Autoweek Daily Drive — Monday, September 24, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Monday, September 24, 2012                  The Chevy ZL1 lapped the Nurburgring in 7:41.27.... 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 review notes SENIOR ONLINE EDITOR RORY CARROLL: First, this is the first Chevrolet Camaro since the 2009 reboot that I have found even somewhat good-looking. The body kit and trim, when combined with white paint, were very effective in reducing the Camaro's perceived size, which is my primary sticking point with the design. All non-ZL1 Camaros of the current generation look massive. The interior,...   Well-loved orphans A 1948 Fiat Topolino convertible coupe was the judge's favorite in the featured marque class of micro cars at the 16th annual Orphan Car Show on Sept. 23 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The annual show for cars from manufacturers who are now defunct or have abandoned the U.S. market is one of the most low-key...   Maserati GranTurismo convertible MC to debut at Paris motor show For the Paris motor show, Maserati will debut the GranTurismo convertible MC, a drop-top...   New Chevy pickup gets luxury trim General Motors plans a luxury trim level for its next-generation Chevrolet Silverado pickup, its answer to the leather-swathed top offerings of its rivals. GM will name the model the High Country,...   Andretti takes to Twitter Michael Andretti’s impromptu Q&A Sunday on Twitter led to some interesting revelations. On his ideal IndyCar schedule: Three big ovals, one medium one, three small ovals, eight street circuits and five road courses. On Andretti Autosport having a sports car...   Ferrari needs reliability and pace, says boss Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says that reliability will be the key to Fernando Alonso winning the 2012 World Championship—but underlines that the Italian team ...   McLaren boss impressed by Hamilton's reaction to adversity in Singapore McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh praised Lewis Hamilton for his dignified response after a gearbox problem sidelined Hamilton's car when he was leading the Formula One Singapore Grand Prix . Hamilton took a philosophical... You May Have Missed...   Vettel back in F1 championship picture after win in Singapore Sebastian Vettel put his world championship title hopes back on track with victory in the Singapore Grand Prix--but only after a gearbox failure cost Lewis Hamilton the lead. Points leader Fernando Alonso overcame a difficult weekend to claim third, and the Ferrari driver leads the championship...   Brown scores fifth Top Fuel triumph of NHRA season; Tasca, Allen Johnson also win at Dallas Antron Brown raced to his fifth Top Fuel victory of the season on Sunday at the AAA Texas NHRA Fall Nationals at the famed all-concrete Texas Motorplex near Dallas. Bob Tasca (Funny Car) and Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) also were winners at the second of six playoff events in the NHRA Full Throttle...   Hamlin backs up talk with Chase win at New Hampshire It's been a long time--too long for his memory--since Jeff Gordon has driven a race car as dominant as Denny Hamlin's was Sunday afternoon at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. If the Sylvania 300 had been a heavyweight fight, the ref would have stopped the one-sided carnage after, say, 100 miles....   Alonso closer to F1 championship after strong showing in Singapore Fernando Alonso kept himself firmly in the lead of the Formula One points lead with a typically canny drive in Singapore, bringing his Ferrari home in third place. Alonso lost 10 points to winner Sebastian Vettel, who he now leads by 194 points to 165, but he gained ground on fellow title rivals...   Schumacher given 10-place grid penalty for Japanese GP; Webber also penalized Michael Schumacher has been given another 10-place grid penalty for the Japanese Grand Prix, following a spectacular collision with Jean-Eric Vergne in Singapore.Schumacher admitted he had made a mistake, and the stewards took into account the fact that it was the second similar offense this season....   Vettel finally notches second F1 win of season Sebastian Vettel has moved into second place in the world championship after the Red Bull driver logged just his second win of 2012 in Singapore. The defending Formula One champion is 29 points behind leader Fernando Alonso, which is actually closer than he was with six races to go in 2010, when he ...   Vettel, Button and Alonso meet the media following Singapore GP Singapore Grand Prix podium finishers Sebastian Vettel, Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso met the media following the race on Sunday. Here is the transcript of that press conference, as provided by the FIA: Press InformationPODIUM INTERVIEWS (Conducted by Eddie Jordan) Sebastian you're a back-to-...   Short-Track Roundup: Busy Kyle Larson takes New Hampshire, Eldora by storm Kyle Larson's short-track legend grew a little more Saturday. Larson's day started at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where he held off Corey LaJoie in a last-lap drag race to the checkered flag to win the G-Oil 100 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East stock car race. It was Larson's second victory of the...   Chevrolet sweeps World Touring Car Championship at Sonoma Despite an utter absence of promotion out of the San Francisco area, a not-terrible crowd watched Chevrolet sweep both of the World Touring Car Championship races at Sonoma Speedway Sunday. Chevrolet Cruze driver and series champion Yvan Muller won the first race, and teammate Robert Huff won the... 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.