Autoweek Daily Drive — Friday, December 28, 2012

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, December 28, 2012                  Sir Patrick Stewart prepares to get behind the wheel of the 1957 Vanwall Formula 1 car once driven by... Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Stirling Moss team up for television feature No one can make members of a certain sci-fi fandom geek out quite like Sir Patrick Stewart. But when Stewart himself wants to indulge in a bit of hero-worship, he turns to none other than renowned racer Sir Stirling Moss. It turns out that, like Moss, the...   Kia promotes design chief Schreyer Kia Motors Corp. has promoted design chief Peter Schreyer to president. He's the first non-Korean to attain the position at Kia. German-born Schreyer, hired from Volkswagen AG in 2006, was promoted to president from executive...   Nissan Leaf gets battery warranty boost Nissan Motor Co. plans to bolster the warranty of the battery module in its electric Leaf to reassure consumers of its durability. The company...   2012 Ford Focus Electric review notes NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2012 Ford Focus Electric is a reasonable, measured approach at attempting to reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, meet future fuel economy regulations and... You May Have Missed...   Tesla begins littering the East Coast with Superchargers Unlike the sparsely populated gap between the San Francisco Bay Area and Greater Los Angeles, the BosWash corridor features ample opportunities for range-sapping traffic. As our Rory Carroll recently found out, an estimated 235 miles' worth of juice can be decimated by the slings and arrows of...   Bring a Trailer: Bargain-basement Series 1 Jaguar E-type Is there anyone in our readership who wouldn't jump at the chance to buy a Series 1 Jaguar E-type coupe for well under $10,000? We didn't think so -- which is why we're happy to inform you that there's currently a numbers-matching, all-original specimen offered for sale on eBay. With a few days...   Irwindale, Kern County tracks coming back Two paved circle tracks in Southern California should be up and racing by spring, good lord willing and the creek don't rise. The two facilities plan to cooperate in order to maximize the chances of success.Irwindale Speedway, now officially to be referred to as The Irwindale Event Center, had no...   Five radical ideas to make NASCAR better for casual fans When my first book, Trading Paint: 101 Great NASCAR Debates, came out in 2010, one of the most popular of its 101 chapters was "What Would I Change If I Ran NASCAR?"Read more at Bleacher Report....   Rubens Barrichello makes it official, he'll race in Brazil in 2013 After much speculation, Ruben Barrichello announced what he would be doing in 2013.The former Formula One driver, who spent last season in IndyCar, announced on Thursday that he will race in Brazil's Stock Car V8 series next year.He will drive for Peugeot squad, Full Time Sports."After my 20-plus...   Toyota sets aside $1.1 billion to settle unintended acceleration suits: Autoweek TV Also in this episode: Ford faces a federal fuel economy lawsuit, and the Renault Alpine will become a reality within three years. TRANSCRIPT-- Toyota wants to settle a bunch of lawsuits.-- Meanwhile, lawyers take aim at Ford.-- And Renault's sports car is due in 2015.I'm Natalie, serving up a fresh ... 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.