AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, July 6, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, July 06, 2010                  Jackie Stewart is shown at the wheel of a Lotus race car at Goodwood.... Good fun at Goodwood The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed started with a bang--and a bent Jaguar E-Type. But by the end of the weekend, the festival was being acclaimed by both fans and participants as one of the most successful runnings of the annual event so far. As always, the festival took place at the house and grounds of Lord March's sizeable estate in West Sussex, England, being extended to four days this...   Porsche changes CEOs The changes continue at Germany's most famous sports-car maker: Porsche CEO Michael Macht is being replaced after less than a year at the helm by Matthias Mueller. The changes take effect on Oct. 1. Macht, 49, will head to Porsche parent Volkswagen AG and take over as production chief....   2010 Aston Martin Rapide, an AW Drivers Log EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I honestly don't know whether I like this car. With an evening deluge, I tiptoed it home and parked it, thankful I didn't hit anything or that some wanker didn't run in to me. I can say this Rapide looks exactly like every other Aston to me (that's a good thing), and I...   A Long Fourth of July Weekend in the Scorching Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 The pretty girl in the red and white dress circles on her Segway. She snaps a picture of the gleaming 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500--it matches her dress--and then peels away, back to her tour group and a history lesson on a historic building in downtown Detroit sitting behind her. For a...   McLaren names six of 10 North American dealerships to sell the MP4-12C McLaren Automotive has set up a North American operation and named six of the 10 dealers it will use to sell the MP4-12C sports car. McLaren's North American headquarters will be based in New York City. The six dealers named to get McLaren franchises are: -- The Auto Gallery, Beverly Hills,...   Renault's DeZir concept previews the company's new styling strategy Renault is breaking away from the angular styling favored by its former design chief, Patrick Le Quement. The French company will show a concept car that highlight's the brand's more emotional design at the Paris auto show in October. Called DeZir [pronounced Desire], the two-seat concept, which ... 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.