Daily Drive: Tackling Utah's outback in a 2013 Range Rover

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Friday, March 08, 2013                  The Range Rover is all new for 2013.... Video: 2013 Range Rover tackles Utah's Hog Canyon The all-new 2013 Range Rover is engineered to tackle sand, snow, water and boulders -- but most owners wouldn't plan on taking this high-end SUV out of their upscale suburban neighborhood. Well, updates on the 2013 Range Rover allow even a first-time off-roader to experience what this SUV can do. In...   Infiniti QX60 Hybrid set for New York auto show debut A hybrid version of Infiniti's JX seven-passenger crossover, rebadged the QX60, makes its debut at the New York auto show late this month and goes on sale this...   A.J. Allmendinger to drive for Penske in Indy 500 Team Penske announced today that A.J. Allmendinger will join its Izod IndyCar Series program in 2013. Allmendinger, who rose up through the ranks of open-wheel racing before transitioning to NASCAR, will compete in at least two IndyCar events for Team Penske this season,   Gray Design imagines a new Saab 9-3 Swedish design firm Gray Design gave us its take on a new Saab 9-3 on Friday. The sleek, spaceship-like car reminds us again of what Saab’s future could have looked like. Gray Design says the Saab 9-3 Mark III is an...   Project Car Hell, adding lightness edition: Lotus Esprit or Lotus Europa? As we saw in last week's episode of Project Car Hell, totally absurd projects can be exquisitely hellish. But we're car guys...   Remote start problem spurs Subaru recall Subaru is recalling several Legacy, Outback,   Los Angeles, Miami on 2014 Formula E schedule Today Formula E, the open-wheel world championship for electric cars sanctioned by the FIA, released a preliminary list of eight cities across the globe where races will be held: London, Rome, Los Angeles, Miami, Beijing, Putrajaya (Malaysia), Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Rome and Rio de...   Honda, Volvo models named top safety picks from IIHS Safety enhancements helped Honda Motor Co. and Volvo earn top safety picks from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The   Geneva motor show concepts show Mitsubishi's green plans Mitsubishi has big plans for electric cars and hybrids in its future, having already set a goal of 20 percent EVs by 2020. Progress toward that lofty ambition is shown by...   2013 Toyota Rav4 and Rav4 EV video drive review For the 2013 Rav4 redesign, Toyota focused on improving fuel efficiency, handling and looks. According to road test editor Jon Wong, the resulting...   2013 Chevrolet Spark 2LT review notes EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: Admittedly, these minicars look so completely foreign in our world chock full of big trucks and SUVs. But against a backdrop of Smarts and the like, I think the 2013 Chevrolet Spark...   Jenson Button says F1 outlook for 2013 far from clear Mercedes driver Jenson Button says he has no idea about who will set the pace when the Formula One season kicks off in Melbourne....   Ken Block poised for strong run at WRC Rally Mexico American Ken Block will start action on Friday at Rally Mexico in 12th position, 4.1 seconds shy of a top-10 place following qualifying runs on Thursday in Guanajuato. Block, who hasn't competed in the World Rally Championship since a part failure resulted in him crashing out of Rally... You May Have Missed...   Autoweek is heading to the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance: Porsches, GT40s, El Tiburon and more! The 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance certainly isn't the first classic car event of 2013, but the show -- held on the Atlantic shores of Amelia Island, Fla. -- always attracts a wide range of enthusiasts eager to dust off their vehicles after winter hibernation. This year, the...   Pininfarina debuts 'making of' Sergio video Pininfarina revealed the one-off Sergio supercar on Tuesday at the Geneva motor show. It's based on—but looks nothing like—the Ferrari 458 Spider. On Thursday, Pininfarina uploaded a video to its Facebook page showing the design and build process. We get a look at some of the clay...   Expert panel set for Porsche 911 Amelia Island celebration The stage has been set to honor the Porsche 911's 50th birthday at the 18th annual Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance.Porsche's flagship sports car was introduced in the autumn of 1963 at the Frankfurt Auto Salon and has moved the brand to sales success while becoming known as one of the most...   Kyle Petty supports Denny Hamlin; not a fan of NASCAR 'censorship' of drivers' opinions As he often is, Speed TV commentator and former driver Kyle Petty was among the first to speak out against what he perceived as another NASCAR PR fumble after NASCAR fined driver Denny Hamlin $25,000 for comments he made following the March 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International...   Bring a Trailer exclusive: 1984 Volkswagen GTI MkI This 1984 Volkswagen GTI MkI is listed for $5,100 at Bring a Trailer and located in Chelmsford, Mass. It will need exterior and interior reassembly, according to the seller, but the drivetrain is intact and it only has 5,000 miles on the clock. The story goes that the seller was planning to use...   EV charging-station providers form consortium Public electric-vehicle charging may have just become a whole lot easier.Two of the biggest EV charging-station providers, ChargePoint and ECOtality, are forming a consortium: Collaboratev.The companies aren't calling it a merger, but rather an "interoperability company," which basically means...   World Anti-Doping Agency tests several Formula One drivers The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) spot-tested several Formula One drivers for drug abuse this week, including Fernando Alonso of Ferrari, Sergio Perez of McLaren and Daniel Ricciardo of Toro Rosso.WADA was established in 1999 as an international independent agency, funded equally by the sport...   Hamlin gets fined $25,000 for being ‘Denny Downer’ NASCAR has fined driver Denny Hamlin $25,000 for comments he made following the March 3 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway.NASCAR determined that Hamlin violated Section 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing) of the 2013 NASCAR Rule Book. Hamlin’s comments, ...   Denny Hamlin says he won't pay fine, won't talk competition Toyota driver Denny Hamlin has vowed to keep his opinions to himself the rest of this season if asked about anything on-track related in Sprint Cup racing. The driver for Joe Gibbs Racing was fined $25,000 on Thursday for making what NASCAR officials called “disreputable comments” about ...   Pininfarina Sergio revealed at Geneva motor show: Autoweek TV TRANSCRIPT-- The Jaguar F-Type is piquing Desire-- Pininfarina honors its founder-- And we have the next Hollywood status symbolI'm Jake, it's Thursday, here's the news.Jaguar released a trailer for its upcoming web film, Desire, on Wednesday. It features Damian Lewis, Jordi Mollà, Shannyn Sossamon ... 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. 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