Thursday, December 13, 2012

Autoweek Daily Drive — Thursday, December 13, 2012

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Thursday, December 13, 2012                 
The redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado will appear at the Detroit auto show in January...
The redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickup trucks were unveiled Thursday morning, ahead of their debut at the Detroit auto show in January....

  The Google Maps application is making its triumphant return to Apple's iOS devices today. The search giant provided maps to all iPhones until the release of iOS 6. That's when Apple replaced the maps app with its own program. In fact,

  The 2013 Dakar Rally will include five teams of disabled veterans in its 575-entry roster. An organization called Race2Recovery will enter 24 men and women, most veterans of the US and British armed...

  EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: After having driven a $36,500 Ford Escape Titanium edition in the past week, I was ready to declare the 2012...

  Mercedes-Benz has lifted the veil on a facelifted version of the E-class, revealing revised styling, updated engines and a higher...

  IndyCar has produced a series of comedy sketches to show what its drivers do in the offseason in a series creatively entitled, The Offseason. Here's the first installment, staring, among others, James Hinchcliffe, Charlie Kimball and Will Power. Watch closely for a Oscar-worthy cameo by...

  On the first day of the final 2012 test for the new sixth-generation race car, NASCAR Sprint Cup drivers had their say as they turned laps around the 1.5-mile

  Norbert Haug, the head of motorsports at Mercedes-Benz for the past 22 years, has announced he will be leaving the company at the end of 2012. The news comes just a few months after Niki Lauda was made chairman of the board of the AMG Mercedes F1 team, a move that appeared to make the management ...


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  Three-time Formula One world champion Jackie Stewart has called on the management of Texas' Circuit of the Americas to make improvements to the track's access roads.The new, $400 million-plus Circuit of the Americas is 14 miles from downtown Austin, and one of its primary public access routes is...

  The next generation of the Acura MDX SUV will be previewed at the Detroit auto show in January. Acura released a teaser sketch of the concept on Wednesday and said it will use "aero sculpture" design language. The sketch shows a vehicle that is more rounded than the current MDX.Expect the...

  The 2013 Cadillac ATS can now add best-in-safety to its list of accolades. In testing performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the ATS achieved the highest rating, five stars, in each of the tested categories: frontal crash, side crash, rollover and overall.Both all-wheel...

  12-12-12 is a perfect opportunity to take a break from pre-holiday stress and celebrate the mighty V12. Here's a look at the many and varied tasks—both automotive and otherwise—that the V12 has been put up to in the past....

  It's 12-12-12, and what better way for a race fan to celebrate this historic date than with a quick look at 12 drivers who drove No. 12 car on race day.By no means is this list complete. Feel free to add your favorite No. 12s to the list.Here's a dozen drivers to kick off the discussion:Jimmy...

  Bonhams closed its 2012 automotive auction season with a $7,100,000 sale held Dec. 3 on the outskirts of London. In addition to memorabilia and sales literature, the auction featured a selection of interesting lots from the Patrick Collection and the usual range of classic, collectible and high-...

  Team Penske driver Helio Castroneves assumes that team owner Roger Penske was joking. Teammate Will Power doesn't know for sure, but he would have liked to have seen what three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart could have done had he accepted Penske's invitation to drive one of his cars in the...

  Ryan Hunter-Reay said he has been congratulated by strangers in airports, recognized exponentially at home and Indianapolis where his Andretti Autosport team is based since winning his first IndyCar championship last year.On Wednesday at Sebring International Raceway, however, during a rain-induced ...

  Also in this episode: BMW announces the M6 Gran Coupe, and Bentley takes overheated press-release language to a new level. TRANSCRIPT-- BMW will build an M6 Gran Coupe.-- Fiat and Nissan fight like eighth-grade girls.-- And Bentley speaks the language of success.I'm Rory, it's Wednesday and I'm...

  NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, driver of the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford Fusion, held a press conference during a break in testing at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Tuesday. He spoke about a variety of issues, including the change to Ford and having Joey Logano as his new teammate.Brad, ...


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