Autoweek Daily Drive — Friday, July 20, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, July 20, 2012                  A Citroën and BMW hit the track at the Nürburgring in Germany.... Autoweek in review: Lexus IS-F convertible seen testing, bankruptcy for the Nürburgring and more Lexus was caught testing the IS-F convertible on the Nürburgring in Germany this past week. Take a look. While the camouflage doesn't hide much, we'll be excited to see it in production...   Project Car Hell, Vintage Hell at 14,115 Feet Edition: Nash Ambassador or Alpine A108? Last week, the Hell Garage offered eternal torment with a pair of screamin', low-production-numbers Quad 4-powered General Motors machines, and nobody can tell us that those cars don't offer the ideal...   Al Capone's Cadillac V8 set for auction High-profile auto auctions are bittersweet events. The vast majority of us can only sit and watch, slack-jawed, as historically significant cars emerge to move from one private collection and quickly disappear into another. Even if we're in no position to bid, we can certainly appreciate the...   Mercedes-Benz to use inflatable rear seatbelts on new car Mercedes-Benz will begin equipping its cars with inflatable seatbelts for rear passengers, making it the second automaker to use the safety technology. Mercedes said the belt would be introduced on an upcoming luxury...   How I Came Around to Cruisin' OK, I will admit it: I grew up a road-racing fanatic. As a kid, my automotive heroes were guys who could turn left and right. And why not? The heroes of my day included drivers named Surtees, Rodríguez, Rodríguez, Follmer, Donohue, Revson, Gurney and Savage. Heck, even Tony Adamowicz and Horst...   Button, Hamilton fast in wet F1 practice at Hockenheim After the soaking Silverstone weekend, the rain returned to Germany on Friday, making it hard to read very much into the Formula One practice times at Hockenheim. The first session was basically dry, but there were spots of rain. It was just...   In NASCAR, South may rise again Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s full-time ascent to the Sprint Cup series next season will help the South rise again, at least by one in terms of drivers from below the Mason-Dixon Line racing full-time in NASCAR’s top series.... You May Have Missed...   The Packard Resurrection Project: Rebuilding a classic in 30 days or less My first car was an Ultramatic-equipped 1951 Packard 200 sedan. To this day I'm not entirely sure why my parents allowed me to buy it late in summer 2005. I like to think it was because they trusted my maturity and judgment. In reality, pure scientific interest probably drove them to let me drive...   Lamborghini LP 700-4 Aventador production passes 1,000 On July 19, Lamborghini built the 1,000th Aventador. It was delivered to buyer Hans Scheidecker, a German architect and multicar owner. His other Lamborghini is a Diablo.It took the Sant'Agata Bolognese plant just one year and three months from the start of production to hit the four-digit mark....   Buick Grand National documentary preview set Buick and director Andrew Filippone Jr. will hold a special 20-minute sneak peak of Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary at the Buick Performance Group Meet on Aug. 4 in Hebron, Ohio. Luckily, you don't have to be a member of the group to see it.The Buick Grand National debuted in 1982....   Vettel still searching for elusive first home Formula One win Bizarrely, Sebastian Vettel has never won a Formula One Grand Prix during the month of July, and that's reflected by the fact that he has also yet to win in front of his home crowd.Even last year, where he was dominant for much of the season, he managed only a fourth-place finish on his home turf....   Driver press conference kicks off Formula One weekend in Germany Formula One drivers Nico Hulkenberg of Force India, Mark Webber of Red Bull Racing, Timo Glock of Marussia, Nico Rosberg of Mercedes, Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull Racing and Michael Schumacher of Mercedes met the media. PRESS CONFERENCENico Hulkenberg, starting with you, but it's a question for all ...   GT1 World Championship future in doubt after promoter quits series The FIA GT1 World Championship could be wrapping up its final season after the decision of Stephane Ratel's SRO Motorsport Group to step down as the promoter. Ratel informed the FIA of his decision not to continue as the promoter of the world championship and the FIA GT3 European Championship at...   Porsche Panamera and Cayenne models recalled over turbocharger trouble: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Germany's legendary Nürburgring is bankrupt, General Motors moves out of New York City's GM Building and we take a look at a new Cadillac ATS commercial.TRANSCRIPT-- Porsche is recalling the Panamera.-- The Nürburgring is bankrupt.-- GM is moving out of the GM Building. What a ... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the Autoweek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other Autoweek e-mail products. 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