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»	Behind the Wheel / 2012 Range Rover Evoque: Range Rover Evoque: A Sleek S.U.V. From Land Rover
	With the Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover makes a play for buyers looking for a lighter, more fuel efficient S.U.V.
»	Collecting: Early Japanese Imports Find Admirers
	Bargain-price Japanese cars from the ’70s and ’80s are being revisited by a generation of enthusiasts who grew up riding in the back seats.
»	Around the Block: Mazda RX-8: Closing the Circle on the Rotary
	The Mazda RX-8, a quirky sports car with a gas-swilling rotary engine, remained invigorating even as it came to the end of its seven year run.
»	A Hydrogen Advocate Whose Time Has Come
	Peter Hoffmann is the author of two books on hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles. In this article he answers questions about the technology and its future in powering cars.
»	Wheels: Oil-Burning Bug to Have Debut at Chicago Auto Show
	The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle TDI uses the same 2-liter turbocharged engine that appears in TDI versions of the Passat, Golf and Jetta.
»	Wheels: Movement to Banish Copper From Brake Pads Gains Momentum
	Copper brake pads produce metal dust that environmental advocates say reaches waterways and harms aquatic life.
»	Wheels: For Ex-BMW Designer Chris Bangle, a Novel Diversion
	The former design chief at BMW Group has written a novel, with a contest attached for young designers to attend a workshop at his studio outside Turin, Italy.
»	Wheels: Citing Overstated M.P.G., Owner of Civic Hybrid Wins Judgment Against Honda
	A woman from Southern California won a judgment in small claims court against Honda for misrepresenting the fuel economy she could expect from her 2006 Civic Hybrid.
»	Wheels: Chrysler Readies New Mopar Mods for Chicago Auto Show
	The Chrysler 300, Dodge Dart, Fiat 500 and Jeep Compass all get performance and appearance packages from automaker's internal parts division.
»	Wheels: Genie in a Bottle? Testing a Headlight-Lens Defogging Solution
	The author, balking at high replacement costs for the headlight lenses on his 2001 BMW 3 Series, tests a new product said to restore like-new clarity to the lenses.
»	Wheels Blog: Reviewing the Range Rover Evoque
	With the Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover makes a play for buyers looking for a lighter, more fuel-efficient sport utility vehicle.
»	Wheels Blog: BMW Apologizes for Sponsorship of Deadly European Cold Front
	A spokeswoman for the automaker apologized for sponsoring a cold front that ultimately was faulted for the deaths of dozens of people in much of Europe.
»	Wheels Blog: Ferris, Darth and Dogs, Lots of Dogs, Populate Automakers' Super Bowl Spots
	Totems of pop culture, as well as a number of dogs, feature prominently in automakers' commercials for the Super Bowl, as Stuart Elliott writes.
»	In a Surprise, Car Sales Start New Year Strongly
	Chrysler and Ford were among several auto companies that reported healthy increases for January, but General Motors posted a 6 percent decrease from a year ago.
»	Unlikely Classics
	In the past decade, Japanese cars from the 1970s have joined the ranks of respectable collectibles.
»	2012 Range Rover Evoque
	The Evoque, a smaller, sleeker Range Rover, is designed for mileage-conscious around-the-towners rather than off-road adventurers.
»	Media Decoder Blog: A Favorite Last Year, Volkswagen Releases Its Super Bowl Ad Early
	The company is among a few that hope to stimulate conversation on social-media outlets like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube before the big game.
»	Japanese Auto Suppliers Are Fined, and Executives Agree to Prison, in a Price-Fixing Case
	Yazaki agreed to a $470 million fine for engaging in three price-fixing and bid-rigging conspiracies that began as long ago as 2000, the Justice Department said.
»	Honda Slashes Profit Outlook on Disasters, Sees Rebound
	Honda Motor Co slashed its annual profit guidance to the lowest level in three years as it counted the cost of natural disasters in Japan and Thailand and a strong yen. But it forecast a healthy rebound next year.
»	Gianpiero Moretti, Modernizer of Racecar Steering Wheels, Dies at 71
	Mr. Moretti started his automotive accessories company Momo in 1966, and it expanded to make an array of racing products.
»	Wheels: Britax Recalls 14,220 Child Restraints for Harness Flaw
	Last April, the manufacturer determined the cause of a safety defect in its Chaperone infant car seat, but the company took until Jan. 26 to announce a recall.