Next-gen Scirocco (Autoblog) GermanCarBlog is one of the blogs that we frequent, for two reasons: 1. we love German cars; 2. we don t speak German. Luckily, Christian does and we find his blog to be a great source of late-breaking German car stories. The latest one to catch our attention is Auto Motor und Sport s article about the 2008 Scirocco. The old Scirocco was a cool ride in its time and judging from this rendering,
Mitsubishi Concept-X (Autoblog) Oh, yea! We re just getting over the sweetness that was the Mitsubishi Concept Sportback, now Mitsubishi is unleasing the sedan version. It smells of Evo X, hence the name and the AWD rally-inspired specs. Even if the regular Lancer comes across 3/4 as cool as the production version of these concepts, it will be a success. This is what Japanese cool should look like. Check out the press release
Porsche's VW link gets cool market reaction (International Herald Tribune) Porsche's surprise announcement that it planned to amass a 20 percent stake in Volkswagen is reverberating through the German auto industry, challenging long-held assumptions about Porsche.
New Jeep ConceptsTwo concept vehicles, unveiled at Europe's largest auto show, provide a peek into the future of DaimlerChrysler's Jeep brand.
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Smaller Cars Enjoy New Chic (Washington Post) John Mathews of Universal Toyota in San Antonio has witnessed the day that auto industry executives in Detroit said would never come.
Little pilots get their chance at fly-in (The Ironton Tribune) CHESAPEAKE - Amidst the airplane rides, antique cars, skydivers and music, two youth took their hobby to the skies at the Lawrence County Airpark Saturday.
Huge Ford RecallFord Motor Co. on Wednesday recalled 3.8 million pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles for a cruise control switch suspected of causing engine fires. It is the fifth largest auto industry recall in U.S. history.
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Cool Reception for Porsche-VW Link (New York Times) FRANKFURT, Sept. 26 - The chief executive of Porsche, Wendelin Wiedeking, said two weeks ago at the Frankfurt Motor Show that his company had two options for growth: sell more sports cars, which would mean competing on price, or try to break into the broader luxury market, building on the success of its Cayenne sport utility vehicle.