Friday, October 19, 2012

Autoweek Daily Drive — Friday, October 19, 2012

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Friday, October 19, 2012                 
The sporty 2012 Buick Regal GS sedan helps put the brand back on the radar screen....
NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2012 Regal GS is a strong, sporty execution for Buick that's sharply styled and fun to drive. The chassis is excellent. I like the styling cues that blend bling and subtlety, and the cabin is purposeful and well-laid out. Still, perhaps we're overselling the GS a touch. Is it a true...

  Lexus has unveiled a new take on the LF-LC concept—dubbed the LF-LC Blue—at the Australian motor show. The LF-LC Blue builds on the

  Insisting that it is too good of an idea not to happen, organizers of the Formula One Grand Prix of America at Port Imperial in New Jersey say that cancellation of the first race, scheduled for June, 2013,

  The 8th Annual Americana Manhasset Councours d'Elegance drew a wide variety of classic, exotic and sports cars, all on display Oct. 14 at the Americana Shopping Center in Manhasset Long Island. Autoweek reader Chuck D. Bernstein lives nearby was on hand and put together this gallery of photos....

  Mini knows how to make splash. On April Fool's Day, it revealed the tongue-in-cheek Mini Yachtsman amphibious vehicle. Now Mini is riding on water again for the Head of Charles Regatta in Boston on Oct. 20-21. The 6-hp

  There was never any serious doubt, anyway, but Richard Petty Motorsports and Ford Racing formally confirmed their continued relationship in a Friday morning press release. There had been speculation that RPM might move to Dodge for the 2013 and beyond seasons, but that went away when Dodge...

  The Nissan DeltaWing was back on track for Thursday evening's practice session for the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta after a heavy crash during a Wednesday practice session. The accident occurred when a GTC-class Porsche...

  The 2013 American Le Mans Series race schedule is a compelling, 10-round slate, featuring a unique joint weekend with the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series at Road America and what’s being ...


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  At times it seems that there is a vast and well-coordinated conspiracy against fun. Come up with something bold, unique and thrilling, and bureaucrats and regulators will come out of the woodwork to tell you why it is illegal. Just ask the folks at Gibbs Sports Amphibians. In late 2003, Gibbs...

  Danica Patrick is still Go Daddy's girl, though she may not be featured in the company's Super Bowl spots for the first time since 2007.Go Daddy on Thursday announced it had signed New York agency Deutsch Inc. to produce its two 30-second Super Bowl spots, the first time the Web site domain...

  In addition to the Hyundai Genesis coupe we talked about last month, ARK Performance is customizing a Veloster hatchback for the 2012 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The winter-themed concept is named the Veloster Alpine and is meant to appeal to extreme sports enthusiasts.The 1.6-liter engine remains, but ...

  Mazda might not have planned on revealing the 2014 Mazda 3 lineup until next year, but photos showing the redesigned sedan and hatchback may expose the car’s lines a few months ahead of schedule. If the images are to be trusted, the Kodo design language—readily apparent on the upcoming...

  Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham has teamed up with Mopar to help design a Challenger SRT8 for the SEMA show in Las Vegas on Oct. 30-Nov. 2. We have the first of three videos documenting the process. The next two clips will be released closer to the show.In the video, Dunham sees three...

  If you're going bench racing, you may as well go all the way. That's why for this edition we're checking in on super SUVs with more than 500 hp. Price is no option and fuel mileage should range from laughable to sad.The first contender is the 2014 Porsche Cayenne Turbo S. It drops in at $146,975...

  All right, we know when we've been beaten. A month ago we Occupied Autoweek with a remote-controlled drifting session through our parking lot and office. Now, via our friends at Porsche Purist, we get word of this full-on street race and car chase with four competing vehicles and three Corvette cop ...

  Kansas Speedway hasn't been kind to championship contenders this season.Just weeks after Dale Earnhardt Jr. sustained a concussion during a tire test on the track's repaved surface, Denny Hamlin slammed into the wall at 202 mph during a day of testing Thursday. The hit was so hard that he was...

  David Coulthard has confirmed that he will retire from race driving after this weekend's finale of the DTM touring car series at Hockenheim, Germany.The 41-year-old Scot accepted an offer of a Mercedes-Benz drive in the 2009 DTM after 15 seasons and 246 starts in Formula One, during which he won 13 ...

  Mario Andretti will be reunited with the black and gold colors of Lotus when he drives the team’s 2010 Renault R30 at the opening ceremony at COTA this Sunday.The R30, originally raced by Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov, is used by the team for demo runs.Lotus says that Andretti will...

  To the surprise of absolutely nobody, the Daytona Beach City Commission has unanimously approved a request from International Speedway Corp. and Daytona International Speedway to build a sprawling commercial and entertainment complex across the street from the famous speedway. The approval clears...

  Deep into the celebration that accompanied his most recent NASCAR Sprint Cup Series triumph, Clint Bowyer noticed that something was amiss. The affable seventh-year driver for Michael Waltrip Racing had just made an unconventional walk to Victory Lane after burning off the last bit of fuel in his...

  Firestone Indy Lights announced Thursday a 12-race schedule for its 2013 season, featuring a diverse line up of ovals, road and street circuits, designed to prepare drivers for the for the next step on the Mazda Road to Indy ladder - the IZOD IndyCar Series.New additions to the schedule for 2013...

  Thanks to Autoweek reader Rob DeLaMare for catching this innovative method of moving large appliances -- in this case, what appears to be a refrigerator -- with a bare minimum of specialty equipment....

  Also in this episode: The DeltaWing race car flips out at Road Atlanta, and a rough European economy opens up options for American BMW buyers.TRANSCRIPT-- The official striptease for the new Corvette gets started.-- The DeltaWing race car gets roughed up at Road Atlanta.-- And your local BMW dealer ...


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