AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, October 28, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, October 28, 2010                  The turbodiesel in the Volkswagen Golf cranks out 140 hp and 236 lb-ft of torque.... The 2010 Volkswagen Golf TDI Four-Door, an AW Drivers Log MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: This Golf TDI is an excellent little vehicle that's fun to drive and quite efficient. I like the sharp, revised styling, and the interior is typically stylish and composed of nice materials, which also gives quite a perception of luxury even in these reasonably priced VWs. The turbodiesel engine is quiet enough, but it makes enough of a diesel sound that ...   Double Oh My! James Bond Aston Martin sells for $4.6 million Perhaps the single most breathtaking car of the fall auction season, a 1964 Aston Martin DB5--better known as the James Bond car--sold for $4.61 million to Ohio collector Harry Yeaggy on Wednesday at the RM Auctions Automobiles of London sale. The Aston was expected to sell for more than $5...   SEMA: Hyundai Equus gets the Dub treatment Hyundai apparently wants to create an urban legend. Hyundai and Dub magazine have teamed up to build a customized version of the automaker's new flagship, the Equus sedan. The Dub Edition Hyundai Equus concept will debut at the Specialty Equipment Market Association show, scheduled Nov....   Nissan recalls trucks, SUVs to fix ignition relay Nissan is recalling about 760,000 trucks in the United States and Canada to fix a faulty ignition relay. The recall covers the Nissan Titan and Frontier pickups and the Nissan Pathfinder, Xterra, Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs. The North American recall is part of a larger, global recall of 2.... You May Have Missed...   GM to build small Cadillac in Michigan UPDATED -- General Motors Co. will spend $190 million in a Michigan plant to build a small sedan for Cadillac, the automaker said Thursday. GM CEO Dan Akerson made the announcement at the Lansing Grand River assembly plant.The Lansing State Journal and The Detroit News reported the news Wednesday,...   2011 Subaru Impreza WRX Premium Sedan, an AW Drivers Log NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: This is a fun sedan that is a viable competitor with the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution, the Mazda Mazdaspeed 3 and the Volkswagen Golf GTI.The styling is a bit boy racer and over the top, but I like it. The five-speed manual is easy to use and the clutch has nice takeup....   SEMA: Stasis Engineering puts the boost to the Audi R8 V10 Spyder Stasis Engineering will debut its Signature Series Challenge Extreme Edition Audi R8 V10 Spyder at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.The performance company started with a stock Audi R8 V10 Spyder, which has a 5.2-liter V10 that produces 525 hp and 391 lb-ft of torque. But Stasis bolts on a supercharger...   NASCAR: Petty talking to Toyota and Michael Waltrip Racing for 2011? The saga of what will become of NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team Richard Petty Motorsports apparently has taken another turn--a turn once thought preposterous by longtime fans. Several sources say that team co-owner Richard Petty has met several times in recent days with representatives of Toyota and...   Race of Champions fields natural-gas-powered Volkswagen Scirocco A natural-gas-powered Volkswagen Scirocco R will be among the field at the Race of Champions on Nov. 27 and 28 in Germany. The performance version of the Scirocco has a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine that produces 225 hp and 202 lb-ft of torque. It also has a push-to-pass button that increases... 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.