AutoWeek Daily Drive — Wednesday, November 10, 2010

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Wednesday, November 10, 2010                  The 2011 Bentley Continental GT adopts some engineering moves from the Continental Supersports.... 2011 Bentley Continental GT, an AW Flash Drive What is it? "An evolution of a revolution," according to Bentley CEO Dr. Franz-Josef Paefgen, the second generation of the landmark coupe that put Bentley back at the tip of the luxury-brand spear in 2003. The concept driving the new Continental GT? Improved response and stability at all speeds, characterized perhaps as a bit more edge with no loss of requisite Bentley smoothness or ...   Formula One: Championship not over until last lap, Hamilton says Lewis Hamilton says that the 2010 title battle won't be over until the last lap in Abu Dhabi, and he says his role as outsider means he's under no pressure. Hamilton admits that the buildup to this year's title showdown feels different from his previous experiences in 2007 and 2008. Why? Because ...   VW's Piech may be eyeing Ferrari stake Is Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech eyeing Ferrari as the next acquisition to add to VW group's collection of brands? Some in the German press think so. Piech has already said openly that he would like VW to buy Fiat's Alfa Romeo marque--but the "real object of his desire," is Ferrari,...   The 2011 Subaru Legacy 3.6R Limited, an AW Drivers Log EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: I'm not sure why, but it seems each time I get in a Subaru, I come away surprised with just how nice the experience was. Maybe that goes back a decade or so when Subies were a bit less substantial than they are now. The ride and the handling are now rather...   Lotus evolves with moving art WITH VIDEO -- With five new concepts dotting its stand at the Paris motor show, Lotus demonstrated that it knows a bit about metamorphosis. Now, the automaker has collaborated with French artist Gerard Rancinan and writer Caroline Gaudriault for a moving art display for a VIP event in Los Angeles....   Buck Baker's final NASCAR ride headed for the auction block The No. 93 1970 Chevrolet Monte Carlo that Buck Baker drove in the last four races of his NASCAR career is set to cross the auction block at the 2011 Russo and Steele Auction in Scottsdale, Ariz., in January. In 1972, underfunded team owner Harold Farr convinced Baker, who won the NASCAR...   GM posts quarterly net income of $1.96 billion General Motors Co., in its final financial snapshot before next week's initial public offering of stock, posted third quarter net income of $1.96 billion on revenues of $34.06 billion. The results, released Wednesday, were in line with a forecast issued last week. GM now has earned $4.16 billion ... You May Have Missed...   Private-collection sale at Leake Auction to benefit Texas nonprofit About 500 collector cars are expected to cross the block at Leake Auction Co.'s Dallas event, Nov. 19-21.Of those vehicles, 13 are from a private collection belonging to Houston attorney Tony Buzbee. Proceeds from their sale will go to the Jesse Tree, a nonprofit organization that provides food,...   Star Mazda Championship '11 schedule released The Star Mazda Championship's 11-race 2011 calendar includes 10 weekends: five with the Izod IndyCar Series, two with the American Le Mans Series, one with USAC and one in which Star Mazda will race a double-header as the cofeature at the 42nd-annual Grand Prix Trois-Rivieres in Quebec. The...   NASCAR: Gaughan to race for TRG at Phoenix Brendan Gaughan, who's raced in each of NASCAR's top three series at Phoenix International Raceway, returns to Sprint Cup action in this weekend's Kobalt Tools 500-K at the 1-mile track in Avondale, Ariz. He'll be this year's eighth driver in the No. 71 Chevrolet fielded by team owner Kevin Buckler ...   Grand-Am: Jeffrey Earnhardt to make debut in Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona Jeffrey Earnhardt, grandson of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and nephew to Dale Earnhardt Jr., will make his debut in a Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series Porsche GT car in January 2011 for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.Earnhardt will team with Stanton Barrett and Kevin O'Connell in a Porsche GT3 fielded by...   Market: 1958 Packard Hardtop Coupe RM Meadow Brook, Rochester, Mich.July 24, 2010Bronze with white top; white vinyl and red cloth interior. V8, 289 cid, 225 hp; three-speed automatic transmission. Excellent paint, chrome and trim, including all trim at beltline. No issues with fit and finish. Good glass. Very clean interior all...   Kyle Busch needs to curb boorish behavior NASCAR's Behavior Police might want to set aside a multidrawer file cabinet just for paperwork relating to Kyle Busch and his often boorish behavior. The talented but tempestuous driver for Joe Gibbs Racing showed his dark side twice during the recent NASCAR triple-header weekend at Texas Motor...   NASCAR: Johnson's team to keep Gordon's pit crew for last two Chase races For the first time in almost five years, NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, crew chief Chad Knaus and their Lowe's Chevrolet team have been found wanting in the heat of battle. How else do you explain the benching of their pit crew and recruiting teammate Jeff Gordon's for the for the last...   American Le Mans Series: Road America race to run four hours The American Le Mans Series will get a little extra time at Road America in 2011. The 10th race on the ALMS schedule will last four hours instead of the usual two hours and 45 minutes. That's enough for about 30 more laps on the four-mile, 14-turn circuit. It's only the fourth time in a decade that ... 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