Friday, March 19, 2010

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, March 19, 2010

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Friday, March 19, 2010                 
An illustration shows what Porsche's four-door Panamera convertible would look like....
A series of European and U.S. patent applications obtained by AutoWeek show that Porsche remains committed to building a four-door convertible version of its flagship Panamera, despite recent comments from Zuffenhausen insiders indicating the car had been canceled. The new car, depicted in official drawings that accompany the latest Porsche patent applications filed in February, eschews ...

  The first Ferrari 458 Italia to hit U.S. soil was auctioned for $530,000 on Thursday night to benefit relief efforts in Haiti. Ferrari will donate the cash to the Catholic Medical Mission Board and the William J. Clinton Foundation. The Prancing Horse also auctioned Formula One ace Fernando...

  There’s a changing of the guard at Mercedes AMG. Volker Morninweg is leaving to become head of the company’s van division on April 1. He’ll be replaced by Ola Kaellenius, who was most recently in charge of the Mercedes plant in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Morninweg, 50, replaces...

  What promises to be one of the most significant automotive-museum openings in decades will take place next month when collector Peter Mullin opens the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard, Calif. Mullin is known for his love of French cars, and the museum will have more than 100 of them. Graceful...

  EDITOR WES RAYNAL: While I find the price a bit steep, this is a perfectly fine midsize sedan. The styling is spot-on to my eye. I have heard some beefing about the front grille being too big, but I like the way the car looks. The chassis is competent, and the driving experience was...


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  EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This was a fine weekend vehicle for hauling kids and junk to various activities. I’m not a huge fan of Toyota’s hybrid system, even this new, revised one. There is a lot of technology going on under there, and it’s not always the smoothest powertrain under...

  Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are likely to find themselves shoulder-to-shoulder and hip-to-hip often this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway, beginning with a Friday-morning meeting with NASCAR officials. Later, they'll race each other in Saturday afternoon's 250-lap Nationwide Series race and...

  Every American Le Mans Series race will be broadcast live on Sirius XM satellite radio this season, the series said on Thursday. Races will be on Sirius channel 127 and XM channel 245. Coverage starts with the season opener at 10 a.m. EST on Saturday at Sebring. Pre- and post-race coverage will...

  Two dozen NASCAR Sprint Cup teams spent Tuesday at Talladega Superspeedway, testing rear spoilers and restrictor plates. This Sunday's race at Bristol Motor Speedway will be the last time cars carry the controversial and unpopular rear wing that has been part of the three-year-old Car of Tomorrow....

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