AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, June 2, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, June 02, 2010                  Artist Jeff Koons with his BMW Art Car, an M3 GT2.... New BMW Art Car, the 17th, revealed for Le Mans WITH VIDEO -- Another BMW Art Car has been created and it's a stunner in the tradition of Andy Warhol and Frank Stella. It was revealed on Wednesday in Paris. There are two things you need to know about this car--it's fast and it looks crazy. Artist Jeff Koons has been collaborating with BMW since 2003. His Art Car has a blend of bright and vibrant colors. It's a one-off wonder and...   Modern Vinyl: Ford rocks custom cladding for Mustang and F-150 Looking to wrap your ride in a new identity? Ford is offering custom vinyl graphics for two of its spotlight vehicles--the Mustang and the F-150. They graphics are available through www.fordcustomgraphics.com, and nearly 50 designs will be sold to visually enhance each of the Blue Oval icons....   Formula One: Force India sues Lotus Racing over wind-tunnel data Force India has filed a civil lawsuit against Lotus Racing and Italian wind-tunnel facility Aerolab, claiming that the new Formula One team benefited from Force India's intellectual property. The suit also claims that Lotus used Force India's wind-tunnel tires. That issue is more important than...   2010 Nissan Sentra 2.0 SL, an AW Drivers Log ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: Nissan gave the Sentra a light refresh for 2010 with new front fascia, grille, front and rear light housings and body-side molding with chrome inserts. The changes on the outside would be hard for me to pick up on unless I had the updated model and the...   Lexus LFA supercar is sold out, Toyota says Toyota has sold all 500 copies of the Lexus LFA supercar that it plans to build. Toyota will build only 20 copies of the 552-hp two-seater per month for a two-year period beginning in December. Each car carries a $375,000 base sticker price. U.S. customers will have to lease the car for the... You May Have Missed...   2011 Nissan Juke, an AW Flash Drive What is it? The stylish Juke was designed for Europe, where they load up large-car features on what we would consider very small cars. The Juke rides on the global B-platform, which is shared with the Nissan Versa and Cube and the Renault Clio. But in this application, it has sophistication you...   Schumacher looking for more straight-line speed for F1 race in Montreal Michael Schumacher equaled the best result of his comeback season when he finished fourth in Turkey on Sunday, and while he was some way behind Mark Webber in third place, he beat teammate Nico Rosberg on the track for the second consecutive race. Schumacher also set a quicker lap time in the...   Fernando Alonso is banking on Ferrari updates in Canada, Valencia Two-time Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso hopes that forthcoming update packages will make a noticeable difference to Ferrari's form in the next few races.Ferrari has been a little slow to develop its car this year, but will have modifications for both Canada and Valencia.“I think...   Red Bull Racing's Horner answers questions about Turkish GP incident With finger-pointing on the verge of getting out of control after Red Bull Racing drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel collided in Sunday's Turkish Grand Prix, Red Bull has again attempted to calm the issue by releasing an internal interview with team principal Christian Horner. In it, Horner...   James Bond's 1964 Aston Martin featured at London auction Two 1964 Aston Martin DB5s were featured in the James Bond Goldfinger and Thunderball movies. One survives, and it's up for grabs at the RM Auctions Automobiles of London sale on Oct. 27.This is no simple movie prop. Known by its original U.K. registration number, FMP 7B, the car comes complete...   Government checks Ford sedans for gas pedals trapped by floor mats The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports of accelerator pedals being trapped by floor mats in the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans.NHTSA says its probe covers about 249,000 cars from the 2010 model year. There have been three complaints about pedals being...   Saleen Sneak Peak With the magical five-point-oh menacingly back on the quarter panels of 'Stangs, it didn't take long for tuners to saddle up performance steeds for 2011.Saleen Performance has goosed the 2011 Mustang GT with a slew of enhancements to create the S302, including a shorter-throw six-speed manual,... 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.