Autoweek Daily Drive — Monday, December 17, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Monday, December 17, 2012                  Stitching for the interior of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette is part of a new teaser video.... 2014 Chevy Corvette interior teased in new video Chevrolet on Monday released a new teaser video for the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette -- the third of four videos -- and the newest installment puts a brief spotlight on the new sports car's interior. The video shows glimpses of a headrest,...   Second group of BMW M parts available for 3- and 5-series BMW revealed a second helping of M Performance Parts for non-M BMWs on Friday. Owners can upgrade both the 3- and 5-series at any Authorized BMW Center. The latest parts include chassis upgrades, aerodynamic enhancements and...   Project Car Hell, Last Year of Production Inferno:1951 Frazer or 1957 Hudson? Choosing between a '46 Hudson pickup and a '47 Mercury pickup for your eternal torment is tough, especially coming on the heels of   Sonoma Raceway’s Race to the Holiday Christmas party hosts nearly 250 kids Sonoma Raceway held its annual Race to the Holidays Christmas party over the weekend; it was attended by more than 500 guests, half of which were children from the Sonoma Valley. The event featured caroling, refreshments, a car display, balloon animals...   2013 Honda Accord Sport sedan review notes EDITOR WES RAYNAL: With just two nights of seat time, this 2013 Honda Accord drives an awful lot like I remember the old car driving. I do think interior quality is up substantially, which is good, especially in the...   Grosjean best of the best in winning Race of Champions French Formula One star Romain Grosjean put on a stunning performance to eclipse 15 fellow superstars of motorsport and win the Race Of Champions in an evening of thrills at Bangkok's Rajamangala Stadium. Following Team Germany's victory over Team France in last night's ROC Nations Cup, the Race ...   Toyota Matrix likely to be dropped Toyota will roll out Tundra and Corolla redesigns next year and...   7 reasons Dale Earnhardt Jr. can win the 2013 Sprint Cup title Dale Earnhardt Jr. has carried the weight of expectations for many years. His inability to win races consistently and contend for a title has caused some to doubt he can, but all that may change in 2013. Read the rest at   Three-day ARCA test at Daytona attracts 61 cars The ARCA Racing Series wrapped up three days of open testing on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway without one on-track incident among 61 drivers who posted time and speed. The sessions included several rookies in search of seat-time on the 2.5-mile oval with the intention to gain approval ... You May Have Missed...   I’ll be back in 2014, says Kobayashi With Romain Grosjean confirmed at Lotus on Monday Kamui Kobayashi has now conceded that he won’t have an F1 race seat for next season – but insists that he will return in 2014The Japanese driver has been ousted from Sauber, and has been the focus of a campaign to raise funds from fans....   Grosjean to stay at Lotus F1 in 2013 Lotus has confirmed that Romain Grosjean will stay on alongside Kimi Raikkonen in 2013.The Frenchman, who won the Race of Champions in Bangkok on Sunday, endured a tough 2012 season. The team clearly spent some time weighing up the pros and cons, and ultimately has kept faith with him. Grosjean is...   Lola strikes deal to remain in sports-car racing Lola is getting an opportunity to remain in international sports-car racing thanks to a deal for a new group to take over engineering support and the supply of parts for the British constructor's LMP1 and P2 prototypes.Lola Group Holdings has agreed a licensing deal with Canadian Multimatic...   Hexis opts out of GT Sprint Series FIA GT1 World Championship frontrunner Hexis Racing has decided against racing in the series that will succeed it in 2013, the GT Sprint Series. Team boss Philippe Dumas, whose squad won the GT1 World manufacturers' title with Aston Martin in 2011, explained that it was "99 percent sure" that the...   IndyCar provides wildest season in ages: Year in review 2012 The year without Dan Wheldon. The year of a new race car. The year of renewed competition between engine manufacturers. The year Lotus came and left. The year Rubens Barrichello arrived. The year someone beat Dario Franchitti to the title. The year of an American champion. The year Randy...   Schumacher, Vettel give Team Germany a sixth Nations Cup win at Race of Champions Team Germany's Michael Schumacher and Sebastian Vettel added to their incredible run of success by winning their sixth consecutive Race of Champions Nations Cup title in Bangkok on Saturday night.On another hot evening in the Thai capital, legends from many of the world's biggest motorsport series...   Neuville and Novikov join M-Sport; Loeb gives that team no chance to win Thierry Neuville and Evgeny Novikov have joined the Qatar M-Sport World Rally Team for the 2013 World Rally Championship.Neuville, from Belgium, and Russian Novikov will contest all 13 rounds of next year's series in a pair of Ford Fiesta RS WRCs. They will partner with Norway's Mads Ostberg, the...   Short-Track Roundup: Tony Stewart masters short track in Battle at the Center Three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart continued to show his prowess in indoor midget racing, winning Saturday's Battle at the Center at the Southern Illinois Center in DuQuoin, Ill.Stewart started on the front row and led the full distance on the fifth-mile dirt track, beating... 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.