Autoweek Daily Drive — Tuesday, September 11, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Tuesday, September 11, 2012                  Bench racing the Audi A8, BMW 7-Series, Mercedes-Benz S-Class and Bentley Continental.... Bench Racing: Executive sedan edition We love bench racing at Autoweek almost as much as we love real racing. It's definitely cheaper and unlike most other forms of racing, it's still feasible during the six months out of the year when it snows in Michigan. First, we checked out a new crop of track cars, and then we looked at   Our new JX35 fills the void left by the QX56 Eight months after handing over the keys to our long-term Infiniti QX56, we still miss its coddling interior and velvety ride. It served us well; we basked in its luxuriousness for more than 25,000 miles, and but for the...   2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Coupe review notes ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: This 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Coupe Dynamic is quite the looker in my opinion. It’s not...   New Jeeps, Chryslers due in near future Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has been meeting with his dealers in Las Vegas--car dealers, not black jack dealers. The meeting included a look at...   Salon Privé honors the Gullwing and Ferrari F40 As Salon Privé entered its seventh year as the leading concours d’elegance of London -- for the second year held at Syon Park -- it might be best described as the United Kingdom’s version of The Quail: A Motorsports Gathering, held a few weeks prior during the festivities surrounding...   F1 business good for Williams after Ecclestone payment Williams Grand Prix Holdings has announced an improved financial performance for the first six months of 2012. The company says turnover on its core Formula One business has increased by 57 percent to $117 million, while net profits are up from...   Subaru event could smash Guinness record in honor of rally driver Matthew Marker died before he could win his first national rally car championship, but family and friends are working to make sure his name lives on in the record books. Hundreds of drivers are expected to gather Sept. 16 in Elk Rapids, Mich., where they will celebrate what would have been... You May Have Missed...   2013 SRT Viper costs less than $100,000: Sticker for V10 sports car starts at $99,390 We’ve had our first taste of the 2013 SRT Viper on-track at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Mich., which you can read about here. Now we know about how much it will cost to put the new V10 sports car in your garage.The SRT Viper starts at $99,390, which includes $1,995 for destination but...   Invasion of the EVs slated for Sept. 23 Sunday, Sept. 23, will be an electrifying day across America as thousands of electric and plug-in electric cars will be celebrated in some 60 cities from L.A. to New York. There are even going to be two celebrations on Maui. It's the second annual National Plug In Day and this year promises to...   NASCAR upholds penalties against Richard Childress Racing NASCAR's in-house appeals panel on Monday upheld all penalties against Richard Childress Racing relating to its No. 27 Chevrolet at last month's 400-mile race at Michigan International Speedway. The penalties concern Section 12-1, Section 12-4K and sub-section 8-12 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series...   Gordon's in, but fans seem happier about Busch's ouster: What's the buzz? Jeff Gordon capped off a fantastic regular season on Saturday in Richmond when he finished in second place and clinched the final wild card spot in the Chase. With the postseason berth, he'll have the chance to win his fifth NASCAR title.Gordon seemed like a dark horse for the final playoff spot,...   Richard Petty Motorsports shakes things up Richard Petty Motorsports has juggled the personnel of its two Sprint Cup teams. Mike Ford has moved from crew chief of the No. 43 Ford with Aric Almirola to the No. 9 Ford with Marcos Ambrose. In turn, Todd Parrott has moved from crew chief with Ambrose to Almirola’s team. The crewmen from...   The Chase: By the numbers Some stats, trivia and random numbers as NASCAR moves into its ninth annual Chase for the Championship series this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway:- The inaugural Chase in 2004 featured the top-10 drivers after 26 “regular-season” races: Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr.,...   Porsche CEO Matthias Müeller talks racing and road cars in interview Matthias Müeller, chairman and CEO of Porsche AG, attended the Grand Prix of Baltimore during the first week of September to witness his first-ever American Le Mans Series race in person. Autoweek and other select media sat down with the 59-year-old to hear his thoughts on Porsche's racing and road-...   Future Bentley lineup, Porsche Panamera to share platform: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: A new BMW 7-Series anniversary model marks 25 years of V12 power, and we review weekend Formula One and NASCAR news.TRANSCRIPT--Porsche will share a platform with Bentley--BMW celebrates 25 years of the V12 7-Series with a new anniversary model--And we've got a racing update... 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.