Autoweek Daily Drive — Wednesday, October 3, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, October 03, 2012                  A view of the 2012 Paris motor show showing McLaren and Jaguar stands.... Autoweek's Editors' Choice from the 2012 Paris motor show Supercars lit up the City of Light as horsepower and performance took center stage at the 2012 Paris motor show, even as Europe's economic woes cast a dark shadow over the proceedings. Traditionally one of the most dazzling events on the automotive calendar, the show delivered again this year with extravagant reveals. While emissions and fuel...   2013 Volkswagen Jetta hybrid offers 45 mpg The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta hybrid SE starts at $27,785, including a $795 destination charge, the automaker said Wednesday. The base Jetta hybrid, which is only available by special order, stickers at $25,790. A turbocharged,...   2013 Nissan Quest base price stays at $26,815 Nissan is giving the 2013 Quest minivan the same base price as the 2012 model—$26,815 including the $825 shipping charges—and cutting the...   Peugeot panache: French supercar tantalizes at Paris motor show Glazing over the French winner of Autoweek’s Best Concept award from the Paris motor show would be a mistake. Perhaps it would be understandable, since it shares a place on our podium with the   The 100 Motor Cars of Radnor Hunt Power, prestige, performance—and perhaps a preference for egg-crate grilles—linked the two marques featured at this year's 100 Motor Cars of Radnor Hunt. Ferrari, whose name for six decades has been synonymous with speed, shared the honor with Cadillac, that venerable giant of...   2012 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic coupe review notes NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic coupe is a sleek and smart execution of the modern luxury coupe. The looks inside and out are sharp with an appropriate amount of shiny jewelry, the stance is ...   Kahne highlights field for seven-team Cup test session at Talladega Hendrick Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne is the only Chase for the Sprint Cup driver in today’s test of 2013 models at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. With the championship taking priority over anything else, the other 11 Chase drivers are skipping the test. As the new kid at Hendrick this...   Formula One returns from busy week to resume championship chase in Japan In his first race since confirming he'll leave McLaren for Mercedes next season, Lewis Hamilton will refocus on the Formula One championship challenge at the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend. Mercedes announced last Friday that Hamilton will replace seven-time F1 champion Michael Schumacher... You May Have Missed...   eBay Exotic: 1977 Datsun 280Z If you like the looks of early Japanese performance cars but can't afford to drop a quarter million dollars or so on a Toyota 2000GT, you've probably caught yourself eyeing old Datsuns. The Datsun 240Z and its fuel-injected successor, the 280Z, are attractive vehicles. They were imported into the...   Brad Keselowski will pass on Nationwide race at Kansas Brad Keselowski is doing some basic math to focus on his bid for the Sprint Cup championship: He has added his older sister to his support group and scaled back his schedule.Keselowski goes into Sunday's race at Talladega, where he won in May, with a five-point lead over five-time champion Jimmie...   Ambrose close to new deal with Petty; Gibbs wants to extend contract with Kyle Busch Ford driver Marcos Ambrose says he's close to signing a new deal with Richard Petty Motorsports. “We're all good,” the two-time Sprint Cup race winner said last weekend at Dover. It's thought that RPM and Ford Racing soon will announce their new deal, and might re-sign Ambrose to the No....   Mercedes F1 driver Nico Rosberg talks helmet safety in video Mercedes Petronas Formula One driver Nico Rosberg and Jock Clear, senior race engineer for the team, break down the science behind the helmets used in F1 today. This video, produced by Allianz, shows that headgear has come a long way from leather helmets....   Winter-prepped BMW X1s ready for the Los Angeles auto show: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Hyundai teams up with Cosworth to create a Genesis Coupe concept for the SEMA show, and we take a look at pricing for the SRT Viper. TRANSCRIPT-- BMW preps for winter in L.A. -- Hyundai increases its SEMA footprint.-- And we have all the pricing info on the new Viper, so get... 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.