AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, June 16, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, June 16, 2010                  The normally aspirated V6 in the Lincoln MKT is rated at 268 hp.... 2010 Lincoln MKT, an AW Drivers Log EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This car is OK, but I miss the EcoBoost V6. This engine is down almost 100 hp to the turbocharged version, and you can tell. This thing is a bit of a dog, and that's especially noticeable coming off traffic lights. The engine and transmission combo is plenty smooth, but it just needs more oomph. Because of its weight and size it's not exactly for flinging around...   Celebrate Collector Car Appreciation Day Circle the date, July 9. It's a national holiday. Seriously: Collector Car Appreciation Day. If you're reading this, you probably have a deep love and affection for cars. Appreciation is something that's a given. But in a startlingly sensible move, considering it came from the federal government,...   Early months of Mini's EV test were a tangle of local red tape It's not as easy as plug, charge, unplug and go--a lesson Mini learned at the onset of its electric car trial. It took Mini up to seven months to get all the local approvals and proper electrical hookups for the 450 lessees of the Mini E electric car. The pilot test project began in April 2009 ...   Five-speed tranny? Get serious When it comes to automatic transmissions, five-speeds seem so yesterday. European and Japanese brands are incorporating eight-speed gearboxes, while domestic automakers are putting six-speed transmissions in even their smallest cars. The new transmissions are also supplanting a technology... You May Have Missed...   High-Voltage Heat: Chevrolet tortures the Volt in extreme Arizona testing The 2011 Chevrolet Volt is being torture-tested in hell. OK, not literally, but it’s almost that hot deep in the Arizona desert, where engineers are putting the Volt through some of its final evaluations as it prepares to launch late this year.In this round of testing, the Volt is being...   2010 Chevrolet Camaro 2SS, an AW Drivers Log SENIOR EDITOR FOR NEWS BOB GRITZINGER: What’s not to love about a car that evokes great memories but leaves all the poor driving attributes and quality problems on the shelf? I love the way sitting behind the wheel transports one right back to the mid- to late 1960s, with the blue-green-tint... 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.