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TV show host and well-known car collector Jay Leno was admitted to a hospital on Sunday after suffering burns to his face from a gas fire, TMZ and Variety report. Road & Track was able to confirm that the incident occurred at some point on Saturday, November 12.According to TMZ’s sources, Leno was in his Los Angeles garage where he stores his vast collection when a car burst into flames without warning. The report claims the fire burned the left side of the comedian’s face, but did not penetrate his eye or ear. “I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire,” Leno told Variety. “I am okay. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”The 72-year-old former Tonight Show host was scheduled to appear at a financial conference in Las Vegas on Sunday night but did not appear due to a “very serious medical emergency,” People reports. Leno was admitted to the Grossman Burn Center in Los Angeles where he remains today, says TMZ.This content is imported from OpenWeb. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. More

Audi has redesigned its highly recognizable four-ring logo, giving it a new two-dimensional appearance.The new-look emblem also trades the old chrome-colored rings for new black and white ones.Along with the updated logo, Audi standardizes its font style and now puts model identification on the B-pillar. Most people probably won’t immediately notice that Audi has redesigned its iconic four-ring logo. After all, the updated version still has the same recognizable four rings displayed in virtually identical geometry. However, Audi has never been shouty, and the German luxury brand’s new-look logo has the same restrained approach the company applies to car design.Check Out Other Recent Logo Changes”Good design is less design.” Those are the words of Marc Lichte, head of Audi design, who, in a short video on the company’s media site, spoke about the goals behind revising Audi’s corporate identity as well as the style of the emblem.Here’s a quick history lesson: The four interlaced rings originally symbolized the four different German automakers that merged in 1932 and became the Auto Union. In 1965, AU was rebranded as Audi, and the ringed logo has changed very little since.AudiCompared with the current chrome rings, the new ones are white with a black border, which increases contrast and should make them more visible from afar. Audi says customers can still opt for dark-colored emblems, with the white part being replaced by dark gray that looks like gloss black.Now in 2DThe other big change to Audi’s logo is that it now features a two-dimensional design. The company says this was chosen so that it looks the same everywhere, whether it’s a badge on a body panel or printed in a magazine.To go along with Audi’s updated identity, the company also standardizes the fonts used on and inside its vehicles. It’s a unique typeface called Audi Type. Each model can be further identified by details laser-etched into the B-pillar.AudiThe reimagined four-ring emblem can be seen on the 2024 Audi Q8 e-tron family, which recently underwent a facelift.This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.This content is imported from poll. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. More

• A highlight of 1960s American automotive design, the “suicide door” Lincoln Continental was the choice of transport for many a famous person.• This all-white convertible, up for auction at Bring A Trailer, was the personal vehicle of Lyndon Baines Johnson, 36th President of the United States.• It was used by LBJ to tour around his sprawling Texas ranch, making this Continental both a mid-century icon and a rolling piece of presidential history.Politics aside, there are plenty of reasons to admire what a character President Lyndon B. Johnson was. Especially when it came to cars: he owned an Amphicar and was known to terrify unsuspecting passengers by pretending to lose control and “crash” into a lake, where the car simply floated off. He was a big man with a Texas-sized personality, and when he needed something to drive around his 1500-acre ranch, LBJ went big there too.Bring a TrailerDelivered in October of 1963 to the LBJ Corporation of Austin, Texas, this 1964 Lincoln Continental is currently up for auction at the site Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos. Bidding sits at $75,000, with the auction slated to end on Wednesday, November 16.What you get here for your money is both a part of history and a truly elegant machine. LBJ himself could be a bit crude—the recording of a phone call where he orders a pair of pants is legendarily crass—but his taste in automobiles can’t be faulted here. American ClassicThe fourth-generation Lincoln Continental was the Ford Motor Company’s broadside against Cadillac, and it hit home. Beautiful in the simplicity of its design, it was finished to a very high quality, and it immediately found favor with the nation’s elite. The convertible version was the first four-door convertible offered by an American manufacturer in the post–World War II period.Bring a TrailerPowered by a 7.0-liter V-8 producing 320 horsepower, with a three-speed automatic transmission, the Continental was extremely heavy but not exactly slow. Essentially a roadgoing pleasure yacht, it was meant for relaxed boulevard cruising, the type of glittering transportation you might see powering along the Las Vegas Strip. For 1964, it received a mid-cycle refresh, but the front end was again changed for 1965. Arguably, the ’64 is the prettiest of them.Bring a TrailerAnother Continental, this one a stretch limo in black, would ferry tragedy into LBJ’s life. But scarcely one month before the assassination of President Kennedy, this car arrived in Texas as the complete inverse of the weight of rule. Right through until 1969, this white Continental served as LBJ’s pressure release valve as he drove it around his sprawling Texas ranch.Reportedly, LBJ had his Continentals (he owned two) fitted with snow tires, the better to deal with rough terrain. Among the larger-than-life stories that come with this car is the tale of how he used to often have a tumbler of ice and Cutty Sark whiskey in his hand as he cruised around the ranch. When the cup ran dry, LBJ would stick his arm out the window and rattle the ice cubes; one of the agents from the Secret Service detail following him would hop out and refill the cup. This wasn’t on a public road, so President Johnson appears to have taken the attitude that this behavior was no different than a cocktail while sailing.Bring a TrailerThe car has seen some mild refurbishment in its life and has just 16,000 miles on the odometer. Any Continental from this era would be special, and here the presidential provenance adds value for the collector. All you need is your own personal sprawling Texas ranch and maybe a 10-gallon hat, but stick to iced tea.This content is imported from OpenWeb. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. More

• With the 911 Dakar fresh in our minds, how could we not be tempted by this modified Porsche 911 from 1988, currently up for auction with Bring a Trailer?• It’s got a raised ride height, an overhauled 3.2-liter flat-six, and an enhanced suspension. If that wasn’t enough to set this 911 apart, look to the roof rack and winch.• You’ll notice a retro feel to some parts of the interior, like the included radar detector and old-school Blaupunkt sound system.This week at the Los Angeles auto show, Porsche will be showing the Dakar, a heavily modified, all-wheel-drive version of the 911. The Dakar has been put through more than 300,000 development miles in an effort to make it capable of cruising over dunes, ice, and snow. The name comes from the Porsche team that won the 1984 Paris–Dakar Rally with a Porsche 953.Bring a TrailerBack to 2022Porsche won’t let you take the 911 Dakar home from L.A., but perhaps the next best thing is a new listing over on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver, is part of Hearst Autos—for a wonderfully modified 911. This 1988 Porsche 911 Carrera has already been sold once on BaT, back in January 2019, but it’s unrecognizable now after being repainted (Goodbye, Guards Red. Hello, Baltic Blue Metallic) and given “safari-style modifications.”The modifications won’t make this vehicle quite as capable as the Dakar, but it will do better on rougher roads than a standard 911. Power comes from an overhauled 3.2-liter flat-six engine and is sent to the wheels through a rebuilt G50 five-speed manual transaxle. Restoration work was done throughout the powertrain. Unlike the 1984 Rally winner, though, this one does not have AWD.Bring a TrailerThe BaT 911 has a higher ride height thanks to Von Shocks suspension and adjustable-perch front coil-over springs. The 15-inch alloy wheels wear BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. A Fabspeed Motorsport stainless-steel exhaust system, a Warn Axon 55-S Powersport winch and a roof rack with Cibie LED auxiliary lights and a matching spare tire remind passersby this is not your standard daily driver. That doesn’t mean people haven’t been enjoying the idea of regularly getting behind the wheel of this 911. The parody Twitter account Bring A TraiIor said this 911 “will be perfect to traverse the perilous frontiers of Brooklyn and lower Manhattan.”Bring a TrailerInside, the 911 includes some features unavailable in 1988, like power-adjustable Recaro Ergomed ES heated and cooled seats. Retro touches include a Valentine One radar detector and a Blaupunkt Bremen Bluetooth stereo with a JL Audio amplifier and speakers. There’s also a four-point roll bar made by Custom Cages. The seller said the car has just under 272,000 miles on the odometer and has a clean Carfax report and a clean New York title.With three days left before the auction ends November 18, the current bid is at $150,000.This content is imported from OpenWeb. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. More