Autoweek Daily Drive — Wednesday, October 17, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, October 17, 2012                  The Lamborghini Gallardo 570-4 Super Trofeo received aero improvements for 2013.... New Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo introduced for race series The Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo single-make race series wrapped up for the year in Los Arcos, Spain, on Oct. 14. The championship was won by Cedric Leimer, racing for Autovitesse Garage. The occasion gave the company the perfect opportunity to introduce the new racing-spec   2012 Hyundai Sonata hybrid review notes EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: I know every carmaker on the planet, well, most of them at least, are investing millions or billions of dollars to develop hybrids. And they do return better fuel mileage, but at what cost? Take this   2013 Ford Focus ST gets the SEMA treatment Ford is looking to make a splash at the 2012 SEMA show with five heavily customized 2013 Focus ST...   Tony Stewart prepares Lewis Hamilton for US Grand Prix in Mobil 1 ad Mobil 1 has been pooling all of its resources when it comes to advertising these days. The oil company has been using its two biggest pitchmen, Formula One star Lewis Hamilton and...   Nissan developing supercharged hybrid for Infiniti Nissan Motor Co. is developing a supercharged hybrid powertrain likely to arrive in 2014 in the Infiniti JX crossover. This configuration advances the system used in the rear-wheel-drive   Nissan prepares electric NV200 minivan The commercial sector could be getting a jolt of electricity from Nissan in late 2013. The company is testing all-electric versions of the NV200 minivan...   Opel reveals Cascada convertible Opel, General Motors' financially embattled European unit, has revealed its new midsize Cascada convertible in a series of photos. The car goes on sale in early 2013. The two-door soft top, which is widely expected to be...   Latvala to join Volkswagen works team in WRC World Rally Championship driver Jari-Matti Latvala and co-driver Miikka Anttila are leaving Ford for Volkswagen's factory lineup for the 2013 FIA WRC season. The move comes two days after You May Have Missed...   EV battery maker A123 files for bankruptcy: Supplied batteries for Fisker Karma Lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware. It said that auto supplier Johnson Controls Inc. has agreed to acquire its automotive battery business.To facilitate the purchase, Johnson Controls is providing...   Gibbs Sports Amphibians launches the Quadski Gibbs Sports Amphibians has unveiled the Quadski, an amphibious all-terrain vehicle that, according to company founder Alan Gibbs, obliterates the distinction between land and water transportation. The 1,300-pound, 10.5-foot-long Quadski looks a bit like a jet-powered personal watercraft sitting on ...   2013 McLaren 12C Spider drive review What is it?The McLaren 12C Spider is a retractable hardtop version of the 12C coupe the British automaker introduced in 2011. McLaren Automotive managing director Antony Sheriff said that because the company planned for the drop-top version from the start of 12C development, little modification-or...   Small price hike for 2013 Toyota Prius family Toyota has set small price increases for most Prius vehicles for the 2013 model year. It has yet to announce a price for the 2013 Prius c.The 2013 Toyota Prius will sticker for $23,975, including a $760 destination charge. That’s $200 more than last year’s Prius—but $30 of that...   Staluppi Cars of Dreams Museum goes on RM block Seeking new adventures, part-time Floridian John Staluppi is following author Horace Greeley's advice to “go west, young man.” In anticipation of a move to Colorado, he is putting his extensive Florida-based collection of vintage cars up for auction. Staluppi started collecting the...   Project Car Hell, Little Detroit Convertibles Edition: Dodge Shadow or Geo Metro? The Hell Garage Demons cackled with evil glee and did that goofy dance with the pitchforks when we condemned everybody to eternity with a bugs-not-quite-worked-out early rotary-engined car, but the thing about Project Car Hell is that we keep adding more eternities to your sentence. Now that winter ...   Earnhardt sees concussion specialist, will miss race at Kansas Dale Earnhardt Jr. visited a noted concussion specialist in Pittsburgh on Tuesday as part of the planned rehabilitation program to get NASCAR's most popular driver back in a car.Hendrick Motorsports confirmed that Earnhardt met with Dr. Micky Collins, the clinical and executive director of the UPMC ...   Hyundai partners with Cosworth to create a SEMA-ready Veloster: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Fisker pushes back production of the electric Atlantic coupe, and SAE International has settled on a new standard for speedy electric-vehicle charging. TRANSCRIPT-- Hyundai hops up a Veloster for SEMA.-- We have a longer wait for Fisker's second model.-- And a new standard... 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. 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