AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, January 29, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, January 29, 2010                  Toyota readies dealer fix for faulty pedals Toyota Motor Corp. is fine-tuning a dealer remedy for faulty accelerator pedals in 2.3 million recalled vehicles and aims to announce the fix as early as next week, a person familiar with the matter said. The procedure involves inserting a metal shim into a gap in the friction lever of the pedal. Doing so will reduce friction and prevent the pedal from sticking, the person said. “As...   2010 Kia Soul, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR WEB REPORTER GREG MIGLIORE: The Soul is definitely different. Kia is really trying, and it does show here. The exterior is boxy but striking, and the interior is flat-out whacky. Kia is trying to offer an alternative, and in that respect it succeeds with the Soul. Is it a bit...   Geneva auto show: Pininfarina to reveal two-seat spider concept Look for another icon of Italian sheetmetal in March at the Geneva auto show, when design house Pininfarina will unveil an Alfa Romeo-based two-seat spider concept. Pininfarina has released a sketch of the car, which it says follows in the long lineage of Italian spiders. The Italian firm says...   McLaren unveils distinctive MP4-25 Formula One car A day after Ferrari unveiled its F10, McLaren became the second team to reveal its 2010 Formula One contender in a launch held on Friday at title sponsor Vodafone's British headquarters in Newbury. The dramatic looking MP4-25 builds on the experience gained with new aerodynamic rules last year....   Bottas joins Williams as F1 test driver Finnish Formula Three star Valtteri Bottas will serve as Williams F1’s third driver this year, taking over from Nico Hulkenberg, who graduates to a race seat. The 20-year-old had a great record in karting before winning the Eurocup title in Formula Renault in 2008. Last year he was the top ... You May Have Missed...   Jimmie Johnson totals Daytona prototype in Rolex 24 practice Four-time defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson was treated for bruises and released from the Daytona International Speedway care center on Thursday after he destroyed his car during practice for this weekend's Rolex 24 Hours, the Grand-Am season opener. Johnson was driving the No. 99 ...   DOWNSHIFT: Checking in with America Le Mans Series president Scott Atherton Motorsports editor Mac Morrison interviews American Le Mans Series president Scott Atherton about the state of the series ahead of the 2010 season....   IndyCar team Vision Racing suspends operations Vision Racing has suspended operations, leaving the IndyCar Series without a key team.The Indianapolis-based organization never won a race, but it is owned by Tony George--and it's anyone's guess what kind of signal this sends to those outside the sport.As a refresher, George has gone from being...   Danica Patrick's NASCAR schedule confirmed Fans of Izod IndyCar Series driver Danica Patrick's budding NASCAR career now know when and where she'll be racing in 2010, with one big exception: JR Motorsports announced her Nationwide Series schedule of 12 races, though with "the possibility of 13," should she decide to run in the Nationwide...   Audi hires three new drivers for 24 Hours of Le Mans run Audi has three new drivers for its 24 Hours of Le Mans effort as it bids to regain its crown from archrival Peugeot. Former Corvette Racing driver Marcel Fassler and André Lotterer and Benoît Treluyer--who have both enjoyed success in Japan's Super GT series--will share one of Audi's three R15 LMP1-... 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.