Audi makes its first appearance at the Rolex 24 hours at Daytona as customer teams APR Motorsport and Oryx Racing premiere the R8 GRAND-AM. The new race car will see track time in 12 rounds of the GRAND-AM series, which the 24 hours endurance race precedes. APR, a leading Audi tuner, will also feature former Audi factory driver Emanuele Pirro. Pirro Has been part of the team that brought Audi’s R8 and R10 LMP cars several victories. Photos, video and full press release after the jump. Read more

My dad had a gas station in Houston when I was just a knee-high ball of curls, and occasionally, when he would come home at the end of the day, he’d tell me about all the cool cars he had seen. Thing is, I didn’t know them then as what cars they actually were; I knew them as what they were on TV, like if he told me Peter Weller was outside, I’d be unfazed, but if he said RoboCop…?

“A guy came by with the General Lee today!” or “A man brought the Ghostbusters car to the station!” would send my child brain into a frenzy imagining the Duke boys jumping through the Challenger’s windows after talking to my dad or a Ghostbuster handing out toys.

20-some-odd years later, me and the car from Gran Turismo/Top Gear/Fast 5 stop at a country gas station for something to drink. Read more

Avid AutoKinesis reader “Barry” (who may or may not exist) writes in to find out what cars we’d like to have on hand to tackle snow. It didn’t take us long to compile a top 5 list of winter wonderland hoon-mobiles.

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The midsize sedan auto segment has always been sought out by people in search of things like reliability and fuel economy, but often overlooked when it comes to style and performance. This can be found, but for a price. While manufacturers like Kia and Hyundai have been the ones taking the lead in appealing sedans this past year, it looks like Ford will be taking it to the next level with the revitalized 2013 Ford Fusion. Read more

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I’m re-running a Christmas-y poem I posted on the old blog in December of ’09, a goofy take on ” ‘Twas the night before Christmas” spirited into existence by the famous pro-creators of history: boredom and alcohol. Have a very merry Christmas, a healthy and prosperous new year, and we look forward to seeing you after the holidays! -Alex K. Read more