Autoweek Daily Drive — Wednesday, August 15, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, August 15, 2012                  A 1964 Pontiac Bonneville customized by Nudie Cohn.... An event fit for Nudies A Nudie Mobile is not the sort of car commonly featured at a concours d'elegance, particularly one such as the Santa Fe Concorso, which has presented some of its exceptionally elegant trophies to such notables as Ralph Lauren and Peter Mullen. But, why not a Nudie? Thus the 2012 Concorso, set for Sept. 28-30, will display a 1964 Pontiac Bonneville visually re-invented by the legendary...   2012 Acura MDX review notes NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2012 Acura MDX is a classy SUV with respectable power and a bit of space inside. Using it for a commuter lap, I unfortunately didn’t make full use of its potential, but I’ll leave...   Chrysler bringing classic Mopars to Woodward Dream Cruise Chrysler is showing its wares, old and new, at the Woodward Dream Cruise this year. The company will have examples from   Redesigned 2013 Range Rover cuts weight with aluminum body The redesigned 2013 Range Rover SUV goes on sale in the U.S. market in December featuring a sharply lighter body, improved fuel economy and better handling. The five-seat Range Rover has an all-aluminum...   A look at Volvo future products Volvo wants to derive economies of scale from a new front-wheel-drive architecture called SPA, for Scalable Platform Architecture. The redesigned   Don't fear Ford's 1.0-liter three-cylinder engine One liter, three cylinders—that's the genetic makeup of Ford's smallest EcoBoost engine yet. And it's coming to the United States. A unit of measurement more suitable for water, olive oil or beer will be powering a Ford on U....   Jeep-o-rama, no drama The message to take away here is simply this: There's adventure out there, people! Adventure! Just waiting for you! Get into that soccer-ball-haulin' 4x4 and go find it! It's easy to forget that little bit of information, you know, plodding along in our drab suburban existences, driving to Cub...   Cup points leader Johnson seeking breakthrough week at Michigan Jimmie Johnson is back on top of the Sprint Cup Series standings, but he's still chasing the No. 1 spot at the week's final stop—Michigan International Speedway—where Johnson has failed to win in 21 career starts. You May Have Missed...   Two Pikes Peak videos show 'Monster' Tajima taking on the mountain Nobuhiro "Monster" Tajima was out to beat his record time of 9 minutes, 51.278 seconds in his all-electric hill-climb car in the 2012 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado Springs, Colo. Here are two GoPro videos of practice runs leading up to Sunday's main event, which ended with an...   Brown, Schumacher building momentum for NHRA Countdown Two events remain before the 2012 NHRA Countdown to the Championship. Top Fuel teammates Antron Brown and Tony Schumacher are heading to Brainerd, Minn., aiming for the top seed in the postseason.Brown, behind his four victories—including three of the past five events—is second-place in ...   BMW to debut 3-series GT concept at Paris motor show: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: The insurance industry develops a challenging new crash test, and another Fisker Karma catches fire. TRANSCRIPT-- BMW is bringing a radical 3-series to Paris.-- The insurance industry launches a new crash test.-- And another Fisker Karma catches fire.It's Tuesday, and I'm Andy,... 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.