Thursday, February 7, 2013

Autoweek Daily Drive — Thursday, February 7, 2013

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Thursday, February 07, 2013                 
This 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray wearing Laguna Blue was spotted on the road in Arizona....
The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray made its Detroit auto show debut in two of the 10 colors on the palette--Torch Red and Cyber Gray. Engineers wasted no time stripping the camouflage off prototypes, exposing three other colors on highways in Arizona--Black, Laguna Blue and Velocity Yellow....

  The Toyota Tundra is updated for 2014 with a fresh front end and squared-off fenders. It was revealed Thursday at the Chicago Auto Show. The new design is meant...

  Slowly but surely it's happening -- American carmakers are starting to embrace diesel technology. Maybe "embrace" is the wrong word -- it's more like a kiss or perhaps a peck on the cheek. But finally, oil-burners are getting some action starting this year. The latest is the 2014 Chevrolet...

  You've got to give them an A for effort. Today's unveiling of the restyled 2014 Toyota Tundra at the Chicago Auto Show marks the Japanese automaker's fourth attempt to ...

  General Motors confirmed Thursday that the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray convertible makes its world debut at the Geneva motor show on March 5. The first production unit of the Stingray ...

  Volkswagen's Beetle defines a brand of fun that's quirky, carefree and a bit unconventional. VW blends all of that, while saluting a 1970s enthusiast favorite, with the reveal of the Beetle GSR at the Chicago Auto...

  Volkswagen made its sporting intentions known on Thursday at the Chicago Auto Show with the reveal of two limited-edition

  The third quarter with our five-door 2012 Kia Rio SX began with a lot less enthusiasm than the previous two, as the economy car began to show its (mile)age. A few rattles showed up and we made a rather expensive 15,000-mile service...

  The production-ready 2013 Nissan NV200 compact cargo van made its debut at the Chicago Auto Show. Nissan said the all-new commercial van will have a $19,900 base price and will go on sale in April. The NV200 is already available in more...

  The fifth iteration of superhero-styled Kia vehicles stormed the Chicago Auto Show, this time in the form of an Optima hybrid in Superman livery. Kia, DC Entertainment and Super Street Magazine will design eight vehicles around the Justice...

  A new engine option marked the reveal of the 2014 Kia Forte 5-door at the Chicago Auto Show. The 1.6-liter gasoline direct-injection turbocharged four-...

  The Kia Cross GT Concept made its debut Thursday at the Chicago Auto Show. The concept is the next version of the Kia GT that we saw in 2011. The Cross was penned in ...

  Following in the footsteps of the Ford Transit and Nissan NV, Ram is expanding its ...

  Every year in early March, when most of America and Western Europe is cold and dreary, the faithful flock to sunny Los Angeles to attend the Porsche and Vintage VW Literature, Toy and Memorabilia Show -- a.k.a. the Lit Meet. Last year a...

  ASSOCIATE TECHINCAL EDITOR BRAD CONSTANT: I've always liked Nissan's Z ever since I laid eyes on a 1969 Nissan Fairlady Z as a kid. My liking holds firm with the latest generation, which is a fun, sporty ride that looks...


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  The BMW 3-series family is growing, as the German automaker adds a GT, or Gran Turismo, model to its lineup. The car launches this summer as a 2014 model after a reveal at the Geneva motor show.The 3-series GT is 7.9 inches longer, has a 4.3-inch longer wheelbase and is 3.2 inches taller than the...

  Ojo Obaniyi, a 40-year-old Nigerian artist, covered a Volkswagen Caddy pickup inside and out with raffia palm cane to advertise his work and send a message.Obaniyi said he wanted to prove that it is not only “the educated elite that can make positive changes in society.”And while we...

  The long-awaited racing debut of the 2013 Chevrolet SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race car will take place at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 16 when the series kicks off the season with the Sprint Unlimited. That day will also be a big day for Chevrolet, as the production model Chevy SS will...

  The 2013 Radical Cup USA schedule was announced on Wednesday. The brand new gentleman-racer series will host 12 events over six weekends, beginning in March at Miller Motorsports Park in Utah and is set to wrap up in September at the Monticello Motor Club in New York. The 270-hp Radical SR3 and 460-...

  Polish up those white loafers and pick up a ticket to Florida, 'cause the 2013 Miami International Boat Show is nearly here. With its aquatic focus, the marine expo is a welcome break from the long list of annual motor shows -- but that doesn't mean automakers won't play any possible angle to...

  NASCAR and Autoweek used the birthplace of America's auto industry on Jan. 5 as the kickoff point in the latest phase of the Gen-6 race car's introduction.During the Autoweek Racing Conference -- the first stop on the NASCAR #Gen6 Road to Daytona Fueled by Sunoco -- NASCAR president Mike Helton...

  The Autoweek Racing Conference at Detroit's College for Creative Studies' A. Alfred Taubman Center for Design Education on Tuesday featured some lively discussion from some of the most prominent people behind NASCAR racing today. Chaired by Autoweek associate publisher and editorial director Dutch...

  If you watched the PBS documentary American Experience: Henry Ford last Tuesday night you likely enjoyed it and learned a few things you didn't know about the American icon and Ford Motor Company founder. Alternately laudatory and critical, the documentary detailed Henry Ford's exceptional vision,...

  BMW's 3-series has undergone quite a transformation since first rolling onto these shores in 1976. It's grown larger with every generation to the dismay of the sports-sedan faithful, and it was no different when the latest 3-series sedan debuted for the 2012 model year.The sixth-generation car grew ...

  IndyCar has settled its Leaders’ Circle participants for the upcoming season, which means there will be 22 entries that are guaranteed at least $1 million from the program if they compete in all 19 events.The 22 entries represent many of the car-and-driver combinations that have recently been ...

  On Wednesday, Forbes released its annual list of “America’s Most Disliked Athletes,” and for the second year in a row, Kurt Busch made the list.Also for the second consecutive year, Busch was the only representative from the motorsports world.Busch, whose troubles have been widely ...

  Kyle Larson, who will be competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series this season for Turner Scott Motorsports, sat down to do an interview on Wednesday to talk about his new ride. He was joined by Chip Ganassi and Harry Scott Jr. The transcript of the interview is below.The Moderator: Good morning,...

  After the first two days of testing in Spain, an optimistic Mark Webber says Infiniti Red Bull is better off than it was at this stage in 2012.Although he said that he paid no attention to overall lap times during the test at Jerez, Webber was second quickest on Tuesday and fourth fastest Wednesday ...

  Sergio Perez finally had his first run in a McLaren at Jerez today, over four months after his deal for 2012 was announced.The Mexican finished the day a modest seventh overall after running 81 laps, but it was all about learning the car and team, and getting himself comfortable. In fact, Perez...

  Kyle Larson, who ran upwards of 120 races in 12 series last year, is scheduled to run the full 33-race Nationwide Series schedule this year for Earnhardt Ganassi Sabates Racing. The 20-year-old Elk Grove, Calif., native will drive the No. 32 Chevrolet Camaro in a technical partnership with Turner...

  Romain Grosjean proved fastest for Lotus at the end of the second day of Formula One testing on Wednesday at Jerez, Spain.Grosjean, driving the team's new E21, put together a lap of 1 minute, 18.218 seconds, nearly 0.6 second quicker than the best time set by Jenson Button on Tuesday.Grosjean's...

  Also in this episode: An upcoming documentary will cover the ingenious dwarf cars of Ernie Adams, and VW considers adding another brand to its lineup. TRANSCRIPT-- Bentley's doing an SUV.-- America's greatest genius, revealed.-- And Volkswagen says it needs another brand.I'm Rory, it's Wednesday,...


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