Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Autoweek Daily Drive — Tuesday, August 7, 2012

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Tuesday, August 07, 2012                 
The Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid uses a platform shared with the Focus....
Ford's C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid wagon will be able to hit 85 mph on battery power alone, the automaker said Tuesday. The C-Max Energi can also travel 20 miles on electric power. The driver can put the powertrain into one of three modes, via a button on ...

  Hyundai has set sticker prices on the five-seat version of its redesigned crossover, the 2013 Santa Fe Sport. A base front-wheel-drive model with the 190-hp, 2.4-liter four-cylinder stickers at $25,275, including the $825...

  BMW is less than a year away from officially revealing the fifth generation of the menacing M3, the first to receive turbocharged six-cylinder power. The performance sedan, code-named F80, is expected to appear as a lightly...

  Dodge has scheduled a press conference for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and is expected to announce its withdrawal from NASCAR competition following the 2012 season. Dodge does not have an agreement with any team to run in NASCAR beyond the 2012 season. Penske Racing, the only full-time team currently...

  Porschefiles heading to Monterey for the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance weekend should check out Mecum's Daytime Auction. The event will feature several hundred cars but, most notably, 40 Porsches. A Can-Am championship-winning

  ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: The 2012 Kia Rio EX sedan looks miles better than its predecessor but still has a little ways to go before it looks as good as the hatchback. The tiger-nose grille, as funny as it sounds, does...


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  Terry Karges will take over as executive director of the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles on Aug. 15, replacing Buddy Pepp, who is retiring after more than two years on the job. Karges brings four decades of automotive, entertainment and motorsports management experience to the Petersen....

  Autoweek had its video cameras rolling for the long-anticipated debut of SRT Motortsports' Viper GTS-R at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on Aug. 3.The two Vipers in the American Le Mans Series race were driven by the driver team of Marc Goosens and Tommy Kendall and the team of...

  Courtney Force lined up against Matt Hagan in the NHRA Funny Car final at Pacific Raceways in Seattle on Sunday night with a chance at making history, and she didn't disappoint.Force, the daughter of legendary Funny Car driver and team owner John Force, earned her first career win and joined Pro...

  I'd rather be writing about the checkered flag displayed to Jeff Gordon—the symbol of Gordon's rise from the throes of ill fortune.Instead, I'm writing about the American flag displayed at half-staff Monday at Pocono Raceway because a lightning strike killed one fan and injured nine...

  Volkswagen is ready to commit to building a Global Rallycross car for next season, following a recent X Games visit from motorsport director Jost Capito.The German firm's marketing boss, Stefan Moser, said with the format of the Global Rallycross series and the proposed European tour of the X Games ...

  Penske Racing took another giant step on Monday in its transition from Dodge to Ford for the 2013 NASCAR season.Roush Yates Engines announced on Monday that it will provide Ford FR9 engines to Penske Racing for the team's Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series cars. Penske Racing announced on March 1...

  Just a few weeks after losing his part-time NASCAR Nationwide ride with Penske racing, Camping World Truck Series driver Parker Kligerman is now parting ways with his team.On Monday, Brad Keselowski Racing announced that Kligerman would no longer be with the team."Brad Keselowski Racing has elected ...

  Also in this episode: Jeff Gordon claims victory at the Pennsylvania 400, and Scott Dixon takes first place at the Mid-Ohio Indy 200. TRANSCRIPT-- Mustang spy shots show an independent rear and possibly a four-banger -- Jeff Gordon is back in the hunt after Pocono-- And Scott Dixon wins at Mid-...


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