Autoweek Daily Drive — Wednesday, January 2, 2013

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Wednesday, January 02, 2013                  The Shelby GT500 Convertible is a drop-top rocket ship, and we like it a lot.... 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Convertible review notes ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN:. This 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 convertible has a really cool-looking silver-and-red paint job. There are too many blue and white, white and black, and blue and black GT500s. The weather was cool, so ...   Bentley Continental GT Speed heads for Detroit auto show debut Speed—the name and the notion—has been synonymous with Bentley for nearly a century. There have been a number of landmarks, starting in 1923 when the “Speed” moniker first graced the 3 Liter, followed by...   Luxury car buyers get kid-glove treatment from dealerships Luxury vehicle buyers want service -- not just repairs done right, but the kind of pampering they get at high-end hotels, restaurants and boutiques. It's all about the extras. In response, luxury vehicle brands are stepping up their...   Avis buys Zipcar and grows car-sharing capabilities internationally Zipcar, a car-sharing company that specializes in renting cars by the hour or day, announced Wednesday it will be acquired by Avis Budget...   NASCAR gets $70 million in fiscal cliff deal Many American taxpayers weren't the only ones breathing a sigh of relief Monday after Washington lawmakers finally came to an agreement to avoid the dreaded fiscal cliff. NASCAR was also an unlikely benefactor of the new legislation. The...   Trailer queen camel You didn't think camel owners actually rode their all-original, numbers-matching dromedaries and Bactrians to the local Living Nativity, did you? Thanks to reader John Paone for the submission....   NASCAR stars, more ALMS and Grand-Am merger details to highlight three-day Roar Before the Rolex Steven Cole Smith Typically, the Roar Before the Rolex -- a three-day practice session at Daytona International Speedway in preparation for the Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona endurance race -- is just a way for teams to shake off the rust before Grand-Am's biggest race of the year. But...   Five reasons Kevin Harvick could win the Sprint Cup in 2013 Kevin Harvick has never been one to shy away from controversial encounters during his stint in the ranks of NASCAR. Now, as a lame-duck driver at Richard Childress Racing, he may be a dangerous threat behind the wheel of the No. 29 Chevrolet. Read the rest at You May Have Missed...   Holiday Motor Excursion rides again: Christmas/New Year tradition for Brass Era cars rolls through SoCal “We can get there faster on the 210,” we told our piloto, Harry Hernandez, in whose 1924 Model T we were driving.“The freeway? What are you, nuts?” he asked. “Not in this thing.”“This thing” was Hernandez's just-purchased, fully enclosed, warm and...   Kartweek kicks off racing season at Daytona A few years ago, the World Karting Association tried an experiment: They moved Daytona's Kartweek from its long-traditional place on the calendar -- the week between Christmas and New Year's -- to April, reasoning more racers and their families might prefer to stay home and celebrate the holidays.... 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.