AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, November 10, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, November 10, 2009                  The Aston Martin DB9 Volante is $200,000 worth of open-air luxury.... The 2009 Aston Martin DB9 Volante, an AutoWeek Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: It's amazing what $200,000 can buy you. Certainly, this is a beautiful car, wonderfully styled and exquisitely detailed. The leather and wood work inside the cabin is second to none. Just getting into the car, your olfactory senses are inundated with the heavy scent of the leather. The two rear seats, however, are a major joke. There's less room back there than ...   2010 Lincoln MKT: An AutoWeek Performance Profile Need to haul up to seven people in luxurious comfort? Lincoln thinks it has the answer with the MKT, a less-boxy cousin of the Ford Flex. Get our take in this AutoWeek Performance Profile....   Volvo reveals new S60 Volvo has released the first official images of the redesigned S60 sedan. This is the much-anticipated car that will go into production next summer. We'll see it live for the first time at the Geneva motor show next March. The production S60 looks a lot like the concept that was revealed at...   Renault is reviving the Gordini name for high-performance models They don't sell Renaults in the United States anymore, but it's worth noting that the French automaker is reviving the Gordini name for high-performance versions of the Twingo and the Clio. The name pays homage to Amedee Gordini, a mechanical whiz known as "the sorcerer" for taking production-... You May Have Missed...   Maserati and Nissan are likely to return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2010 Nissan and Maserati appear certain to end long absences from the 24 Hours of Le Mans next year.Both manufacturers aim to take advantage of the decision of the Le Mans organizer, the Automobile Club de l'Ouest, to allow the same cars that will race in the new-for-2010 FIA GT1 World Championship to...   Chrysler unplugs Envi electric-vehicle division Envi, the team of engineers charged with developing electric vehicles for Chrysler, has been disbanded.A spokesman told Reuters that development of electric cars will be integrated into the company's traditional structure.“Envi is absorbed into the normal vehicle-development program,”... 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.