AutoWeek Daily Drive — Tuesday, October 12, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Tuesday, October 12, 2010                  The Chrysler 200 arrives in showrooms late this year as a 2011 model.... New photos bring 2011 Chrysler 200 into clear view We now have a better look at the 2011 Chrysler 200 sedan, courtesy of new photos from Chrysler. The updates to the Chrysler Sebring to convert it to the 200 include new front and rear fascia. The Chrysler badge will adorn the front, while a new rear decklid, LED taillights and brake lights round out the rear. Interior materials will be upgraded with a new instrument panel, bezels and gauge...   2011 Lexus CT 200h, a sportier Prius It's a sportier Prius. The 2011 Lexus CT 200h shares a lot of componentry with the Prius but comes in a more practical hatchback configuration, with a stiffened chassis and better suspension and wrapped in a body that is less bland than its Prius progenitor. That's one way to look at it. If you...   Plug-In Prius blog: Plugging Away As you may know, I am now driving a prototype of the Toyota Plug-In Prius. I have it for six weeks. It's like a regular 2010 Prius except that it has two extra battery packs. With them the car is supposed to go 13 miles on batteries alone. Once that EV range is exceeded, the 1.8-liter inline four-...   Formula One: FIA gives Korean Grand Prix the go-ahead, race set for Oct. 24 The 2010 Formula One Korean Grand Prix will take place in just more than two weeks, on Oct. 24. The new venue received the green light on Tuesday after the FIA approved the Korea International Circuit during a visit to the facility. Fears had arisen in recent weeks that the new track would not...   NASCAR: New Hall of Fame class set to be announced, Pearson a lock NASCAR on Wednesday will announce the second five-man class for its Hall of Fame in Charlotte, N.C. The 52-person selection committee will gather at 9 a.m. Eastern in the Charlotte Convention Center, debate the 25 candidates throughout the day and make its formal presentation at 4 p.m. at the Hall...   ARCA: Patrick Sheltra claims title as Childress’s grandson wins race Toyota driver Patrick Sheltra probably didn’t lose much sleep on Saturday night over his late-race swoon in the recent season-ending ARCA Re/Max-Menard 200 at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway. Sheltra ran well all afternoon and led late before falling to fourth down the stretch. Still, that fourth-...   NASCAR: Wood Brothers changes crew chief Wood Brothers Racing, the family-owned, Ford-based team that’s been part of NASCAR for 60 years, has a new crew chief. Team co-owners Eddie and Len Wood have hired veteran Donnie Wingo to work with veteran driver and former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott in the No. 21 Fusion. Wingo’s... You May Have Missed...   Mercedes-Benz recalls 85,000 vehicles for possible steering failure Mercedes-Benz will recall about 85,000 of its 2010 and 2011 vehicles for a potential power-steering failure, the company said on Monday.The models being recalled are the 2010 C-class and E-class sedan, coupe and cabriolet.The potential failure is caused by a loss of power-steering fluid. When this...   Next-gen Nissan Versa coming to U.S. The next-generation Nissan Versa will be sold in the United States, the company announced on Monday morning.A sketch released shows a more sculpted and lined compact than the current car. Nissan sold 7,021 Versas in September in the United States, an increase of 47 percent over the same period in... 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.