AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, June 29, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, June 29, 2010                  2010 Audi A3 2.0 TDI... 2010 Audi A3 2.0 TDI, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: This particular test car is done up in diesel billboard trim, but otherwise, you'd probably never know this is a diesel. There's the slightest of diesel clatter and a brief lag before the turbo spools up and all 236 lb-ft of torque kicks in, but otherwise, the car drives like any other internal-combustion-engine car on the road. You also might notice...   Nobuhiro 'Monster' Tajima wins Pikes Peak Nobuhiro “Monster” Tajima won the 88th running of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 27. It's the fifth consecutive year he set the fastest overall time. Tajima celebrated his 60th birthday by setting a time of 10 minutes, 11 seconds in a race-prepped 2009 Suzuki...   Lotus Cars prepares to hire Lutz, Purves as advisers, sources say Lotus Cars Ltd. is poised to tap former General Motors Co. product guru Bob Lutz and retired BMW executive Tom Purves to advise the British niche carmaker on a five-year turnaround plan. Lutz, who left GM as vice chairman two months ago at age 78, has had discussions with Lotus but hasn't...   Hyundai lures Toyota's Michael O'Brien to head U.S. product planning Hyundai named Michael O'Brien vice president of product and corporate planning--an influential position that has been vacant since John Krafcik became CEO in late 2008, the company announced on Tuesday. O'Brien, 55, spent the last 14 years at Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales division as a...   2011 Ford Explorer set to debut new curve control technology During our first test drive, Dave Messih speeds around a curve at 50 mph. His foot never touches the brake, and the 2011 Ford Explorer prototype we’re in knocks down a barrier of safety cones. OK, that’s fun. But what’s the point? Messih, a Ford engineer, is demonstrating the... You May Have Missed...   Gordon Murray reveals T25 three-seat city car Designer Gordon Murray gained fame for his pen that drew the McLaren F1 and the Mercedes McLaren SLR super cars. Now, he's shifting gears to something greener.Murray has pulled the wraps off his T25 city car, after hinting at its design for the better part of two years.The T25 is smaller than a... 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.