Autoweek Daily Drive — Friday, August 3, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, August 03, 2012                  SRT Motorsports brought the Viper to Mid-Ohio this week. It's the Viper's first appearance in the American Le ... SRT Vipers make ALMS debut at Mid-Ohio SRT Motorsports made its long-awaited debut in the American Le Mans Series on Thursday, testing for the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Challenge. The two SRT Viper GTS-Rs hit the track for the first time after the manufacturer announced in April that it was bringing a two-car factory Viper program. This weekend's event marks the first race for Viper in the ALMS since 2000. The No. 91 Viper of Dominik...   2012 Pebble Beach concours posters revealed Automotive artists Jay Koka and Barry Rowe were chosen to create posters for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance and the Tour d'Elegance. They will join a long line of artists who have created posters for the event in the past, including...   Autoweek in review: We drive the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta, Olympian Kim Rhode builds a Shelby and a missing Corvette is found Autoweek gets behind the wheel of the new Ferrari F12 Berlinetta. The impression? Brilliant. But what makes this car so special? Check out the article for all of the details. Olympian Kim Rhode doesn't just...   ESCAPE ROADS: 1960 Plymouth XNR, Virgil Exner's dream car There are enough “what might have been” stories around Detroit to fill a factory, and the Plymouth XNR is among the most curious. As 1960 dawned, Plymouth was a producer of practical, solid and slow cars, competing head-to-head with   2013 Desert Classic concours set for Feb. 24 Organizers said on Thursday that the sixth-annual Desert Classic Concours d'Elegance is scheduled for Feb. 24, 2013, in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The event will include three days of sports-car racing at the Chuckwalla Raceway, the Tour Classique,...   2013 Chevrolet Malibu drive review What is it? Earlier this year, Chevrolet introduced the 2013 Malibu Eco with a 2.4-liter, four-cylinder engine and 15-kilowatt-hour electric motor. But Chevy expects that Malibus powered by the all-new...   A look at Lexus future products Lexus is reworking its sedan lineup as part of an effort to vault past Mercedes-Benz and   Graf fastest in Mid-Ohio practice Klaus Graf picked up Friday morning where Lucas Luhr left off Thursday evening at Mid-... You May Have Missed...   Special editions join 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 lineup The 2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee will arrive in dealerships this month with more new special editions and a price of $60,920 including $995 in destination and handling. That's just about the same as last year's price.Output from its 6.4-liter Hemi V8 stays the same at 470 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque....   Carroll Shelby's 2009 Mustang GT500 KR to go up for auction The unseemly fight over Carroll Shelby's remains is thankfully over. His creations and legacy are due for a massive celebration in two weeks' time in Monterey. And Vicari Auto Auction has just announced the sale of one of his personal cars.No, it's not the ridiculous twin-supercharged Cobra Super...   2013 Toyota RAV4 EV drive review What is it?The 2012 RAV4 EV is Toyota's second-generation electric vehicle that is based on its popular compact crossover. This time, development was done in with assistance with Tesla, which supplied engineering know-how. The result is a powerful-feeling vehicle with excellent responses and a...   A look at Scion future products Scion's new iQ minicar and FR-S coupe are nothing like the range of products originally envisioned for the brand. But changing the recipe was always part of the deal for Toyota's youth brand.Indeed, the future of the xB and xD--the cars that have mainly defined Scion until now--are in flux. The...   ESCAPE ROADS: Porsche 917-10, Siffert's final flat-out racer Porsche has been associated with racing from its earliest beginnings, as even before World War II its founder, Ferdinand Porsche, was involved in the Grand Prix scene. And while Porsche has produced many great race cars, the 917 remains a watershed product for the company.The 917 debuted in early...   Kid Rock to be grand marshal at Michigan Michigan musician Kid Rock has a new moniker—at least for a day: grand marshalState of Michigan officials announced Thursday that the Grammy-nominated, multiplatinum-selling rocker will serve as this year's Pure Michigan 400 grand marshal Aug. 19 at the Michigan International Speedway in...   Loeb leads after first stages of Rally Finland Sébastien Loeb established an early lead as Rally Finland got under way with three stages on Thursday evening.The Citroën driver's advantage had been slender at first, but a commanding run through the concluding Mynnila stage stretched his cushion to 7.3 seconds.Loeb's pursuers are closely matched, ...   GM profits fall 41 percent in second quarter: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Reports show mixed July automotive sales figures, and Penske Racing has released driver A.J. Allmendinger following a failed drug test.TRANSCRIPT-- GM profits take a hit. -- Who were the winners and losers in car sales last month? -- And A.J. Allmendinger is out at Penske... 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.