Daily Drive: Lamborghini, BMW, Aston Martin and all the reveals from the Frankfurt motor show

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTO SHOWS   |   VIDEOS   |   COLLECTOR   |   SUBSCRIBE Tuesday, September 10, 2013                  The Lamborghini Gallardo Squadra Corse is the top version, so far, of the Gallardo.... Lamborghini Gallardo Squadra Corse breaks cover at Frankfurt motor show Lamborghini revealed the V10-powered Gallardo Squadra Corse at the Frankfurt motor show on Tuesday. The name refers to the recently founded department within the company that manages all motorsport activities, from GT3 to Blancpain. Lamborghini says the Squadra...   Aston Martin shows off Vanquish Volante at Frankfurt show Aston Martin brought its newest member of the family to the Frankfurt motor show on Tuesday. The Vanquish Volante is the convertible version of the   2015 BMW i8 revealed at the Frankfurt motor show After years of teasing us with images, concepts and vinyl-wrapped prototypes, BMW has finally lifted the curtain on the hybrid i8 sports car at the Frankfurt ...   Entry-level Caterham Seven 165 makes Frankfurt motor show debut It might not have been the highest-profile launch at the Frankfurt motor show, but Caterham has set enthusiast hearts alight with a new, entry-level Seven, the Suzuki-powered Caterham Seven 165. The new Seven will have a price target ...   Nissan Rogue adds third row for 2014 Nissan unveiled the grown-up-looking Rogue SUV at the Frankfurt motor show on Tuesday. The second-best-selling vehicle in Nissan’s lineup will sticker for $23,350...   Porsche 918 Spyder laps the 'Ring in 6:57 The stunning Porsche 918 Spyder was revealed at the Frankfurt motor show on Tuesday. The near million-dollar car has a price that's four and a half times higher than...   Volkswagen unveils e-Golf at Frankfurt auto show Casual conversation in Frankfurt among journalists has often turned to the latest iterations of the Volkswagen Golf and their essential goodness. Since the cars have yet to be seen on American shores, our rightfully...   NASCAR brings down hammer on Michael Waltrip Racing in wake of Bowyer spin Never in its 65-year history has NASCAR taken as bold, aggressive and controversial a step as it did Monday night. In a reversal of traditional form, the sanctioning body summarily removed Martin Truex Jr. from the Chase for the Championship...   2013 Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG review notes ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: It might not take much to impress me, but sometimes I'm not even sure why certain vehicles work while others fall flat. As far as I'm concerned, it's usually pretty hard to screw up V8-powered trucks, for example. Yet the hulking   Reliving 'Rush': Niki Lauda wins the Monaco Grand Prix, Hunt blows engine Director Ron Howard's upcoming movie “Rush,” chronicling the famous 1976 Formula One World Championship rivalry between drivers Niki Lauda and James Hunt, premieres nationwide on Sept. 27. In anticipation of the release,...   Mercedes-Benz Concept S-class coupe bows at Frankfurt motor show Mercedes-Benz previewed its upcoming S-class coupe at the Frankfurt auto...   Kimi Räikkönen's age hurt his chances at Red Bull Racing Formula One seat Kimi Räikkönen's age played against him as Red Bull made its decision about who should replace Mark Webber in 2014. That is the claim of Red Bull Racing consultant Dr. Helmut Marko, who as team owner Dietrich Mateschitz's... 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He leaves behind a single-car, moderate-bankroll, Colorado-based team that is light-years...   Audi's nanuk quattro is a meaner Giugiaro Parcour for the Frankfurt motor show Audi has debuted a new concept that looks an awful lot like the Giugiaro Parcour we saw at Geneva last spring. In case you're wondering, that is a very good thing.Audi's unusual press release provides plenty of detail on the concept, which just like the Parcour before it, was designed by Italdesign ...   NASCAR boots Martin Truex Jr. from Sprint Cup Chase, Ryan Newman in While Clint Bowyer's spin got all the attention at Richmond, a few questions from a puzzled Brian Vickers and the promise of a post-race kiss led to one hefty punishment from NASCAR.Ryan Newman replaced Martin Truex Jr. in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship on Monday night when NASCAR...   Take an Indy-car ride on Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course with Graham Rahal IndyCar drivers Graham Rahal and Ryan Briscoe tested the road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sept. 4 in anticipation of the Izod IndyCar Series announcing a road course race at the Brickyard for as early as 2014.Rahal said that the road course will be an interesting challenge both for ...   2014 Buick Regal priced at $30,615 The 2014 Buick Regal will go on sale late this year with a starting price of $30,615 including destination charge.The Regal comes equipped standard with next-generation IntelliLink connectivity with an 8-inch color touch display, rear-vision camera, leather-appointed seating surfaces, heated front...   Mercedes previews technology before Frankfurt auto show Future Mercedes will crash less often and use less gas doing so. We got a few insights into exactly how that will happen when we attended the Mercedes preview the night before the Frankfurt auto show. Inside its own enormous hall at the International Auto Austellung, Mercedes previewed gas-saving...   Porsche 918 Spyder finally debuts at Frankfurt motor show Porsche initiated the final act in its drawn-out 918 Spyder introduction, revealing the production version of the 214-mph gasoline-electric hybrid two-seater at the Frankfurt motor show.The car will be produced on a dedicated line at Porsche's Zuffenhausen factory in Germany starting Sept. 12. No...   Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse 'Legends' series honors Ettore's son, Jean Bugatti Gianroberto Carlo Rembrandt Ettore Bugatti was the other Ettore, the eldest of Bugatti's four sons; when he wasn't spreading the full magnificence of his five names, they called him Jean. He was arguably the most talented of Ettore's sons -- as it turns out, none of Ettore's other children invented ...   NASCAR rights a perceived wrong, but just how wrong was it? Major League Baseball outlawed the spitball in 1920, probably two or three or six decades after pitchers realized that wetting down the baseball with spit, or hair tonic or tobacco chaw drool made it harder to hit. Of course, so no one could accuse baseball of overreacting, they allowed teams to...   Nissan to offer zero-emissions e-NV200 commercial van in 2014 We all know that if there's one thing that delivery trucks like to do (UPS trucks excepted), it's to idle loudly in front of your home or office while filling the air with exhaust fumes as their drivers fill out paperwork on one of those metal pads. Scientific opinion around the world is split as...   Found on eBay: 1983 Škoda 105L sedan Years before Škoda started topping the customer satisfaction charts in the U.K. and other countries, beating its corporate parent VW, and operating plants all over Europe and China, it was a Czechoslovakian automaker known for building more or less reliable cars (mostly less). Few in the U.S....   Hennessey Performance boosts McLaren MP4-12C Hennessey Performance Engineering has a new power package for the McLaren MP4-12C. For $19,500 (plus the base price of the car, obviously) it pushes output to 704 hp and 538 lb-ft of torque. That's an increase of 88 hp and 96 lb-ft.HPE must have liked what it did in Europe with the Ferrari 458...   Jaguar C-X17 crossover concept revealed ahead of Frankfurt motor show debut Update: Video of the C-X17 concept in action added below. Jaguar has revealed the C-X17 concept ahead of its Frankfurt motor show debut, further underscoring the importance of an ever-growing luxury crossover/SUV segment. Looking a bit more like a bulked-up wagon than a scaled-down faux-truck, the...   Ryan Newman confirmed as Jeff Burton's Sprint Cup replacement at Richard Childress Racing The expected became official on Monday, when Richard Childress Racing confirmed that Ryan Newman will replace Jeff Burton in the No. 31 Chevrolet next year and beyond. Stewart-Haas Racing announced in July that Newman wouldn't return next year and Burton announced last week he wouldn't return to...   NASCAR fans chime in on Bowyer controversy For maybe the only time this year, NASCAR fans who comment about Sprint Cup races on various websites have given Danica Patrick a weekend off. 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Not on the track, but on the way to it.Massa was given a $214 speeding ticket by Italian police this weekend on his way to the Italian Grand Prix race for exceeding the speed limit in his silver-colored Ferrari 458.The Gazzetta dello Sport reports that ... 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.