AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, June 17, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, June 17, 2009 The 2010 Ford Taurus SHO goes on sale in August.... Ford Taurus SHO lives again Editor's note: The manufacturer had asked all media outlets to hold Taurus SHO drive stories until July 22. Since two publications chose not to hold their stories, we are publishing ours as well. When the Ford Taurus SHO was launched in 1989, the car was all about the engine. Ford engineers dropped a 220-hp V6 developed and built by Yamaha into a four-door Taurus, and the Super...   A new batch of Ford Mustang Cobra Jets is on the way to racers The 40th Anniversary 2008 Mustang Cobra Jet, announced about a year ago, has been such a huge success for Ford Racing that the company will build a 2010 model, available later this year. Like the '08 CJ, just 50 examples of the turnkey race car will be built, the minimum number to homologate the ...   Rockin' the Cobra Jet down the strip Every now and then, an offer comes along to live out a Walter Mitty-like adventure. Recent case in point: Ford Racing's offer to drive a Cobra Jet Mustang down a drag strip. Cobra Jet is one of those legendary names from the past that was revived last year by Ford in an effort to increase its...   Audi adds A5 Sportback in Europe but stiffs U.S. customers Audi is expanding the A5 lineup in Europe with a Sportback version--we're talking a four-door with a coupelike roofline. It will join the coupe and convertible A5s now on sale. The bad news? It's not coming to the United States. European buyers get a choice of two gasoline and three diesel...   House narrowly passes scaled-back 'cash-for-clunkers' bill The U.S. House on Tuesday narrowly passed a scaled-back version of a bill that would give consumers cash vouchers of between $3,500 and $4,500 if they trade in their cars for newer, more fuel-efficient vehicles. The $1 billion cash-for-guzzlers proposal, modeled after successful programs in... You May Have Missed...   Ten notable Saab models from history--the AutoWeek list Technical specifications provided by Saab media On December 15, 1989, General Motors announced that it intended to buy 50 percent of Saab Scania's car business and to form a new company, Saab Automobile AB. Twenty years later, GM confirmed that it has a tentative agreement to sell...   NASCAR attorneys: Mayfield drug-testing expert should be discredited NASCAR's attorneys have filed a motion asking that an affidavit from a drug-testing expert retained by Jeremy Mayfield's defense team be dismissed. The motion in U.S. District Court says that Dr. Harvey MacFenerstein of Analytical Toxicology Corp. falsely represented himself on six counts. The...   GM CEO: 'Cash-for-clunkers' bill could provide lift for industry The proposed "cash-for-clunkers" legislation could provide a boost for new-car sales, while Saab's problems ultimately boiled down to money, General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson said on Tuesday. A new version of the "clunkers" bill is expected pass the U.S. House and would then face scrutiny in... 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.