AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, July 14, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, July 14, 2010                  The Chevrolet Silverado hybrid is rated at 21 mpg by the EPA.... 2010 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid Crew Cab, an AW Drivers Log MANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: I like the concept of a hybrid, fuel-efficient pickup, but the sticker shock might be more than most folks could handle. In addition, the grabby, regenerative brakes are just too hypersensitive--and bear in mind that my test car the day before this truck was a Porsche 911 GT3 with brakes that could probably screech a semi to a halt from 60 mph in 100 feet....   GM launches Corvette ads on television WITH VIDEO -- The first work from Goodby, Silverstein & Partners' new client, General Motors' Chevrolet, is out, and it's a testosterone-filled, 45-second TV spot for the 2011 Corvette. The ad, which aired for the first time Tuesday night on ESPN, marks GM's return to TV advertising for...   Toyota says data show drivers stepped on the wrong pedal Toyota Motor Corp. says data from black boxes it has inspected show that many drivers were pressing on the throttle, not the brake pedal, during unintended-acceleration events. Over the past four month, Toyota has investigated about 2,000 reports of unintended acceleration. It has reviewed the...   Fiat aims to keep green lead with fuel-sipping two-cylinder engine Fiat S.p.A. aims to keep its environmental lead in Europe by selling what it claims to be the world's most fuel-efficient gasoline engine. When the engine goes on sale in the Fiat 500 minicar in September, the 875cc unit will be the only two-cylinder engine fitted in a car in Europe. Fiat...   Quality matters, but service is tops Do car guys (and gals) care about great customer service? Or would you turn a blind eye to shoddy treatment so you can be the first on your block in that new Mercedes-Benz SLS or Porsche Cayman S? I started thinking about this when a story in AW's sister pub Automotive News caught ...   Smart E-scooter concept is planned for Paris motor show in September Smart is set to reveal a new electric-powered single-track vehicle at the Paris motor show in September in what sources at parent company Mercedes-Benz describe as the first step in a newly established diversification plan for its struggling city-car division. The new two-wheeler, which is said ... You May Have Missed...   American Elegance: Duesenbergs and drag cars return for concours at Meadow Brook Cackling and rumbling, roaring and growling, the pair of vintage drag racers rolls onto the brick courtyard--a silver 1965 Dodge Coronet and a gaudy orange '66 “Gas Ronda” Mustang. They're two of the headliners at this year's Concours d'Elegance of America at Meadow Brook. They were...   Modeling for Meadow Brook: Cars, and dresses, on display at concours preview Cars weren't the only models on display during a preview for the Concours D'Elegance of America at Meadow Brook. Wearing dresses by designer Bob Mackie, three female models also posed for the cameras. Mackie, who is known for dressing a number of celebrities, including Cher, originally designed the ...   Rahal returns to Newman/Hass IndyCar team for this season As far as open-wheel racing is concerned, Graham Rahal is back on all fronts.Back in the Izod IndyCar Series.Back with Newman/Haas Racing.Back with Quick Trim as a primary sponsor.Rahal used Quick Trim to help with his Indianapolis 500 program for his father's team, Rahal Letterman Racing. Now he...   2010 Honda Insight EX Navi, an AW Drivers Log NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The Insight hybrid is a nice interpretation of the modern hybrid. Honda pitches this as the hybrid for everyone, and I agree. Here's why: This looks and feels like a normal car, and the hybrid parts and touches all have a point. There's nothing here that's pointlessly...   Summer Rubber: Testing performance tires from Hankook and Kumho With summer in full swing, you've probably been to an autocross or an open track day this year. And you're either glad you picked up that new set of tires or really bummed that you didn't. As any performance driver will tell you, tires are the single most important factor in determining how well or ...   Ford Fiesta deliveries delayed, storm-damaged rail lines blamed Ford Motor Co.'s shipments of the 2011 Ford Fiesta subcompact to U.S. dealerships will be delayed by 10 days to two weeks because of storm-damaged railroad lines.Key railroads in northern Mexico were severely damaged by Hurricane Alex on June 30 and later by Tropical Storm Bonnie, said Angie... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. 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