Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Daily Downshift: November 10, 2009

Daily Downshift: November 10, 2009 November 10, 2009 at 6:08 pm by Car and Driver

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+ We road-test the Porsche Panamera Turbo. For 24 hours. [Car and Driver]

+ GM has reportedly given the Chevy Volt–based Cadillac Converj a green light for production. [Car and Driver]

+ We release the 2010 Ford Raptor in to the wild, right where this trail-shredding, dune jumper belongs. [Car and Driver]

+ Dr. PiĆ«ch gets his way: Volkswagen is now the world’s largest automobile producer, for the time being.  [Car and Driver]

+ Jaguar has followed in the footsteps of BMW, Lexus, Aston Martin, and Porsche and created a performance driving school that’s free with the purchase of certain models.  [Car and Driver]

+ Volvo has released images and a bit of info on the redesigned 2011 S60 sedan. [Car and Driver]

+ Take a crack at this week’s Name That Exhaust Note. [Car and Driver]

+ We find that the Kia Forte Koup has some compelling, class-leading attributes. [Car and Driver]

+ If you’re under the impression that muscle cars from the sixties and seventies are one-trick, straight-line ponies, you may be surprised at what Hotchkis has come up with.  The company has replaced the suspension of a Challenger 340 T/A to create an autocross-ready muscle car.  [Jay Leno’s Garage]

+ Official videos of the M3 GTS have surfaced and illustrate that the car sounds amazing.  [Autoblog]

+ Michigan, and Detroit in particular, is well known in the automotive world for its poor roads.  Even though our roads are in rough shape, Michigan’s bridges are solidly out of the top five worst in the country.  [The Car Connection]

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