AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, December 8, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, December 08, 2009                  This well-equipped BMW 335i Coupe carried a sticker price of $50,270.... The 2009 BMW 335i Coupe, an AW Drivers Log MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: Fantastic car, though this price tag is about as high as it should ever go. But the 3-series is, in many ways, the Porsche 911 of the luxury/sport sedan/coupe world: Timeless styling that harks back to the original and improved and refined performance each time around. As with the 911, you often wonder how BMW could possibly continue improving this model...   EPA makes it official--greenhouse gases are pollutants On the eve of an international climate summit, the EPA on Monday formally declared greenhouse gases to be dangerous pollutants, strengthening President Barack Obama's hand and laying the groundwork for a new 35.5 mpg standard for light vehicles. The finding is likely to have a greater impact on...   New Dacia SUV gets old name--Duster A new Duster is ready to take to the roads, but you won't find it at a Plymouth dealership--and not because there aren't any Plymouth dealerships left. This new Duster comes from Romanian carmaker Dacia, which is owned by Renault, and the Duster is a small SUV. It uses the low-cost Logan...   Simona De Silvestro to test HVM Indy car Atlantic Championship front-runner Simona De Silvestro will get a taste of the IndyCar Series when she tests for HVM Racing at Sebring International Raceway on Tuesday and Wednesday. The 21-year-old Swiss driver won four Atlantic races in 2009 and entered the final race of the year leading the... You May Have Missed...   GM spending $336 million on plant upgrades for Volt production General Motors on Monday said it would spend $336 million on upgrades to the Hamtramck plant near downtown Detroit to build the Chevrolet Volt hybrid car.The plant will begin building Volt prototypes next spring, using the Hamtramck plant's existing production line. Production of saleable vehicles... 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.