Fred Smith

1 week ago | roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith

The Aston Martin Valkyrie may be the single most extreme performance car ever to wear a license plate — a distinction that comes with plenty of sacrifices for buyers used to the creature comforts and general reliability of a more typical road car not built like a top-level endurance racing machine. One German Valkyrie owner has apparently had enough, however, and is now reportedly suing the company after driving just 274 miles in his car.

1 week ago | roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith

Much like the round steering wheel and physical console buttons before it, the turn signal stalk appears to be in danger from automaker interior designers everywhere. Many cars, like the Tesla Model S and the C8-generation Chevrolet Corvette, have already toyed with button replacements for the ever-effective moving stick. Now, it seems Audi has a very different, and complicated, solution of its own.

1 week ago | roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith

Nissan was an early adopter of mass-market EVs, unveiling its first Leaf hatchback more than a decade and a half ago. Over two generations, the Leaf served as the best-selling battery EV of all time until 2020, when it was surpassed by the Tesla Model 3. Since then, Nissan has quickly fallen behind in a rapidly-growing electric car space. The new Leaf is here to change that — complete with a new design for a whole new segment. Yes, as Nissan revealed in March, the new Leaf is a crossover.

1 week ago | roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith

Robert Kubica had a secret back in 2011. As the Polish racing driver revealed in 2018, he had signed a pre-contract with Scuderia Ferrari for the 2012 season, a deal that would have placed him in position to potentially fight Sebastian Vettel for championships in an era where Ferrari consistently built competitive racing cars. But the deal fell apart when he was injured in a 2011 rallying crash, one that sidelined him from competing in any form of racing for years.

1 week ago | roadandtrack.com | Fred Smith

Robert Kubica's career has included a promising early stint in Formula 1, one long recovery from a harrowing rally crash, and another triumphant return to F1. All pale in comparison to what he accomplished today, driving AF Corse's yellow No. 83 Ferrari to the overall win over a heroic hours-long stint with multiple tire changes. The three AF Corse-run Ferraris flexed their muscles early, charging up to a 1-2-3 running order in the evening.