Saturday, October 3, 2009

Daily Downshift: October 2, 2009


+ Over the past week, our editors have been narrowing down a list of the 58 cars we gathered to select the 2010 10Best. [Car and Driver]
+ Holden is making use of spare Pontiac G8 parts with some special-edition sedan, ute, and wagon models. [Car and Driver]
+ Nissan will begin taking reservations for the first [...]


Related posts:
  1. Daily Downshift: October 1, 2009
  2. Daily Downshift: August 4, 2009
  3. Daily Downshift: August 19, 2009

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+ Over the past week, our editors have been narrowing down a list of the 58 cars we gathered to select the 2010 10Best. [Car and Driver]


+ Holden is making use of spare Pontiac G8 parts with some special-edition sedan, ute, and wagon models. [Car and Driver]


+ Nissan will begin taking reservations for the first 20,000 all-electric Leaf cars in Spring of 2010. [Car and Driver]



+ When Scott Sharp destroyed his Acura ARX-02a prototype prior to the start of the Petit Le Mans, the team from Patrón Highcroft Racing knew they had to pull off a miracle to keep in the running for this year’s championship.  What they did was nothing short of amazing: assemble a complete race car in under 22 hours.  They even documented the build in a time-lapse video.  Very cool.  [Jalopnik]


+ Chrysler is being forced to halt production of the Jeep Wrangler lineup because of a lack of parts from suppliers.  [Automotive News]


+ Rally fans in the United States will watch Petter Solberg driving a factory-supported Citröen C4 at this weekend’s Rallye de España.  Check out what he thinks of the C4, and be sure to tune into HD Theater for the first coverage of WRC in the USA since the turn of the century.  [Inside Line]


+ The first ban on texting and driving has been announced, coming as a result of this week’s Distracted Driving Summit.  Texting and driving is now illegal for anyone operating any U.S. government vehicle.  [NPR]




Related posts:

  1. Daily Downshift: October 1, 2009
  2. Daily Downshift: August 4, 2009
  3. Daily Downshift: August 19, 2009




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