Autoweek Daily Drive — Tuesday, July 24, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Tuesday, July 24, 2012                  Volkswagen is considering bringing the Phaeton sedan back to the U.S. market.... VW wants more vehicles tailored to U.S. buyers The Volkswagen brand's U.S. product planner wants a more Americanized lineup. His wish list calls for a small, locally built SUV, more diesels and possibly a return of the Phaeton. Rainer Michel, Volkswagen of America's vice president for product marketing and strategy, sees room for a compact SUV below the   2013 Lincoln MKZ starts at $36,800 Lincoln says the redesigned 2013 MKZ sedan gets a base sticker price of $36,800 including the shipping charges. For that price you'll get a turbo...   Childress sets timeline for Austin Dillon's move to NASCAR Cup Series In a development that wasn't totally unexpected, Richard Childress Racing has confirmed that 22-year-old Austin Dillon will spend all of next year in the   Williams F1 team promotes Toto Wolff to executive director Toto Wolff has been promoted from nonexecutive to an executive director of the Williams F1 race team. The Austrian bought a stake in Williams at the end of 2009. Wolff's new title reflects how closely he has been working with Williams F1 founder Sir Frank Williams, especially since the sudden ...   Veteran Berrier takes over as crew chief for Regan Smith in Cup Series Todd Berrier is the new crew chief at Furniture Row Racing, replacing Pete Rondeau on the pit box for No. 78 Chevrolet driver Regan Smith. Berrier's first assignment will be at this weekend's Crown Royal Sprint Cup 400 at the You May Have Missed...   2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE review notes: It's debatable whether you need a supercharged version EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I'll never turn down the chance to drive a Range Rover, any Range Rover—new, old, beat-up, pristine, it doesn't matter. I like them all.This 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE was no exception. It is built like a brick and has a terrific ride-handling mix for a 5,500-...   Ford targets Toyota Prius with C-Max Energi crossover Ford is going after the Toyota Prius with its new C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid. In its latest release, the Blue Oval called out the best-selling hybrid seven times while announcing the new crossover's fuel, range and pricing.Ford says the C-Max Energi will travel 550 miles on one tank of gas. That's ...   2013 BMW 7-series comes with more power, features, cost BMW released the details of the 2013 7-series sedan on Friday, saying that the entire 7-series line will offer more power, better fuel economy and more advanced features. And it all comes at a slightly higher cost.The 740i and Li will now feature a version of BMW's stalwart, 3.0-liter TwinPower...   Allmendinger's suspension could give Hornish another shot at Cup To some extent, Sam Hornish Jr. is uncomfortable with the idea that he is benefiting from another driver's adversity. That won't stop him from jumping on another chance to race in the Sprint Cup SeriesGiven Hornish's own struggles in NASCAR the past few seasons, the former IndyCar ace is thankful...   Don't look now, here comes Castroneves in IndyCar chase If Will Power didn't see Helio Castroneves as a legitimate IndyCar championship contender before Castroneves' win Sunday in Edmonton, he does now.Castroneves moved three points ahead of Power and within 23 of leader Ryan Hunter-Reay in the title fight. There are four races to go.Power said it's...   Lotus Evora GX fires up for Grand-Am Rolex Series debut Hot off the back of unleashing its Evora GTC racer, Lotus Racing engineers have been honing the Evora to meet the requirements of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. Later in the 2012 season, the Evora will race under the Rolex Series' GT rules, as the recently announced GX-class rules begin in...   Horner confident that Red Bull drivers can reel in Alonso German GP Red Bull drivers Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel have fallen further behind Fernando Alonso in the championship standings, although the British team still leads the constructors' table.Red Bull team boss Christian Horner remains optimistic about the chances of his drivers catching Alonso,...   Whitmarsh says McLaren still in F1 title hunt McLaren team boss Martin Whitmarsh insists that both of his drivers are still in the Formula One championship fight, despite their poor recent showings and fall in the standings. Lewis Hamilton, fifth in the points, has scored just four points in the last three races and trails Fernando Alonso by...   Helio Castroneves claims Edmonton IndyCar win: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Fernando Alonso is the first driver to reach three wins during the 2012 Formula One season and Al Capone's armored 1928 Cadillac is set for auction. TRANSCRIPT-- Helio Castroneves wins in Edmonton. -- Alonso takes his third race of the season at the Hockenheimring.-- And Al... 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.