AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, February 19, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, February 19, 2010                  Colin Kolles, former boss of the Midland, Spyker and Force India Formula One teams, has engineered a rescue... Campos Formula One team's restructuring set to be confirmed on Friday Confirmation is expected on Friday that former Midland, Spyker and Force India boss Colin Kolles has put together a package to rescue the Campos Meta team. A massive effort is under way to ensure that two Dallara-Cosworths are in Bahrain in time for first practice on March 12--three weeks from Friday. Kolles is expected to take on the role of team principal at the restructured outfit, working...   Akio Toyoda to testify before U.S. House panel Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda accepted an invitation to testify next week before a congressional committee that is investigating the automaker's safety problems. “I have received Congressman Towns' invitation to testify before the House Committee on Oversight and Government...   2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: Pretty and potent, this A5 convertible. The car looks great inside and out--I'm really liking Audi's rear-end treatment these days--and pulls stronger and smoother from its four-cylinder turbo than I expected. Everything's here, except the manual...   Geneva auto show: Ford to debut five-seat and seven-seat wagons Ford will debut production versions of the new C-Max and Grand C-Max wagons at the Geneva auto show. The wagons will be shown alongside the new Focus, which was unveiled at the Detroit auto show in January and gets a European debut in Geneva. The five-seat C-Max and seven-seat Grand C-Max...   2011 Ford Super Duty pickup gets price hike, content upgrade Ford Motor Co.'s redesigned 2011 Super Duty pickup will carry a base sticker price higher than its predecessor but will include upgraded content, such as a new six-speed transmission. Ford also will offer its first diesel V8 engine designed in-house. The pickup, which goes on sale this spring,... You May Have Missed...   Lopez set to join Senna at Campos A deal that will see U.S. F1 driver Jose Maria Lopez join Bruno Senna at Campos Meta could be announced as soon as Friday.Lopez was told by team boss Peter Windsor earlier this week in Charlotte, N.C., that U.S. F1 would not make the first race in Bahrain. Having made commitments to his sponsors,...   DOWNSHIFT: Talkin' oil with the Pennzoil crew In this edition of Downshift, AutoWeek senior Web reporter Greg Migliore talks oil with the crew from Pennzoil. Joining him are brand manager Debbie Van Schalkwyk, scientist Bob Sutherland and consultant Jim Linden....   Barrichello fastest in wet F1 test at Jerez Bad weather again played havoc with the second day of Formula One testing in Jerez, Spain. Williams F1 driver Rubens Barrichello gave his new team a bit of glory by setting the fastest time when conditions were at their best around lunchtime.The big story of the day was a crash for Heikki...   Monterey Historics renamed; Dan Gurney to be honored at first event Iconic racer Dan Gurney will be the first featured guest at the Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion in August, an event formerly known as the Monterey Historic Automobile Races.Gurney will be honored with displays of Eagle race cars spanning his career, including Formula One, Indy cars, Trans-Am,...   Speedway auctions Brickyard VIP package for Haiti relief effort The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is auctioning a weekend VIP package at this year's Brickyard 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race to raise funds for Haiti relief efforts.The VIP package is one of several items the track has put up for auction on eBay to raise funds.The Brickyard 400 package includes a luxury ...   ALMS: Sascha Maassen returns to CytoSport for partial schedule in 2010 American Le Mans Series veteran Sascha Maassen will return to Muscle Milk Team CytoSport for three races this season.He'll run at Sebring, Petit Le Mans and Laguna Seca. Maassen will team with Greg Pickett and Klaus Graf in the No. 6 Porsche RS Spyder, and will participate in winter testing in...   Geneva auto show: Bertone to unveil futuristic Alfa Romeo Pandion concept Italian design house Bertone returns to the Geneva auto show after a two-year absence with an Alfa Romeo concept which is a true dream car, with no plans for production.Called Pandion, after a fish hawk known for its long wings, the car has rear-hinged, long doors that when fully opened stand...   Ford's Barb Samardzich gets more from less, an AW video interview Over the past few years, Ford has overhauled its lineup of engines and transmissions. The goal: deliver the power with better fuel economy. The person leading that effort is Barb Samardzich, Ford's vice president of powertrain engineering. From an all-new diesel engine for Super Duty pickups to an...   When is a Cell Phone a Weapon? Resolutions too often are hollow, devoid of conviction and tenacity. Look at empty gyms in February. Ask a smoker.We Clan of the Car members should resolve to save lives. How? You've heard the chant from this pulpit before, and now it echoes from Oprah and Dr. Phil. It is the growing debate over...   Daytona 500 reveals . . . nothing In one word, I can tell you everything I learned about the 2010 NASCAR season after watching last weekend's Daytona 500.Nothing. In fact, absolutely nothing.Overall, the season opener tells us no more about the full 36-race season than the first spring-training game tells us about the 162-game... 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.