AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, March 5, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, March 05, 2010                  The Chevrolet Volt and the Tesla Roadster are at opposite ends of the electric-vehicle spectrum.... Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Roadster: Electric apples & electric oranges The needle creeps closer to 90 mph, and with a quick glance around for signs of the authorities, I punch it and send the speedo zipping toward triple digits. The Tesla Roadster Sport's tiny cabin fills with a cacophony of wind noise, the cloth top flapping away a few inches above, the chatter of carbon-fiber body parts joining in as the frigid air screams past. I give up trying to hear Peter...   2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, an AW Drivers Log EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Breathtaking. I don't know how else to describe this beast. There are some 43,000 different paint hues, nine interior palettes and six shades of leathers and roofs. What else could you want? And I simply love the polished aluminum hood and windshield surround. And...   Ron Fellows to contest full season of World Challenge GT Veteran sports-car racer and two-time 24 Hours of Le Mans class winner Ron Fellows will be back behind of the wheel of a race car full-time for 2010. Fellows joins CRP Racing to compete in the 2010 World Challenge GT Championships, piloting a Chevrolet Corvette C6. No stranger to World Challenge ...   NHRA driver Herbert brings teen driver training program to California Simple question: How many of you have teenagers in the Southern California area who can benefit from free driver's training? Yes, you read that correctly. The National Hot Rod Association will host 12 sessions of the B.R.A.K.E.S. teen driving school at the Auto Club Raceway at Pomona--... You May Have Missed...   2011 Audi R8 Spyder, an AW Flash Drive What is it?When Audi decided last year to offer a 525-hp, 5.2-liter V10 in the R8, the two-seater graduated to supercar status. Being able to drop the top is now icing on the performance car's cake. It goes on sale in Germany this month, and in the United States in the fourth quarter.How's it drive?...   Dale Coyne Racing signs Milka Duno for the full IndyCar season Dale Coyne Racing announced on Thursday that it has signed Milka Duno for the full 2010 IndyCar Series schedule. Duno, who has been ridiculed by competitors and fans from time to time because of her lack of pace, will return to the series for the fourth consecutive season. But 2010 will be her... 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.