AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, February 22, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, February 22, 2010                  Volvo hopes the new S60 will better compete with rivals from BMW and Audi.... Geneva auto show: Spotlight shifts to green vehicles for the real world A year ago, the 32 world debuts at the Geneva auto show belied the industry crisis moving from North America to Europe. A year later, reality has reached Geneva. This year's show, with 25 concept and production debuts, is more modest, more focused on real-world possibilities and increasingly environmental. Even high-performance brands such as Ferrari and Porsche have bowed to the trend to be...   2010 Mercedes-Benz GLK350, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: If you don't have to have a third row of seats, or cargo capacity fit for a king and his court, consider the GLK350. In the luxury-small-ute category, this is as good as they get. Unlike the underwhelming BMW X3 or the Lincoln MKX, the Mercedes...   Cadillac plans to relaunch in Europe General Motors will create a European arm for its Cadillac luxury brand after distributor Kroymans Corp. declared bankruptcy last year. Cadillac Europe will import, market and distribute Cadillacs through a sales and service network in “key European markets,” GM said on Monday in a... You May Have Missed...   UPDATE: NHRA's Phoenix event is postponed until Monday A tragic accident at Phoenix's Firebird International Raceway on Sunday took the life of a race fan. Combined with intermittent rain, it made for one of the most disjointed days of NHRA drag racing in recent memory. None of the three pro categories were able complete a full elimination field. The...   Geneva auto show: Mercedes-Benz F800 Style set for reveal Offering a dual approach to a green future, the Mercedes-Benz F800 Style concept will be revealed next month at the Geneva auto show featuring striking sheetmetal and a slew of new driver technologies.Mercedes is calling the F800 Style a research vehicle, and it's adaptable for a plug-in hybrid...   Pit timing puts Johnson out front to win Sprint Cup race in California Jimmie Johnson likely will chalk up his 48th career NASCAR victory to fortunate timing more than anything else. His late-race, green-flag pit stop moments before the final caution handed him the lead when everyone else pitted under caution. Once ahead, he withstood strong bids from Kevin Harvick...   Senna, Villeneuve still in play for F1 seats Uncertainty still surrounds the driver situation at the Campos, U.S. F1 and Stefan GP teams as the Bahrain Grand Prix draws closer, but the Villeneuve and Senna names could still appear on the 2010 grid.In essence, the world is waiting either for U.S. F1 to implode completely or for Formula One...   New York auto show: Redesigned 2011 Kia Optima to have its debut The redesigned 2011 Kia Optima will get its debut in early April at the New York auto show, then go on sale next fall.The Optima is the Kia's top-of-the-line model in the United States. Kia said the new Optima will have a longer wheelbase, be wider and sit lower than the current car.Kia will also... 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.