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[The Truth About Cars] Perception Gap, Made In Germany. Volkswagen Triples 2010 Half Year ...: His CFO Hans Dieter Pötsch added that “high demand for Group models in Western Europe, China, and North and South America was a key reason for our strong result, along with the boost provided by lower product costs and positive exchange rate effects.”

[TreeHugger] Smart Car: How Smart Is It? : TreeHugger: The experience was akin to crossing the upper level of the George Washington Bridge in a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle on a windy day." Cornering wasn't much better, either: "the body roll was pronounced, causing a friend to reflexively grab the dash."

[Daily Car News - US News] Is the Smart Car...well...Smart? - U.S. News Rankings and Reviews: Driving the car on the highway, he reported, "the engine thrashed and the car was buffeted by the wake of passing tractor trailers, giving me pause when I thought about taking one hand off the wheel. The experience was akin to crossing the upper level of the George Washington Bridge in a 1960s Volkswagen Beetle on a windy day."

[The Truth About Cars] Ask The Best And Brightest: How Much Do European Cars Need To Be ...: Personally I think VW is engaging in a bit of snobbish Germanic arrogance when they blame the primitive buyers of the US for not having the good sense to pay what VW would like them to pay for it’s obviously superior products. VW has repeatedly shot itself in the foot in the US market with terrible after sale support and reliability nightmare vehicles.

[Ask.cars.com] What are the current diesel cars available? - Ask.cars.com: If you’re strictly talking diesel cars ”” not SUVs, vans or trucks ”” so far it’s a short list for 2007 and 2008 models. The Mercedes-Benz E-Class is available with diesel power, and Volkswagen will reintroduce its diesel Jetta in summer 2008 after reworking the engine to be compatible with new diesel fuel regulations.

[Volkswagen Forum - GenerationDub.com] I Co-Drove The $500 Craigslist Rally Car [Exclusive]: Bill Caswell and I received word in January that a Rally America legal car would be eligible to compete in Rally America, a Mexican national rally run concurrently with WRC Corona Rally Mexico. Some teams would dream about competing;

[Volksbloggin.com] Volksbloggin.com » ConsumerReports: VW Still Among the Least Reliable: i had the same problem as above the week i got my VW jetta 1.8t wolfsburg i had to put $700 in it for coil packs and some other stuff it eats antifreeze out of style that is $37 for two qt. a week after that it had to get the trany fixed that was $2087.67 to fix had to fix the sun roof fix did that my self just got it back and put only 210 miles on it sent i got it back and now it surgs and runs ruff when at idle but other then that i love this car i put me in to fixing it then i boght it but for all the time it at the shop i at less have a 2000 ford mustang that has 80000 miles on it and never been in the shop ever!!

[Ask a VW salesguy's Blog] 2011 GTI model year updates and changes « Ask a VW salesguy's Blog: the Mk5 GTI and did not buy it because in order to get the car with the options I wanted I would have had to get a bunch of packaged options I did not want. I absolutely do not want leather seats, I like the interlagos plaid seats and could care less about leather and don’t want to pay for them.

[drive blog] drive blog: Is retro car design here to stay?: I reckon retro cars will be around for a while but it will be interesting to see how the current Mustang, or this new Dodge Challenger or Ford GT or VW Beetle or Mini will look in the future, how do you do a proper update of these cars? The Americans are relying heavily on their 1960's glory days and there are many many classics they can revive, so i guess they could do it for a while but looking at a chronology of these American cars you'll see the glory days of the 60's and a steady decline all the way up until the late 90's where the cars became a joke and a laughing stock then in the 2000's straight back to the 1960's with a modern twist in order to put something decent together.

[Horiwood's Blog] CARS: FAST & FURIOUS LOVE @ THE MOVIES: Of course, the movies, which are as much of an iconic American industry as the Big 3, helped globalize car culture over the last century by making autos seem cute and cuddly (“The Love Bug”), sexy and stylishly nonconformist (“Rebel Without a Cause”) or preternaturally, even malevolently potent (“Christine”). Cars are inextricably tied to 20th century American identity and its attendant ideals of individual self-expression and the Creator-endowed right to life, liberty and the 70-mph speed limit.

[Queen of Spain Blog] Against the Auto Industry Bailout? But Are You As Smart As A US ...: Let’s start with GM – I bought a Saturn Vue Hybrid last year and was told specifically by the dealership that they sell about 1 hybrid to every 10 conventional not because of demand, but because of very low production (sounds familiar….just like the electric Saturn in the 90′s).

[Seattle Transit Blog] Editorial: Why Not Electric Cars? - Seattle Transit Blog: The point I was trying to make is I think the idea of a car that can work as an electric vehicle for short trips and otherwise uses regenerative braking with an ICE is a good one. But it doesn’t get us off fossil fuels or eliminate CO2 emissions, it just means cars might be a little less wasteful in the future.

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