AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, January 5, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, January 05, 2010                  The Cadillac CTS-V coupe will run from 0 to 60 mph in 3.9 seconds.... Detroit auto show: Cadillac CTS-V coupe is ready to hit the road Want a bit more oomph for your Cadillac CTS coupe? No problem, General Motors says, with the rollout of the CTS-V coupe in time for the Detroit auto show. The car goes on sale in early summer. The big difference between the Cadillac CTS-V coupe and its sedan cousin? Two fewer doors and a 1-inch wider rear track, basically. The CTS-V coupe makes use of the 556-hp supercharged 6.2-liter V8...   Consumer Electronics Show: Rockin' the Electron in Las Vegas The average passenger car sold in the United States has about 100 cubic feet of interior volume. That's a lot of room for electrons. At this week's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, there will be almost no end of new things to do with those electrons, from entertaining occupants to...   Renault confirms Boullier as new F1 boss Renault finally confirmed Eric Boullier as its new Formula One team principal--on the same day that former boss Flavio Briatore had his lifetime ban overturned by a Paris court. The 36-year-old Frenchman arrives as a direct result of the recent investment in the team by the Genii Capital Group. ...   French court overturns Briatore ban Flavio Briatore, the embattled former boss of Renault’s Formula One team, has won his case against the FIA, which gave him a lifetime ban from FIA-sanctioned motorsports in September following his alleged role in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix crash scandal. The FIA ruled previously that...   The 2009 Infiniti G37 Convertible, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: This is a lavish car with plenty of get-up. What impressed me most was how well the transmission shifted gears quickly and proficiently low in the band. The result is that you can rocket away from any light and get yourself out of almost any situation on...   Lajdziak replaces Schembri as the president of Smart USA Jill Lajdziak, Saturn's former top executive, was named president of Smart USA just three days after starting with the company. David Schembri, who previously held the job, will take an unidentified position with the Penske Automotive Group, which distributes the Smart ForTwo microcar in... You May Have Missed...   Underground Racing's twin-turbo Lamborghini Gallardo tempts with 1,000 hp The only way to get rid of temptation, Oscar Wilde wrote, is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing.Just ask Izod IndyCar Series driver Graham Rahal, age 21, who was sick during the second week of December--less than 12 hours before we met in Charlotte, N.C., to drive...   Detroit auto show: Taking the pulse of the industry and the car community The Detroit auto show--officially the North American International Auto Show--is going to be a bigger barometer than what it has been in the past. This year's event will measure the global car community's well being, too.That might be said of other international shows. But as of late, those shows...   SCCA World Challenge moves to Versus The SCCA Pro Racing World Challenge will no longer be associated with Speed TV, the series said on Monday. It is moving to the Comcast-owned Versus network.WC Vision, the series promoter and marketer, said the move is the result of better TV coverage and time slots offered by Versus. Some telecasts ...   Dakar Rally: Peterhansel moves into the lead The Dakar Rally has seen its third change of leader in three days, as nine-time rally winner Stephane Peterhansel went quickest on stage three to seize a notable advantage in his BMW, the 52nd stage win of the Frenchman's illustrious career.For the second consecutive day, two-time World Rally...   Grand-Am boss takes leave of absence Grand-Am announced on Monday that president Roger Edmondson is taking a leave of absence, effective immediately, to address personal health issues. Tom Bledsoe will assume the day-to-day leadership role for Grand-Am. The rest of the management team remains in place, including vice president of...   Mopar releases exterior, interior dress-up kits for Dodge Challenger Feel the urge to dress up your Dodge Challenger? The boys at Mopar have a little something for you.The parts unit of Chrysler has released an exterior appearance package for the Challenger that includes a new hood with air scoop, a body-color rear spoiler and stripe graphics.An interior kit gets... 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.