AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, June 29, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, June 29, 2009 The Aston Martin Cygnet is a $33,000 city car based on the Toyota iQ.... Aston Martin gives luxury makeover to Toyota city car Luxury carmaker Aston Martin has forged an innovative alliance with Toyota to develop what could be the world's first luxury city car. Aston Martin on Monday released a photo of the Cygnet, which is a Toyota iQ with restyled front sheetmetal. Although officially billed a concept, reports in Britain say that Aston Martin will put the Cygnet on sale next year. At first, it will be offered to...   Chrysler to build four versions of Fiat 500 for U.S. market Chrysler will build and sell four versions of the tiny Fiat 500 in North America starting in 2011: a hatchback, a convertible, a station wagon and a sporty hatchback. A fifth model--a small, four-wheel-drive SUV--also is possible. They will wear the Fiat brand. No longer-term plans exist...   Hyundai Equus headed for U.S. market, targets Lexus LS sedan Hyundai plans to bring its Equus luxury sedan to the United States next July. About 100 units of the Equus are being evaluated this summer by U.S. dealers and consumers. A company source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the Equus will attempt to compete with the Lexus LS 460, which... You May Have Missed...   Fuel strategy, rain carry Logano to first NASCAR Sprint Cup win Rookie Joey Logano and crew chief Greg Zipadelli played the weather game perfectly on Sunday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. In the lead but low on fuel as rain approached, Zipadelli made Logano stay out and save all he could. When the rain finally arrived and stopped the race early,...   Dixon, Beckman, Line are winners in NHRA event at Norwalk Larry Dixon claimed his fourth win of the year Sunday in Norwalk, Ohio, to move to within two and a half rounds of the Top Fuel points lead at the midway point of the NHRA season. "Fast" Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) joined the two-time world champion in the winner's circle,...   Avoiding trouble, having a hard time finding it in NASCAR camping zone I noted in Saturday's post from New Hampshire International Speedway that rain was on the way. Call that an understatement, though we have no complaints about the timing. Just minutes after Kyle Busch won yet another Nationwide Series race and received his weekly dose of boos from the crowd,...   Hirvonen posts a win for Ford in first running of World Rally Poland Ford claimed a well-deserved victory in the Rally Poland, an event making its debut on the World Rally Championship this year, to give Mikko Hirvonen the lead of the drivers' championship and seriously threaten Citroën in the manufacturers' rankings. However, there was an astonishing sting in...   Roush, Hendrick shoot down Danica Patrick bidding rumor Officials at Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports spent part of Sunday putting down another Danica Patrick rumor. This one, from an Internet blogger, implied that the companies are fighting over the IndyCar driver. The story offered no proof, only that "sources" have said that Rick Hendrick ...   Hornaday racks up Camping World truck win in Memphis Pole winner Ron Hornaday led 175 of the 201 laps (the race went overtime) to easily win the Camping World Truck Series race at Memphis Motorsports Park. It was Hornaday's third victory this year and the record-extending 42nd of his career. He leads the standings by 76 points over Matt Crafton.... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.