AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, March 11, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, March 11, 2010                  Alex Wong's KITT car.... The cars were stars at the Television/Motion Picture Car Club's first show When we first heard about this show, we figured it would be all famous cars from famous movies: the real Bullitt Mustang, the real Herbie, the real pod racer from Star Wars. While there were some actual movie cars at the first show of the newly minted Television/Motion Picture Car Club--including the Charger from Fast & Furious and a real Dukes of Hazzard General Lee--...   Doing the media proud Whatever sliver of respect you had left for our nation's television media has likely been crushed in the last few days. Surely you've heard about David W. Gilbert, an automotive technology professor at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale. Gilbert said he could recreate unintended acceleration...   TRAVELS WITH FARLEY: Better than ever "They don't make 'em like they used to," Grandpa lamented every chance he got. I didn't get it. This was in the '70s, and cars had been pretty well worked out. I was barely old enough to recall Eisenhower-era motoring, when flat tires and mysterious malfunctions were common and Sierra Nevada...   Electric-car start-up aims to keep NUMMI open with zero-emission vehicles Electric car hopeful Aurica Motors LLC is floating a plan to keep open a California joint venture between Toyota and General Motors by building zero emission vehicles there. Aurica has been negotiating the plan with New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. for the past three months, Aurica General...   2010 Dodge Journey R/T, an AW Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: I haven't seen an option list this long in quite some time. Wow! With all of the electronic goodies, I'm somewhat amazed that the sticker was less than $34,000. I don't know when I was last in a Journey, so it kind of felt like the first time. Overall, for the ... You May Have Missed...   Hey NASCAR, I just don't understand How do you think legendary CBS-TV curmudgeon-at-large Andy Rooney would have reacted to NASCAR's recent treatment of Carl Edwards? Maybe something like this:You know what I don't understand? I'll tell you what I don't understand. I don't understand how a sport that talks about safety and...   Graham Rahal to get two-race ride with Sarah Fisher Racing On Thursday, Graham Rahal is expected to be named to a two-race deal with Sarah Fisher Racing's Izod IndyCar Series program.Rahal will drive the No. 67 Dallara/Honda that Fisher will drive for seven additional races this season. Rahal's races will be the March 28 event in St. Petersburg, Fla., and...   Nissan unveils a new commercial van, the NV, for North America Sensing an opportunity to bring an all-new model to a sometimes stagnant segment, Nissan unveiled its first commercial vehicle for North America, the NV, on Wednesday at a work-truck show in St. Louis.The NV, or Nissan Van, will come with two engines: a 4.0-liter V6 or a 5.6-liter V8. Both are...   GMC to add Denali version of Acadia Look for more bling from the rough-and-tough GMC brand.The Acadia crossover will get a Denali trim, joining the Yukon SUV and Sierra light- and heavy-duty trucks, said Lisa Hutchinson, GMC product marketing director. The Acadia will get features such as an upgraded grille, 20-inch available wheels, ... 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.