AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, February 10, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, February 10, 2010                  The 2011 Ford Edge Sport gets a blacked-out grille, a 3.7-liter V6 and sport suspension tuning.... Chicago auto show: 2011 Ford Edge becomes a sharper machine Ford pulled out all the stops when it came to updating its Edge crossover for 2011, which is getting its debut at the Chicago auto show. When the freshened model arrives in dealerships this summer, it will offer three engine choices, two transmission options, fresh styling and improved interior surroundings. On the engine front, customers will be able to choose from a 3.5-liter V6, a 3.7-liter ...   Red Bull RB6 takes to the track in Jerez Red Bull Racing's RB6 Formula One car made its debut in Jerez, Spain, on Wednesday morning, in the hands of Mark Webber. The car is full of the little detail nuances expected from designer Adrian Newey. Crucially, this year he was able to design the car around the rear double-diffuser concept--...   Chicago auto show: 2011 Chevrolet Silverado revealed In the world of big--really big, manly trucks--Chevrolet had grown a bit long in the tooth. No more, counters the bow-tie brand, with an extensive update of the Chevrolet Silverado heavy-duty pickup for 2011 that focuses on improvements to the engine and chassis. It breaks cover on Wednesday at the ...   Chicago's auto-show blues I don't know what the Chicago auto show organizers did to rile the gods' ire, but it sure seems as though they did something. How else can you account for the Trifecta of Trauma to befall the annual event? Hey, all you media people who did show up: Keep your eyes open for a firestorm or a...   It's time to take a deep breath and relax on Toyota As I lay here bleeding out from a paper cut I got from a Toyota Yaris owner's manual, I wonder how long it will take NHTSA to issue a recall. Seriously, it's getting silly, all this piling on. I'm not insensitive--I know people have died. And I'm not a Toyota apologist; the company's handling ...   Analyzing Formula One testing, which continues this week Following last week's Formula One test in Valencia, the spotlight falls on Spain once again on Wednesday as a four-day session begins at Jerez. Testing has greater significance this year than in the past, for a variety of reasons. First, we have a totally fresh look to the entry list. Last year, ...   Geneva auto show: Audi A1 packs big luxury in small package The 2011 Audi A1 small car headed for a Geneva auto show debut packs plenty of luxury touches from Audi's larger cars into a small package--the A1 measures just short of 13 feet long, with a wheelbase of 8 feet. It is wide and short--5.7 feet wide and 4.7 feet tall. But the big question is, will ... You May Have Missed...   Chicago auto show: 2010 Nissan 370Z gets limited edition for 40th anniversary It's been more than 40 years since the first Z sports car landed in North America on Oct. 22, 1969. The 240Z single-handedly turned the automotive world on its head with its combination of performance, reliability and affordability. To celebrate the Z car's ruby anniversary, Nissan is rolling out a ...   Honda expands airbag recall again, covering 379,000 more autos American Honda Motor Co. has again expanded a recall to replace driver's-side airbag inflators in an additional 378,758 U.S. vehicles from the 2001 and 2002 model years.The inflators may deploy with too much pressure, rupturing a surrounding casing and sending metal fragments through the airbag...   Corvette Racing signs Emmanuel Collard Corvette Racing will feature a slightly different look this year at the 24 Hours of Le Mans and in the American Le Mans Series' two endurance events at Sebring International Raceway and Road Atlanta.Racing veteran Emmanuel Collard, 38, will replace Marcel Fassler alongside regular drivers Oliver...   Senna, Grosjean among potential Stefan GP Formula One drivers Campos Meta Formula One driver Bruno Senna, former Renault driver Romain Grosjean and former Jaguar and Red Bull F1 driver Christian Klien are the latest candidates connected to a seat at the new Stefan GP team--if it finds a place on the grid in 2010. Stefan purchased cars from the now-defunct... 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.