AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, March 26, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, March 26, 2010                  The 2010 Jaguar XJ... The 2010 Jaguar XJ signals a new direction for the big British sedan Using the bad French left over in our brain from college, we translated the electronic road signs over the autoroute north of Paris as “Terrible Winds, Adjust Your Driving Style Accordingly.” It was the tail end of what had only recently been a full-blown hurricane but was by the time it hit us only a “storm.” In any case, it blew curtains of rain across our path and tried ...   Here's what's really happening with the 2012 Cadillac XTS Platinum concept Reports have surfaced this week that the Cadillac XTS Platinum concept has received the green light. That's not exactly true. We talked to Cadillac, and here's the inside dirt. The XTS is a concept shown in January at the Detroit auto show. It has a hybrid powertrain churning 350 hp from a...   2010 Acura TL SH-AWD Tech, an AW Drivers Log ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: It's nice to see some car companies still believe in the importance of offering a manual transmission. A year after the new TL debuted with SH-AWD, Acura brings us a six-speed manual version to catch the attention of enthusiasts. For the 2009 model year, the...   NHRA ready to go four-wide this weekend After a day of testing time trials--plus three rounds of qualifying each in Super Stock and Stock, one round of Comp qualifying and one round of Top Sportsman qualifying (all contested just two cars at a time)--the NHRA is ready to for its first day of four-wide action. It will all going down at...   Lewis Hamilton quickest in Formula One practice in Australia Lewis Hamilton was fastest in Friday practice in Australia, but mixed weather meant that it was very hard for the teams to judge the true form of the top runners. The day started out sunny but just as the second session started--at the late local time of 4:30 p.m.--rain began to fall. Although...   Hamilton apologizes for road incident McLaren-Mercedes Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton on Friday apologized for his antics in a road car while in Australia for this weekend's Grand Prix. Police stopped the 2008 world champion for doing a burnout and getting his car sideways on a Melbourne street. His star power did little to help, ... You May Have Missed...   NASCAR looking forward to wing/spoiler swap this weekend After a failed 93-race experiment, NASCAR reverts to a traditional blade-like rear spoiler on its Sprint Cup Series cars this weekend at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. But don't expect to see much of a performance difference during the next two races.Sunday afternoon's Goody's 500 at the half-...   Ecclestone wants Formula One race in New York Formula One commercial boss Bernie Ecclestone told an Italian media outlet that he wants to bring his sport back to the United States, and that the New York City area is his targeted destination."I'm trying to do it for 2012," Ecclestone told Gazzetta dello Sport. "It would be in front of Manhattan,... 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.