AutoWeek Daily Drive — Monday, April 26, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Monday, April 26, 2010                  The chassis and suspension of the 2011 Ford Fiesta are tops in the class.... 2011 Ford Fiesta, an AW Flash Drive What is it? The Fiesta is Ford's much-hyped world-car entry into the small B-class segment in the United States, a slice of the market currently populated by the Honda Fit, the Toyota Yaris and the Nissan Versa. B-class means it's smaller than the Ford Focus. But the class itself has grown by more than 30 percent in the last decade independent of the price of gasoline, Ford says, and...   2010 Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon, an AutoWeek Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: My kid said she thought it was a hearse in the driveway, all long and black like this. I see the point, but I see this car bringing life to General Motors, not death, as more and more people embrace the world of sport wagons and hatches as they escape...   Where is Nissan and Infiniti design headed? Just look at the lamps For a glimpse at future styling trends from Nissan Motor Co., look to the headlamps on the Nissan Leaf electric car and the sculpted rear of the Infiniti M. Front and rear lamps raised from the body surface and pronounced spoilers are two tricks Nissan will use more often to improve the... You May Have Missed...   Underground Racing Lamborghini cracks 250 mph--watch the video Earlier this year, we told you about Underground Racing, a shop in Charlotte, N.C., that makes a business out of upgrading Lamborghinis with twin turbochargers to boost engine output to more than 1,000 hp. Now, a Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera upfitted by Underground Racing cracked the 250-mph...   Selling in the Motor City: RM Auctions hawks muscle cars, classic sheetmetal and even a boat at Detroit event The steering wheel in a 1960 Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz convertible is surprisingly thin. It's oversized and humongously circular, but still startlingly narrow considering it directs a very bargelike Caddy. Oh, and the seats are fairly comfortable. And the odometer has rolled over precisely 34,844...   Harvick swipes Sprint Cup Series win from McMurray at Talladega Richard Childress Racing recently lost a longtime sponsor, and one of its marquee drivers is openly trolling for another gig. So just how important was it that Kevin Harvick--the driver in question--won the record-setting Aaron's Sprint Cup 499 at the Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday afternoon?...   Keselowski bounces back from Sprint Cup crash to win Nationwide race at Talladega Brad Keselowski dashed from the infield care center at Talladega Superspeedway to his Penske Dodge, then raced it to victory lane in the Aaron's NASCAR Nationwide Series 312 late Sunday afternoon in Alabama. The race began less than an hour after the Aaron's Sprint Cup 499, the second consecutive...   Pruett, Rojas win Grand-Am race at Virginia Scott Pruett survived a pair of late-race restarts and a strong challenge by Burt Frisselle to win Saturday's Bosch Engineering 250 before a record crowd at Virginia International Raceway.The victory gave the No. 01 Telmex Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates BMW Riley started by Memo Rojas its...   Ford increases partnership with Grand-Am Ford and Grand-Am announced on Saturday that the Blue Oval is the latest manufacturer to join Grand-Am's Manufacturer's Official Promotion Partner Program. The program calls for all Ford-powered Rolex Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge cars to carry approved Ford decals to be eligible ... 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.