AutoWeek Daily Drive — Thursday, July 9, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Thursday, July 09, 2009 Redesigned Jaguar XJ sedan... Views of new Jaguar XJ leak out Here's the proof that Jaguar has finally junked decades of styling heritage with its dramatically detailed new flagship, the XJ sedan. Although there's a family resemblance to the new XF at the front and in the overall, swoopy fastback shape, Jaguar is entering new territory with the rear styling of the car. In a European context, the rear lights nod toward Italian brand Lancia, and a... You May Have Missed...   Toyota Prius gets even-better gas mileage, new look--an AutoWeek Performance Profile Fuel economy is up, the sheetmetal is different and the Prius is better than ever. But is it any fun to drive? Ride along in this Performance Profile and find out....   FIA and FOTA at it again: Teams walk out of Nürburgring meeting After more than a week of silence in the ongoing FIA vs. Formula One Teams Association saga, the two sides have hit another snag in their dealings ahead of this weekend's race at the Nürburgring in Germany. The latest dispute came Wednesday, when the FOTA teams stormed out of a meeting with the...   Peugeot commits to race at Petit Le Mans, no word on Audi Peugeot’s next race will be at Road Atlanta, three months after it won June’s 24 Hours of Le Mans ahead of archrival Audi. The French manufacturer confirmed that it will field a pair of its 908 HDi turbodiesel prototypes in the Petit Le Mans 1,000-mile endurance event. Audi also...   Rally-car field set for X Games The field for the rally-car portion of this year's X Games has been set, and it includes headliners Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust and Ken Block. It's the fourth year that rally driving will be part of the X Games, which is scheduled to be broadcast live Aug. 2 on ABC. Also of note, Kenny... 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.