AutoWeek back issues from October 2005:
The New Ford Whiz Kids.(Column)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: Dutch Mandel There is no better group of automotive designers, top to bottom, than those at Ford. Do you know where the credit lies for that sea of talent? Dr. J Mays. Now don't jump and say Ford's designs are bland and derivative. They aren't. Don't say they ...
Drivers Log.(News)
Oct 03, 2005 ... 2006 Jeep Commander Limited Date in fleet: Sept. 1-8 As-tested price: $42,075 Powertrain: 5.7-liter V8; 4wd, five-speed automatic Output: 330 hp @ 5000 rpm, 375 lb-ft @ 4000 rpm Curb weight: 5169 lbs Fuel mileage (EPA combined/AW observed): 14.66 mpg/16.87 mpg ...
Flash.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
Oct 03, 2005 ... No Korea? The buzz in the Champ Car paddock at Vegas said the series might be forced to cancel the race scheduled Oct. 16 in South Korea. While the 2.0-mile circuit in the Seoul suburb of Ansan is complete, support facilities such as garages have a long way to go. Moreover, ...
Market.(Escape Roads)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: KEITH MARTIN RM Auctions Monterey, Calif. Aug. 19-20 1965 Sunbeam Tiger Blue with black leather interior, black cloth top. 260-cid V8. Minilite mags. Bare-metal respray some years ago as part of a complete restoration. New ...
PENNSYLVANIA'S MOBILE HERITAGE ON DISPLAY; Boyertown museum has everything from cars to sleds.(Revs)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: BOB TOMAINE Detroit eclipsed it, but southeastern Pennsylvania's place in automotive history is secure. "Some of the people who were here-certainly Charles Duryea and people who are not too well known, like George Daniels-are important people,'' says Kenneth ...
Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Embrace the H word It's time for AutoWeek to take the lead and offer a cash prize to the first carmaker who builds a sexy, fun-to-drive hybrid sports car. And how about a Formula Hybrid open-wheel racing series? At $3 a gallon, the H word is no longer the exclusive province of ...
BIGGEST LAUNCH EVER? GM says its 2007 full-size trucks are critical to the company's success.(News)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: WES RAYNAL They won't be the biggest sport/utility vehicles ever introduced, but General Motors officials concede the company's all-new 2007 full-size SUVs are huge when it comes to GM's future. Officially, GM insists the trucks won't make or break the company, but ...
Nismo 350Z: PlayStation for the street.(News)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: DINO DALLE CARBONARE Want to make your 350Z look like something out of a video game? Nismo, Nissan's tuning and racing arm, will soon offer this new aero kit for both coupe and roadster, featuring an aggressive front bumper designed by the same folks who brought us Gran ...
Neither Rain nor Sleet.(Escape Roads)
Oct 03, 2005; ... Byline: BOB TOMAINE This two-tone Ford F-3 van may not be the most striking display at the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles in Boyertown, Pennsylvania (opposite page), but conventional wisdom says collectors and enthusiasts want the vehicles they grew up with. Everyone grew ...
Flash.(Briefs)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Porsche poison pill? Porsche plans to invest some $3.6 billion to buy a 20 percent stake in Volkswagen to prevent a hostile takeover of the fellow German automaker. VW supplies a variety of parts for Porsche, cooperates with Porsche on vehicle development, and is part of a group ...
Fast Poll.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Readers predict a turbulent transition back to regular pricing for American automakers, but see greater exposure and possibly better vehicles as upshots. Seeing this short-term promotion has spread throughout the Big Three and is still going strong, I'd say they've discovered ...
The Desert Changes Everything.(Column)(Column)
Oct 03, 2005; ... Byline: Cory Farley You can get used to anything, they say, and it's probably true. Otherwise I wouldn't have been admiring the subtle shades of off-puce in the desert landscape. By subtle, I mean subtle. In photographic terms the range is between about 18 percent ...
But Wait, There's More...(BWTM)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Hyperventilating Hyperlink www.cummfybanana.com How P.C. of him "I'm trying to get down to a gallon a lap.'' -Anonymous Skip Barber instructor, on recording 3-to-4 mpg while driving the Dodge Ram SRT10 around the 2.238-mile Laguna Seca track ...
Events.(Calendar)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Nov. 26 D&D Rockin' Rods Classic Car Show Granbury, Texas Call (817) 797-1197 or go to ddrockinrods.com for show details. Nov. 27 Hi-Performance Swap Meet and Car Show Long Beach, Calif. Call (800) 762-9785 or check out ...
TV: Oct. 7-9.(News)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Friday, Oct. 7 Formula One practice from Japan, 1 a.m., Speed (L) Racing Across America: NASCAR Busch North Series from Oxford, Maine, 1 p.m., Speed NASCAR Live from Kansas City, Kan., 2:30 p.m., Speed (L) NASCAR Nextel Cup final practice from ...
WINNERS ALL AROUND; Scott Dixon takes The Glen; Dan Wheldon wraps up IRL title.(Motorsports)(Column)
Oct 03, 2005; ... Byline: CURT CAVIN Celebrations are in the eye of the beholder, so excuse us if we turn the attention away from Andretti Green Racing, which has essentially known for a month that Dan Wheldon was going to win the Indy Racing League championship for the team. The fun ...
ON TOP; Brazil wins as A1 GP series makes debut.(Motorsports)
Oct 03, 2005; ... Byline: QUENTIN SPURRING The self-styled "World Cup of Motorsport'' has kicked off at Brands Hatch in impressive style. In fact, no international motor racing series ever has started stronger: 25 countries were represented and A1 Grand Prix has TV deals in all but four. After a ...
NEW TITLE- HOLDER; Fernando Alonso is F1's youngest world champ.(Motorsports)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: TONY DODGINS Twenty-four years, one month and 27 days are the figures that will go into the record book. That is the age at which Spaniard Fernando Alonso became Formula One's youngest-ever world champion by finishing third in the Brazilian Grand Prix. It is ...
IT'S A DRY HEAT; Bourdais catches hell in the desert and all but locks up the title.(Motorsports)(Las Vegas Motor Speedway)(Sebastien Bourdais)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO Whatever happened, give Sebastien Bourdais credit for not taking the easy route to the championship. At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, a safe top-five finish would have gone a long way toward cementing his commanding lead in the Champ Car points. Instead, ...
BRISCOE ON RECOVERY ROAD.(Competition)(Ryan Briscoe)(2006 Grand American)(Honda Performance Development)
Oct 03, 2005 ... IRL driver Ryan Briscoe is expected to return to Europe for his two-month recovery period. His plan is to work with Dr. Ricardo Ceccarelli, founder of Formula Medicine in Viareggio, Italy. Briscoe suffered serious injuries in the Sept. 11 accident at Chicagoland. Briscoe's plans ...
CONSISTENCY IS THE KEY; Jimmie Johnson takes Dover, jumps to points lead.(Motorsports)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Byline: AL PEARCE Pundits have this Chase for the Cup thing all figured out. They've double-checked all the angles, pored over last year's stats and found a trend: The '05 NASCAR champion will have at least one butt-ugly finish and two or three mediocre ones during the 10-race, ...
FORD GT500 CONVERTIBLE.(News)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Here's the next pony in the Ford Mustang corral, the 2007 Shelby GT500 convertible, which arrives next summer alongside its stablemate, the GT500 coupe. Set for a Detroit auto show premiere in January, the drop-top GT500 gets the same hardware as the coupe: a ...
Building a Better Explorer Sport Trac.(News)(Ford Motor Co. introduces Ford Explorer)(Brief Article)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Ford chose the trucky Texas State Fair to show off its 2007 Explorer Sport Trac, an all-new design that draws on the Explorer sport/utility vehicle and the F-150 pickup for styling and hardware. The do-everything vehicle, built on an ...
AW goings-on.(News)
Oct 03, 2005 ... * Online: More Shelby drop-top photos * On deck: ...
Cars.: Part 1 of 4.(Special Report)(Buyers Guide)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Cars. Cars. No doubt one-or more than one-plays a central role in your life. A trusty steed born of glass, rubber and steel, or aluminum, carbon fiber or plastic on which you rely to safely navigate life. And the array of duties we demand of our cars is vast: They shuttle us to ...
Cars.: Part 3 of 4.(Special Report)(Buyers Guide)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Lexus Toyota Motor Sales lexus.com ES 330 Highlights: Now available with satellite radio. Base Price: $32,950 What's next: New luxury-heavy ES for 2007. In our opinion: Jazzed-up Camry, heftier price. GS 300/GS ...
Cars.: Part 2 of 4.(Special Report)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Chevrolet General Motors Corp. chevrolet.com Aveo Highlights: Standard front-side airbags, dual-stage front airbags, 14- and 15-inch wheels. Base Price: $9,455 What's Next: New platform likely in 2008. In our opinion: The ...
Cars.: Part 4 of 4.(Special Report)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Pontiac General Motors Corp. pontiac.com G6 Highlights: Coupe or convertible. GTP gets 3.9-liter V6, Stabilitrak, optional six-speed manual. Base Price: $18,865 What's Next: Move to Epsilon 2 platform in 2010. In our ...
Corrections.(Correction)(Correction Notice)
Oct 03, 2005 ... Our Sept. 5 story on the Corvette Z06 should have said the car's EPA highway rating is 26 mpg and its combined EPA rating is 19.35 mpg. Our Sept. 19 BMW 528i Escape Roads story should ...
DuPont's Indy Racer; Family member campaigns race car in vintage events.
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: LARRY SANATA Seventy-five years ago, a pawpaw yellow duPont was a major contender in the 1930 Indianapolis 500. Equipped with a straight-eight Continental motor, three-speed Borg Warner transmission and streamlined body, it was a favorite-until the 22nd lap ...
Trucks.: Part 2 of 3.(Special Report)
Oct 10, 2005 ... GMC General Motors Corp. gmc.com Canyon Highlights: ZQ8 suspension optional. SLT trim offered on extended cabs and crew cabs. Passenger sensing standard. Base Price: $15,330 What's Next: Redesign in 2009. In our opinion: ...
Trucks.: Part 1 of 3.(Buyers Guide)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Contrasting last week's all-cars Buyers Guide, this week is everything but cars. These are the "people movers," but they can be "people movers" too, just like traditional cars. Even our own Denise McCluggage, who has owned and raced Ferraris, loves her humble Suzuki Sidekick. Many ...
Trucks.: Part 3 of 3.(Special Report)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Motors of America mitsucars.com Endeavor Highlights: New rear fascias; LS gets optional Road Trip Package including DVD entertainment, MP3 player, alarm system, cargo cover, net. Base Price: $27,395 (est.) ...
Correction.(Correction Notice)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Kevin Wilson's Sept. 26 Opposite Lock column should have said tar ...
Market.(1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS auction)(Brief Article)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: KEITH MARTIN RM Auctions Monterey, Calif. Aug. 19-20 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900C SS Silver with red leather. All-alloy coachwork by Ghia, one of nine built. 1975-cc four-cylinder, twin downdraft Solexes. Chrome wires. Four-speed, ...
Television: Oct. 14-16.
Oct 10, 2005 ... Friday, Oct. 14 Formula One practice from China, 2 a.m., Speed (L) Legends of Motorsport: Coronation Safari, 7 a.m., Speed USAR Pro Cup Series from Jennerstown, Pa., noon, Speed NASCAR Live from Concord, N.C., 2 p.m., Speed (L) NASCAR ...
Events.(Brief Article)(Calendar)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Dec. 2-4 Fun in the Sun Car Show Kissimmee, Fla. Log onto chopanddrop.net or call (407) 908-9654 for more information on this Toys for Tots benefit. Dec. 3 Hot Import Nights Anaheim, Calif. Check out ...
Fast Poll.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
Oct 10, 2005 ... The Frankfurt motor show's onslaught of concept cars and new vehicles captivated readers, who praise Mitsubishi's Sportback and Peugeot's 20Cup concepts. The Mazda Sassou, Mitsubishi Sportback and Honda Civic five-door are spectacular hatches. It's a shame that nothing like them ...
Earliest Ancestor of Escalade?(General Motors Corp. Cadillac Motor Car Div.'s first commercial vehicles)
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: JOHN F. KATZ Cadillac built its first commercial vehicles-two different delivery vans-in 1904, having produced only a runabout (with optional tonneau) in the marque's debut year of 1903. So what about the 1903 delivery van pictured here? Its body is a reproduction, yes, ...
SHARPENED FANGS; Dodge unleashes its 510-hp Viper SRT10 coupe.(DaimlerChrysler AG)
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: ROGER HART Fans of American muscle cars have reason to rejoice. We're caught in the crossfire of a great horsepower war, and while the superpowers waging battle have a take-no-prisoners attitude, we don't see any customers coming out as losers. The winners bask in ...
CHARGING FORWARD; Dodge Charger SRT8 adds to the SRT line.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: Roger Hart Along with the Dodge Viper SRT10 coupe, the latest offering from Chrysler's SRT group is the Dodge Charger SRT8. Powered by a 6.1-liter Hemi making 425 hp and 420 lb-ft, it goes from 0 to 60 mph in a shade more than five seconds, Dodge claims. No mean feat ...
AW goings-on.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Online: Annual Truck Buyers Guide, Viper SRT10 coupe On ...
Drivers Log.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... 2006 Chevrolet Malibu Maxx SS Date in fleet: Sept. 26-Oct. 3 As-tested price: $25,015 Powertrain: 3.9-liter V6; fwd, four-speed automatic Output: 240 hp @ 5800 rpm, 240 lb-ft @ 2800 rpm Curb weight: 3620 lbs Fuel mileage (EPA combined/AW observed): 20.9 mpg/18.7 mpg ...
Race Report.(car race)
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO Things change and they don't. Yes, a Ford won at Talladega for the first time in seven years, and Dale Jarrett won for the first time in 98 starts, but there was still a big wreck. Two, actually. The first came on lap 19, when Dale Earnhardt Jr ....
WHERE THE CARS ARE THE STARS; The American Le Mans Series plots its course.
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: BILL McGUIRE This bears watching: While most of the motorsports world has packed up and marched off on one path, the American Le Mans Series has set its course in the opposite direction. Cost-containment measures, ever more restrictive technical rules, spec ...
THE FUTURE IS NOW; The next Cup car is on-track, whether race teams are ready or not.(Motorsports)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: J.P. VETTRAINO Monday morning after the UAW-Ford 500, NASCAR held track tests at Talladega with what research and development honcho Gary Nelson described as "a few teams.'' It's not clear why Nelson chose not to identify the participants. Word is Roush ...
Letters.
Oct 10, 2005 ... More on British design I couldn't believe your readers' negative comments on the new Jaguar XK (Letters, Sept 26). For one of them to buy an '06 XK after only seeing pictures of the '07 is ridiculous. I'm just back from Frankfurt after seeing the '07 XK. All I can say is that ...
UNGAR RESIGNS FROM IRL.(Ken Ungar resigns from Indy Racing League)
Oct 10, 2005 ... The Indy Racing League's No. 3 official, the one who crafted the controversial 2006 race schedule, resigned last week. The move is effective at season's end. Ken Ungar was the IRL's senior vice president of business affairs, responsible for the sales, marketing, business ...
Flash.(Briefs)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Dodge to the WTCC? Dodge may join the World Touring Car Championship as part of its relaunch in Europe in time for the 2007 season. DaimlerChrysler wants to use the Dodge brand for a major European push and is eyeing the new WTCC as part of its marketing campaign. It ...
The Price of Mobility.(Column)
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: Rich Ceppos One thirty-five. Remember that number, because it foretells what we will be driving in the future. I'm in Germany for the Frankfurt Motor Show as I write this. Over the course of three long days, a slew of important new models are being unwrapped ...
THE BEST BIMMER.(News)(Column)
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: Matt Davis Despite the vast number of choice motor cars produced during the company's lifetime-and the number of you who will have something to say about it-the 507 sports tourer is the finest car that will ever be produced by BMW. The Series 1 507 was first ...
A ROLLER FOR THE RICH, NOT JUST THE SERIOUSLY WEALTHY; Rolls-Royce wants a piece of former partner Bentley's action.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: GREG KABLE Rolls-Royce will go back to its roots with a range of smaller and-gasp!-less-expensive models as the luxury carmaker seeks to lay the financial foundations for a prosperous future. Described as possessing all the traditional Rolls-Royce hallmarks ...
VEILED X.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: DINO DALLE CARBONARE If you liked the Evo-intending Mitsubishi Concept-Sportback we named our Most Fun choice at the Frankfurt show last month (Sept. 26), keep your eyes glued to these pages for more on Concept-X that the Japanese automaker will reveal at the upcoming ...
NISSAN'S NEXT VERSA.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: BOB GRITZINGER What to do when your Sentra small car gets too fancy for an entry-level buyer? If you're Nissan, you bring in a new budget car, the 2007 Versa (alias Tiida in Japan). Arriving in the United States next summer as a hatch-back, followed by a ...
Flash.(Briefs)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Nissan and beyond? Take a spin through autoweek.com on Oct. 7 and you'll see a sketch of the 2007 Skyline GT-R, the next-generation super-sports car Nissan will unveil at the upcoming Tokyo motor show. What you won't see is which brand the car will be sold under in the United ...
But Wait, There's More...(BWTM)(Brief Article)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Don't Drink and Drive Your Supercar First there was the "Aston Martini,'' introduced at the same time as the DB9. Now we hear from those at the opening of dealership Lamborghini Las Vegas that guests sipped "Lambortinis.'' Please, stop the madness now before we find ourselves ...
FLOOD OF CARS; Insurers hope to stop submerged cars from resurfacing.(News)
Oct 10, 2005 ... Byline: ANDREW LUU We've all heard the reports: Hurricane Katrina left an estimated half a million flood-damaged vehicles in her wake-with as many as 250,000 now drying out and headed for the used-car market. To prevent a repeat of the aftermath of Hurricane Floyd in ...
TUG OF WAR; While better than the Discovery, Land Rover's LR3 has staffers divided.(News)
Oct 10, 2005; ... Byline: ANDREW LUU One week after the Land Rover LR3 joined the AutoWeek long-term family, it was christened with a road trip to Indianapolis for the Formula One race. Soon after that the LR3 found itself en route to Chicago, then to Michigan's Upper Peninsula for a family ...
Corrections.(Correction)
Oct 17, 2005 ... Rich Ceppos' Oct. 10 column should have reported the following prices for German fuel: unleaded gasoline, $6.17 per gallon; super plus, ...
Wind of Change.(Column)(NSX-a revolution)
Oct 17, 2005; ... Byline: Richard S. Chang When the Scorpions asked us to follow the Moskva down to Gorky Park from the rubble of the Berlin Wall, it was a strange juxtaposition-the quintessential '80s sap-metal band heralding the dawn of a grudge-filled and yes, Communist-free future. ...
COUPE SCOOP! VW boss pushes return of Scirocco in 2008.(News)
Oct 17, 2005 ... Byline: GREG KABLE A rapid 3.2-liter 247-hp V6-powered all-wheel-drive coupe will spearhead Volkswagen boss Wolfgang Bernhard's effort to establish the German carmaker as the purveyor of some of Europe's most desirable yet affordable performance cars. Described to ...
PEDALPOWER; Man + bicycle + energy drink + competition from around the country = too much fun.(News)
Oct 17, 2005 ... Byline: ROGER HART By all measures It was full-tilt racing in downtown Detroit. No, there were no Champ Cars snarling between skyscrapers, sucking manhole covers off the streets; effete F1 wankers profiling for cameras were nowhere to be seen. But hot-blooded, ...
Flash.(Briefs)
Oct 17, 2005 ... Blowing Nitro Dodge has confirmed what we've said since February-the Nitro sport/utility vehicle will join the lineup as a 2007 model. Production likelihood for Nitro has been an open secret since its debut as a "concept'' at the Chicago auto show earlier this year. ...
Market.(Chevrolet Blazer K/5)(Brief Article)
Oct 17, 2005; ... Byline: KEITH MARTIN RM Auctions Delhi, Ontario 1970 Chevrolet Blazer K/5 Red, with removable white fiberglass hardtop. V8, three-speed automatic. 82,749 miles showing. Fully restored to a surprisingly high standard. Excellent panel fit, new ...
IT'S ALMOST HERE... Get ready for Japan's Corvette.(News)
Oct 17, 2005 ... Nissan unveiled the GT-R Concept at the Tokyo Motor Show in 2001, giving hope the GT-R legend would continue into the 21st century. Then at the 2003 Tokyo show, the company announced the next-generation GT-R would roll out in 2007. Now the launch of the newest production model is just two ...