AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, September 21, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, September 21, 2010                  The Porsche 911 Speedster bows in Paris.... Paris auto show: Porsche 911 Speedster returns Porsche is bringing back the 911 Speedster some 16 years and three model generations after it last was featured in the German sports-car maker's lineup. The car, pictured here ahead of a planned unveiling alongside the 911 Carrera GTS at the Paris motor show, is just the third 911 Speedster to be put into series production and follows tradition by being based on the existing cabriolet version...   2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, an AW Video Drivers Blog The gullwing doors of the 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG always attract attention and prompt rememberances of the 1950s 300 SL. But how does this modern interpretation drive? AutoWeek editors Mac Morrison and Jon Wong have a few thoughts....   2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 LTZ Crew Cab, an AW Drivers Log EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This is one badass truck. And I love it. And so do my neighbors, apparently. This thing attracted as much attention from the boys in the 'hood as anything I've driven home: Aston, Lambo, Porsche, you name it--there was a good-size crowd around this baby on Friday night....   Paris auto show preview: In the City of Light, electrics will shine This year's Paris auto show will mark the start of the electric-vehicle era as global automakers unveil EVs aimed at the mass market. Renault will use the event to roll out EVs that will go on sale in mid-2011 as part of the French company's ambitious bid to become the first volume automaker to ...   Future products: From electrics to sedans, Audi prepares to enter new niches Audi is planning to jump into several new segments. Next year it will add the coupe-styled A7 sedan to compete with the Mercedes-Benz CLS and Porsche Panamera sedans. The all-new Q3 small crossover goes into production next year in Europe but won't get to the United States until 2013. Audi...   Future products: Bugatti replacement has more luxury, fewer horses Bugatti, Volkswagen Group's exotic sports-car brand, is ending production of its Veyron and will replace it with the tamer but more luxurious Galibier. 16C Galibier: The four-seat sedan is expected to go on sale in 2013 for about $1.5 million. Only 300 will be produced. The Galibier, ... You May Have Missed...   Paris auto show: Citroën Lacoste is a stylish, small concept car The Citroën Lacoste concept for the Paris motor show combines bench seats, an inflatable canopy and fashion design cues into a unique small car.Measuring 135.8 inches long--nearly three feet shorter than a Ford Fiesta--the Citroën Lacoste pushes its wheels to the corners with a 90.6-inch wheelbase....   Ford hires Piaskowski to head exterior design Former Hyundai and Mercedes-Benz designer Joel Piaskowski joins Ford Motor Co. on Oct. 1 as head of exterior design for Ford in the Americas.Piaskowski's move from Mercedes-Benz was confirmed by a Ford spokeswoman on Monday.Piaskowski, 41, designed many of Hyundai's recent concept cars and is...   Liquor scion Garvin Brown left his mark on America road racing G. Garvin Brown III, who owned Can-Am cars in the 1970s and '80s, died of cancer on Sept. 20 in Milan, Italy. He was in his late 60s.Brown's family controls Brown-Forman, the company that includes Jack Daniel's, Southern Comfort and Finlandia vodka, among other brands. Brown was a director there.In ...   IndyCar: Castroneves becomes top lap leader Helio Castroneves became the No. 1 lap leader in Indy Racing League history last weekend, but he'd be wise to keep pedaling if he wants to retain that record.Scott Dixon isn't far behind.Sam Hornish Jr. entered the season with the most laps led in a career, leading 3,428 laps from 2000 to 2007....   Paris auto show: Lamborghini teases us again Lamborghini has released another teaser photo--the third of six--of the supercar that it will debut at the Paris show.The new photo looks to show the dashboard of the new supercar.Look for the debut during the press days of the show, Sept. 30 and Oct. 1....   G. Garvin Brown III, a man who shaped my life in unimaginable ways As you trace your life's tree, you'll find people who so dramatically affected your life that you can't think of what it would be like without them. Sadly, you think of them most often when you hear of their passing. G. Garvin Brown was a large, sturdy branch in my life. But he probably didn't know ... 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.