Autoweek Daily Drive — Thursday, June 7, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Thursday, June 07, 2012                  Regardless of the engine lineup, the redesigned Silverado and Sierra will be lighter and more fuel efficient... How GM plans to solve MPG puzzle on new pickups Ford's huge success with its EcoBoost V-6 engine on its pickups is well-documented. So General Motors just can't wait to match Ford with a V-6 turbo when GM's next-generation pickups roll out next year. Right? Not so fast. "I wouldn't say that's a huge priority," GM North America President Mark Reuss told...   McLaren upgrades MP4-12C for 2013 The McLaren MP4-12C supercar will get a bevy of updates for 2013, and current 12C owners will have access to most of them at no charge. First and most importantly on the list is a power increase, from 592 hp to 616 hp, a ...   Drop-Top Dreams, Part Two: 2013 Ferrari California “Bellissima,” said an approaching road cyclist during a break in our drive of the updated 2013 Ferrari California through the hills outside of Maranello, Italy. The friendly Italian came to stop next to the...   CEO Dany Bahar kicked out of Group Lotus Dany Bahar has been dismissed as CEO of Group Lotus, a couple of weeks after he was put on suspension by the new Malaysian owners. Bahar came to Lotus after a roller-coaster... You May Have Missed...   IndyCar drivers ready for Texas, but fence posts and other issues remain Izod IndyCar Series drivers have warned. They have complained. They have foreshadowed. They have passive-aggressively and sometimes just aggressively stated their cases against the positioning of posts that support the catch fences at Texas Motor Speedway and the dangers of pack-racing Indy cars on ...   German racer Paul Pietsch dead at age 100 Paul Pietsch, the last surviving driver of the prewar Silver Arrows era and the oldest living Grand Prix racer, has died at the age of 100.His family confirmed that he passed away on May 31, just three weeks short of his 101st birthday. The former Auto Union works driver was a unique living link to ...   Kyle Busch wins crash-filled Prelude to the Dream all-star Late Model feature at Eldora NASCAR Sprint Cup star Kyle Busch held off track-owner and dirt-track veteran Tony Stewart over the final few laps Wednesday night to win the eighth annual Prelude to the Dream all-star Late Model race at Eldora Speedway. It was the first Prelude win for Busch and the eighth straight by stock-car...   Lamborghini Aventador deliveries may be delayed Lamborghini's factory in Sant'Agata Bolognese, Italy, survived the recent earthquakes in the region undamaged. Production at the factory has resumed but deliveries of Lamborghini's 691-hp Aventador may be delayed because of supplier troubles.The initial sequence of earthquakes struck the Modena...   Michael Shank Racing returns to home track at Mid-Ohio in thick of championship hunt Michael Shank Racing won the first race on his 2012 Grand-Am Series schedule, the 50th-anniversary running of the Rolex 24 at Daytona on Jan. 28-29.This weekend, the Columbus, Ohio-based car owner has another big event, this time as his home track for Saturday's EMCO Gears Classic Grand-Am Series...   Drivers set record-shattering pace during Sprint Cup Series tire test at Pocono Twenty-two of the 36 drivers who tested around the newly repaved Pocono Raceway on Wednesday afternoon broke the previous Sprint Cup qualifying record of 172.533 mph. More testing is scheduled for Thursday as NASCAR gives teams two days to acquaint themselves with the 2.5-mile, three-sided track...   Sexy Mad Men role only boosts Jaguar's image From Don Draper boozily working the gearbox of an E-type to a stereotypically sleazy car dealer seeking sex in exchange for his approval of an advertising campaign, Jaguar isn't exactly burnishing its image with its string of recent appearances on the popular TV drama Mad Men.On the other hand,...   Classic cars headed for auction in New Hampshire: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Fisker expands a recall, the Scion FR-S hits dealer showrooms and we spot the redesigned Jeep Liberty.TRANSCRIPT-- The Dingman Collection goes up for auction-- Fisker hits another stumbling block with its high-tech Karma.-- The Scion FR-S arrives on dealer lots.-- And we spot...   Hot Wheels and Icon in sandbox battle As first reported by Jeff Glucker of Hooniverse, the toymaker Mattel has been accused of infringing on a trademark held by the low-volume vehicle builder Icon 4X4. Icon claims that a Hot Wheels toy being distributed worldwide is based on its Icon FJ40—which itself is based on the Toyota...   No change in ticket prices for 2013 Belle Isle Grand Prix Next year’s Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will not see a ticket-price increase, event chairman Bud Denker said in an open letter to the community on Wednesday.Denker also explained what happened with the patching of concrete in Sunday’s Izod IndyCar Series race.His letter... 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.