AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, July 23, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, July 23, 2010                  The 2010 GMC Terrain SLT-1 has a base price of $30,245.... 2010 GMC Terrain SLT-1, an AW Drivers Log COPY/PRODUCTION CHIEF WENDY WARREN KEEBLER: This is definitely not my kind of thing. First of all, the He-Man exterior is way overselling the vehicle--it is not as beefy and virile as it looks. (It does not smell like the man my man could smell like.) Second, when I’m driving it, I feel tiny, as if I have shrunk and have all kinds of space around me. And yet the ride...   Ford racks up $2.6 billion profit Ford Motor Co. reported a second-quarter profit of $2.6 billion as U.S. sales rose 20 percent and the automaker continued to gain market share. Ford earned $2.1 billion on automotive operations, compared with a year-earlier loss of $1.1 billion on that basis. Revenue rose $4.5 billion to...   Building a business around Alfa lust In a low-key industrial complex just north of Detroit sits a trove of 1960s and '70s Alfa Romeos. To describe it as a “treasure” trove doesn't quiet fit, because in the words of owner Richard Davisson, the Italian icons are “everything from pathetic to just about done....   Hearing the call of the auto-show siren Margery Krevsky walks over to a display case containing several hood-ornament reproductions. “This is probably the most famous hood ornament in the world,” she says, pointing to Rolls-Royce's “The Spirit of Ecstasy.” The story behind it “could be made into a... You May Have Missed...   Schumacher insists he will get back to the top of Formula One Seven-time Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher thinks he was always going to struggle to meet expectations going into this F1 season, but insists that things will eventually go his wayThe 41-year-old German has had very little luck since he returned to the sport with Mercedes GP at the...   NASCAR: Edwards and Keselowski penalized for Gateway incidents NASCAR has penalized both Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski as a result of their last-lap incidents in last weekend's Nationwide Series race at Gateway International Raceway near St. Louis. Late Wednesday afternoon the sanctioning body took 60 Nationwide Series points from Edwards, fined his team...   F1: Drivers share thoughts on German Grand Prix, season at press conference Drivers Timo Glock (Virgin), Michael Schumacher (Mercedes), Adrian Sutil (Force India), Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) and Mark Webber (Red Bull) met with the media on Thursday ahead of the German Grand Prix. Here are their thoughts looking ahead. Q: For four of you it's your home race. Just a quick...   F1: Hamilton buoyed by new McLaren parts Lewis Hamilton wanted to keep McLaren's new “blown” rear diffuser on the car for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone two weeks ago, but says he's happy that the Formula One team decided to take the conservative route and remove the part.After running the update kit on at Silverstone...   2011 Infiniti M37S, an AW Performance Profile In this Performance Profile, we show off the essence and power of the 2011 Infiniti M37S.... 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.