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germancarblog Have a look how the future VW Passat models will look like. Very interesting!VW Passat: How the future models will look like was originally published on The German Car Blog on Saturday, September 4, 2010. Related posts:VW Passat Wagon: Rendered preview VW Passat CC Variant: Preview VW Passat CC: Station wagon in the...

3 hours ago by Christian

autoblog Filed under: Aftermarket, SUV, Etc., Videos, Nissan, Middle East, Design/Style, Off-Road Sheik, hydro and roll - Click above to watch video after the jump Well, this is certainly different. We've seen our fair share of wild vehicle modifications over the years, but this one takes the cake as one of the most...

3 hours ago by Zach Bowman

autoblog Filed under: Spy Photos, Budget, Sedan, Honda 2012 Honda Civic spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery After seeing a handful of spy shots of the next-generation Euro-spec Honda Civic, the North American car is finally starting to show up out roaming the heat-soaked roads of Death Valley. When the...

3 hours ago by Steven J. Ewing

ridelust Thumbs Up: Fun to drive and filled with content for the price Thumbs Down: Hatchback version discontinued Buy This Car If: You’re looking for serious driving fun on a budget My idea of an automotive Utopia is simple: everyone would learn how to drive in a 2010 Honda Civic Si....

11 hours ago by Kurt

autoblog Filed under: Safety, CanadaSafety organizations and the District of West Vancouver, Canada are joining forces to build awareness about careful driving during the start of the school year. Thanks the work of the BCAA Traffic Safety Association, drivers motoring down 22nd Street in West Vancouver will be met with a...

4 hours ago by Zach Bowman

leftlanenews A jury has ordered that Ford pay $131 million for a 2001 rollover accident that claimed the life of Mets prospect Brian Cole. Ford Motor Company - Ford - New York Mets - Rollover - Punitive damages

5 hours ago by Drew Johnson

leftlanenews Bentley is just days away from revealing the all-new 2011 Continental GT Coupe and Convertible models online, but our spies just captured a camo-free GT Coupe! BentleyContinentalGt - Coupé - Bentley - Recreation - Autos

5 hours ago by Mark Kleis

autoblog Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Specialty, South America Mexican sports car intender Mastretta has officially announced that it will reveal the production version of its MXT at this month's Paris Motor Show. Longtime Autoblog readers may recall that the Latin auto was actually expected to go on sale back in 2009, but...

5 hours ago by Chris Paukert

carscoop.blogspot Bowing to demand for a four-door, five-seat high-output dune hopper, Ford has taken the wraps off its upcoming 2011 SVT Raptor SuperCrew. It comes with a 12-inch longer wheelbase, a 36-gallon fuel tank, and even introduces a new color (Ingot Silver Metallic). The Raptor's old 5.4-liter V8 is gone, meaning the...

5 hours ago by John @ Carscoop

gawker We enter the scene at the moment after impact: Lindsay Lohan's shiny black Maserati drives away as a baby begins to cry. A paparazzo says this shaky video depicts Lindsay Lohan hitting a stroller, then fleeing. But does it really? More »

5 hours ago by Maureen O'Connor

wired The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on a mission to help create a transportation system that makes us fitter, not fatter The agency, which promotes and protects public health and safety, is pushing active transportation systems in a big way, and it’s fitting in light of the undeniable fact...

13 hours ago by Jason Kambitsis

blogs.cars “JP2000” from Irvine, Calif., seems to be one of the few readers who genuinely appreciate the polarizing design of the 2010 Acura TL. Up until this point, he had stacked up 15 years owning and driving German-designed cars. Before he bought the TL, JP2000 looked closely at buying the Audis,...

13 hours ago by Colin Bird

autoblog Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Japan Mitsuoka Orochi Premium Gold - Click above for high-res image gallery So you're headed to Japan and need to rent a car. What to choose? The island nation is a smorgasbord of metal foreign to American tastes, from a wide buffet of pint-sized kei-cars to more...

5 hours ago by Zach Bowman

blogs.edmunds Struggling to reignite interest in its only model, Smart USA is taking the diminutive, 40 mpg Smart Fortwo on a multi-city tour in hopes of exposing the tiny car to people who are not going to its dealerships, as dramatically sagging sales show. Contributor Rob Calem caught up...

7 hours ago

carscoop.blogspot With the Paris Motor Show just around the corner, you'd think that the interwebs would have something better to do than embrace wild rumors such as the Toyota FT-86 sport sedan - seriously, now.... But that's not the only story making the rounds on the web today. Several sites ...

6 hours ago by John @ Carscoop

autoblog Filed under: Car Buying, Budget, Sedan, Chevrolet Heads up, compact fans; the configurator for the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has officially gone live. If you've got a few hot seconds to spare as your work week comes to a close, you can build up your new Bowtie fuel miser any way you...

6 hours ago by Zach Bowman

jalopnik Chinese army driver Li Guiwen and his buddies had a beerstorm involving driving on top of empty bottles. Li managed to trundle over 1,798, noting: "I have been training constantly." (Thanks Franzouse!) [via OrangeNews] More »

6 hours ago by Justin Hyde

jalopnik Either this guy just had his license plates stolen or he thinks cops are way more stupid than they are. Close up below. More »

7 hours ago by Ben Wojdyla

autoblog Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Technology Now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency have established fleet fuel economy standards of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016, the government agencies are hard at work on the next phase of increases that will stretch out to 2020 and beyond....

7 hours ago by Autoblog Staff

blogs.consumerreports After a recent sneak peek, Dodge has officially pulled the covers off its all-new, third-generation Durango. While the original was a truck-based, rough-and-ready SUV, the 2011 Durango is a unibody crossover (available with rear- or all-wheel drive) promising more real-world refinement as well as off-pavement and towing abilities to satisfy...

11 hours ago by Consumer Reports Cars Blog

blogs.cars Ferrari North America is recalling 303 of its 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia vehicles over inadequate heat shield protection, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Under certain conditions, the heat created by the engine can cause possible deformations of the rear right and left wheel wells. When this happens...

11 hours ago by Colin Bird

leftlanenews A new report suggests that the U.S. Treasury intends to monitor and limit the possible cornerstone investors in GM, particularly in regard to foreign investors. United States Department of the Treasury - Investment - Initial public offering - General Motors - U.S. Treasury

7 hours ago by Mark Kleis

blogs.consumerreports Even with fuel economy ratings on window stickers, it can be difficult for consumers to judge how efficient their car is compared to others at a glance. That's one thing that the Environmental Protection Agency's new fuel economy labels are designed to address by assigning letter grades to every model....

11 hours ago by Consumer Reports Cars Blog

jalopnik It took 45 minutes to extricate Dustin Moholland from his modified WRX after he smacked into a telephone poll at 100 mph. He survived, amazingly, but the car is toast and his friends are surprised it didn't happen earlier. NSFW. More »

8 hours ago by Matt Hardigree

carscoop.blogspot The Ford vs. GM war continues to rage in a theater of Kangaroo meat and toilets that flush counter-clockwise. In order to give Holden (aka GM) a kick in the Down Under, Ford Australia recently dropped a load of forced induction all over its delectable Falcon GT. Unfortunately there are...

8 hours ago by John @ Carscoop