AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, November 5, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, November 05, 2010                  The V8 engine in the 2011 Audi A8 is rated at 372 hp.... 2011 Audi A8 4.2 FSI, an AW Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: First impression from behind the wheel of the 2011 A8: What a sweet piece of machinery. Starting with what was already a fine sports sedan, Audi has managed to add even more structural rigidity, a classier wrapper, and--in the impossible-to-improve-upon-perfection department--an even better interior layout and design. Our test car doesn't...   BMW to build plug-in hybrid sports coupe BMW has thrown its hat into the eco-supercar ring by confirming plans to place the Vision EfficientDynamics concept into production. The futuristically styled plug-in hybrid was first revealed at the Frankfurt motor show in 2009. It is set to undergo an accelerated development program that aims...   Lamborghini Murcielago waves good-bye It was a fitting farewell to one of the most audacious Lamborghinis ever built. A group of the most iconic V12 cars ever to put rubber to asphalt gathered at the factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, for a special exhibition before escorting the last Murcielago, an LP 670-4 SuperVeloce, out...   Formula One: Fernandes has Renault engine deal, but Lotus name in limbo The worst-kept secret in Formula One was finally confirmed on Friday when Renault announced its engine-supply deal with Lotus for 2011-12. However, the French company says the team will be called 1Malaysia Racing Team (UK) Ltd. In addition, the press release from Lotus Racing makes no...   Formula One: Red Bull extends Renault engine deal for two more seasons Red Bull Racing has agreed to extend its deal with Renault for another two seasons, taking the arrangement up to the scheduled introduction of a new engine formula in 2013. Renault seems finally to have woken up to the fact that it could win at least one World Championship as a supplier this...   Nov. 4: The great Las Vegas gas-up What kind of mileage would the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid get on a road trip, say, from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and back? To find out, I drove to Vegas. OK, so I drove to Vegas for the SEMA show. Since I had a hybrid instead of an electric car, I was able to do it, no problemo. Having a...   Audi R8 LMS joins Race of Champions garage Audi's racy R8 LMS coupe will be part of the lineup for this year's Race of Champions event, which runs Nov. 27-28 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The R8 LMS has racked up 60 wins over the past two years. It will be one of nine cars driven by the 12 drivers that make up the two-man national teams at the ... You May Have Missed...   Formula One: Brazilian GP drivers' press conference transcript This is the official FIA transcript of Thursday's Formula One press conference in Brazil with drivers Rubens Barrichello (Williams), Lucas di Grassi (Virgin Racing), Felipe Massa (Ferrari) and Bruno Senna (HRT):A question to you all. Can you give us a summary of your season. SENNA: Well, as...   Edelbrock teams with Ohio Technical College to teach hot-rodders Many of today's prominent hot-rodders and car customizers talk about how they learned their craft working alongside a mentor, turning wrenches in a garage for hours on end.Now, there's a school for that.Noted tuning-parts maker Edelbrock LLC has teamed up with Ohio Technical College in Cleveland to ...   NASCAR: Richard Petty Motorsports to run this weekend, Budweiser sponsorship remains All four of Richard Petty Motorsports's Fords are at Texas Motor Speedway and are being prepared for Sunday afternoon's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA Texas 500. There was some concern last week that financial issues might keep the Petty team from fielding all of its cars this weekend.Also, an...   NASCAR: Crafton wins Truck Series pole at Texas Motor Speedway Matt Crafton and Elliott Sadler will start 1-2 in Friday night's WinStar Casino NASCAR Camping World 350-K truck race at Texas Motor Speedway.Crafton was the fastest qualifier at 180.216 mph and Sadler--apparently headed for the Nationwide Series for Kevin Harvick next year--was second at 179.904...   NASCAR: Penalties issued to Truck Series teams NASCAR on Thursday issued a $2,500 fine and put crew chief Ricky Wauters on probation through Dec. 31 for an inspection violation during last weekend's Camping World Truck Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.The No. 51 Toyota of Wauters, owner Billy Ballew and driver Aric Almirola was caught...   Land Rover marks 1 million Range Rovers with charity donation Land Rover commemorated the production of Range Rover No. 1,000,000 by donating a car to Britain's Help for Heroes charity, which helps wounded war veterans and their families. The charity plans to sell the car at an auction later this year.It took 40 years and three generations of the Range Rover, ... 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.