Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.10.11

First Drive: 2011 Porsche Cayman R

We’ll have to wait to get one in the dry for a full slate of impressions, but from this unfortunately brief first dance, the Cayman R has all the earmarks of the Total Package. For the first time since its introduction, Porsche’s middle child has the potential to one-up its ass-engined brethren right from the factory.

New Media Strategies loses Chrysler contract after F-bomb tweet *Update

A New Media Strategies employee dropped an F-bomb on Chrysler’s official Twitter account. Now, Chrysler has relieved NMS of its social media duties.

Spy Shots: 2012 Ford Taurus SHO spotted in the wild – are there 400 horses underhood?

Our elite squad of spy photographers has managed to nab a few photos of the 2012 Ford Taurus SHO splashing through the rain.

Also of interest:

  • Rumormill: Volkswagen green lights Bulli for production
  • WikiLeaks reveals disturbing business practices of Buffett’s BYD
  • Rumormill: Toyota FT-86 could get hybrid option
  • Report: London mayor Boris Johnson wants $200 fines for unnecessary idling
  • RENNtech fine-tunes its Mercedes GLK Pikes Peak Hybrid [w/video]

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.10.11 originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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