AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, May 25, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, May 25, 2010                  The first-generation Volkswagen Scirocco was one of several designs penned by Giugiaro for VW.... Volkswagen says Italdesign purchase will boost its growth strategy Volkswagen AG will acquire a 90 percent stake in Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., VW said Tuesday. The Giugiaro family will retain 10 percent in the 42-year-old automotive styling company that is famous for designing cars such as the first-generation Volkswagen Golf. VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said Italdesign will make an important contribution to the automaker's 2018 global growth strategy....   2010 Mini John Cooper Works Clubman, an AW Drivers Log EDITOR WES RAYNAL: The price makes me laugh out loud--$7,000 more than a Volkswagen GTI? I don’t think so, but this is a fun little scooter. I see the John Cooper Works cars sort of as Mini’s M, a subdivision which will put out performance versions of the regular Coopers, and I...   Lexus stops sales of some LS sedans Lexus has stopped selling some LS luxury sedans in the wake of a recall for a steering problem. The recall was announced on Monday. Lexus, Toyota's luxury division, is recalling 3,800 units of the 2009 and 2010 LS 460 and LS 600h. The problem is that the steering wheel does not return to the ...   AWCollector.com: The ultimate Web site for enthusiasts and their dreams Have you been to AW’s newest Web site? It’s called AWCollector.com, and it’s the best source of classic-car news, auction information and vintage lifestyle events on the Web. Going to a concours? Go to our site first to see the best cars. Going to an auction?... You May Have Missed...   Danica Patrick must eat serious humble pie I watched the new format of the 2010 Indianapolis 500 qualifying--one weekend and done--and thought it was interesting and suspenseful. Way to go, folks. What I didn't expect to see was the reigning Queen of the Speedway crash and burn (figuratively).That's what happened when the marketable and...   CONFIRMED! Buick Regal GS gets green light The Buick that enthusiasts have been clamoring for--the Regal GS show car revealed at the Detroit auto show--will soon be reality.This turbocharged demon packing 255 hp and 295 lb-ft of torque with a six-speed manual transmission and a host of performance enhancements has been approved, spokeswoman ...   Exclusive: Formula One boss Ecclestone confirms interest in Monticello Motor Club Last week, AutoWeek broke the news that Monticello Motor Club in upstate New York wants to host a U.S. Grand Prix, possibly as soon as 2012. Now comes evidence that the claim by MMC executives is much more than wishful thinking, and confirms that--whether or not F1 makes a deal with MMC--New York...   Indy 500: Tony Kanaan tells teammate Danica Patrick to improve her attitude After catching flak from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway crowd over the weekend for saying on the public address system that a slow qualifying run “wasn't my fault,” Danica Patrick got a speech from an elder statesman.Her Andretti Autosport teammate, Tony Kanaan, said he spent two hours ...   Pontiac Lives: Tire-smokin' GTOs and Trans Ams set for SoCal auction It's been almost a year since General Motors announced the end of the road for Pontiac. While the century-old brand has now joined Oldsmobile, Plymouth and a long list of other iconic makes in the automotive afterlife, the collector market remains more alive than ever. A lineup of 27 classic...   Lewis Hamilton is charged after March road violation in Australia McLaren-Mercedes Formula One star Lewis Hamilton has been officially charged in connection with his run-in with Australian police during the season-opening race in March.Law enforcement officials charged Hamilton with "intentionally losing control of a vehicle," the result of Hamilton performing a...   Foyts fight at Indy Along with Paul Tracy and Jay Howard, Jaques Lazier was the other nonqualifier in this year's Indianapolis 500 field, and there's a story behind his ride.A. J. Foyt IV was supposed to qualify the car, and he seemed primed to earn a starting position as late as Saturday afternoon.But neither he nor...   Saavedra thrilled to make Indy 500 field Sebastian Saavedra wasn’t even at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday evening when his Bryan Herta Autosport car was reinstated in the 500’s 33-car field. He was at Methodist Hospital getting X-rays on his sore back.Results were negative even though his car is battered from a crash in ... 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.