Wednesday, September 1, 2010

AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Wednesday, September 01, 2010                 
The 175-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder in the Hyundai Santa Fe GLS is adequate for most driving conditions....
WITH VIDEO -- My needs were simple: The vehicle had to be able to hold a family of four, one medium-size rescue dog, stuff for a week, and it had to do some off-roading without whimpering and sniveling. What would you choose? There are hundreds of cars, trucks and SUVs that would meet these requirements. In the end, I chose the first one that popped up on my screen--the 2010 Hyundai...

  India's Tata Motors, which bought Jaguar from Ford Motor Co. two years ago, recently approved a product plan that gives Jaguar three new models: a small sports car, an entry-level sedan and a station wagon. They will be the first new vehicles to be fully developed under Tata, but they are all...

  Ford Motor Co.'s sale of Volvo to Geely in August leaves doubt about the Swedish company's product plans. For example, all of Volvo's current range except the 9-year-old XC90 crossover makes use of Ford vehicles and components. The XC90 is based on Volvo's P2 platform and was developed before...

  Sure, it rained. But that wasn't enough to keep classic-car enthusiasts and their machines away from this year's Woodward Dream Cruise in suburban Detroit. We walked around and met quite a few of them. Take a look at some of the people and cars we met....

  WITH VIDEO -- Do cops like crossovers? Ford is about to find out: It will offer a utility vehicle based on the 2011 Explorer as part of its police portfolio for forces across the nation. Officially called the Police Interceptor utility vehicle, the crossover complements the Taurus-based...

  U.S. Grand Prix promoter Tavo Hellmund has finally shown the plans for the Tilke-designed track planned for Austin, Texas. Hellmund showed the plans to the city newspaper, the Austin American-Statesman, which has in general been somewhat skeptical. Hellmund told the paper, "It should be...

  What is it? Kia lightly dresses up the Sorento with a top-shelf SX trim. The package gets leather-trimmed seats, voice-activated navigation and a backup camera. It also adds a chrome-finish roof rail and unique gauge cluster. A panoramic sunroof is available as an option. Kia engineers...


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