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Autoweek Daily Drive Tuesday, November 19, 2019 Car Reviews 2019 Porsche Macan S insists you find the long way home from work It’s hard to put a price on a good driving experience. And Porsche puts more time and effort into that across its lineup than anyone. The Macan S is a perfect example of the company's philosophy. Read More > Green Cars How do 300K-mile Teslas hold up? This EV fleet operator has some interesting data The EV market made a lot of promises to consumers: more efficiency, less time spent at the pump, less pollution, less maintenance. But how do electric cars hold up? EV fleet owners may hold the answer to that question. Read More > Classic Cars You will never be Christian Bale (or Ken Miles), but you can bid on the GT40 he drove in ‘Ford v Ferrari’ If you’ve already seen Ford v Ferrari or are at least familiar with the history behind it, you know that the winner of the 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans was not (spoiler alert) the Ford GT40 MKII chassis P/1015, driven by Ken Miles and Denny Hulme, but rather Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon’s P/1046. Yet it's Miles, portrayed by Christian Bale, around which the film revolves. Perhaps fittingly, the car he drives on screen is as much an actor as Bale himself. Read More > Classic Cars This Ford GT40 prototype played a key role in Shelby and Ford's Le Mans program If there is a Ford GT40 in existence that tells the story of Ford's early Le Mans program, it has to be this one. A few years ago, we got a chance to spend some time around a GT40 prototype that holds the title of being the second-oldest GT40 left in existence, about a year before it was sold at auction for $7 million. Here's what we found out. Read More > Car Life Hate seeing cherished nameplates used in new ways? Do what I did: Decide you only care about defunct automakers To the shock of absolutely no one, a lot of people who were never going to buy a Ford Mustang Mach-E have extremely strong opinions about Ford’s repurposing of the Mustang brand. The reactions are visceral and worryingly personal. This vehemence cannot be healthy. Read More > Car News Buzzkill! The Netherlands caps daytime speeds at just 62 mph When the Green Party in Germany brought up restricting speeds on the autobahn last month, it was basically laughed out of the room. The Netherlands is going the opposite way after a court order, proposing a speed limit of 62 mph, according to the BBC. Prime Minister Mark Rutte said it was "a rotten measure" but necessary to slow emissions. Read More > Luxury Rolls-Royce Cullinan gets the Black Badge treatment Rolls-Royce, normally aloof to passing fads, is currently experimenting with a relatively recent fashion that has proven to be popular with slightly less exclusive vehicles, like Nissan trucks. Read More > Rumor Mill Might an Inline-Six Return to the Fiat-Chrysler Fold? The straight-six seems to be making a comeback: Chevrolet, Jaguar Land Rover and Mercedes-Benz have all brought versions back to the production line. And now it looks like the next company to jump back into the inline-engine world could be Fiat-Chrysler—at least if this patent drawing is accurate. Read More > Car Life Brooklyn-made 1940s Bakelite camera documents the junkyard The Whitehouse Beacon, made in Brooklyn from 1940 through 1949, was about as cheap and simple as a non-box camera could be. I found a Beacon in near-perfect condition as part of a three-cameras-for-$10 deal on eBay and brought it to a salvage yard just south of Denver. Read More > Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Dead serious: Martin Truex Jr. lost the NASCAR Cup championship because his pit crew put his tires on backward Truex was able to rally in the second half to finish second to teammate and champion Kyle Busch but was largely left to wonder what could have been. Read More > Formula One Ferrari F1 team principal furious over Vettel, Leclerc crash in Brazil Even before their crash at Interlagos, the relationship between Ferrari drivers Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc was unsettled as they vie for top status on the team. Read More > YOU MAY HAVE MISSED The 2021 Ford Mustang Mach-E isn't a Mustang, but it's a very good EV crossover Big Space for Grand Adventures: Kia’s 2020 Telluride NHRA Top Fuel champion Steve Torrence delivers blow to the face of rival, apologizes Connect With Us Feedback or questions? Contact Us Email editor | Customer Service | Advertise with Us   This email was sent to lenia859.reminder@blogger.com Manage My Account | Unsubscribe   © 2019 Autoweek 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, MI 48207 United States. Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions