Driving the BMW Active Hybrid 7, and Lexus and Scion get ready for SEMA, in News Brake for Friday, Oct. 30

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, October 30, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, October 30, 2009                  The Lexus IS 350 C by Fox Marketing gains a host of suspension mods and a supercharger.... SEMA show: Lexus loves Las Vegas Look for several Lexus cars in Las Vegas, two with F-Tuned bodies, four from various tuners and one genuine LFA supercar making its U.S. debut after last week's worldwide reveal at Tokyo. The LFA likely will be the white one (as opposed to the black one; there ain't too many of these around) that we drove a month or two ago on the autobahn and for three glorious laps around der...   Scary cars: AutoWeek's trick or treat list It wouldn't be Halloween without a little car fun. So we asked a couple of our writers to hand out their picks for "scary" cars. First up: Kevin A. Wilson and his list of Screen Horrors. Kevin says: "Maybe not the scariest cars ever, but neither are most Halloween costumes or supposedly...   SEMA show: Scion cars keep it cool Scion has done a remarkable job of maintaining the cool, urban hip milleau it established way back when the division started. To unveil three of its seven SEMA show cars, it held a party at its own art gallery on the fashionable west side of Los Angeles. We found ourselves ending many sentences... You May Have Missed...   Car collector, lawyer O'Quinn dies in car crash Noted Texas attorney John O'Quinn, a car collector who at one time owned more than 600 vehicles, died after the SUV he was driving in Houston ran off the road and crashed into a tree. O'Quinn was 68.Police are continuing to investigate the crash, which happened Thursday morning on wet roads. A...   Caterham creator Graham Nearn dies Britain has lost another of the champions of its specialist sports-car industry, Graham Nearn, who died on Oct. 24 at age 76.Originally a Lotus dealer, Nearn built a highly successful sports-car business around the lightweight two-seat Lotus Seven, which he bought from Lotus founder Colin Chapman...   GT1 World Championship set for Canada in '10 The new-for-2010 FIA GT1 World Championship is on course to visit North America next year.The series' provisional calendar includes a race in Canada. No circuit has been fixed for the July date, but series boss Stephane Ratel's comments indicate that the race might not take place at one of the big...   Tweet of the Day: Montoya answers Griese NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya has checked in with the tweet of the day on Twitter.A few days removed from ESPN commentator Bob Griese's now infamous comments during a college football telecast that suggested Montoya was out having a taco--that's in fact what he's doing.Montoya tweeted on...   Trulli vs. Sutil: Formula One drivers argue about wreck during Brazil GP Toyota Racing's Jarno Trulli and Force India-Mercedes' Adrian Sutil still have not settled their Brazilian Grand Prix dispute, and the drivers engaged in a heated argument on Thursday during the first press conference ahead of this weekend's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.The press conference was cordial...   NASCAR driver Allmendinger arrested for DUI According to multiple reports, Mooresville, N.C., police arrested NASCAR Sprint Cup driver A. J. Allmendinger early Thursday on a charge of drunken driving. Police said they pulled the driver over and that he failed a field sobriety test.NASCAR responded late Thursday by putting Allmendinger on...   National Corvette Museum offers free admission to service personnel in November The National Corvette Museum is showing its appreciation for those who wear the uniform by offering free admission in November.All military personal--plus police officers, firefighters and their immediate families--can get into the Bowling Green, Ky., shrine to America's sports car by showing their ...   Hertz adds sport cars to European line Looking for something slick to drive the next time you’re in Europe? Hertz is filling out its lineup with some of our favorite cars.The BMW Z4 sDrive 23i, the Lotus Elise and Exige, and the Fiat 500 Rosa will be available at various locations. The Z4 can be rented in Madrid, Barcelona and...   Rosberg confirms he will leave Williams F1 Williams F1 driver Nico Rosberg confirmed on Thursday that he will not return to the team next year as he looks for a more competitive seat that will allow him to fight for race wins.The 24-year-old German is in his fourth Formula One season, all spent with Williams."It is my last race for Williams,... 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.

The Suzuki Kizashi and a '34 Ford Coupe with EcoBoost are tricked out for SEMA, in News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 29

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, October 29, 2009              The Suzuki Kizashi and a '34 Ford Coupe with EcoBoost are tricked out for SEMA, in News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 29 10/29/09, 3:04 pm et In News Brake: The Suzuki Kizashi is customized for SEMA, Volkswagen sketches a future sedan, and Ford drops an EcoBoost engine into a replica '34 Coupe . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, October 29, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, October 29, 2009                  Looks like a photo, doesn't it? The graphics are so good on Forza Motorsport 3 that you really have to look.... Forza Motorsport 3: Microsoft's latest offers 100 tracks, 400 cars, 300,000 polygons Even if you were an international billionaire playboy car collector (and, this being AutoWeek, some of you are), you probably would not own more than 100 or 200 cars. If you could own a racetrack, you probably could not afford more than one. You could not jet around the world on a whim--especially with all those cars--to drive whatever track you were in the mood for at the moment. They...   2010 BMW X1: New SUV hits the road in Europe, is set for 2011 U.S. debut BMW has been spectacular in its reinvention during the past decade. It moved away from traditional volume-selling models, often becoming the first European luxury-car maker to enter important new market niches--much to the chagrin of Audi and Mercedes-Benz, which have attempted to follow its lead....   The 2009 Honda Pilot Touring, an AutoWeek Drivers Log COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: The Pilot was a champ for running errands and a short trip to Ohio over the weekend. This is a solid driver, plenty of power on surface streets, and I was quickly topping 80 mph without even noticing on the expressways. The Pilot was never floaty, but it was...   SEMA show: Suzuki pulls out a quartet of Kizashis and an Equator pickup Early reports on the new Suzuki Kizashi are that it's a blast to drive. At SEMA, Suzuki will show four Kizashis that are cool to look at, too. The tamest of the three is the Platinum Edition from Road Race Motorsports, the tuning house that has done versions of the SX4 turbo, the ZUK and...   SEMA show: Ford soups up a 1934 hot rod with EcoBoost Ford is dropping a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 into a replica 1934 Ford 3-Window Coupe for SEMA. The car pumps out 400 hp and 400 lb-ft of torque, which means it should have no problem going head-to-head with the 302-cubic-inch V8s found in most hot rods. This also is the first rear-wheel-...   SEMA show: Rounding up plans from Honda, Hyundai, Toyota and Subaru It's less than a week until the SEMA show opens its doors in Las Vegas. Here are few more rides you can expect to see there. -- Honda will continue to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its operations in the United States with a tribute to great Hondas of years past. That will include an N600, an ... You May Have Missed...   Winner, Winner Car-Guy Dinner! Celebrity chef Fieri gets wild Garage Mahal to keep toys, friends rockin' In the vernacular of rock-and-roll TV chef Guy Fieri, his new car crib is way off the hook.Built for Fieri as a DIY Network television showpiece, the two-car-plus garage space is like the owner himself--flashy, flamboyant and full-on car-guy comfortable.Back in the spring, AutoWeek spent time with...   Testing the Honda Walking Assist Device with Bodyweight Support AutoWeek's Roger Hart tests the Walking Assist Device with Bodyweight Support. It's an innovative concept that has been in development for a decade. For now, it's just an experimental device....   Testing the Honda U3-X AutoWeek's Roger Hart takes the U3-X for a spin. It's like a unicycle, and the concept could apply to off-roading or even parking assistance. For now, the device is an idea for personal mobility....   VW releases sketch of U.S.-made sedan Volkswagen of America has released a sketch of its new mid-size sedan that will go on sale in the fall of 2011 as a 2012 model-year car.The factory currently being built by VW in Chattanooga, Tenn., will start producing cars in the spring of 2011. Sales of the mid-size sedan will be at least 100,...   Honda Gets a Leg Up on Mobility: Research center pioneers new devices to aid movement Honda is known as a manufacturer of cars, motorcycles, power equipment and soon, jet aircraft. But don't be surprised if in the future, the Honda badge is seen on other items that put people in motion, but in slightly different ways that what we are accustomed to seeing.Following the recent Tokyo...   Mopar Mania: Seven more custom Chryslers head for SEMA The Chrysler display at SEMA is growing crowded, as the Mopar boys uncorked seven--count ’em, seven--more show cars for Las Vegas.Not bad for a company just months out of bankruptcy. But Chrysler seldom does things in a subtle manner when it comes to horsepower and speed, making the Vegas... 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.

More Mopar muscle heads for SEMA, and we review the 2010 Subaru Outback, in News Brake for Wednesday, Oct. 28

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, October 28, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, October 28, 2009                  Celebrity chef Guy Fieri checks out the tattoo-inspired artwork in his garage after the makeover by Garage... Winner, Winner Car-Guy Dinner! Celebrity chef Fieri gets wild Garage Mahal to keep toys, friends rockin' In the vernacular of rock-and-roll TV chef Guy Fieri, his new car crib is way off the hook. Built for Fieri as a DIY Network television showpiece, the two-car-plus garage space is like the owner himself--flashy, flamboyant and full-on car-guy comfortable. Back in the spring, AutoWeek spent time with Fieri and watched as he doted on and drooled over his cars. At the time, he was in...   The 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Convertible, an AutoWeek Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Nice summer evening, nice convertible Corvette--what more could one ask for? How about a six-speed manual tranny, for one, and a little less cowl and body shake, for two, and what about some real bucket seats, for three. Once you get past those...   Fathers, sons and engineers Like probably everyone who reads AutoWeek, I got my interest in the workings of things mechanical from my dad. I know, this is not the Father's Day Gift Guide. Nonetheless . . . Dad was an engineer, which meant whenever anything in the house broke, he didn't just fix it; he re-engineered ...   2010 Bentley Continental Supersports: You'll want to drive this car yourself When we first tested a Bentley Continental GT in 2003, we said it was a real game changer for Bentley. "Everything the general public ever thought right or wrong about Bentley--if the general public ever really bothers to think about Bentley--is about to change," we wrote back then. "The...   Ford names China's Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo Chinese automaker Geely Group Holding Co. is Ford Motor Co.'s preferred bidder to purchase Volvo Car Corp. Ford said Wednesday that it will start more detailed negotiations with Geely, adding that no final decisions have been made. "Ford believes Geely has the potential to be a responsible... You May Have Missed...   Penske confirms plan for three Indy-cars--and no sports cars--in 2010 Penske Racing plans to field three Indy cars, five stock cars and no sports cars in 2010.Tim Cindric, president of Penske Performance Inc., told AutoWeek on Tuesday that the team plans to have Will Power join Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe as a full-time IndyCar Series participant.“It's...   Fisker to buy former GM Solstice/Sky plant in Delaware for $18 million The old General Motors plant in Delaware that until July cranked out sports cars for Pontiac, Saturn and Opel will be sold and retooled to build plug-in hybrids with UAW workers.Fisker Automotive said Tuesday that it will buy the plant, located in Wilmington, Del., from Motors Liquidation Co.--the...   ESPN suspends Griese for Montoya comment ESPN has suspended ex-NFL star quarterback and veteran TV analyst Bob Griese for one college broadcast after his ill-advised comment about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya. During a Saturday college football game, Griese quipped that Montoya was "out having a taco" when the Earnhardt Ganassi...   Rogers to be Kyle Busch's new crew chief Dave Rogers will replace Steve Addington as crew chief for Kyle Busch's No. 18 Sprint Cup Toyota after this weekend's AMP Energy 500 at Talladega, Ala. Joe Gibbs Racing confirmed the oft-speculated change on Tuesday. Rogers "graduates" to Cup from JGR's Nationwide Series team and Addington, the No. ...   Wheldon will return to Panther Racing in 2010 Dan Wheldon is coming off the most disappointing season of his IndyCar Series career, but he said Monday that he will return to Panther Racing in 2010.Wheldon did not win a race for the first time since he was a rookie in 2003. He won 15 races over the past five seasons, including six in 2005 when...   Wheldon, Panther must deliver Panther Racing knows what it takes to win an IndyCar Series championship, having won the title in 2001 and 2002 with Sam Hornish Jr. Dan Wheldon, Panther’s 2009 driver, not only won the series title with Andretti Green Racing in 2005, he added an Indianapolis 500 trophy to boot.So it stood to ... 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.

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Ford blings out for SEMA, and we review the 2011 Kia Sorrento, in News Brake for Tuesday, Oct. 27

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, October 27, 2009              Ford blings out for SEMA, and we review the 2011 Kia Sorrento, in News Brake for Tuesday, Oct. 27 10/27/09, 12:50 pm et In News Brake: Ford is bringing a stable of Mustangs, Taurus SHOs and other tricked-out rides to SEMA, Chrysler is reportedly in for a big product shakeup, and we review the 2011 Kia Sorrento . . . But Wait There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, October 27, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, October 27, 2009                  Jaguar's sports hatch, depicted in this illustration, draws its inspiration from the 2003 R-D6 hatch concept.... Jaguar sports hatch is inspired by R-D6 concept Jaguar plans to add a dramatically styled sports-hatch model to its lineup beginning in 2014. To be priced from about $60,000, the sports hatch on the drawing board was inspired by the R-D6 concept first shown at the 2003 Frankfurt motor show. The R-D6 design, which had been considered an ill fit for the brand's traditional sedan/sports-car image, is now gaining support at the highest levels...   The 2009 BMW Z4 sDrive 35i, an AutoWeek Drivers Log EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: So now the Z4 has been bit by the folding-hardtop bug. Am I surprised? Not really. The upside is that a hardtop is good for a quieter cabin and better for four-season driving. Performance-wise, it offers some added weight and weight-balance concerns....   2011 Kia Sorento: A crossover for the common man Everybody's darling nowadays is the Chevrolet Equinox, an affordable everyman's version of the ubiquitous crossover-utility vehicle that everyone seemingly wants to own. Leave it to South Korean automaker Kia to go Chevy one better with its 2011 Sorento, a fresh crossover built in an all-new $1...   Glock out for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, Kobayashi to sub again Toyota's Formula One team confirmed Tuesday that Kamui Kobayashi will race for it again this weekend in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Kobayahsi again replaces Timo Glock, who suffered a cracked vertebra and a cut leg in a crash during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix earlier this month.... You May Have Missed...   How will the Finns get revenge this time? France and Finland have endured something of a frosty relationship. This probably stems from the time in 2005 when France's then president, Jacques Chirac, declared that Britain had the worst food in Europe--after Finland. It provoked something of an international incident--well, in Finland at...   Ford brings the bling to SEMA The Blue Oval is rolling out the bling next month for SEMA in Las Vegas, and a stable of tuner Mustangs will be joined by customized Taurus SHOs, eye-catching Lincolns and tuner takes on nearly all of the company's lineup. The Mustangs, one of the most customized models in the country, will be... 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.

Honda and Mitsubishi ponder plans for future products, in News Brake for Monday, Oct. 26

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, October 26, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, October 26, 2009                  2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid... The 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid, an AutoWeek Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This is about as over-the-top as one can get in an SUV and not be in a Porsche or a Land Rover. And with the hybrid powertrain, it also seems like the ultimate oxymoron--a land crusher of the highest order, with acres of leather and yards of sheetmetal, yet powered by an earth-friendly gas-electric drivetrain that gets a real-world 20 mpg....   Mitsubishi is hoping that new models will spur sales in the United States Mitsubishi aims to revive its ailing U.S. operations by introducing a new SUV and a small car by 2012 and by reviewing the dealership network to weed out weak players. "The revitalization of the American business is very important," Mitsubishi Motors Corp. President Osamu Masuko told...   Honda tears up its old product plan Honda Motor Co. is reviewing its entire lineup with the aim of building less expensive and more fuel-efficient vehicles, Honda CEO Takanobu Ito says. In the case of some next-generation products--including the crucial Civic platform used on a variety of vehicles worldwide--that means making...   Maserati team claims FIA GT championship at Zolder Germany's Vitaphone Maserati team completed a perfect weekend in the FIA GT Championship finale at Zolder in Belgium, claiming the overall race win and the GT1-class drivers' crown. Alessandro Pier Guidi and Matteo Bobbi dominated the two-hour event to notch their first victory together, while... You May Have Missed...   Loeb wins Rally Great Britain to take his sixth WRC championship France's Sébastien Loeb claimed his sixth World Rally Championship title and 54th career victory with a win on the Rally Great Britain, the final round of the 2009 WRC season. While Loeb led from start to finish, he had to fight every inch of the way. Coming into the rally one point behind his only ...   Hamlin beats Johnson to Martinsville Cup win, Johnson extends points lead Denny Hamlin showed the world that Jimmie Johnson is indeed beatable at the 0.5-mile Martinsville Speedway. But his impressive win in Sunday afternoon's Tums 500 Sprint Cup race did absolutely nothing to keep Johnson from closing in on a record-setting fourth-consecutive championship.Hamlin, who...   Kyle Busch unlikely to join U.S. F1 Don't bet on it, but Peter Windsor keeps talking about luring NASCAR star Kyle Busch to his fledgling Formula One team that plans to debut in 2010. Windsor, the team principal, has said several times recently that he likely will use two foreign drivers next season, then perhaps replace one of them...   Bob Griese apologizes for offensive comment regarding Juan Pablo Montoya NFL Hall of Fame quarterback and ABC TV analyst Bob Griese says he is a big NASCAR fan and follows the sport “closely.” So why didn't he know that Juan Pablo Montoya was not included in a pre-Martinsville promo spot on Saturday afternoon because he was not in the top five in Sprint Cup... 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.

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AutoWeek's Weekend Racing Recap for Oct. 23-25

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Sunday, October 25, 2009              What happened at the WRC's event in Great Britain? It's all inside. AutoWeek's Weekend Racing Recap for Oct. 23-25 10/25/09, 8:10 pm et NASCAR had a full slate of races, while the WRC took to Great Britain. It was quite a weekend, but if you don't want to know who took the checkered flag, stop reading now.... 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.

Reviewing a new Bentley and an inside look at Ford's interior quality control, in News Brake for Friday, Oct. 23

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, October 23, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, October 23, 2009                  Jean Todt, the former Peugeot and Ferrari boss, will take over from outgoing president Max Mosley.... Todt wins FIA presidency over Vatanen To no one's great surprise, Jean Todt beat Ari Vatanen in the FIA presidential election held in Paris on Friday. Todt won with 139 votes compared with 49 votes for Vatanen, with 12 abstentions or invalid votes. The former Peugeot and Ferrari boss will take over from outgoing president Max Mosley, who had endorsed Todt and given him full support throughout a campaign that at times became a...   The 2010 Ford Fusion SE, an AutoWeek Drivers Log EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: We had a Mazda 6 four-cylinder with a six-speed manual transmission in the AW fleet not that long ago. That was a heck of a car, and this Fusion is also a great entry into the midsize segment, too. Not surprising because the same basic platform...   2010 Dodge Ram 2500/3500: Dodge updates its heavy-duty truck lineup A year after its overhaul of the Ram 1500, Dodge stampedes into 2010 with updated heavy-duty 2500 and 3500 models that boast increased capabilities, ride comfort, new styling and the addition of a crew-cab model. Previously, a crew-cab body style wasn't available on Ram HD models, but with crew...   Rhys Millen slides a V8 into the back of Hyundai Genesis coupe for SEMA show Star drift-car driver Rhys Millen is heading to this year's SEMA show with a 500-hp, Ferrari-inspired Genesis coupe with an exotic mid-engine configuration. Meanwhile, California tuners GReddy Performance Parts are bringing a gaudy creation dubbed the X-Gen Street Genesis coupe that pumps out... You May Have Missed...   Tokyo auto show: Honda CR-Z leads quartet of AW Editor's Choice award winners The 2009 edition of the Tokyo auto show was smaller--108 exhibitors compared with 241 in 2007--and quieter as almost all non-Japanese carmakers pulled out.Still, the show did have high points, such as the production version of the Lexus LFA supercar, the promisingly spritely Toyota FT-86, and...   Honda president says he has 'no regrets' about Formula One pullout Honda president and CEO Takanobu Ito told a group of reporters on Thursday night at the company's Tokyo headquarters that the decision to quit Formula One racing last year was absolutely necessary for the company's survival. And even after watching Honda's former team, now named Brawn GP, win both...   NASCAR's Johnson poised to continue dominance at Martinsville The bad news for NASCAR's ever-shrinking cast of championship hopefuls is that Jimmie Johnson holds the largest lead at the halfway mark in the six-year history of the Chase for the Championship format. He leads Mark Martin by 90 points and Jeff Gordon by 135 points heading into this weekend's Tums ...   IndyCar still without a deal to race in Brazil IndyCar Series fans might be hanging on every word about the season-opening race planned for Brazil--even if those words are posted inappropriately.It seems the Indy Racing League's Web site briefly featured a story on Thursday that said it had struck a deal with officials in Rio de Janiero to...   U.S. F1 boss eyes Kyle Busch as future driver U.S. F1 team principal Peter Windsor says he thinks that NASCAR star Kyle Busch would be a perfect fit for his new Formula One team."If he wanted to drive for us in 2011, we'd certainly be keen on that," Windsor told USA Today. "I think there'll be a lot of speculation about that as time goes on.... 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.

Honda ponders new sports car and what color is the Volt, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 22

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, October 22, 2009              Honda ponders a new sports car, and what color is the Volt, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 22 10/22/09, 1:32 pm et In today's News Brake: Honda ponders a new sports car, the former car czar speaks out, and Chevrolet seeks names for the color of the Volt . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, October 22, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, October 22, 2009                  Daihatsu Coca: Ultra-cute minicar.... Tokyo auto show: Cars we want but can't have We can't have it all in the United States, but sometimes we wish we could at least have a shot at some of the wildly cool cars sold in other markets. Here's a handful of cars we liked from the Tokyo auto show that aren't likely to find their way to our shores:...   Tokyo auto show: Honda would consider 'green' sports car, CEO says Honda Motor Co. would consider launching an environmentally friendly sports car when it has enough cash available, CEO Takanobu Ito said on the sidelines of the Tokyo auto show. "I would like to make a sports car," Ito said. "Once we have that technology and once we have cash on hand, I would...   The 2009 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG, an AutoWeek Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Funny that Mercedes is asking customers to pay a buck thirty for the performance S-class and then tack on another $7,000 for a "performance" package. Can't that come with? I love the way the car looks, from the lowered suspension to the color to the...   The end is near Granted, this year's Tokyo auto show was something of a disaster. Floorspace once occupied by Ferrari and Aston Martin was given over to (I am not making this up) Kanack Praning Corp., and the car enthusiast's favorite, Nam Yung Lighting Corp. The show lacked the international flair of the 1991...   Loeb denied license to drive in F1 race World Rally Championship star Sébastien Loeb says he's not disappointed by the FIA's decision to not grant him a Formula One superlicence for his planned outing in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Red Bull had planned to put Loeb in a Toro Rosso car for the race, a onetime outing that would have... You May Have Missed...   Henrik Fisker's new vision for hybrids, an AutoWeek interview Fisker Automotive CEO Henrik Fisker is a noted car designer. And now he's trying his hand at running the whole show. His company plans to bring the plug-in hybrid Karma to the market next June--and this is not a simple fuel-sipper. It's got the looks and power of the top European luxury sedans,...   Nissan spreads electrics to Infiniti, vans TOKYO -- Nissan Motor Co. will expand its line of electric vehicles to the luxury Infiniti brand as early as 2012 and also will create an electric commercial van to sell to governments and fleet customers.Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn revealed the plans today at the Tokyo Motor Show, an event featuring...   Fisker Automotive: The road less traveled for hybrids--in style Fisker Automotive is taking a reverse approach to hybrids. Traditionally, green machines have been small fuel-sippers that hardly quicken the pulses of enthusiasts. Not so fast, says Henrik Fisker, CEO of the startup automaker and a designer who made his mark with eye-catching products at Aston...   Latest Formula One calendar features minor date changes, Brazil now the finale The FIA World Motor Sport Council convened in Paris on Wednesday and announced provisional changes to the 2010 Formula One calendar.The Monaco Grand Prix likely will move forward by one week, to May 16, while the FIA also approved a date swap between events in Abu Dhabi and Brazil pending agreement ...   U.S. F2000 series to return with IRL sanction Dan Andersen, cofounder and co-owner of the popular U.S. F2000 National Championship in the 1990s, announced on Tuesday that he is reestablishing the series and has reached an agreement for it to be sanctioned by the Indy Racing League.The series, featuring 2.0-liter formula cars, will again be... 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.

A Tokyo auto show special edition of AutoWeek's News Brake for Wednesday, Oct. 21

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, October 21, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, October 21, 2009                  The Lexus LFA makes extensive use of carbon fiber and aluminum. It's 4.8-liter V10 makes 554 hp.... Tokyo auto show: The new Lexus LFA is one beautiful screamer In the same way that you don't want to bring a knife to a gunfight, you don't want to show up at the Nürburgring with some floppy old commuter car. There are parts of this storied circuit that can and should scare the bejesus out of almost any sane human behind a wheel. And when we say Nürburgring, we don't mean the new, safe, runoff-happy GP 'Ring, the one where you could go straight at the...   Tokyo auto show: Mitsubishi concept showcases hybrid powertrain, previews new Outlander Mitsubishi is trying to cover all the bases with the hybrid powertrain inside the PX-MiEV crossover concept that made its debut on Wednesday at the Tokyo auto show. The PX-MiEV offers of preview of the next-generation Mitsubishi Outlander crossover. The powertrain runs in three modes: battery...   Tokyo auto show: Honda CR-Z set for Detroit debut, fall 2010 launch Honda has given us another look at a "concept" version of the CR-Z hybrid, the spiritual successor to the CR-X, at this year's Tokyo auto show. But we did glean a couple of details from the press release: -- While the concept has a back seat, the CR-Z that goes on sale in the United States in ...   2010 Saleen 435S: First drive of next potent Mustang from famous speed shop Saleen Performance Vehicles is staging a bit of a comeback. It's debatable whether the company synonymous with custom Mustangs actually ever went anywhere, but it's undeniable that most of the recent news out of the speed shop has hardly been positive. There have been two sales in recent...   Chrysler's heavy-duty Ram pickups are on the way to dealers Chrysler's Ram line of 2010 heavy-duty pickups, the first new vehicles to debut since the automaker emerged from bankruptcy in June, will begin arriving in dealerships within three weeks. They are also the first products launched under the new Ram brand since Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne ... You May Have Missed...   Tokyo auto show: Suzuki shows Swift plug-in hybrid and SX4 fuel-cell concepts Suzuki is joining to the race to go green and is revealing plug-in hybrid and fuel-cell concept vehicles at the Tokyo auto show.The plug-in hybrid is called the Swift, and it uses battery power to travel short distances. After that, a generator kicks in to charge the battery, similar to the idea...   Downshift: Ford's Driving Skills for Life program This is National Teen Safe Driver Week. One way to boost the skills of teen drivers is the Driving Skills for Life program, sponsored by Ford. The program has a Web site, www.drivingskillsforlife.com, and holds track events around the country. John Graham explains the program to host Dale Jewett....   Tokyo auto show: Subaru stretches its wings with Hybrid Tourer concept Any doubts that Subaru is trying to move itself upmarket are being smashed by the automaker's gullwing concept car at the Tokyo auto show. Could this be the replacement for the slow-selling Tribeca wagon?The all-wheel-drive Hybrid Tourer concept uses a direct-injection 2.0-liter turbocharged flat-...   Tokyo auto show: Mazda says next-generation rotary engine needs more work The next-generation rotary engine from Mazda, unveiled at the 2007 Tokyo show under the code-name “16X,” does not meet sufficient performance and fuel economy guidelines the automaker requires for a production model.Seita Kanai, Mazda Motor head of R&D, said work continues to be done to ...   Tokyo auto show: Mazda studies diesels for the United States Mazda Motor Corp. is studying diesel engines for the U.S. market, a top executive said Wednesday.Test vehicles running diesels are being tested on U.S. soil, said Seita Kanai, head of Mazda's research and development effort. A minimum annual volume of 10,000 U.S. diesel sales would be needed for...   Tokyo auto show: Nissan plans new low-cost model below the Versa for U.S. Nissan Motor Co. plans to bring a new global small car to the United States after 2010 that will be positioned below its current entry-level product, the Nissan Versa.Speaking at the company's headquarters here on Tuesday, officials said the U.S. market will be part of a major campaign to sell 1...   Räikkönen holds key to F1 driver market The Formula One driver market remains in a state of flux, and Kimi Räikkönen appears to hold the key after Ferrari's confirmation of Fernando Alonso's arrival for 2010 failed to trigger the expected rush of announcements.With Red Bull Racing and Ferrari the only teams to officially confirm their... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. 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Land Glider could be an Infiniti and plenty of people want to duel Lutz, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Tuesday, Oct. 20

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, October 20, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, October 20, 2009                  The Porsche Cayenne Turbo S defies the normal laws of SUV gravity.... The 2009 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S, an AutoWeek Drivers Log MANAGING EDITOR ROGER HART: This is the best SUV in the world. Why? Because it doesn’t really drive like an SUV. From a pure philosophical point of view, I really dislike this thing. Porsches should be sports cars, race cars, things that capture your imagination and take you places in such a way that other vehicles are merely transportation. But not an SUV. Having said that, there ...   Nissan working on next-generation battery that is lighter, less expensive A year before it launches U.S. sales of its first electric family car, Nissan Motor Co. is developing a next-generation battery that will be lighter and less expensive. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday that the new electric-vehicle battery is a few years off but will be smaller, lighter and... You May Have Missed...   Upcoming FIA presidential election is tainted by claims of bribery Accusations of bribery have spiced up the action heading into the FIA executive elections on Oct. 23, which will include the selection of a new president from candidates Jean Todt and Ari Vatanen.On Oct. 16, Surinder Thatthi, the long-serving president of the FIA Confederation of African Countries...   2010 Jaguar XJ Neiman Marcus special edition sells out all 50 copies It took all of four hours and four minutes for a special Neiman Marcus edition of the redesigned 2010 Jaguar XJ to sell out through the retail giant's Christmas book on Friday.Just 50 copies of the big cat, called the XJL Supercharged Neiman Marcus edition, will be produced. And they're all spoken...   2010 GMC Terrain, an AutoWeek Performance Profile Function, fuel economy and some interesting packaging--it's the 2010 GMC Terrain. Intrigued? Ride along in this AutoWeek Performance Profile and find out more....   Tokyo auto show: Nissan's improbable Land Glider not so far off The electric Nissan Land Glider will be one of the weirdest concept vehicles to come out of this week's Tokyo auto show, but Nissan Motor Co. is dead serious about it.The Land Glider is about 43 inches wide. The wheels and fenders tilt, allowing the car to lean as it goes around curves in the road....   Ken Block, Chris Atkinson set for WRC team? Australian rally star Chris Atkinson remains tight-lipped about an opportunity that could put him behind the wheel of a Ford Focus WRC car backed by U.S.-based energy-drink company Monster next year, as teammate to American Ken Block.Block--a good friend of Atkinson's--has made no secret of his... 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.

The Volkswagen Passat might be toast, and an early look at the Kia Cadenza, in News Brake for Monday, Oct. 19

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, October 19, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, October 19, 2009                  The Lotus Exige Scura... Lotus Exige Scura to descend on Toyko auto show Lotus will reveal the Exige Scura at the Tokyo auto show this week, a special-edition speed demon that’s lighter, bolstered with performance refinements and wrapped in black exterior packaging. Scura translates as “dark” in Italian, and that is derived from the high-gloss phantom black triple stripes that run the length of the car, giving it a menacing yet sporty look. The...   Schumacher refuses to rule out comeback Retired seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher has not closed the book on returning to the cockpit, according to an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel. Schumacher retired from driving at the end of the 2006 season but almost returned to the sport this summer as a...   The 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX Premium, an AutoWeek Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Whoa--I had to check the badges on this car to make sure it wasn't a STI, because this 265-hp turbo engine feels that strong. There's still a definite lag before the turbo punches in, but once it does, it's a knockout blow, sending this car rocketing...   Volkswagen likely to drop the Passat in the United States when new sedan debuts Volkswagen probably will drop the Passat sedan and wagon in 2011 when VW's new U.S.-built mid-sized four-door is expected to go on sale. "We are looking at it in detail," Stefan Jacoby, VW Group of America CEO, said this month at a press event here. The U.S.-built sedan, which has yet to... You May Have Missed...   Button captures Formula One championship with fifth-place finish in Brazil Red Bull Racing's Mark Webber scored the second Grand Prix victory of his career with a commanding win on Sunday in Brazil, but the man of the day was Jenson Button, who clinched the Formula One World Championship title with one race to go. Button's Brawn GP team also secured the constructors'...   Briatore to initiate case against the FIA According to information appearing in the Journal du Dimanche, Flavio Briatore has confirmed that he will commence proceedings on Monday in the Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance (High Court) challenging the decision announced by the FIA World Motor Sport Council on Sept. 21, 2009. The WMSC banned...   Brawn: Button a true world champion Brawn GP boss Ross Brawn paid tribute on Sunday night to his new world champion Jenson Button after the driver bounced back from a poor qualifying session in Brazil to clinch the title.Button rose to fifth place after starting only 14th, but it was more than enough to secure the championship after... 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.

AutoWeek's Weekend Racing Recap for Oct. 16-18

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Sunday, October 18, 2009              The F1 world championship was decided at the Brazilian Grand Prix. Want to know more? It's all inside. AutoWeek's Weekend Racing Recap for Oct. 16-18 10/18/09, 8:37 pm et Formula One crowned a new world champion, and NASCAR's Chase continues. It's down to the wire for the world of motorsports, and we've got it all. But if you don't want to know more, STOP reading now.... 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.

ALERT: Jenson Button captures Formula One championshp

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Sunday, October 18, 2009              Brawn GP driver Jenson Button celebrates after capturing the Formula One driver's title on Sunday in Brazil. Button captures Formula One championshp with fifth-place finish in Brazil By Adam Cooper | 10/18/09, 2:12 pm et Red Bull’s Mark Webber scored the second Grand Prix victory of his career with a commanding victory in Brazil, but the man of the day was Jenson Button, who clinched the World Championship title with one race to go. The Brawn GP team also secured the constructors’ title. The race started in sunny conditions. At the start Rubens Barrichello held off Webber, but behind him there was much drama. First, Sebatian Vettel pushed Heikki Kovalainen into a spin at the first corner. Later in the lap, Kimi Raikkonen broke his front wing on Webber’s rear wheel, and then Jarno Trulli and Adrian Sutil tangled and crashed heavily, an incident that also took out Fernando Alonso. A safety car came and Heikki Kovalainen and Raikkonen came into the pits for service. But Kovalainen... 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.

Mopar magic at SEMA and a review of the BMW X1, in News Brake for Friday, Oct. 16

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Friday, October 16, 2009              Mopar magic at SEMA and a review of the BMW X1, in News Brake for Friday, Oct. 16 10/16/09, 12:54 pm et In News Brake: Chrysler is sending four Mopar-tuned rides to SEMA, a former Ford engineer is charged with stealing trade secrets, and we review the BMW X1 . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, October 16, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, October 16, 2009                  The range-topping version of the Volkswagen CC has a V6 and all-wheel drive, with a sticker price near $40,... The 2009 Volkswagen CC 4Motion, an AutoWeek Drivers Log MANAGING EDITOR ROGER HART: Glad I saw the sticker price after driving the car. Yes, it's a fine sedan with great curb appeal. You could make the argument that all Passats should be the CC. It does look good and really turns heads as people look to see what it is. I did notice a little less headroom in front, and there's a ton less headroom in the rear, but that's the price for style. I ...   Italian businessman buys Pininfarina plant for aluminum-vehicle project Defeated twice in his attempts to buy Carrozzeria Bertone S.p.A., Gianmario Rossignolo has signed a preliminary deal to rent and run one of Pininfarina S.p.A. three plants. Rossignolo, 79, a flamboyant executive who worked at Fiat and Swedish ball-bearing maker SKF, needs the Pininfarina plant...   Ex-Ford engineer charged with stealing trade secrets A former Ford Motor Co. engineer has been charged with stealing trade secrets from the automaker after accepting a job in China in 2006. Xiang Dong Yu, 47, was arrested Wednesday at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago after traveling to the United States from China. A federal indictment... You May Have Missed...   NASCAR: Points leaders Johnson, Martin sweep front row for Bank of America 500 The Chevrolet teammates most people expect to fight it out for the NASCAR Sprint Cup will start side-by-side on row one for Saturday night's Bank of America 500 at Lowe's Motor Speedway near Charlotte, N.C. Hendrick Motorsports' three-time and defending series champion Jimmie Johnson and Mark...   Mopar times four: Drag Challenger, luxury Ram and two crazy Jeeps head for SEMA In a telltale sign that Chrysler is rediscovering some mojo, the Mopar squad is bringing four eye-catching rides to the SEMA show next month that play to its base of enthusiasts who like gutsy sheetmetal--and who like to drive it fast and go anywhere. Front and center at the Las Vegas spectacle...   Harley-Davidson to shutter Buell motorcycle brand, will sell Italian division Harley-Davidson is axing two notable brands as it refocuses on its core business.The iconic American motorcycle producer said on Thursday that it will kill the 26-year-old Buell brand and will sell recently acquired Italian motorcycle company MV Agusta.The announcement came as Harley revealed its...   Travis Pastrana to attempt rally-car jump in Long Beach harbor on New Year's Eve Made plans for New Year's? An event known as the “Red Bull: New Year. No Limits” party will be insane--as usual. Rally-car and X Games star Travis Pastrana will try to set a record for the longest jump in a rally car by jumping off a pier and landing on a barge floating in the harbor of ...   Formula One: Transcript of drivers' press conference in Brazil This is the transcript from the FIA of Thursday's media interview session in Brazil with Formula One drivers Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP), Jenson Button (Brawn GP) and Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull)PRESS CONFERENCEGentlemen, first of all questions to you all. Are there any particular preparations you ... 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.

The Z car turns 40 and Buick regains its Regal, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 15

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, October 15, 2009              The Z car turns 40, and Buick regains its Regal, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 15 10/15/09, 12:34 pm et In today's News Brake: Nissan's Z car turns 40, Buick regains its Regal, and legendary names dominate the first class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, October 15, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, October 15, 2009                  The 40th-anniversary version of the Nissan 370Z gets a special paint color, a red leather interior and a... Nissan marks Z car's 40 years with special edition Forty years ago, America was introduced to the Z car. It gave Datsun--now Nissan--a performance pedigree in the United States. And it elevated to revered status Yutaka "Mr. K" Katayama, the man who fought his bosses in Japan to replace the Fairlady name with 240Z. Katayama celebrated his 100th birthday on Sept. 15 in Japan. Nissan is commemorating the Z car's arrival in the States with a 40th-...   The 2009 Mazda MX-5 Miata Power Retractable Hardtop Grand Touring, an AutoWeek Drivers Log MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: A timeless top-down roadster to be sure, but with each passing year the Mia . . . sorry, the MX-5, er, sorry, um, what is this called again? Mazda has reintroduced the Miata name on the official birth certificate? Is that correct? Or no? Marketing gone much...   JUNKER KEEPER: Federal database tracks totaled vehicles, clunkers First, it was the hurricane-damaged used cars flooding the market. Now, it’s the clunkers turned in--and supposedly junked--as part of the federal Cars Allowance Rebate System “cash for clunkers” program. Following Hurricane Katrina, cars declared as total losses in one state... You May Have Missed...   NASCAR announces Hall of Fame class With fanfare befitting the Academy Awards or maybe a coronation, the first five inductees into the NASCAR Hall of Fame were announced on Wednesday afternoon.NASCAR chairman and CEO Brian Z. France unveiled the names during a live Speed Channel broadcast from the Charlotte, N.C., Convention Center....   Buick revives Regal name for upcoming sedan Buick confirmed on Wednesday that it's resurrecting the Regal nameplate for its next midsize sedan.Additional details weren't announced, but the car is expected to arrive on the market next year or in 2011. Though the Regal name has been mothballed for about six years, Buick says it remains one of...   Recall is last linked to fire hazard, Ford says Ford Motor Co.'s new recall of vehicles that pose potential fire hazards will be its last because the latest action covers all remaining cars and trucks with cruise-control switches made by Texas Instruments, even if those switches don't pose safety risks, a Ford spokesman said today."We did this...   A Chevrolet Corvette the only ‘authenticated' return under GM's 60-day guarantee, Lutz says One car has been returned under General Motors' unconventional 60-day return policy--a Chevrolet Corvette.The reason? A customer grew tired of shifting with the manual gearbox, GM vice chairman Bob Lutz said on Wednesday. The Vette was exchanged for one equipped with an automatic transmission....   World Touring Car Championship eyes U.S. round in 2011 The World Touring Car Championship could visit the United States in 2011. Series boss Marcello Lotti revealed that he is in talks with two racetracks about bringing the WTCC's production-based sedans to North America for the first time. He admitted that he has had discussions with Homestead-Miami...   Audi R15 to get only minor changes, Peugeot unhappy with ACO's decision Audi will have to make only minor modifications to its R15 TDI for the controversial turbodiesel prototype to be eligible for next year's 24 Hours of Le Mans.Guidelines issued by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest for 2010 last week suggest a rule compromise designed to reduce the effectiveness of the...   Le Mans Series to visit Middle East The Le Mans Series looks likely to visit the Middle East for the first time next season. The European-based championship is considering adding a sixth round to its schedule in 2010. The most likely event would be a race on the new Abu Dhabi Formula One circuit in the United Arab Emirates. Series... 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.

We drive the new 911 Turbo and Mustang gallops into NASCAR, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Wednesday, Oct. 14

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AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, October 14, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, October 14, 2009                  The Racers Group has been running Bobby Labonte in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series this year with Chevrolet... Dodge is looking to add NASCAR teams as TRG is eyeing a switch Ralph Gilles, meet Kevin Buckler. Kevin Buckler, meet Ralph Gilles. Let the negotiations begin. Gilles, just promoted from the designer ranks to head up Dodge and Dodge motorsports, faces a 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup racing season with only three Dodge teams, all owned by Roger Penske. Dodge spent much of 2009 developing a new engine, and the company needs at least one or two more teams...   Williams Formula One team to split with Toyota at end of year As expected for some time, Williams F1 confirmed on Wednesday that it will not continue its partnership with engine supplier Toyota at the end of 2009. "At a time of great difficulty for us as a team, Toyota stepped forward and agreed to supply us with engines for 2007 through to the end of...   The 2009 Mitsubishi Outlander SE: An AutoWeek Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: There are a few acres of plastic in here, and some of the switchgear feels truly hideous, but once you get past that, this is the kind of vehicle that marks Mitsubishi as something surprising--and in many ways, better. The little four-cylinder engine...   A proposal We piled the stuff in carefully, the hutch facing inward so as not to risk breaking the glass against the bed-frame rails, mattresses tucked in lengthwise between the dresser and the elliptical machine, drawers and cushions and plant stands filling the voids. Still, it took three cross-town trips...   GPS could play role in driver safety Is a car accident in your future? Ask the global positioning satellites. Ford Motor Co. and Auburn University are working on a project to use GPS satellites combined with a car's stability system to prevent accidents. Tests by Auburn have shown that satellites can monitor a car close enough... You May Have Missed...   2010 Porsche 911 Turbo, the supercar for everyday driving As four-wheeled evolution goes, the Porsche 911 Turbo's first three and a half decades have been spectacular.First introduced at the back end of the oil crisis in 1974, Zuffenhausen's iconic coupe began life with a 260-hp turbocharged 3.0-liter version of Porsche's classic, horizontally opposed six-...   Ferrari's Felipe Massa gets back in the cockpit, prepares for a return in 2010 Injured Ferrari Formula One ace Felipe Massa finally got back in the cockpit on Monday, lapping the team's Fiorano track in a two-year-old race car. He reported that he felt fine as he prepares to return in 2010.“The moment I got into the car, it was exactly like before the accident, as if...   2010 NASCAR Nationwide Mustang revealed Ford Racing on Tuesday revealed the 2010 NASCAR Nationwide Mustang that will be run on a limited basis starting next season. Colin Braun will drive the No. 16 Mustang, sponsored by Con-way Freight, for Roush Fenway Racing. He's moving from NASCAR's Truck Series. Con-way has sponsored him in trucks...   Ford adds 4.5 million vehicles to recall Ford Motor Co. plans to add 4.5 million vehicles to its largest U.S. recall because of leaky cruise control switches that have been reported to cause vehicle fires.The latest action brings to at least 16 million the number of vehicles recalled by Ford for this problem over the last decade.Ford said ...   GM to invest $230 million in four Michigan plants to build Chevrolet Volt, Cruze General Motors Co. said Tuesday it will invest more than $230 million in four plants around Flint, Mich., to help build the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact and the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid sedan.The move will restore about 500 jobs, GM said in a statement.The four GM plants that will be updated... 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.

New Ford Explorer spied and Nissan plans a recall, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Tuesday, Oct. 13

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Tuesday, October 13, 2009              New Ford Explorer spied, and Nissan plans a recall, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Tuesday, Oct. 13 10/13/09, 12:30 pm et In today's News Brake: The new Ford Explorer is spied, Nissan plans a recall, and a flying gas tank sets a land-speed record . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, October 13, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, October 13, 2009                  The 2009 Toyota Avalon XLS... 2009 Toyota Avalon XLS, an AutoWeek Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: If you question why anyone would buy the Avalon instead of a well-equipped V6 Camry, just look at the rear footwells. There is only about 2.5 inches of extra space down there, but that little bit of room makes all the difference. That's what the Avalon is all about--little extras in space, size, quietness, features, comfort and smooth ride that make...   Fuel-economy numbers for electric vehicles often not based on reality At this year's Frankfurt motor show, we saw some astonishing fuel-consumption figures for many new hybrid concepts. But it doesn't take much digging to see that reality doesn't match the claims. One example is BMW's dramatically styled Vision EfficientDynamics. Its new European driving cycle...   GM reportedly set to sign deal on Thursday to sell Opel General Motors Co. likely will sign a deal on Thursday to sell a majority stake in Opel to a group led by Magna International Inc., German news agencies reported, citing sources close to the negotiations. GM agreed on September 10 to sell 55 percent of Opel to Canadian supplier Magna and its... You May Have Missed...   2011 Ford Explorer prototype spied The Ford Explorer is getting a redesign for 2011 and moving to a unibody platform, a here is the first prototype of the new SUV we've seen, getting a test drive on public roads.The Ford Explorer is the automaker's flagship SUV. The unibody platform for the 2011 model is a version being used for the ...   DOWNSHIFT: British car-care company Autoglym takes aim at the U.S. market Autoglym is entering the U.S. market with an interesting line of car-care products. But do they measure up? Karl Heath and Melly Bonita of Autoglym chat with Greg Migliore, senior Web reporter....   1931 Marmon Sixteen convertible is the top seller at Hershey auction A 1931 Marmon Sixteen Convertible Coupe, one of only 400 Marmon Sixteens built, sold for $517,000 at RM Auction's Vintage Motor Cars of Hershey event on Oct. 8.The Marmon Sixteen was the auction's top-selling car. RM said the two-day event posted sales of more than $9.1 million.Other notable sales...   Nissan to issue recall for faulty part in tire-pressure monitoring system Nissan Motor Co. plans to recall as many as 143,000 cars to replace a tire-pressure monitoring system nut that may corrode and crack in areas with heavy concentrations of road salt, the government said today.The cracking of the nut in the monitoring system could cause it to fall out of the sensor-... 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.

Reviewing the Acura RL, and the next Beetle gets more room in back, in News Brake for Monday, Oct. 12

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Monday, October 12, 2009              Reviewing the Acura RL, and the next Beetle gets more room in back, in News Brake for Monday, Oct. 12 10/12/09, 12:23 pm et In News Brake: A review of the Acura RL, a salute to sports-car legend Donna Mae Mims, and the next Volkswagen Beetle will get more room in back . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, October 12, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, October 12, 2009                  The Acura RL has a 300-hp V6 and Honda's Super Handling All-Wheel Drive.... The 2009 Acura RL, an AutoWeek Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Though I'm not really down with Acura's new styling direction, this car was and remains a good driver, one of the more underrated cars in the midsize luxury class, I'd argue. The V6 is smooth like a Honda, and 300 hp is a good number for this car. The interior is well built, the seats are among the best in the business and the materials are as nice the...   Cures for summer ennui I met a lot of new crossover vehicles this summer, and while they've all been good, none has measured up as a real driver's delight. Not their fault--that's not their mission. However, outings to places and events where cars and driving are really celebrated have forestalled automotive ennui....   Next Beetle to get bigger back seat TThe successor to the New Beetle will arrive in 2012 with more space in the back seat and better packaging, said Stefan Jacoby, president and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America. Speaking at a press event in Germany, he also said the next generation of the Beetle will be "more of a halo car" for ... You May Have Missed...   Johnson wins California race, takes Chase points lead Jimmie Johnson stayed at or near the front of the field all day, stayed out of trouble and then took a commanding lead on the final green flag to win the Pepsi 500 at the Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on Sunday. It was his fourth win at the track.Johnson qualified third on the grid and...   Franchitti grabs IndyCar series trophy with win at Homestead-Miami Dario Franchitti completed his return to the IndyCar Series with a dramatic race victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday that earned him the series championship. Franchitti's Ganassi Racing crew played it conservatively on fuel in the Firestone Indy 300 and inherited the lead with six laps...   De Ferran wins ALMS finale in final drive Gil de Ferran ended his driving career with an overall victory in the Monterey Sports Car Championships at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in an extremely close fight with Adrian Fernandez as the retiring Brazilian star won his fifth race with Simon Pagenaud in the de Ferran Motorsports Acura ARX-02a. De ...   Scott Sharp creates new ALMS GT2 team Veteran racer Scott Sharp, who has made his mark everywhere from Trans-Am and Champ Car to IndyCar and the American Le Mans Series, announced Saturday that he will own a new race team named Extreme Speed Motorsports that will compete in the American Le Mans Series' GT2 class in 2010.The team will...   Brumos wins at Homestead, but Gurney and Fogarty take season title A late-race crash prevented the green-flag finish fans had hoped for, but the finish was still a shocker in the Grand Prix of Miami at Homestead-Miami Speedway Saturday, the season ender for the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. The No. 59 Brumos Porsche, driven by Joao Barbosa and veteran Hurley...   Glock to miss Brazilian Grand Prix as Kobayashi gets chance Toyota test driver Kamui Kobayashi will stand in for Timo Glock in next weekend's Brazilian Grand Prix.The German missed the Japanese Grand Prix after a crash in qualifying, and while the team thought he would be fit for Interlagos, it has since emerged that he has a cracked vertebra.GP2 graduate...   Edwards wins at Virginia, takes aim at NHRA Pro Stock title Mike Edwards is making sure that his final year behind the wheel of a Pro Stock car will be a memorable one as he won his fifth race of the season and set the national record on Sunday at Virginia Motorsports Park to put a hammerlock on the 2009 Full Throttle championship.Edwards, the only Virginia ...   Keep Thinking Pink: Sports-car legend Donna Mae Mims dies at 82 Donna Mae Mims, sports-car racing's “Pink Lady,” died at age 82 on Oct. 6 of complications following a series of strokes in recent weeks. Mims was the first woman to win an SCCA national championship, claiming the H Production crown in 1963 driving an Austin-Healey Sprite painted--like...   Kleinubing wins SCCA touring-car title Pierre Kleinubing of Coconut Creek, Fla., led Sunday's Applied Computer Solutions Monterey Sports Car Championships Presented by Bondurant from start to finish and captured his fifth SCCA Pro Racing Speed World Challenge touring-car title. Teammate Peter Cunningham of Milwaukee, Wis., and James...   Sofronas wins Speed GT finale as Davis claims season trophy James Sofronas captured his second Speed World Challenge GT Championship win of the season on Sunday, taking the checkered flag at Laguna Seca, Calif. Randy Pobst and Eric Curran completed the podium.Brandon Davis finished the race fourth to claim his first World Challenge GT season championship....   Win vaults Edwards to Atlantic series title John Edwards picked up his fourth win of the season and leapfrogged Jonathan Summerton and Simona De Silvestro to become the youngest champion in the 36-year history of the Atlantic series with a dominating performance at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday afternoon.Edwards started from the pole... 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.

AutoWeek's weekend racing wrap-up for Oct. 10-11

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Gil de Ferran used his last drive in the American Le Mans Series to honor his mentor and friend, Jim Hall, and Hall's legendary Chaparral race cars. AutoWeek's weekend racing wrap-up for Oct. 10-11 10/11/09, 11:02 pm et California was the place to be for racing action this weekend. NASCAR's Sprint Cup and Nationwide series set up camp at the California Speedway near Los Angeles. Meanwhile, the American Le Mans Series and its support series wrapped up their season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in northern California. The IndyCar and Grand-Am series brought their seasons to an end with races at Homestead-Miami, and the NHRA continued its Countdown to One in Virgina. Plus, there's more racing news inside this edition of AutoWeek's weekend racing wrap-up--but if you don't want the results spoiled, stop reading now.... 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.

ALERT: IndyCar championship results--SPOILERS INSIDE

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Friday, October 09, 2009              Dario Franchitti (right) completed his comeback from NASCAR by winning the IndyCar season championship on Saturday. Scott Dixon is at left. Franchitti grabs IndyCar series trophy with win at Homestead-Miami 10/10/09, 10:33 pm et Dario Franchitti completed his return to the IndyCar Series with a dramatic race victory at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Saturday that earned him the series championship. Franchitti's Ganassi Racing crew played it conservatively on fuel in the Firestone Indy 300 and inherited the lead with six laps to go when race leaders Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon pitted for a late splash of fuel. Franchitti finished 4.788 seconds ahead of Briscoe to win his second title in three years. He did not contend for last year's title as he was trying his hand at NASCAR. Franchitti entered the race four points behind Dixon but finished 11 ahead of him. Dixon finished third in the race. Briscoe finished 12 points behind Franchitti. Franchitti won his fifth race of the season, tying Dixon for the... 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.

VW takes a look at F1 and de Ferran honors Jim Hall, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Friday, Oct. 9

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Friday, October 09, 2009              VW takes a look at F1, and de Ferran honors Jim Hall, in AutoWeek's News Brake for Friday, Oct. 9 10/09/09, 1:10 pm et In today's News Brake: Volkswagen takes a look at F1, Gil de Ferran's last ride honors Jim Hall, and NASCAR's drug issue hits close to home . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, October 9, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, October 09, 2009                  2009 Audi TTS... 2009 Audi TTS Roadster, an AutoWeek Drivers Log MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: After several days behind the wheel of this TTS, I've come to appreciate its fine style and performance. This roadster draws a never-ending cascade of compliments. No doubt the white paint and 19-inch wheels draw attention, and for good reason: this is an elegant design, enhanced by the S-specific side sills and front splitter, plus bigger front intakes and ...   General Motors reportedly close to selling Hummer for $150 million General Motors Co., working to cut its U.S. brand count in half as part of its restructuring, is trying to complete a deal to sell Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. for about $150 million, Bloomberg News reported Thursday. The companies hope to make a deal today ...   Gil de Ferran unveils final race livery, saluting former boss Gil de Ferran will cap his career with a salute to the man who helped it take off. De Ferran will turn his final laps on Saturday in the ALMS season ender at Laguna Seca in a prototype wearing "milk"-white-colored livery that channels the revolutionary Chaparral race cars of the 1960s and 1970s. ... You May Have Missed...   Chevrolet chronicles: Camaro convertible is shown to dealers, product notes on the Impala and the Volt, more The Chevrolet Camaro convertible is alive and well, and car dealers got a sneak peak at the new drop-top this week.Chevy vice president Brent Dewar said the company is still ironing out the timing for the launch of the open-air sports car. It's been reported that the car will go into production in...   You can make Benz payments on your iPhone For our young readers, this may seem like nothing. But for the more mature set, here's a new function for your iPhone or iPod Touch--you can make the payment on your Benz.Mercedes-Benz Financial has launched its iPhone app, just three months after launching the pay-from-your-smart-phone project....   J. C. France, member of NASCAR's royal family, charged with DUI, cocaine possession J. C. France, the 43-year-old son of Jim France--founder of the Grand-Am series and brother of late NASCAR head Bill France Jr.--was arrested just past midnight Thursday morning after police stopped him following an alleged street race in Daytona Beach, Fla. J. C. France was charged with driving...   FIA visits U.S. F1 team's N.C. headquarters, is impressed by progress The new U.S. F1 Team and the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile said on Thursday that the FIA completed a second round of visits to the team's headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday and that it was pleased with what it saw."I personally visited the U.S. F1 Team in August as well as...   Hyundai Genesis coupe gets power boost from California tuners GReddy for SEMA The Hyundai Genesis coupe made a splash at the SEMA show last year with a string of eye-catching displays. And this year, it's back and more powerful than ever.Customized by California tuners GReddy, the Genesis coupe gets boosted to 350 hp and 320 lb-ft of torque, helped in large part by the...   Jonathan Summerton gunning for U.S. F1 seat “The Next American Formula One Champion,” says the header on the Web site JonathanSummerton.com.Ambitious? You bet--the last American F1 champion was Mario Andretti, in 1978.But the 21-year-old Kissimmee, Fla., race-car driver has a legitimate shot at his goal. As a graduate of multiple ... 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.

ALERT: J.C. France--member of NASCAR's royal family--charged with DUI, cocaine possession

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, October 08, 2009              J.C. France was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of cocaine. J.C. France--member of NASCAR's royal family--arrested and charged with DUI, cocaine possession By Steven Cole Smith | 10/08/09, 9:39 pm et J.C. France, 43-year-old son of Jim France--founder of the Grand-Am series and brother of late NASCAR head Bill France Jr.--was arrested just past midnight Thursday after police stopped him following an alleged street race in Daytona Beach, Fla. J.C. France was charged with driving under the influence and possession of cocaine. The other participant in the alleged street race, Russell Van Richmond, is France's roommate in a million-dollar mansion, and is apparently the son of an ex-wife of Jim France, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal. Van Richmond was driving a Posche Cayenne, and France was driving a green 2007 Lamborghini. Van Richmond was also charged with DUI, possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance, hydrocodone. The newspaper reported that... 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.

Previewing SEMA and the next Volvo S60, in News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 8

HOME   |   LATEST NEWS   |   VEHICLE REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   CLASSIFIEDS Thursday, October 08, 2009              Previewing SEMA and the next Volvo S60, in News Brake for Thursday, Oct. 8 10/08/09, 1:43 pm et In News Brake: The Hyundai Genesis coupe and a Chevrolet Camaro convertible head for SEMA, GM looks to a new sales chief to regain its mojo, and a "spy" video of the Volvo S60 is released . . . But Wait, There's More!... 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.

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, October 8, 2009

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