUGGAGE
SAFETY MATTERS
Jules Bianchis crash and
the questions that remain
BY ADAM COOPER
LONE STAR GUIDE

Heading to COTA for the
U.S. Grand Prix? Weve
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BY AUTOWEEK STAFF
DEPTS/COLUMNS
TECH NOTES
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Cautious car care
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TRUTH & BEAUTY

60 FOR 60
In April 1954, three-time Le Mans winner Luigi Chinetti became
Ferraris official U.S. importer. The United States hasnt been the
same since. Movie stars, rich guys, race-car drivers and various dubious poseurs all clamored for the fast Italian cars, conniving, threatening and pleading with Chinetti and every other North American Ferrari
dealer since for the honor and thrill of ownership. To celebrate those
60 years, a glorious collaboration between Ferrari North America, the
City of Beverly Hills and Ferrari owners and collectors brought to
Rodeo Drive some of the 60 most significant Ferraris ever made. No
easy task, but there they were. Come to think of it, glorious is too
wimpy a word to describe them.
Photo by Ferrari North America Inc.
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IN THE
SPOTLIGHT
OUR FAVORITES FROM THE
PARIS MOTOR SHOW
BY AUTOWEEK STAFF
WE LOVE INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOWS.

In the case of the Paris motor show, we get terrific
cars in one of the most beautiful cities on the
planet. While not quite as big a deal as the Frankfurt juggernaut with which it alternates years, Paris still has key
introductions aplenty. Some years there are long, stunning
French concept cars to ogle; some years there arent. This
year the stars we chose from la Ville Lumire came from
outside La Rpublique: the Lamborghini Asterion, Jaguar
XE, Volkswagen XL Sport and Infiniti Q80 Inspiration.
But there was also the Citron Cactuswell always have
the Citron Cactus.
BEST IN SHOW
LAMBORGHINI ASTERION
The smokin Asterion LPI 910-4
is a significant departure for the
Raging Bull brand. Why? Well,
its a (gasp!) plug-in hybrid, it
skims the vaunted 1,000-hp figure and its interior was actually
designed with roominess and
ergonomics in mind. Last but not
least, this is the first non-insane
Lamborghini since the Miura.
The Asterions near-1,000-hp
all-wheel-drive plug-in hybridness comes courtesy of the
Huracns 610-hp, 5.2-liter V10.
It joins three electric motors
two at the front wheels and the
third, an integrated starter and
generator between the V10 and
the seven-speed dual-clutch
transmission. The motors total
300 hp. Lamborghini claims that
the Asterion can hit 60 mph in
exactly three seconds, on

its way to 200 mph. The
Asterion can run on electricity
for 32 miles and can do 57
mpg. Its 910 hp puts it right in
the middle of the Porsche 918
Spyder (875 hp), McLaren
P1 (903 hp), and Ferrari
LaFerrari (950 hp). Like those,
the Asterion manifests the
hybrid drivetrain as a go-fast
tooltwo powertrains, need
we remind, are almost always
faster than one.
Lamborghini calls the
Asterion its hyper-cruiser,
and it could be produced today,
according to the automaker,
using technologies available
and drawing on Lamborghinis
own expertise.
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MOST FUN
VOLKSWAGEN XL SPORT
How can a Ducati-powered
car not be awarded Most Fun?
Volkswagen took the XL1 hybrid
and installed a 197-hp, 1,199cc
Ducati V-twin borrowed from the
Superleggera, the worlds most
powerful two-cylinder bike. The

mid-engine cars 0-62-mph sprint
is a respectable 5.7 seconds,
with a 168-mph top speed. Not
bad. Like the XL1, the center
monocoque and most body pan-
els are carbon-fiber-reinforced

polymer. The car weighs just
1,962 pounds, and the 0.258
coefficient of drag is among the
best in the biz. There are vanes,
ducts and vents, Ducati decals
and scissor doors. The retractable spoiler was lifted from the
Lamborghini Aventador. This is
BEST CONCEPT
MOST SIGNIFICANT
INFINITI Q80 INSPIRATION
JAGUAR XE
Infiniti promised to make a statement in Paris, and the stunning

Q80 Inspiration concept definitely didit looks and feels like a
modern luxury car. OK, its hot.
So? There were lots of hot cars
in Paris. Ah, but wait, theres
more. The car is called Inspiration
for a reason: You are looking at a
future Infiniti flagships design di-
rection. The Q80 concept hints

at Infinitis upcoming V6 line, in
this case a hybrid-electric powertrain expected to deliver 550 hp.
An electric motor and lithium-ion
battery pack support the 450-hp,
3.0-liter twin-turbo V6. Infiniti
whispers the V6 is based on
future production V6s. Look for
the production Q80 in 2018.
This smaller sedan is slated to

be Jaguars best-selling car
ever. Why? A couple reasons.
One, its affordably priced
(around $38,000 to start).
Two, its made from aluminum.
Three, choices: The new XE
will be offered with both gas
and diesel engines in the U.S.
The XEs downright reason-
the sort of brand synergy we can

get behind. Just 500 are being
built, so act fast. Even if you
dont get one, be happy VW is
building it at all. Who knows?
Maybe the lightweight construction methods will spread to every
corner of Volkswagens automotive empire in the coming years.
able sticker could bring in buyers who might not otherwise

have been able to afford their
own leaping cat except from
an animal shelter. Jag has
gone on the down low before,
preferring you forget the XType, a slathered-over Ford
Mondeo. This one is new,
with a unique aluminum space
frame and fit and finish that
looked like a winner. It arrives
spring 16.
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Audi TT Sportback
Fiat 500X
Renault Espace
Studdable
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AMG GT S
MORE FROM THE FLOOR

AMG GT S
Heres the second
car AMG has developed
in-house after the breathtaking SLS AMG. The
911-fighting GT S houses
a 503-hp 4.0-liter twinturbo V8 under its extended
hood (the standard GT,
coming later, makes do
with 456 hp). The Ss
sprint to 60 mph takes
3.7 seconds, 3.9 seconds
in the GT. Top speed
is 193 mph and 189
mph, respectively.
AUDI TT SPORTBACK
The TT Sportback is
a stretched TT Audi
says draws on the A7
and A5 Sportback for
inspiration. Compared
to the standard TT, the
Sportback is 11.4 inches
longer, 2.3 inches

wider and 1.1 inches
lower. A 2.0-liter turbo
four powers the concept,
delivering a stout 394 hp.
Audi sources say a go/
no-go decision hasnt
been made yet.
FIAT 500X
The cute 500X arrives here
in the first half of next year
along with its cousin, the
Jeep Renegade. The Fiat is
167 inches long, 70.8 inches wide and 63 inches tall
the same length as the
500L, though a bit wider.
The car comes in front
drive, Traction Plus frontwheel drive and all-wheel
drive. Engine choices for
front-drive models are a
110-hp, 1.6-liter four and a
140-hp, 1.4-liter turbo four.
All-wheel-drive models (and

probably American versions) will have a choice
of a 170-hp, 1.4-liter turbo
four and a 184-hp, 2.4-liter
Tigershark four. Five- and
six-speed manuals and sixand nine-speed automatic
transmissions are offered.
RENAULT ESPACE
Why include the Espace?
Because it gives hints
to what might be a
future Nissan minivan
or crossover. The Espace
is based on last years
Frankfurt concept, with
a brightly lit interior with
both five- and seven-seat
versions coming. Three
1.6-liter turbos developing
130 hp, 160 hp and 200
hp are coming. If it comes
here as a Nissan, we
bet the 200-hp engine
is underhood.
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said
he plans to step down in 2018 after

completing a five-year business plan
to expand Fiat and Chrysler. Who might
replace him? Rumored candidates
include construction equipment-maker
CNH Industrial CEO Richard Tobin,
Fiat European chief Alfredo Altavilla,
Jeep boss Mike Manley and Fiat Brazil
chief Cledorvino Belini.
Automotive News reports that
since taking over Fiat in June 2004,
Marchionne has tripled the Italian
automakers revenue and operating
profit, with a goal of boosting net
income fivefold to about $6.3 billion
in 2018.
MORE MIATA
Additional details are trickling in
on the 2016 Mazda Miata. The companys 2.0-liter Skyactiv four-cylinder engine will power U.S. versions, with direct
injection and ultra-high compression
and no turbochargerproducing 155
hp and 154 lb-ft of torque. Its mated
to a six-speed manual.
NO ENTRY-LEVEL PORSCHE
An entry-level Porsche roadster
has been on and off about 580,403,

958,904,859 times; now the company
says its off again (Flash, May 12).
Porsche Cars North America boss
Detlev von Platen told Automotive
News not to expect anything lower
than the Boxster. Porsche considered
a lighter, less expensive, Boxster-based
mid-engine roadster named 718.
Von Platen says if people want an
entry-level Porsche, they should look
at the companys pre-owned program.
He would not discuss two other
rumored upcoming models: a Ferrari
F12 fighter at the other end of the
spectrum and/or a four-door smaller
than the Panamera.
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NHTSA QUANTIFIES
VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE
SAFETY BENEFITS
IF YOURE LONGING FOR CAR-TOcar communications more advanced than

horns and hand gestures, your wish may soon
be granted. The National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration released an advanced notice:
Wireless vehicle-to-vehicle technologies are
destined for legislation, giving automakers
a heads-up that theyd better start thinking
about baking the systems into their cars.

V2V systems let cars alert each other to
hazards like stopped cars or inclement conditions. NHTSA took an extra step, providing
some numbers to stress the systems importance: NHTSA data says V2V systems, implemented across the industry, could prevent
592,000 crashes and 1,083 deaths per year.
The wireless communication systems have
already been extensively tested and mostly
praised, meaning the only remaining step is
to actually start deploying them into new cars.
We could be only a few years away.
SELF-SPEEDING
be a hardcore gearhead to
love flying down a challenging road, and you certainly
dont have to be a hardened
criminal to exceed the speed
limit while pursuing that thrill.
With self-driving cars coming, weve wondered: Are
we all destined for a future
of law-abiding tedium?
The answerfor nowis no.
Google hints its cars will
be able to exceed speed
limits by up to 10 mph when
the occupants say so (woohoo!)enough to take the
edge off in even the most
conservative DoT jurisdictions. It might even be
enough to keep you from
being a moving chicane
on the 101.
TESLA MOTORS
YOU DONT HAVE TO
thingsespecially if
youre on the highway. Tesla isnt taking the situation lying
down. Company
reps attended Def
Con in Las Vegas, a
gathering of computer security experts,
hoping to hire up to
30 attendees. The
goal, it seems, was to make their
cars rate as highly against digital
attacks as they do against sideimpacts. No word on how many
have been hired just yet, but if
you live in Fremont, Calif., like to
hack and are looking for a job,
things are looking up.
TESLA LOOKING
FOR HACKERS
WE RECENTLY REPORTED
how a team of foreign hackers
gained control of a Tesla Model
S, causing its lights to flash and
doors to open (Sept. 1): bad
Tech Notes is tech guru and CNET editor-at-large Tim
Stevens look at relevant consumer-driven topics, from the

latest in infotainment to the newest navigation systems and
apps. Reach him on Twitter @Tim_Stevens
Audi is the first com-
pany to receive an autonomous driving permit

in California, as new
laws in the state governing the process have
gone into effect.
The company says
it has conducted thousands of miles of selfdriving-car research
already in Europe and
various U.S. states
where testing is currently permitted.
California is important
to Audi because the
state is also home to
the companys Electronics Research Lab.
Audi says its engineers
at the ERL are working
on a range of autonomous-driving issues,
including whether the
human or the car is (or
should be) handling the
driving functions. At
Pikes Peak, the company sent an autonomous
TTS up the hill, completing the 12.42-mile route
in 27 minutes. Thats a
far cry from Sbastien
Loebs 8 and change,
but Audis car does not
need a driver.
Mercedes, Toyota,
Ford and others are
also testing autonomous
cars. An IHS Automotive
study says that by 2025,
there could be as many
as 230,000 self-driving
cars hitting the roads
per year.
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Trucks 2015: More Tech, More Tough Than
Ever Before, Cover, Sept. 15-29
I realize the title of your mag is Autoweek,
and, being such, you must report on all
segments of the market. And I do realize
there are actual people out there who get
excited seeing a truck on the front cover.
But in all honesty, seeing a truck on your
cover is tantamount to the evening sports
newscast leading off with golf; you know
it was a slow day and nothing of interest
took place!
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PLAY IT SAFE,
CHECK THE OIL
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Ive been a writer for decades, man
and boy. The words have come mostly
500 at a time, but they add up. My career
output dwarfs that of, say, Ernest Hemingway or Stephen King. Uses some of
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My wife is intelligent and capable, a novelist with three dozen books to her credit.
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And yet they are incapable of understanding check the oil.
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oil was practically all we did. But her
beloved Protege 5 is getting on now,
and she wont talk about replacing it.
No skin off me; many men would
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the shower. She was down the road
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MODELS IN SCALE
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VALIANT EFFORTS
IN 1:43 SCALE
1963 STUDEBAKER
AVANTI SUPERCHARGED
1967 INTERMECCANICA
ITALIA SPYDER
1952-1954 CUNNINGHAM
C-3 CABRIOLET
BY GRAHAM KOZAK
save Studebaker, but the

forward-thinking car
famously created in 40
feverish days by a Raymond
Loewy-headed design team
serves as an enduring tribute
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This Avanti model represents the 300-hp supercharged variant. The swoopy
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A range of colors is available; this limited-quantity tribute edition in Avanti turquoise
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meccanica isbelieve it or
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dle name was Swift. So its

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The competition-ready C2R also lent its chassis to the
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The carozzeria constructed
coupe and cabriolet C-3s between 1952 and 1954; just
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CARS 2015
EVERYTHINGS
AMAZING
AND ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE EXTREMELY HAPPY
Looking at our 2015 car

buyers guide, it would
be easy to conclude that
automakers have given up on
boring cars for the year. Alfa
Romeo will return to the U.S.
market (again) for 2015 with the
4C, a car that, despite the way it
sounds and drives, is not a reardrive Lancia Delta S4 with a
gorgeous sports-car body. Alfas
corporate cousins at Dodge have
707-hp, supercharged engines

that come in Charger or Challenger wrappers; theres a mindblowing Volkswagen GTI; and
you heard it here first, Fords got
a new Mustang. Its not just the
old guard, thougheven relative
newcomers like Hyundai and Kia
have V8, rear-drive luxury sedans
offering more than 400 hp. Weve
said it before, but its a great time
to be an enthusiast.
Porsche Cayman GTS
CARS 2015
Alfa Romeo 4C
ACURA TLX
Replacing the
TSX and TL in the lineup,
the TLX is offered in three
trims: a front-wheel driver
with a 2.4-liter, 206-hp I4
and eight-speed dual-clutch
sequential manual gearbox;
and front- and all-wheel-drive
versions powered by a 3.5liter, 290-hp V6 mated to a
ZF nine-speed automatic.
Further improving performance
are features like Precision AllWheel Steer, agile handling
assist and Super-Handling AllWheel Drive that are controlled
by an integrated dynamic system that offers four different
performance algorithms.
BASE PRICE: $31,890
OUR OPINION: Acura needs to
make drastic changes lest it
becomes hopelessly irrelevant.
Is the TLX the answer? Its a
good car, dynamically excellent,
but the short answer: No.
HIGHLIGHTS:
ACURA NSX
Expected to go on
sale sometime in 2015 as a
2016 model, the new Acura supercar features a direct-injected
and twin-turbocharged V6 sitting midship, joined by a three-
HIGHLIGHTS:
Acura TLX
fiber monocoque, mid-engine,

50/50 weight distribution and
unassisted steering make for a
real drivers car that marks the
beginning of Alfa Romeos
large-scale return to the United
States. A 1.75-liter turbo I4 with
237 hp provides motivation
and is paired with a dual-clutch
gearbox. For hardcore enthusiasts, a track pack adds stiffer
springs, retuned dampers, larger
antiroll bars and larger wheels
wrapped with softer-compound
Pirelli P Zero tires.
BASE PRICE: $55,195; Launch
Edition: $70,000
OUR OPINION: Is there a perfect
car? Perhaps not, but Alfa puts
up a good argument by making
exoticism attainable. The 4C is
like an everymans Sophia
Loren. Bellissima.
Acura NSX
ASTON MARTIN V8
VANTAGE GT
motor, sport-hybrid, super-handling all-wheel-drive system.
One electric motor is integrated
with the V6 and the sevenspeed dual-clutch transmission,
while the other two power the
front wheels.
BASE PRICE: $130,000 (est)
OUR OPINION: Now this is what
we expect from an Acura. Were

holding off judgment on the hybrid powertrain for nowand
sounding a barbaric yawp for
the mid-engine layout, the silhouette, the return of a legend!
ALFA ROMEO 4C
HIGHLIGHTS:
Lightweight, carbon-
Meant to channel
Aston Martins racing heritage,
the V8 Vantage GT is powered
by almost the same 4.7-liter V8
found in the Vantage GTE race
cars from the World Endurance
Championship, Rolex 24 Hours
of Daytona and GT4 Challenge.
In the street car, the engine is
HIGHLIGHTS:
rated at 430 hp. To look the

part, the grille surround, mirror
caps, rear diffuser blades and
roofline are painted in contrasting colors depending on the
selected exterior color scheme.
Coupe and convertible versions
are available.
BASE PRICE: $102,725
OUR OPINION: Looks great,
sounds luscious andeven
wearing such an affordable
stickeroozes exclusivity. But
this Astons age is showing.
The field is full of newer, desirable alternatives.
ASTON MARTIN V12

VANTAGE S ROADSTER
Aston Martins
most powerful and fastest
roadster to date is driven by
a 6.0-liter V12 making 565 hp
and 457 lb-ft of torque tucked
under the louvered hood. Aston
claims itll hit 60 mph in 3.9
seconds and reach a top speed
of 201 mph. The roadster
comes on the heels of last
years V12 Vantage S coupe
and shares most of its extruded,
bonded aluminum frame.
OUR OPINION: The same engine
as in the Vanquish Volante,
for two-thirds the money. This
graceful doyenne goes for one
last, glorious top-down blast.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Aston Martin V8 Vantage GT
AUDI A3/S3
A bulked-up Audi
A3 family will eventually include
a base sedan, cabriolet, TDI, S3
and plug-in hybrid. It starts with
the sedan thats available with a
1.8-liter, 170-hp turbocharged
I4 in front-wheel drive or a 2.0liter, 220-hp turbo I4 with quattro all-wheel drive. The performance-oriented S3s 2.0-liter
turbo packs 292 hp. All three
engines connect to a six-speed
dual-clutch sequential-manual
gearbox. Other improvements
to the S3 include larger brakes,
sportier suspension tuning,
18-inch wheels with summer
tires and magnetic-ride adjustable damping.
BASE PRICE: $30,795/$41,995
OUR OPINION: With all the variants
in store for the A3, Audi has
an enticing gateway model
on its hands.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Aston Martin V12 Vantage roadster
Audi S3
BENTLEY FLYING SPUR V8

Like the Continental
GT before it, the Flying Spur
gains a V8 option for 2015. The
twin-turbocharged engine packs
500 hp and 486 lb-ft of torque
that powers all four wheels
through an eight-speed automatic transmission. Small exterior changes such as figure-eight
chrome exhaust tips, a red center to the winged Bentley badge
HIGHLIGHTS:
Bentley Flying Spur V8
and big journeys.

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Made for small journeys
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CARS 2015
all-wheel drive.
BASE PRICE: $41,250
OUR OPINION: Were giant fans of
hatchbackspremium-segment
ones all the more. Bonus: This
Gran Coupe cuts a sharp figure.
The specter of the frumpy
5-series GT had us worried.
set the V8 apart from its

W12 brethren.
OUR OPINION: No W12? No
problem, because the V8 packs
enough power to move the big
sedan reasonably well.
BENTLEY MULSANNE
SPEED
BMW M3/M4
Bentley administers
the Speed treatment to its
Mulsanne luxury flagship, resulting in 530 hp and 811 lb-ft of
torque from its 6.75-liter twinturbo V8. Top speed is listed
at 190 mph, and 0-60 mph
takes 4.8 seconds. The 21inch, hand-finished wheels are
unique to the Speed. The cabin
gets Bentleys Mulliner features,
and buyers will be able to pick
from 24 leather colors and 10
veneer options.
BASE PRICE: $350,000 (est)
OUR OPINION: Weighing in at
5,919 pounds, its like a speeding, luxury-lined bank vault.
HIGHLIGHTS:
BMW 4-SERIES
GRAN COUPE
BMWs 4-series
lineup grows with the addition
of the Gran Coupe, which is a
five-door hatchback with a
HIGHLIGHTS:
The fifth-generation
M3 lands only as a sedan, while
the coupe and convertible are
now known as the M4. A 3.0liter twin-turbo I6 with 425 hp
and 406 lb-ft of torque replaces
the V8 and is joined with either
a six-speed manual now with
rev-matching for downshifts or
a seven-speed dual-clutch sequential manual. Weight savings
come with a lighter engine and
transmission; extensive use of
carbon fiber for the roof, trunk
lid and driveshaft; aluminum for
suspension components, hood
and front fenders; and reduced
sound insulation. An adaptive M
suspension and carbon-ceramic
brakes are available as options.
BASE PRICE: $62,925/$65,125
OUR OPINION: BMW may confound with its nomenclature,
pricing schemes and occasional
odd switchgear treatment, but
HIGHLIGHTS:
BMW 4-series Gran Coupe
BMW M3/M4
slope-y silhouette. The added

dimensions bring a dose of
practicality, but not so much so
that you would need to call it a
sport-utility vehicle or wagon.
Two engines are offered: a 2.0-
liter, 240-hp turbocharged I4 in

the 428i and a 3.0-liter, 300-hp
turbo I6 in the 435i. Both come
mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission, and both are
offered with rear-wheel and
Bentley Mulsanne Speed
Cadillac ATS coupe
Chevrolet Corvette Z06
Dodge Challenger
Chrysler 200
it sure knows how to build a

superb drivers car.
CADILLAC ATS COUPE

The ATS sheds two
doors, morphing into a coupe
with new sheetmetal all around,
a redesigned Cadillac crest and
front fascia, and a handful of
tech gadgets including CUE
and DockSpot. Powertrain
options include a 2.0-liter turbocharged I4 (272 hp, 295 lbft) or a 3.6-liter V6 (321 hp, 275
lb-ft). The boosted four gets a
six-speed manual or six-speed
automatic and is available in
rear- or all-wheel drive. The V6
is backed with a six-speed automatic and is also offered in rearor all-wheel drive. Rumor has
it that an ATS-V is in the works,
likely with the same twin-turbo
V6 with 420 hp found in the
CTS V-sport sedan.
BASE PRICE: $38,990
OUR OPINION: Dont worry about
its BMW fixation; the ATS
HIGHLIGHTS:
coupe is all Merican, lower

and leaner than its sedan counterpart. Its a sleek, modern
machine, but were still not
fans of CUE.
Porsche 911 Turbo S and

McLaren 650S. Its a bona fide
rock star. Now imagine what the
next ZR1 will bring
CHRYSLER 200
CHEVROLET
CORVETTE Z06
A Z06 joins the C7
lineup with sharper exterior
curves, a widened stance,
added aero features and unique
fascias. It comes with either a
removable roof or as a convertible. Power is delivered by a
6.2-liter supercharged V8 producing 650 hp and 650 lb-ft of
torque, putting the power to the
pavement through a paddle-shift
eight-speed automatic or the
seven-speed manual. Wider
wheels and tires also aid in getting the Z06 around the track
faster than the previous ZR1.
BASE PRICE: $79,990
OUR OPINION: Chew on this:
The Z06 produces more torque
than the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta,
HIGHLIGHTS:
HIGHLIGHTS: The
last-generation
200 was in need of a facelift,
and thankfully the 2015 model
received a complete redesign.
Based on an Alfa Romeo platform, the 200 receives a sleeker
exterior design and a lot less
chrome. The interior also gets a
handful of upgrades and a new
center console. Power comes
from a 3.6-liter V6 (295 hp, 262
lb-ft) or a 2.4-liter I4 (184 hp,
173 lb-ft). A nine-speed automatic goes with both engines,
and the car is offered in frontand all-wheel drive.
BASE PRICE: $22,695
OUR OPINION: If we doled out
superlatives for 15 cars, the
200 would be Most Improved.
Love the styling and the V6.
The nine-speed? Not so much.
DODGE CHALLENGER
While the sheetmetal remains mostly the same,
the optional shaker hood
and badging offset the old
with the new. Four power
options are available, starting
with the all-new, 6.2-liter
supercharged V8 (707 hp,
650 lb-ft Hellcat), a 6.4-liter
V8 (485 hp, 475 lb-ft SRT
392), a 5.7-liter V8 (372 hp,
400 lb-ft R/T) or a 3.6-liter
V6 (305 hp, 268 lb-ft); all
are backed with either a sixspeed manual or eight-speed
automatic. The Challengers
heavily revised interior comes
with a variety of options and
multiple trim levels.
BASE PRICE: $27,990
OUR OPINION: The raucous
power of the Hellcat is the
only part of the Challenger
equation that keeps us
coming back for more.
Otherwise, the car is starting
to feel very throwback.
HIGHLIGHTS:
CARS 2015
DODGE CHARGER
The Charger is
refreshed from top to bottom.
Most notably, the front fascia
receives more aggressive styling
cues that carry throughout the
car. The engine bay boasts
a handful of options, including
a 3.6-liter V6 (292 hp, 260 lb-ft
SE, SXT) or a 5.7-liter V8 (370
hp, 395 lb-ft R/T models); both
are mated to an eight-speed
automatic in either rear- or allwheel drive. At the top of the
heap is the Hellcat, with the
supercharged 6.2-liter V8
(707 hp, 650 lb-ft) backed
by an eight-speed automatic
driving the rear wheels.
BASE PRICE: $27,990
OUR OPINION: Takes a page from
the Challenger playbook and
adds an asphalt-burning Hellcat
model to the lineup. Who can
complain?
HIGHLIGHTS:
FERRARI CALIFORNIA T
The replacement for
the best-selling Ferrari model is
the first turbocharged road car
from Maranello in 25 years. The
3.8-liter turbocharged V8 produces 553 hp and comes solely
with a seven-speed dual-clutch
sequential manual. Chassis calibrations are all new with a
quicker steering rack, firmer
springs and Ferraris latest
magnetic damping system.
Pininfarina and the Ferrari
Styling Center are responsible
HIGHLIGHTS:
for the design, which is inspired

by the 250 Testa Rossa and its
famous pontoon-fender styling.
OUR OPINION: Sizzling looks and
potent turbo power should have
the California T picking up right
where the old one left off as the
brands volume entry.
FORD MUSTANG
The sixth-generation
Mustang is new from the
ground up, featuring a redesigned platform encompassing an independent rear suspension layout. The interior features
sportier attributes and higherquality materials all around. The
new pony is motivated by either
a 5.0-liter V8 (435 hp, 400 lbft), a 2.3-liter EcoBoost I4 (310
hp, 320 lb-ft) or a 3.7-liter V6
(300 hp, 280 lb-ft). All engines
are offered with either a sixspeed manual or automatic
transmission.
BASE PRICE: $24,425
OUR OPINION: Every new generation of Stang is a cause for celebration, but the standard IRS
hooray!calls for confetti and
champagne. The design is a bit
of a yawner, though.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Ferrari California T
Ford Mustang
HONDA FIT
The third-generation
Fit is ready to fend off fellow
B-segment contenders with
refreshed styling and increased
cabin space. The interior is
HIGHLIGHTS:
Honda Fit
Dodge Charger
Hyundai Genesis
refined and flexible; the Magic

Seat system allows for maximum storability. A 1.5-liter I4 offers up 130 hp with 114 lb-ft of
torque and is bolted to either a
continuously variable transmission or a six-speed manual offering an increase in fuel economy.
BASE PRICE: $16,315
OUR OPINION: The most flexible
interior in subcompactdom gets
a nicer wrapper. Bummer,
though, that the top-trim EX-L,
chock full of goodies, has no
manual option.
Hyundai Sonota
charged 1.6-liter I4 (177 hp,

195 lb-ft) is paired with a sevenspeed dual-clutch gearbox in
the Eco model, while the hybrid
continues to be based around
a 2.4-liter I4.
BASE PRICE: $21,960
OUR OPINION: Buyers shopping
for a midsize sedan who dont
take an honest look at the
Sonata are doing themselves
a major disservice. Were
fans, especially of the Eco
turbo-four model.
INFINITI Q70/Q70L
HYUNDAI GENESIS
The well-received
Genesis comes back with even
more electronic gadgetry, including second-generation
Blue Link telematics, remote
start and a C02 sensor to monitor the cabin. The interior is
just as fancy as the exterior,
with quality materials and
terrific fit and finish throughout.
Powertrain options include a
3.8-liter V6 (311 hp, 293 lb-ft)
or a 5.0-liter V8 (420 hp, 376
lb-ft), coupled with an eightspeed automatic. The V6 is
available in rear-wheel or allwheel drive, while the V8 is only
offered with rear-wheel drive.
BASE PRICE: $38,950
OUR OPINION: No other car in the
segment comes close to offer-
HIGHLIGHTS: An
HIGHLIGHTS:
Infiniti Q70
ing what the Genesis does for

this starting sticker. There are
plenty of nits to pick, but overall,
were sold.
HYUNDAI SONATA
Not a single inch of
the seventh-generation Sonata
has gone untouched. Styling is
sharp and accentuated with
HIGHLIGHTS:
chrome bits from front to back.

The inside receives improvements in materials and quality,
with wood grain accents scattered throughout. The Sonata
is motivated by either a 2.4-liter
I4 (185 hp, 178 lb-ft) or a turbocharged 2.0-liter I4 (245 hp,
260 lb-ft) combined with a sixspeed automatic. A turbo-
updated Q70
debuts with fresh front and rear
fascias, retuned throttle and
steering systems, and a quieter
cabin. But the big news is the
addition of long-wheelbase
model that gives the Q70L
best-in-class rear knee room.
Regular- and long-wheelbase
versions will offer either a 3.7liter, 330-hp V6 or 5.6-liter,
416-hp V8 in rear-wheel or allwheel drive. The hybrid model
also continues, but only as a
regular-wheelbase car. All
engines get a seven-speed
automatic transmission.
BASE PRICE: $52,255
OUR OPINION: A sporty handler
thats often overlooked. The
long-wheelbase offering should
help it stand out a little more.
CARS 2015
Jaguar F-Type coupe
Lamborghini Huracn
JAGUAR F-TYPE COUPE

Jag closes the lid
on the F-Type. The all-aluminum
body features added structural
rigidity and a stiffened suspension. The new top blends well
into the mad cats hindquarters,
flowing seamlessly from front
to back. Under the hood is a
choice of two 3.0-liter supercharged V6s (340 hp, 332
lb-ft of torque; 380 hp, 339
lb-ft) or a supercharged 5.0liter V8 (550 hp, 502 lb-ft).
All engines come with an
eight-speed automatic.
BASE PRICE: $77,925
OUR OPINION: Ian Callum delivers
a drop-dead-gorgeous coupe.
The performance improvements
are an added bonus.
nicely with the broad-shouldered body lines. Power is

provided by either a 5.0-liter
V8 (420 hp, 376 lb-ft) or a
3.8-liter V6 (311 hp, 293 lb-ft)
sending power to the rear
wheels through an eightspeed automatic. Interior
features include 12-way
power adjustable drivers
seat, 12.3-inch TFT screen,
and optional head-up display
and blind-spot warning.
BASE PRICE: $60,400
OUR OPINION: The most unfortunate name in the biz, Kias foray
into the luxury end of the market
is nonetheless an ambitious
play. If you care about dynamics, the K900 may disappoint. If
you like options, youll rejoice.
KIA K900
LAMBORGHINI HURACN
Kias full-size luxury

sedan. The signature grille pairs
HIGHLIGHTS:
HIGHLIGHTS:
HIGHLIGHTS:
The successor to
the wildly popular Gallardo, the
Kia K900
Huracn is built around a

hybrid chassis constructed
from aluminum and carbon
fiber. All outer skin is aluminum.
A new 5.2-liter V10 makes
610 hp with power going
to all four wheels through
a seven-speed dual-clutch
transmission. Also new
is a dynamic steering
system that continuously
varies ratios from 9.1:1 to
17.1:1 and magnetorheological dampers that adjust
depending on what the ECU
tells them.
OUR OPINION: It actually goes
around corners quickly without
understeering into gravel traps
and we finally get a dual-clutch
transmission!
LEXUS RC
HIGHLIGHTS: Lexus
first pure
coupe in 15 years, the RC

(which stands for Radical
Coupe) comes with a 3.5-liter,
306-hp V6 or, in the RC F, a
5.0-liter V8 with 467 hp. Both
engines come with an eightspeed automatic. The RC F
also gets a Torsen limited-slip
rear end, optional torque vectoring, firming springs and shocks,
larger Brembo brakes, Michelin
Pilot Sport tires and exclusive
visual treatments.
BASE PRICE: $42,500
OUR OPINION: Possesses
genuine sporting credentials.
Enthusiasts will want to skip
right to the RC F.
MCLAREN 650S
McLaren Automotives third model since its relaunch is a heavily reworked
12C built around a carbon-fiber
tub that weighs just 165
HIGHLIGHTS:
Porsche 918 Spyder

Lexus RC
Mercedes-Benz C-class
Mini Cooper Hardtop 4 Door
pounds. The 3.8-liter twin-turbo

V8 has lighter pistons, re-ported
heads, revised cam timing and
larger exhaust valves for 641 hp.
A seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox provides smoother lowspeed shifts. Suspension gets
firmer springs and recalibrated
dampers. Styling adapts the
P1s front end. Coupe and
spider versions are available.
OUR OPINION: Its brilliant and,
by certain objective measures,
better than some Ferraris
and Lambos.
MERCEDES-BENZ
S-CLASS COUPE
See story, page 34
McLaren 650S
MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS
No longer serving as
Benzs gateway vehicle, the new
C-class becomes more stylish
inside and out. Theres CLA inspiration with the long hood and
short rear deck, and S-class
touches abound outside and in,
with brushed chrome trim and
flowing wood veneer. At launch,
a 2.0-liter turbo I4 with 241 hp
and 3.0-liter biturbo V6 with
329 hp are offered. The C-class
family will eventually grow to
include a diesel, a plug-in hybrid
and a hot C63 AMG.
BASE PRICE: $39,325
OUR OPINION: Features power
and refinement at a price point
thats easy to justify.
HIGHLIGHTS:
MINI COOPER
HARDTOP 4 DOOR
The Mini Cooper
Hardtop 4 Door grows in length
and width, while keeping with
Mini styling. Power is provided
by either a 1.5-liter turbocharged I3 (134 hp, 162 lb-ft)
or a 2.0-liter turbocharged
I4 (189 hp, 207 lb-ft); either
comes with the choice of a
six-speed manual or a sixspeed automatic.
BASE PRICE: $22,550
OUR OPINION: A thoroughly modern Mini thats easier for a family
to live with and enjoy. The fivedoor hatch is a departure for the
company, but trust us, itll be a
sales homerun.
HIGHLIGHTS:
PORSCHE 918 SPYDER

We saw the first
918 Spyder prototypes a couple years ago, so it feels like its
been with us for a whilebut
its actually new for 2015. The
918 features an AWD hybrid
powertrain with a 4.6-liter V8,
plus two electric motors. Five
power modes are offered, ranging from e-power to hot lap,
which unlocks maximum power
output from all its sources. Peak
output punches in at 887 hp
and 944 lb-ft of torque.
OUR OPINION: High-tech hybrid
tech yields high performance,
which is certainly something
we can get behind.
HIGHLIGHTS:
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PORSCHE BOXSTER
GTS/CAYMAN GTS
Higher-performance
GTS versions are available for
the Boxster and Cayman lines
for the first time. The 3.4-liter
boxer six-cylinder engines get
an additional 15 hp compared
to the S for a total of 330 hp in
the Boxster and 340 hp in the
Cayman. Active suspension, a
sport chrono package and a
sport exhaust system are standard. Visual alterations include
unique fascias and 20-inch
Carrera S wheels, while the
interior gets sport seats and
a heavy dose of Alcantara
trim throughout.
BASE PRICE: $74,495/$76,195
OUR OPINION: A small power
bump and more standard
go-quicker equipment are
always welcome.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Porsche Boxster GTS
Porsche Cayman GTS
SUBARU LEGACY/
OUTBACK
HIGHLIGHTS: A
Subaru Legacy
new Subaru
Legacy and its Outback wagon
counterpart debut with improved fuel efficiency and interior refinements. Base power remains a 2.5-liter H4 with 175
hp, while a 3.6-liter H6 with 256
hp is available at the top of the
range. Like the Impreza, torqueconverted automatics are out
and replaced by a continuously
variable transmission for both
engines. Cabins feature new
navigation screens, an available

12-speaker Harman Kardon
audio system and Subarus latest EyeSight system with increased range and vehicle
detection for adaptive cruise
control, collision braking and
lane-departure warning.
BASE PRICE: $22,490/$25,745
OUR OPINION: Subaru raised its
interior game. That should pair
well with the companys hallmark all-wheel-drive system
as major selling points.
SUBARU WRX/WRX STI

The WRX bulks up,
adding a refreshed wide-bodied
design, and a unique grille and
front end to the stiffer platform
that debuted on the latest
Impreza. The interior is sportier,
featuring an array of new tech
gadgetry, upgraded materials
and more rear legroom. Under
the hood, the WRX gets a new
2.0-liter turbocharged H4 (268
hp, 258 lb-ft) mated to either a
six-speed manual or continuously variable transmission. The
range-topping STI continues
with a 2.5-liter turbo H4 (305
hp, 290 lb-ft) offered solely with
a six-speed manual.
BASE PRICE: $27,090/$35,290
OUR OPINION: The new platform
has allowed Subarus new
all-wheel-drive performance
machines to realize their
full potential.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Subaru Outback
Toyota Camry
TOYOTA CAMRY
Toyotas best seller
gets a heavy visual makeover
with all-new (save for the roof)
exterior panels. Improved dynamics come via a reinforced
body, retuned springs and
shocks, electric power steering,
less intrusive stability control
and an upgraded brake system.
New trim levels aim to up the
Camrys sporting credentials,
including an XSE and an SE
hybrid. Engines are carryovers
with the 2.5-liter, 178-hp I4
and 3.5-liter, 268-hp V6, both
coming with a six-speed automatic, while the hybrid drivetrain
continues with the continuously
variable transmission.
BASE PRICE: $23,795
OUR OPINION: Sleeker sheetmetal
and improved reflexes werent
required to keep the Camry
atop the segment sales charts,
but theyre welcome and will
further solidify its No.1 position.
HIGHLIGHTS:
VOLKSWAGEN GOLF/
GOLF GTI
The much-anticipated, seventh-generation Golf
arrives with a lower, wider and
lighter footprint. A new 2.0-liter
turbodiesel is available, pushing
out 150 hp and 236 lb-ft of
torque. The GTI ups the ante
with a turbocharged 2.0-liter I4
delivering 210 hp and 258 lb-ft
of torque. Both engines are
HIGHLIGHTS:
available with either a six-speed

manual or six-speed dual-clutch
sequential manual. The base
Golf gets a turbocharged 1.8liter I4 (138 hp, 236 lb-ft) paired
with a five-speed manual or
a six-speed automatic. This
hot hatch refresher looks
rather handsome.
BASE PRICE: $20,915/$25,215
OUR OPINION: Further refinements
to VWs hatchback keep us
coming back for more. A diesel
would be our pick if we didnt
go with the performance-minded GTI.
Subaru WRX STI
VOLVO V60/S60
POLESTAR/V60 POLESTAR
Volvos wagon
resurgence begins with the
V60. Exterior design follows
that of the S60 sedan. Frontwheel-drive versions receive
the new 2.0-liter turbocharged
I4 (240 hp, 258 lb-ft). All-wheeldrive power options include
the 2.5-liter turbocharged I5
(250 hp, 266 lb-ft) or a 3.0liter turbocharged I6 (325 hp,
354 lb-ft). For even more sport
and performance, the V60
Polestar and the S60 Polestar
sedan receive a 3.0-liter turbocharged I6 putting out 350
hp and 369 lb-ft.
BASE PRICE: $36,675
OUR OPINION: Volvo knows wagons, and the V60 is a good one
thats high on value.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Volkswagen Golf
Volvo V60
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\\ 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS COUPES
S-CLASSICS
MERCEDES COUPES FOLLOW IN
THE GRAND-TOURING TRADITION
BY GRAHAM KOZAK
FOR AS LONG AS WEVE

dreamed of driving across
Italyand its been a fantasy for a while nowweve clung to
a few preconceptions: The roads
would be challenging. The vistas,
breathtaking. The car, long, loud
and Italian. Our co-pilot, charming.
It worked out a little differently
in reality. The cross-Tuscan route
we charted was suitably picturesque,
but our partner for the ridewhile
a perfectly nice guywasnt exactly
what wed consider our type.
And the car (well, make that
cars)? At first glance, the 2015
Mercedes-Benz S-class coupes
are about as far from vintage Italian

steel as you can get. But well try
anything once, and it didnt take
much to convince us to give the
new Benz two-doors a shot. With
undeniable style, comfort and performance, the cars incorporate all the
fundamentals that made the classics
endurewhile adding a helping of
Teutonic solidity.
The S550 coupe, which we sampled first, forms the base of Benzs
range-topping flagship lineup. At
about $120K, its not a bad place
to start, nor a bad place to sit;
from the drivers seat, your problems
(and the tri-star emblem at the cars
prow) seem very, very far away.
The proportions are timeless: long
2015 MercedesBenz S550 coupe
2015 MercedesBenz S63 AMG
hood, short deck, pillarless greenhouse in between.

Theres a 4.7-liter turbocharged
V8 up there, somewhere, but you can
barely hear it from a well-appointed
cabin that Benz says is the worlds
quietest (a very believable claim).
The cars seven gears are cycled
through almost imperceptibly.
Driving is suitably effortless. Its
relaxing, not invigorating.
Since all S550s headed for North
America get 4Matic all-wheel drive,
Benzs pothole-erasing Magic Body
Control system isnt available. But
fear notthe Airmatic suspension
delivers the floatiness craved by drivers who like to forget theres a road
beneath them.
Its certainly nice, but its luxurious cushiness is better suited to the
highways of Florida than the hill
country around Florence.
Enthusiast that you are, youll
be much happier to have the naughtier S63 AMG rounding out your
fleet. Not because of the appearance
enhancements, necessarily; you
cant see the well-vented front fascia,
tight tail end or AMG badges from
behind the wheel, though you can
rest assured the car remains understated, even with an eye-grabbing
matte-effect paint job and near$162,000 price tag.
Imagine 0-60 mph in a lag-free 3.9
seconds, all in a 4,400-pound rolling
statement with a leather-upholstered
cabin nicer than those of the person-
al jets in which we like to pretend

weve been. Yeah, you want the
5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 and every
one of its 577 horses and 664 lb-ft
of torque.
The AMG SpeedShift sevenspeed automatic, which trades in
its torque converter for a secondary
clutch, offers a fair amount of control to the driver in manual mode,
particularly on upshifts. Downshifts,
though, are not quite as precise as
they might have been with a true
dual-clutch setup.
That 4Matic system and its
33/67 percent front/rear torque
split, mandatory on all S63 AMGs
at launch, instills confidence and
encourages you jump on the
optional ceramic-composite
brakes later, attack corners harder,
get back on that throttle sooner.
The car will dutifully sort out
everything behind the scenes, making you feel like a better driver than
you probably are. But you wont coax
a raging bellow out of the motor no
matter how much fuel you feed it,
and a few snappy downshifts on the
DCT wont trigger much more than
a quick, sensible snare-drum bark
from the exhaust.
We did say the S63 AMG will
round out your fleet, not compete
for the spot in your garage youve
reserved for a true sports car. Even
with an engine from Affalterbach
and sport driving modes to fiddle
around with, the car remains a
CARS 2015 \\ DRIVES

luxury coupe first and a performance
coupe second.
As for the $231,825 S65 AMG:
We havent yet driven the outrageous rear-wheel-drive, 621-hp, 738lb-ft, twin-turbo V12 land yacht. If
its anything like its top-of-the-top
CL65 AMG coupe predecessor, we
suspect its a toss-up as to whether
its dozer-like torque, silky-smooth
power delivery and subtle visual differences are really worth the hefty
premium over its V8 sister-ship
which is 0.1 second faster to 60 mph,
by the way.
As value isnt necessarily a top
consideration of those shopping
in this ultra-exclusive corner of
the market, however, we suspect
Mercedes will have no trouble selling as many as it chooses to make.
If theres anything the S-class
coupe lineup lacks, it is drama
or perhaps more precisely, edginess.
In all of its incarnations, the twodoor is simply too comfortable, too
predictable, too carefully managed,
too refined for you to ever feel like
youre getting away with something
while behind the wheel, even while
exceeding the speed limit by a comfortable margin.
Yet the gran turismo concept

has always been more about elegant,
continent-crossing performance than
back-road antics. In that respect, the
S-class coupesand the S63 AMG,
in particularcarry the GT torch
with at least as much flair as its
Italian and British contemporaries.
Those now in the market for
a high-dollar luxury two-door have
a wealth of options; provided you
have the funds, you could just as
easily get in line for one of Ferraris
raucous offerings or have the folks
at Crewe build a Bentley Continental GT to your spec. Then there
are the Astons and Maseratis to
consider we might as well include
the beastly Rolls-Royce Wraith in
the conversation.
Its cutting-edge technological
suite, impressive performance and
coddling interior make the S-class
coupe, in any incarnation, a winner.
Whether making the obvious choice
offends your hipster sensibilities,
know that the new Benz two-doors
namely, the S63 AMG variantwill
serve you well on a ride down the
twisting, turning roads of your
dreams. As for the charming co-pilot,
youre on your own there. c
2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S550 COUPE

ON SALE: Now BASE PRICE: $120,825 DRIVETRAIN: 4.7-liter, 449-hp, 516-lb-ft twinturbocharged V8; AWD, seven-speed automatic CURB WEIGHT: 4,707 lb 0-60 MPH:
4.5 sec (mfr) FUEL ECONOMY (EPA CITY/HWY/COMBINED): 17/26/20 mpg (est)
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\\ 2015 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC
EIGHT IS ENOUGH
CHEVYS NEW AUTO VETTEWHILE NO MANUALHOLDS ITS OWN
BY JAKE LINGEMAN
CHEVROLETS NEW
8L90 eight-speed automatic transmission is ready
for duty in the 2015 Corvette
Stingray. The 6.2-liter V8/
eight-speed combo is good
for a 3.7-second 0-60 time,
29 mpg and faster shifts than
many dual-clutch transmissionsmost notably the
Porsche 911s.
We tested the 15 Vette
on General Motors famed
Milford Road Course and some
surrounding streets. Were not
going to say the new auto is
better than a manual transmission; it isnt. Theres still no
way it can match the involvement or control of rowing your
own. But we can say with authority that a dual-clutch isnt
the only way to go if you insist
on letting the car shift itself.
Chevy says it went with the
torque-converter automatic
over a dual-clutch for a couple
reasons: The DCTs on the
market wouldnt fit in the
space reserved for the 2014s

six-speed, and the auto works
better with the Corvettes
Active Fuel Management system to achieve the 29-highway-mpg EPA estimate.
The 8L90 weighs about
8 pounds less than the outgoing six-speed automatic,
thanks to extensive use of
magnesium and aluminum.
A taller top gear leads to
an 8 percent decrease in
engine rpm at 70 mph.

Out on the roller coaster
that is the Milford Road
Course, we threw the Vette
into track mode and left the
gear shift in D. It takes about
two turns and a hard-braking
event to get the trans to realize
youre on a racetrack, then it
switches into what well call
redline mode. At that point,
the transmission kicks into
the lowest gear possible. It can
2015 Hyrda-Matic
8L90 (M5U)
eight-speed RWD
auto transaxle
2015 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY

EIGHT-SPEED AUTOMATIC
ON SALE: Now BASE PRICE: $56,720 DRIVETRAIN: 6.2-liter, 455-hp, 460lb-ft V8; RWD, eight-speed automatic CURB WEIGHT: 3,298 lb 0-60 MPH:
3.7 sec FUEL ECONOMY (EPA CITY/HWY/COMBINED): 16/29/20 mpg (est)
drop down three when youre

on the brakes hard and hold
high rpm indefinitely if you
keep the throttle steady.
We caught the new transmission hunting only once in
about 12 laps on the difficult
course, and that could have
been our fault with sloppy
pedal work. It is a little unsettling seeing the shift lights
on the dash flashing, meaning
shift, while the transmission
just hangs in gear and the
exhaust wails at full rpm.
Once your driving has settled
down off-track, the eight-speed
automatically adjusts back
into street mode.
After driving three highpowered cars with eight-speed,
torque-converter automatics
(Challenger SRT Hellcat,
Jaguar F-Type R and now
this Vette), we can say the
newest models are every bit
as good as dual-clutches. They
can shift as fast, feel smoother
and arent rough on low-speed
launches like many performance-oriented DCTs.
No automatic offers the
connected driving experience
a true manual can, but they
get closer every year. Corvette
buyers who want an automatic
now can choose one of the
best units available. c
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peculiar federal government maneuver,
Lanier, 60, planned to walk out of a
Florida penitentiary a free man on Oct.
15. Motivation for the federal governments move remains a mystery under
sealed motions.
Randy did not want to talk about
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the press has scooped us, wrote Cheri
Sicardi, administrator of Laniers
Facebook account, on Oct. 10, one day
after autoweek.com reported he would be
released after 27 years in confinement.
Randy will have a statement after his
release with more details and after being
Government
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why someone
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circumstances is
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THE 225,000 HOURS

OF RANDY LANIER
IN AN UNEXPECTED AND UNCLEAR TWIST, ONE OF
RACINGS NOTORIOUS CHARACTERS IS A FREE MAN
BY JON SARACENO
RANDY LANIER, FORMER

sports-car driver and 1986
Indianapolis 500 Rookie of
the Year whose racing career scandalous-
ly careened into oblivion when he

was sentenced to life without parole
in 1988 for his role as an international
drug trafficking mastermind, was set to
shuffle out of prison.
Assisted by a fortuitous and seemingly
reunited with his family, she added on

Facebook. Until then, we are dealing
with the federal government and the justice system so anything can happen and
we do not want to celebrate until Randy
is actually a free man. But we are all
overjoyed to say the least
U.S. District Judge J. Phil Gilbert
granted the governments motion to
reduce Laniers sentence 25 days before
she posted that statement to Facebook
meaning Lanier knew of his pending
release last summer, or so he told some
friends. He has said he already has a
job waiting for him at a South Florida
classic-car museum.
Randy has a high-pitched voice
when hes happy, it goes even higher,
a friend who speaks to Lanier told
Autoweek. He was so happy [about his
release], it was really high.

The once-boyish South Floridian who
left racing in disgrace in the 1980s was
convicted on multiple charges for his role
as a ringleader in an international marijuana-smuggling ring. Lanier won the 84
IMSA GTP drivers championship, and
four-years later was sentenced to life in
prison without possibility of parole. With
the strong scent of pot and fast success,
Laniers life and career swerved off course.
He reflected the times: South
Florida in the 80s was a breeding
ground for some of road racings biggest
stars and rogues. Piloting swoopy exotic
prototype sports cars, some drivers
engaged simultaneously in fast-lane
lifestyles. Pundits called IMSA an
acronym for International Marijuana
Smuggling Association.
Laniers harsh 1988 sentence baffled
many in racing. Even though he was convicted under the Racketeer Influenced
and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act,
many remain puzzled today why the
judge granted a motion to set him free.
The judge gave no reason in his twosentence decision.
Jim Porter, first assistant U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of
Illinois, confirmed Laniers scheduled
Oct. 15 release from a high-security
prison in Coleman, Fla. There were
certain motions filed which were
under seal, said Porter. If the judge
has not made [the reasoning] clear, I
cannot tell you.
Lanier must spend his first six months
in a halfway house. The court imposed
other conditions: He cannot drink alcohol or patronize establishments selling it.
The court forbids him from possessing
weapons. He can be drug-tested once a
week for a year and must undergo drugand-alcohol treatment.
The question remains, why release
Lanier after he languished in prison
for so long? The wheels of justice
might have received the needed grease
in August, 2012, with co-defendant
Eugene A. Fischers unexpected and
unexplained release (Fischer, Lanier
and co-defendant Benjamin B. Kramer
each received life sentences).
Indeed, the governments motivation
has some legal experts concerned about
lack of transparency. Frank Tuerkheimer,
a former federal prosecutor, said the
government owes the public some sort
of explanation as to why someone under
Lanier qualified on row five for the 1986

Indianapolis 500 and finished 10th.
these circumstances is suddenly being

let out of jail. I am a little surprised that
the judge didnt insist on ityou give
some sort of logical reason; its odd,
said Tuerkheimer, a member of the
University of Wisconsin Law Faculty
and a former Assistant U.S. Attorney.
There are two little mysteries: A.) Why
are they doing it?; and B.) Why did the
judge go along with it? He did not have
to sign the order.
He probably
missed the best
years of his life
and thats a pretty
big price to pay.
IndyCar team owner
Bobby Rahal
Forfeiture of assets appears to have

triggered the decision to release Fischer,
according to what Lanier confided to a
source. And like Fischer, Lanier also received government forfeiture notices,
possibly relating to a Los Angeles-area
card-club casino, but he ignored them,
the source said. Fischer didnt, though.
According to Lanier, Fischer passed the
notices to his attorney.
At some juncture, Randy found
out a co-defendant sued the feds over
forfeiture, said the source. So they
made a deal with [Fischer] to let him
out a couple of years ago. Randy tried

the same thing and was denied until he
got another attorney. Then they [agreed]
to let him out.
The forfeiture issue is murky, but
this is clear: The government long ago
entered forfeiture judgments against
Lanier and Kramer for $60 million each.
At 34, Lanier was found guilty of operating a continuing criminal enterprise,
conspiracy to distribute, and conspiracy
to defraud the IRS; his sentence excluded
the possibility of parole. At one point, he
became a fugitive. In 1996, he was given
two years solitary confinement at a federal penitentiary in Florence, Colo.
The FBI investigation in the Southern
District of Illinois led to Lanier and his
co-defendants being found guilty of distributing more than 1,000 pounds of
marijuana between 1982-86. An FBI
investigation revealed Laniers illegal
gain was an astonishing $68 million.
Much of the windfall was confiscated.
A source told Autoweek that Lanier
said he buried $2.5 million in PVC pipes
in his fathers barn. Federal authorities
grabbed another $5 million Lanier squirreled away in various accounts after an
ex-girlfriend ratted him out when she
heard Lanier say on a secret tape recording that he did not trust her, Lanier told
the source.
His personal losses, of course, are
immeasurable.
He probably missed the best years
of his life and thats a pretty big price to
INDYCAR
COMP \\ RANDY LANIER
pay, IndyCar team owner Bobby

Rahal, a contemporary, told
Autoweek. Rahal won the 1986
Indy 500 when Lanier broke Michael
Andrettis rookie-speed qualifying
record, started on row five and finished 10th.
Seeming to rise from the vapor of
Floridas muggy air, Lanier in 1984
formed Blue Thunder Racing. The
team had no major corporate sponsor.
Eyebrows furrowed along pit road.
Nonetheless, Lanier teamed with
Dale, Bill and Don Whittingtonthe
latter two also pleaded guilty to a $73
million marijuana-smuggling operation (Breaking Bad, April 14)to win
the IMSA GTP title as they whipped
past Holbert Racings Porsche 962s
and the Group 44 Jaguar. (Ironically,
Laniers release comes the same week
as the Tudor United SportsCar
Championships year-end awards
ceremony in New York City.)
As it turned out, Laniers exotic
March 83G prototype sports car was
powered by more than petrol. The
drug-fueled operation precipitated his
swift decline. In a 2012 interview with
IndyCar Advocate, Lanier attributed
faulty thinking and having my priorities in the wrong place is one reason
for his podium-to-prison downfall.
Growing up in the 60s and being
around the marijuana culture could
have had some influence on me, he
said. Money was also a contributing
factor, along with the thrill of that
sort of lifestyle.
Accomplishments and achievements, he concluded with melancholy, are not what life is all about.
Now quite unexpectedly, Lanier
has regained the most precious trophy
in life.
In prison, Lanier began oil painting,
and took up yoga and tai chi. He
passed time playing chess and visiting
with his children. Until the cartilage
in his right hip deteriorated, he enjoyed running without pain.
Freedom restored and time served,
Lanier no longer needs to flee. If the
wiser, older man with the gray hair
has learned from his checkered past,
he has ample time in the future to
pursue the joys of independent selfdetermination while proving that
the government made the correct
decision. c
RAHAL
LANIERS PEERS
RESPOND
REACTION AMONG RANDY LANIERS
high-profile racing contemporaries, all
Indianapolis 500 winners, that he will be free
after 27 years of incarceration brings a similar refrain: He served his time.
And this: Randy Thomas Lanier wasnt
such a hotshot racer.
Bobby Rahal, winner of the 1986 Indy
500 when Lanier was named Rookie of the
Year, called him a weekend-warrior type;
one of the better amateurs.
I dont know if I would say he did anything spectacular, the 61-year-old IndyCar
team owner told Autoweek. He wasnt a
professional. If he had to rely on racing for a
living, it would have been a challenge.
Laniers life-without-parole sentence
prompted Rahal to observe, OK, he was
smuggling marijuana and got [busted].
But there were a lot of guys that did that
and got 10 years. He gets life and you go,
Holy smokes. I mean, murderers get less
than that.
Hall of Fame driver Mario Andretti, 74,
who competed against Lanier on the IMSA
and IndyCar circuits, said, Quite honestly,
he was not considered one of the top dogs
that, if you are going to win a race, you have
to deal with.
He didnt have the reputation that would
warrant big sponsors behind him, Andretti
told Autoweek. He was buying [rides] and
then you find out how he was buying.
Certainly, you have no pity for thathe
got what he deserved. But he certainly
paid his dues.
Lanier started 18 IndyCar races from
1985-86. He struggled in transitioning from
sports cars but improved. Starting 13th at
Indy he finished 10th, sandwiched between
Danny Sullivan (ninth) and Gary
ANDRETTI
Bettenhausen (11th). Lanier notched top-10

finishes in four of the last five IndyCar races
he completed (Milwaukee, Meadowlands,
Cleveland, Toronto).
After autoweek.com reported Laniers
Oct. 15 release, Arie Luyendyk posted on
Facebook, Wow Randy Lanier this is such
good news, it really made my day, once
youre out it will be time to celebrate WOW!
So happy for you.
Lanier has described Luyendyk, Emerson
Fittipaldi, A.J. Foyt, Johnny Rutherford and
Al Unser Jr. as friends. Foyt had no comment. The others could not be reached for
reaction to Laniers release, except for Little
Al, who exclaimed, Thats great!
I dont recall spending any real time
with Randy. He was in and out so fast,
said Unser, 52.
Lanier won the 1984 IMSA GTP drivers
championship as part of a South Florida
connection that funded its racing with drug
proceeds and fueled a scandal.
A breed unto itself in those days. Right
out of Miami Vice, said Rahal.
Said Johnny Rutherford, Randy came
along on the coattails of the Whittingtons
and sports-car racing. They amassed a fortune. They had airplanes and race cars.
Everyone stepped back in awe as they
came charging in. But they werent that
good at running high speeds on a speedway for three hours.
Drug running apparently was not their
forte, either.
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
slapped Lanier with multiple drug charges
in 1986. He became a fugitive.
It became like a soap opera, recalled
Rutherford, 76. [Federal authorities] kept
trying to find him. We were told he had
plastic surgery to change his looks and try
to get a new identity.
Lanier was arrested hiding out in the
Caribbean. He never raced again.
JS
COMP \\ FERRARI 60TH
THE REST
WAS HISTORY
ON A SNOWY WINTERS NIGHT MORE THAN 60 YEARS
AGO, ONE MANS DRIVE FROM FRANCE TO ITALY
CHANGED EVERYTHING
BY DENISE MCCLUGGAGE
Editors note: Ferrari is celebrating 60 years of racing in the United States. Our acclaimed Denise McCluggage
knows a thing or two about the marques migration to America: She won the GT class at Sebring in 1961, and
she and saxophone player Allen Eager finished 10th overall driving her short-wheelbase Ferrari 250 GT. Here
she recalls how one man in particular led the Prancing Horse to glitterati and racers alike.
I SEE IT AS A MOVIE.
World War II has ended
and Luigi Chinetti is driving as fast as he dares through enclosing darkness and intermittent
snow. The going is slower than he
expected. It is Christmas Eveimportant in any movie. Maybe 1946,
according to legendimportant,
but not in my film. Luigi has

told Enzo Ferrari he must see
him. Ferrari will wait for him.
The Ferrari offices are on a side
street in Modena, several decades
from being converted to a parking
garage after Maranello becomes
headquarters.
In the reception office, the ceil-
ing is much higher than any of

the walls are wide. At its apex
glows a feeble bulb. The Commendatore, as he was usually called
then, waits in the dimness and
hugs himself against the cold.
Ferrari has managed to survive
the war, making machine tools
in the factory wherein he once
Tertre Rouge,
the way it was:
Five years before
he opened
the U.S.s first
official Ferrari
dealership,
in New York,
Chinetti won
at the 1949
24 Hours of
Le Mans, driving
a 166MM.
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compounded race cars.

When Chinetti arrives, slapping
his gloved hands, talking fast,
he will tell Ferrari he must stop
making machine tools. The
Germans are better at it and
will put him out of business.
What will Ferrari do? He must
build cars. Fast cars from Italy
are what Americans will want.
Ferrari is a man of dark moods,
and he is deep in one now. Luigi
keeps talking about cars. Cars for
racing. Cars for the road. Ferrari
must build them. Enzo shakes his
head slowly. For anyone who ever
saw Ferrari in his darkness, the
weight of that memory alone will
sag their knees. Luigi is quick
about the room, talking, talking.
Time is slow in the cold. Then,
slowly, Ferrari seems to swim up
from a depth. He asks, Who will
buy them? Luigi stops.
Like a kid with a favorite story,
I often asked Luigi to tell me the
Christmas Eve saga. In it he uses a
favorite phrase of his: Can you
imagine? I liked its inflection.
Can you imagine? I wait for it.
Luigi tells me, I say to him, I will
buy 20, 25 cars. Can you imagine?
I have no money and I say I will
buy 25 cars. He stops there with
an oddly sweet Luigi smile.
Ferrari is moving faster. Starting
to talk. To plan. Yes, cars. Racing
cars, road cars. Luigi slides to
earth. I must get back to Paris.
And he heads back there in the late
night and the snow. Can you
imagine? I have to sell 20, 25 cars.
Chinettiwho will eventually
form Ferraris NART (North
American Racing Team)knows
people in America who will likely
buy these cars. Some will buy
them and race them and buy
more. Others will buy them because the first people bought them.
One possible buyer is Tommy Lee
of Los Angeles, usually described
as a radio executive but certifiably
a car nut. And sure enough at the
1948 Turin Auto Show, where
Carrozzeria Touring shows the
first 166 Barchetta, the little
boat sails off the display into
Lees ownership.
Briggs Cunningham, probably
the surest bet on Luigis buyers

list, is credited as the first
American to bring a Ferrari to
the U.S. for racing.
The car he bought was a 1948
Tipo 166 Spyder Corsa. It raced
several times in 1949, then Briggs
drove it to first overall in May
1950 at the Suffolk County
Airport. It went to the Miles
Collier collection in Naples, Fla.,
years later when the younger Miles
bought Cunninghams collection.
Sam Collier, Miles uncle, raced
the Spyder Corsa at Bridgehampton. Then he was killed in a crash
on the road course at Watkins
Glen in September 1950.
Another buyer Luigi counted
on was Jim Kimberly. Sure enough,
Gentleman Jim acquired a 166
Barchetta and in 1951 entered it in
the second-ever Palm Springs race
in California. William Edgar, who
writes as well about racing as anybody, was there to watch Jim become the first American to race a
Ferrari on the West Coast. Except
Jim wasnt there to be watched.
That it was April Fools Day had
nothing to do with it. Jim had an-
swered an urgent call to return to

Chicago, and Marshall Lewis, his
mechanic and sometime co-driver,
assumed the wheel. Marshall did
just fine, winning by two laps.
Luigi did more than sell that
Barchetta (s/n 0010M). Before
the car crossed the Atlantic, Luigi
raced it at Spa in one of his specialty 24-hour races. And (with Jean
Lucas) won. Indeed, Luigi also
raced the Spyder Corsa he sold
Briggs before it left Europe. This at
Montlhry. If youre going to sell
Ferraris to Americans, why not
build them a provenance first?
The histories written of Ferraris
racing in America sometime identify Luigi Chinetti as the American
distributor or simply the New
York dealer. Few credit him with
the importance he played in the
very existence of Ferrari the automobile manufacturer. Certainly,
Enzo Ferrari didnt. But then Enzo
was not by nature generous.
I asked Luigi once how he could
have tolerated such a spoiled, selfish character as Ferrari. Oh,
Luigi said with his private smile,
he was always interesting. c
The 12 Hours
of Paris at
Montlhry,
Sept. 12, 1948.
Chinetti, left,
and Lord Peter
Selsdon with
the Ferrari 166
Spyder Corsa
they drove to
the win. This
marked Ferraris
first endurancerace victory,
not long after
Chinetti convinced the
Commendatore
to build
sports cars.
COMP \\ FERRARI 60TH
RACING TO 60:
FERRARIS PATH TO
GLORY ON US SOIL
1956: A Ferrari 860 Monza, driven

by Juan Manuel Fangio and Eugenio
Castellotti, claims the first of what
now stands at 12 overall wins at the
12 Hours of Sebring.
1958: Chinetti founds Ferraris
North American Racing Team,
known famously as NART.
1958-1962: Four overall wins
at Sebring in five years.
1964: The height of the
Cobra/Ferrari wars. Ferrari finishes
1-2-3 to open the season at the
Daytona Continental 2,000km.
NARTs Series II 250 GTO wins
with drivers Pedro Rodriguez and
Phil Hill. At Sebring, Mike Parkes
and Umberto Maglioli win overall
in a 275P to lead another 1-2-3
for Ferrari.
1965: NART wins the 24 Hours of
Le Mans, the first privateer team to
do so. Masten Gregory, Ed Hugus
and Jochen Rindt share duties in the
V12-powered 250LM.
1967: The Cobra war continues,
but the Prancing Horse finishes 1-23 at the 24 Hours of Daytona, with
two 330P4s leading the way over a
412P. Lorenzo Bandini and Chris
Amon are the winning drivers.
1970: Overall victory at Sebring
as Mario Andretti, Ignazio Giunti
and Nino Vaccarella do the driving
in a 512S.
1972: Mario Andretti and Jacky
Ickx win the 6 Hour Continental
at Daytona (there was no 24-hour
race at the track this year) and
at Sebring, driving a 312PB.
1993: The first U.S. Ferrari

Challenge racing series is born,
featuring race-prepared 348s.
1995: Fermin Velez captures the
IMSA World Sports Car
Championship driving a Scandia
Racing Team Ferrari 333SP.
1956..
1997: Scandia wins Sebring

overall with a 333SP driven by
Andy Evans, Velez, Yannick Dalmas
and Stefan Johansson.
1998: Gianpiero Morettis MOMO
team wins the Daytona 24 and
Sebring 12 with its 333SP. The
drivers for Sebring are Moretti,
Didier Theys and Mauro Baldi;
IndyCar regular and 1997
Indianapolis 500 winner Arie
Luyendyk joins for Sebring.
1967..
2006: Risi Competizione claims
the American Le Mans Series GT2
teams title after four wins with its
F430 GT.
2007: Risi wins the ALMS GT2
drivers, teams and manufacturers
championships.
2012: AIM Autosports 458 Italia
driven by Jeff Segan and Emil
Assentato bags the Grand-Am
Rolex Series drivers title.
2013: Ferrari claims the manufacturers championship in the Rolex
Series GT class, thanks to
consistent performance from
its 458 Italia race cars.
Scuderia Corsa driver
Alessandro Balzan wins the
drivers crown.
2014: To kick off its 60th anniversary celebration, a 458 driven
by Townsend Bell, Scott Tucker,
Jeff Segal, Bill Sweedler and
Alessandro Pier Guidi wins the
GTD class at the Daytona 24.
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1954: Luigi Chinetti opens the first

official Ferrari dealer in the United
States, on Eleventh Avenue in midtown Manhattan.
1998..
2014..
PETIT LE MANS \\
COMP
MIXED BAG
SOME GOOD NEWS,
SOME BAD AS TUDOR
CHAMPIONSHIP FINISHES
FIRST SEASON AT
ROAD ATLANTA
BY STEVEN COLE SMITH
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CREDIT WHERE ITS DUE:

When the American Le Mans
Series and the Grand-Am series
formally merged at the start of this sportscar season, the resulting Tudor United
SportsCar Championship wisely maintained the ALMS start-big, end-big idea.
The ALMS traditionally started with
the Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring, and
ended with Petit Le Mans at Road
Atlanta. When Grand-Am absorbed
ALMS, it added the Rolex 24 at Daytona
to the beginning of the season, keeping
the idea a special race should start the
year and wrap it up. It works. Its hard to
name another series thats figured it out.
And the 2014 Petit Le Mans powered
by Mazdaa regulation 10 hours this
year, instead of the 10 hours or 1,000
miles, whichever comes first (10 hours
did)was a big, exciting race bracketed
by two troubling announcements.
At the next-to-last race, at the Circuit
of the Americas, the usually two-car
Extreme Speed P2 team announced it was
staying home. Team owners/drivers Ed
Brown, sponsor Tequila Patrns boss,
Winning time: Ricky and Jordan Taylor, along with co-driver Max Angelelli, below, scored the overall
win at Petit Le Mans in their Chevrolet Corvette Daytona Prototype, their second victory of the 2014
Tudor United SportsCar Championship season. Above: Bryce Miller, Matthew Bell and Christopher
Haase drove their Audi R8 LMS to deliver the GTD-class win to Paul Miller Racing in one of the
seasons biggest sports-car events on one of North Americas most challenging circuits.
and Scott Sharp took pains to say it wasnt personalthey just wanted to save
money before heading to China to run
with the World Endurance Championship. But theres no other way it take it:
Brown and Sharp were not happy with
the Tudor Championships Balance of
Performance regulations, convinced the
deck was stacked against their open-cockpit Hondas, mostly in favor of GrandAms traditional Daytona Prototypes.
And since Tequila Patrn was the
North American Endurance Cups title

sponsorawarding the best finishes in
the four longest racesBrowns absence
was particularly telling, especially since
both Grand-Ams Jim France and ALMS
Dr. Don Panoz credit Brown in large part
with bringing the two to the table.
Then, the Monday after Oct. 4s
Petit, even worse news: The Dodge
SRT Viper two-car factory GT-Le Mans
team is done, after taking its first season
team championship at Petit, as well as
Strong finish: Wolf Henzler, Bryan Sellers and

Marco Holzer won the GTLM class at Petit in
their Team Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR.
the drivers championship with Kuno

Wittmer. He learned he would be unemployed 15 minutes before the press release
went out. It was dj vu, all over again:
Dodges two-car Penske team won the
NASCAR Sprint Cup championship in
2012 with Brad Keselowski but didnt
show up in 2013 to defend it. As it is,
Chrysler remains in NHRA drag racing,
and thats it.
Otherwise, Petit 2014 was a solid race.
For the just-over-50-car field, the weather
was clear and cool after a wet week, so rain
wouldnt be a factor, as it was in so many
past Petits.
In the Prototype class, the results
werent surprising: The so-strong Action
Express No. 5 Chevrolet Corvette DP
came to Road Atlanta leading the points;
driver Christian Fittipaldi padded that
with a pole. He and co-driver Joo Barbosa
needed only to start the race for the team
championship and drive one stint each for
the drivers championship, as well as for
the NAEC championship and its extra
$100,000 prize. And they did, then set
off to try and win the race.
They came up 11 seconds short, as the
Wayne Taylor Racing Corvette DPwith
brothers Jordan and Ricky Taylor, and Max
Angelelli (helping out in the long races)
was fast and flawless, with excellent race

strategy and pit work. The Taylor brothers
became the first American-born drivers to
win Petit outright and did it after their father and team owner, Wayne Taylor (from
South Africa), won the first Petit in 1998
when Jordan and Ricky were 7 and 9 years
old, respectively. The Ganassi Ford-Riley
driven by Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas and a
visiting Scott Dixon was third, a lap down.
In GT-Le Mans, the two-car SRT
Motorsports Dodge Viper GTS-R team
had two drivers tied for the championshipWittmer and season-long co-driver Jonathan Bomarito. In a smart but
mercenary move, they were split for Petit,
SRT correctly figuring theyd have two
chances to out-finish Antonio Garcia of
the Corvette C7.R two-car team, and
Wittmer did. But the race went for the
second surprise yearto the plucky Team
Falken Tire Porsche 911 RSR of Wolf
Henzler, Bryan Sellers and Marco Holzer.
Sean Rayhalls scary crash 15 minutes
from the end in his leading Prototype
Challenge car caused a late-race caution
and bunched the field for the final few
green-flag laps. Henzler held off the second-place No. 912 Porsche North America
factory 911 RSR. Wittmers Viper, in winning the championship, was third.
The spec Prototype Challenge cars

ORECA chassis and essentially crate
Chevrolet V8sseem to just get faster,
with a couple teams knocking off laps
only a second and a half slower than
the Prototypes. After Rayhall crashed the
8Star car out of the lead, it left the door
open for the Starworks No. 8 with Renger
van der Zande, Mirco Schultis and Alex
Popow, who was salvaging a season shortened by a broken arm.
As usual, the largest class was for the
GT-Daytona cars, with Paul Miller Racing
giving the Audi R8 LMS its first win of
the year. Drivers Bryce Miller, Matt Bell
and Christopher Haase drove a solid, unspectacular race, with Haase beating Jan
Heylen in the Dempsey Racing Porsche
911 GT America by just over three seconds. Turner Motorsports, the BMW
team, took the teams championship,
and Dane Cameron the drivers title.
There were teams in the Road Atlanta
paddock insisting they havent decided on
what theyll do in 2015come back, quit,
move to the Pirelli World Challenge series
or to the World Endurance Championship,
or some combination of all those.
There isnt much time to think about
it, either: The Roar Before the Rolex 24
test begins Jan. 9. c
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COMP \\ PETIT LE MANS
Formula One drivers form a ring of

solidarity as they show respect for their
injured colleague Jules Bianchi.
HEAVY HIT, HEAVY HEARTS

JULES BIANCHIS DEVASTATING CRASH IN JAPAN BRINGS
BY ADAM COOPER
SAFETY TALK BACK TO THE FOREFRONT
JULES BIANCHIS CRASH IN

the Japanese Grand Prixthe
most serious to hit Formula
One since the tragic 1994 season that
witnessed the deaths of Ayrton Senna
and Roland Ratzenbergersent shockwaves through the sport.
For all the safety improvements the
FIA has introduced the past 20 years,
with focus both on the cars and the circuits, Bianchis Oct. 5 crash into a crane
was a reminder racing is still dangerous.
Of course, its not easy to legislate for flying wheels or other debris, or the possibility of cars taking off and striking solid
objects such as posts supporting catch
fencing. But what made Suzuka so frustrating for most observers was that collision between a competing car and a recovery vehicleon the scene to extract
Adrian Sutils crashed Sauber from
Dunlop cornerseemed so unnecessary.
Inevitably, the FIA is under scrutiny
for not using a safety car to control the
field after Sutil went off and the tractor
crane was dispatched. Rain was falling,

light was fading and the Sauber was on
the outside of a notoriously tricky, highspeed corner.
Race director Charlie Whiting is
adamant race control followed protocol,
given the stricken car was well off the
circuit and that the marshals were protected by double waved yellows meaning
slow down and be prepared to stop.
Despite the double yellows, Bianchis
Marussia car got sideways and he overcorrected and speared straight off the
road at high speed. As harsh as it seems
given the consequences for the 25-yearold Frenchman, the consensus is he was
going too fast for circumstances. Had he
not veered right and hit the tractors rear,
he might have struck the marshals tending to the Sauber and wed be considering
a very different scenario.
With the teams and drivers full support, the FIAs key immediate response
was to focus on the issue of drivers
speeding through yellows. Inevitably, no-
body wants to lose time to rivals, and

judging just how much to back off has always been a problem. The FIA wants to
address that, in effect having a mandatory speed limit through yellow flag zones.
There are some things to learn, said
Whiting. And we want to engage with
all the teams and drivers to make sure
that we come up with sound and wellthought-through ideas. One of the most
important things that we learned here is
its probably better to take the decision
to slow down away from the drivers.
I think its better to try and put in
place a system where its much clearer to
everybody how much we think cars
should slow down under similar circumstances. It probably wont be a speed
limit as such, but there will be a way of
controlling the speed with complete certainty and complete clarity.
The most likely scenario is a virtual
safety car using the time-delta system
imposed in a full-course yellows first
two laps. A time delta would be imposed
for the yellow zone, and every driver
would have to slow the same amount. It
seems obvious now, as is often the case
after crashes trigger urgent response.
Bianchi has paid a heavy price; we can
but hope the result is a safer sport. c
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COMP \\ FORMULA ONE
Up in smoke? Rosberg blew

the race at the start, and
trails Hamilton by 17 points.
STRETCHING
THE GAP
HAMILTON WINS AS F1
MAKES LONG-ANTICIPATED
DEBUT IN RUSSIA
AFTER TRYING FOR MORE

than 30 years and after various
false starts in other potential
venues, Formula One boss Bernie
Ecclestone finally achieved his dream:
Grand Prix racing in Russia. In so doing,
he opened the doors to a huge market for
the sportand by a timing quirk did so
just as the countrys young F1 hero
Daniil Kvyat is headed next year to a
high-profile seat at Red Bull Racing.
Even Ecclestone could not have predicted that move when he set the wheels
in motion for the Sochi Autodroms
creation some years ago. Equally, he
could not have foreseen the political
situation engulfing the race during recent
months. Back in February, it was deemed
acceptable for the 2014 Winter Olympics
to go ahead on the same Sochi site, but
since then events have moved on in
Ukraine, and the July 17 shooting down
of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 raised
the stakes considerably.

Inevitably, in recent weeks F1s
upcoming Russian trip came under
media scrutiny, and team bosses referred
any difficult questions to Ecclestone
and the FIA. In time-honored fashion,
Ecclestone insisted F1 doesnt get involved in politics.
In the case of Russia, that was open
to question since President Vladimir
Putin was personally behind the events
creation. Putin wasnt on the grid, but
Russias deputy prime minister was,
and in an unprecedented move, drivers
were required to line up for the national
anthem (and subsequently to show support for Jules Bianchi).
When Putin arrived on site after the
race was half over, cameras showed
Ecclestone greeting him, Putin taking
his place in a VIP stand and enjoying
the action. Inevitably, he was on the
podium presenting Lewis Hamilton the
trophyHamiltons driver suit of course
carried Petronas logos, Malaysias state
petroleum company.
You could argue if U.S. President
Barack Obama showed up in Austin,
Texas, for the race, Bernies cameras
would follow him closely as well.
Nevertheless, one wondered what the
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world at large thought. If any of F1s key

players felt uncomfortable watching
events unfold, they did their best to hide
it in public, sticking to the message that
sport does not get involved in politics.
As an event, the inaugural Russian GP
proved to be a great success. Ecclestone
and Putins plan to use the otherwise
now-superfluous Olympic site was inspired and made us wish other cities had
done the same; indeed, Ecclestone did at
one time consider the 2012 London

venue as a possible circuit site.
Compromised by available space,
track designer Hermann Tilke did his
best with a layout snaking between
buildings used for figure skating, hockey
and curling. Echoing Valencia, Korea
and Abu Dhabi, it was a semi-street
track, and on TV it was hard to tell one
concrete-lined section from another.
But it was good live viewing, and the
drivers found the low-grip surface and
layout more challenging than expected.
It was not easy to hone car setup or complete a perfect lap.
Alas, the race itself fell a bit flat.
Nico Rosberg locked up his tires and
ruined them on the first lap and dropped
to the back with an instant pit stop for
new rubber. Hamilton, therefore, was
left to win as he pleased, and there was
little action down the field. Pirellis
compound choice proved too conservative, and on the smooth new surface
there was no degradation. The bulletproof tires combined with unexpectedly
high fuel consumption (forcing many
drivers to ease off) and a lack of incidents
or safety-car interventions to ensure
there was very little action. In fairness
to Tilke, the supporting GP2 and GP3
Series races were more eventful.
Nevertheless, a healthy crowd
turned up, everything ran on schedule,
the good weather and an unexpectedly
appealing venue, sandwiched between
mountains and the sea, pleasantly surprised F1 folk. Plans are in hand to make
it a night race. The Russian GP is definitely here to stay.
AC
Mercedess 1-2 finish in Russia earned it the 2014 F1 constructors championship.
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GUIDE TO
THE 2014 UNITED STATES GRAND PRIX WEEKEND RUNS

Oct. 31-Nov. 2 in Austin, Texas. But you already know that, as youve
booked your flight and found a place to sleep. Youve got some racing on your
schedule, of course, but how do you fill the pre- and post-race hours? Read on.
BARS:
EASY TIGER
Beer garden and bakery serves

great sandwiches and more.
easytigeraustin.com
(512) 614-4972
SHANGRI-LA
Young, hip and near other bars

and restaurants; Bill Murray
once poured shots there.
shangrilaaustin.com
(512) 524-4291
CONTIGO
A craft beer cookout,

featuring live music, local
breweries and five outdoor
food stations.
contigotexas.com/austin
(512) 614-2260
LIVE MUSIC:
GINNYS LITTLE
LONGHORN SALOON
Ginnys features cheap beer
and chicken-shit bingo, and
is the center of the citys
honky-tonk scene.
thelittlelonghornsaloon.com
(512) 524-1291
THE CONTINENTAL
CLUB
James Beard-nominated
modern Mexican open for
brunch, lunch and dinner. Also
available in taco-truck form.
lacondesa.com
(512) 499-0300
HILLSIDE FARMACY
Originally a pharmacy, Hillside

now serves three meals daily
and offers fancy groceries.
hillsidefarmacy.com
(512) 628-0168
LAV
Nice and swanky, with a very

reasonable small plates menu.
lavaustin.com
(512) 391-1888
SECOND BAR +
KITCHEN
Food and cocktails come highly
recommended and the kitchen
is open late.
congressaustin.com/second
(512) 827-2750
QUI
Fixed, multicourse menu

for the adventurous.
quiaustin.com
(512) 827-2750
Open since 1957, the

Continental Club is an Austin
institution with a bit of
automotive edge.
www.continentalclub.com/
Austin.html (512) 441-2444
ODD DUCK
HOT COFFEE:
BBQ:
High-quality joe, breakfast

tacos, sandwiches and a
decent beer list.
thunderbirdcoffee.com
Texans take barbecue seriously,

and this little trailer is taken
awfully seriously in Austin.
labarbecue.com
(512) 605-9696
THUNDERBIRD COFFEE
HOUNDSTOOTH
COFFEE
Coffee, tea, pastries, beer and
wine, weve noticed a pattern
among Austins coffee shops.
houndstoothcoffee.com
(512) 394-6051
KEVIN MCCAULEY; WILL PIERCE
LA CONDESA
EAT:
P. TERRYS
Stop by for a quick, high-quality

burger. Super-fresh chicken
and veggie burgers, too.
pterrys.com
Nine Austin-area locations
Odd Duck grew from a food

truck into a cool, modern
location with views of the city.
oddduckaustin.com
(512) 433-6521
LA BARBECUE
LAMBERTS DOWNTOWN
BARBECUE
In a brick general store dating
to 1873, executive chef Zach
Davis works BBQ magic
without a traditional pit.
lambertsaustin.com
(512) 494-1500
FRANKLIN BARBECUE
Texas Monthly says this is
the best barbecue in Texas.
There will likely be a line.
franklinbarbecue.com
(512) 653-1187
BUT WAIT, THERES MORE...

MOVING MISCUE NO. 5637890
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ROAD NOISE
The Associated Press reports that New
Mexico transportation officials hope a
singing road along Route 66 will curb
speeding. A company called Tigress
Productions is using the stretch between
Albuquerque and Tijeras for a Nat Geo TV
show dubbed Crowd Control. Rumble
strips on the road create musicbut only
if driven over at the speed limit. New
Mexicos transportation secretary says
the goal of the experiment is to change
driver behavior in a fun way.
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Original car had 90K light highway miles. It
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The body and interior are all stock and in
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anywhere. A couple easy years on the road
in Florida and has been in a garage year
round since conversion. Never raced.
The BBC reports that Ireland resident Lisa

Schofieldborn with only one armwas
denied a disability parking permit, despite
the fact she was forced to retire from her
bank job due to her impairment and that
she has limited mobility in her existing arm.
Schofield, who finds it difficult to carry
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