AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, February 16, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, February 16, 2010                  Mercedes AMG and Cigarette Racing unveiled a custom Cigarette inspired by the SLS AMG at the Miami... Mercedes AMG and Cigarette Racing team up for ultra-performance boat Two celebrated performance brands--Mercedes AMG and Cigarette Racing--unveiled a custom Cigarette inspired by the SLS AMG (“Better Than the Original?”, AW, Nov. 30, 2009), at the Miami International Boat Show. Though the boat is based on Cigarette’s 46’ Rider, Cigarette says a clean-sheet approach was used to build the all-new boat. A pair of twin-...   Porsche Panameras with 300-hp V6 to arrive in the United States in June The six-cylinder siblings of the V8 Porsche Panamera will hit U.S. shores in June, packing 300 hp and starting at $75,375 for the rear-wheel-drive model. The all-wheel-drive version, called the Panamera 4, starts at $79,875, including destination charges. Both cars will be revealed in April at...   Alfa's U.S. return likely for 2012, Marchionne says Fiat's on-again, off-again plan to return Alfa Romeo to the United States is on again, this time with a target date of 2012. A Chrysler Group spokesman has confirmed remarks made by CEO Sergio Marchionne in Toronto. “I'm a lot more confident now that Alfa Romeo will reconstitute ...   The 2010 Subaru Forester 2.5X Premium, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Other than paying $1,000 for this four-speed automatic transmission over a base five-speed manual, I see nothing amiss in this “Premium” Forester. It’s surprisingly punchy off the line for a 170-hp/170-lb-ft engine, drives smoothly and ...   Tata appoints former GM Europe head Forster as group CEO India's Tata Motors named former General Motors Co. executive Carl-Peter Forster as group CEO. Forster, 55, will be responsible for the company's global operations including the Jaguar Land Rover unit. Forster stepped down as GM Europe president and Opel/Vauxhall chairman in November...   Lola reveals IndyCar concepts Lola Cars has revealed its own concepts for the next Izod IndyCar Series chassis, following last week's surprising glimpse of the DeltaWing concept backed by Chip Ganassi and unveiled at the Chicago auto show. Lola has proposed two different cars to be introduced in 2012--the B12/00 and B12/01--... 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.