Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 4.20.10
 

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog....urn-banner.png http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog...._thumbnail.jpg First Drive: 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i proves 'new' is a relative term

The real changes for the 2011 BMW X5 xDrive35i come under the hood, where the X5 now gets BMW's most current gasoline-fired engines and the company's eight-speed automatic transmission. Additionally, the 2011 X5 will now be offered with technologies already available on many other BMW models. Get the details and our driving impressions by clicking here.


http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog...._thumbnail.jpg Autoblog Podcast #175 - Bob Lutz joins in

Today we are joined by none other than General Motors' Vice Chairman Bob Lutz. After an hour of peppering Bob with questions about his career, we come away better informed as to where the man stands on the industry's future, how GM will fare, his favorite concept cars, what he plans to do in his retirement, and - pivotally - how to get your wife to let you buy a MiG fighter jet. Enjoy!



http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog...._thumbnail.jpg Video: Hennessey gets Ford's SVT Raptor 6.2-liter rippin' on a dyno

The 6.2-liter V8-powered Ford Raptor managed a pretty stout 326 horsepower and 343 pound-feet of torque on the Hennessey dyno. That performance equals a 19.5 percent loss from the flywheel to the rear wheels. Click here to watch the video, which includes a zero-to-60 time of less than eight seconds.


Also of interest:

• Bob Lutz, 78, open to future career opportunities
• Spy Shots: Porsche 911 GT2 facelift caught 'Ring running
• Report: Volcano stops JDM Nissan plant, could hurt U.S. Cube, Murano, Rogue supplies
• Video: Ken Block teases Gymkhana 3 with his new Ford Fiesta
• Pics Aplenty: Honda releases boatload of new CR-Z shots... in Europe
• EPA still not settled on MPG labels for plug-ins, Volt unlikely to get 230 mpg
• Why It's Not Coming Here: VW Amarok priced at $35k in Europe
• Report: GM falls out of Fortune 500's top ten for first time in over a century

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