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Autoweek in review: What you might have missed

The new show Autoweek's Vinsetta Garage, will premiere Jan. 3 on Discovery's Velocity Network. The five most-watched car ads of 2011 were announced, with Volkswagen's "The Force" commercial leading the pack.

Bridgestone Potenza S001 – standard on 458 Italia & Rapide +video

The Bridgestone Potenza S001 - as fitted to the Ferrari 458 Italia I think it must be a petrol-head thing, but we love tyres. Anything from a cross-ply to the latest high-performance job is a source of fascination. Our tyre fixation this last few months has been winter tryes, and we’ve told anyone who’d listen not to rush out and buy a 4×4 when the snow hit but to invest in a decent set of winter tyres.

2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS: Sold out

2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS - all 500 now sold Yes, the world is in recession. But things aren’t so bad that a £164k, 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS becomes hard to sell. In fact, so easy has it been to shift the 2011 GT2 RS that Porsche are probably kicking themselves for not making it a 1,000 run of cars instead of 500.