Archive for the ‘Auto Week’ Category

2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe, an AW Drivers Log:

Monday, March 8th, 2010

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Breathtaking.

Going topless in the Audi R8, and pickups from India, in News Brake for Friday, March 5:

Monday, March 8th, 2010

In today’s News Brake: Tooling around in a topless Audi R8, Toyota backs its fixed cars, and Mahindra and Mahindra gets ready to sell pickups in the States . . . But Wait, There’s More!

2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI, an AW Drivers Log:

Monday, March 8th, 2010

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I just drove the $36,000 Mazda CX-9 and a $39,000 Chevrolet Traverse, so I’m sitting here wondering why I’d pay $13,000 more for this VW.

2011 Audi R8 Spyder, an AW Flash Drive:

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

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2010 Acura RDX Tech, an AW Drivers Log:

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

ART DIRECTOR KEN ROSS: Acura has put together a nice package on this small SUV. While I am not a fan of the overall looks of the vehicle–the large front chrome piece does nothing for me–I appreciate how well it handles.

NHTSA studies unintended-acceleration complaints in ‘repaired’ Toyotas:

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

U.S. regulators are investigating 10 recent cases in which owners of recalled Toyota vehicles say they brought their cars in for repair and yet still experienced unintended acceleration.

GM moves Nesbitt back to design group in management shake-up:

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

General Motors has made big changes to its top management structure, splitting apart its sales and marketing activities and naming new bosses for each discipline.

Geneva auto show: Lexus CT 200h will come to the United States:

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Lexus CT 200h is coming to America next year.

Geneva auto show: Infiniti reveals M35 hybrid:

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Pitching it as a “driver’s hybrid,” Infiniti revealed its first-ever production hybrid, based on the M35 sedan, on Tuesday at the Geneva auto show.

2011 Jaguar XJ: An AW Flash Drive:

Monday, March 1st, 2010

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