AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, April 30, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, April 30, 2010                  The BMW 3-series is one of the best-driving cars on the market.... 2010 BMW 335i xDrive Coupe, an AW Drivers Log COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This is a fine enough car--and maybe that's a dis for a BMW--but I wasn't really a fan of it after my overnight in the 335i. The exterior lines don't seem as sharp or as sleek as those on other BMW coupes I've seen or driven. The color was not complementary, and the driver's seatback does not move into a more upright position. Yes, I know lots of people like...   Russo and Steele sues tent company over auction damage Four months after its Scottsdale, Ariz., auction was disrupted by severe weather, Russo and Steele is suing tent company Tri-Rentals for damage caused when a tent collapsed on several hundred collector cars. In a statement released on Thursday, Russo and Steele said that it was forced to file...   Andretti Autosport signs A1GP champ A1GP World Cup champion Adam Carroll has signed a contract to drive for Andretti Autosport in the Izod IndyCar Series. But what does this mean for the team's current standout driver, Ryan Hunter-Reay? Hunter-Reay, who won the series' most-recent race in Long Beach, Calif., has sponsorship... You May Have Missed...   Report: Chrysler Sebring to be renamed Nassau The Chrysler Sebring will reportedly get a new name later this year: Nassau.The midsize sedan is due for a freshening, including an updated interior, along with its Dodge sibling, the Avenger. The Detroit Free Press, citing anonymous sources, says the new name will be Nassau. Chrysler is not...   Pirelli confirms bid for Formula One tire contract Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. plans to bid to become the race tire supplier for the Formula One world championship starting next year, replacing Bridgestone Corp., which is bowing out at the end of this season after four years as the series' sole supplier. Pirelli said it plans to submit its technical and...   Toyota resumes sales of Lexus GX 460 Toyota has resumed sales of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV, two weeks after it announced a recall of the 9,400 models already sold.The Japanese automaker stopped sales of the vehicle after Consumer Reports magazine declared the SUV a safety risk, warning readers that it was prone to oversteer in turns....   Taking part in Kyle Petty's charity ride--again It was 1995 when NASCAR driver Kyle Petty first led 36 motorcyclists from the San Francisco 49ers headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., to a K-Mart parking lot near Charlotte, N.C. The inaugural Kyle Petty Charity Ride wasn't exactly a haphazard, seat-of-the-pants, hell-raising Cannonball-like run,...   RM Auctions introduces Monaco sale during Grand Prix weekend RM Auctions will inaugurate its Sporting Classics of Monaco auction with a sale of 105 prewar and postwar European motor cars. The event, scheduled for April 30-May 1, will coincide with the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, now it its seventh year.Highlights include a 1938 Delahaye 135 MS Competition ...   BMW to enter DTM racing series BMW plans to enter the German-based DTM touring-car series in 2012.The Munich-based marque revealed that its executive board has come to a “positive policy decision regarding the company's involvement in the German Touring Car Masters (DTM) from 2012” last week. BMW's statement said... 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.