Thursday, September 27, 2012

Autoweek Daily Drive — Thursday, September 27, 2012

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Penned by Frank Stephenson, the McLaren P1 evokes a Le Mans racer and has a fighter-jet profile with a...
Finally, McLaren's singular F1 has a successor. Dripping in carbon-fiber and exuding Grand Prix gravitas, the P1 was revealed Thursday at the Paris motor show. The P1 is a design study. A production version will debut in 2013—which is shaping up to be a busy year for McLaren. The order bank will open, and the P1 will...

  Maserati's first SUV will be called the Levante and its planned midsize sedan will be named the Ghibli. The Fiat subsidiary, which announced the names Thursday at the Paris auto...

  The concept of “Cars & Coffee”, where automotive enthusiasts of all stripes, hot rods to exotic sports cars, meet at a parking lot on a weekend morning is a popular pastime in some communities. Tires are gently kicked, stories exchanged and new friends with like interests are made....

  Volvo released the all-new V40 Cross Country and the V40 R-Design wagons at the Paris motor show on Thursday -- but we won't be seeing them in the United States. The V40 Cross ...

  We learned the details on the seventh-generation Volkswagen Golf earlier this September, but in Paris the company announced more info on the BlueMotion and GTI versions. The ...

  Mini revealed the 2013 Mini Paceman today at the Paris motor show. The two-door coupe will be the seventh model for the brand. The Paceman line offers a choice of four engines: ...

  Despite a falling stock price and financial losses, French automaker Peugeot showed its latest concept, the Onyx, at the Paris motor show Thursday. The public display is...

  Volkswagen AG has traditionally relied on diesel engines to meet fuel-economy and emissions requirements, but it’s also looking closely at advancing its plug-in hybrid powertrains with regulations set to tighten in many ...

  Mazda showed off its new Mazda 6 wagon today at the Paris motor show, adding a bit of convenience to the latest vehicle that receives the company's

  Audi previewed plans for a future crossover smaller than the Q3 with the Crosslane coupe concept unveiled Thursday at the

  Lexus displayed the new LF-CC concept—believed to be a preview of the redesigned IS sedan—at the

  Mercedes-Benz has kicked off a high-stakes bid for electric performance car supremacy with the unveiling of the production version of the SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive at the

  Opel revealed the 2013 Opel Adam small car today at the Paris motor show. In May of 2012, Autoweek brought you spy shots of the hatchback set to compete with the likes of...

  Mark Johnson has resigned as the longtime general manager of KV Racing Technology, an IndyCar team that suffered through a...

  The hottest crew chief in NASCAR was available, and yet Denny Hamlin wasn't sure he wanted him to lead his stock car team. Darian Grubb was out of work just...


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  Al Moss, the sports car parts pioneer who was the salvation of anyone looking for an MG TC water pump back in the early days of sports car racing in America and whose company expanded to engineer their own performance parts, has died. He was 80 years old. No cause of death was given.Moss bought one ...

  Nissan announced pricing for the 2013 Juke crossover on Wednesday. The base Juke S with a CVT will come in at $19,990, not including destination, while the all-wheel drive Juke SL starts at $26,650.The body remains the same for 2013, but the car's looks can be enhanced with a Midnight Edition...

  The SEMA show in Las Vegas has a little something for everyone, from custom painters to bass fishers. The Ultimate Fishing Toyota Tundra is obviously for the latter.Toyota tapped Bassmaster Elite Series pro fisherman Britt Myers for the build; he's also a well-known builder of custom Toyota Tundras ...

  Porsche has provided the clearest hint yet that its long-held plans of expanding the Panamera lineup to include a sporting wagon are real with the unveiling of the Panamera Sport Turismo concept at the Paris motor show.The concept showcases, for the first time, a plug-in version of Porsche's...

  American Le Mans team Level 5 Motorsports strengthened its commitment to entry-level prototype racing by recently acquiring leading sports prototype racers constructor West Race Cars of Atlanta.The purchase was announced today by officials of the International Motor Sports Association (IMSA).West...

  Following the recently announced merger of the American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Road Racing, leadership of the new organization met in Le Mans, France, last weekend, with the executive teams of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) and the FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).ACO...

  Also in this episode: The Austin, Texas, Circuit of the Americas gets the green light, and Justin Bieber retains ownership of his Fisker Karma.TRANSCRIPT-- Next year's NASCAR schedule is released.-- Austin's Circuit of the Americas is good to go.-- And Bieber didn't give his Fisker away.I'm Rory,...


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