February 2010

2011 Porsche Cayenne

The 2011 Porsche Cayenne is no longer a secret – though spy shots were already floating around. The third-generation Cayenne is now officially announced, for the world to see. The verdict? It looks awesome. What else did you expect? The 2011 Cayenne is definitely an evolutionary design – in other words, typical Porsche. It’s unquestionably [...]

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2011 Lexus CT 200h Spy Shots

Before I even get started, I really, really hope that CT 200h isn’t the final name for this car. Even in this era of alphabet soup car names, CT 200h is decidedly forgettable and meaningless. Moving on…. The 2011 CT 200h is a compact, 4 door (some say 5 door) hatchback hybrid. Under the hood [...]

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2011 Audi RS5

Hello, 2011 RS5.  450 HP produced by a wicked 4.2 liter V8 engine. 317 lb-ft of torque. Seven speed S Tronic transmission. Quattro AWD. Two doors. Put all that together, and you end up with the awesome 2011 Audi RS5. At least if you’re in Europe, that is – no idea if or when this [...]

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2011 Volkswagen Touareg Goes on Diet

Introducing: The revised 2011 Volkswagen Touareg.  The norm for vehicle redesigns is more power, more size, more weight. More, more, more. Volkswagen is bucking the trend, as the 2011 Touareg manages to weigh 460 lbs less than the outgoing model – impressive. Not only that, but VW is offering a hybrid version with a nickel-metal [...]

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2011 Audi A1

Years and years of waiting are (almost) over. Audi has finally announced, officially announced, that is, the 2011 Audi A1. At least for our European brethren that is. There’s no word on if / when the US will see this mini car. Speaking of MINI, that’s who Audi is going after with the A1. Decidedly [...]

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Recall Notice: 2010 Toyota Tacoma

Alright, so we’ve got runaway accelleration, funky brake pedals, and now this. Toyota is recalling about 8k 2010 Tacoma 4×4 trucks due to defective driveshafts. The rear joint is weak, and could crack, causing the driveshaft to, well, fall off the truck. No big deal, eh? Fortunately no accidents have been reported, and most affected [...]

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Recall Alert: Honda Recalls 378k vehicles

Is Japan trying to kill us or something? It seems Toyota is not alone with the rolling death-mobiles. Honda announced a recall of 378,000 cars in the US (437k globally.) The affected vehicles include Accords, Civics, Odysseys, and CR-V’s from the 2001 and 2002 model years. A few Acura vehicles are also affected. The issues [...]

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2011 Nissan Juke

Introducing the 2011 Nissan Joke Juke. I try to be fairly objective when reviewing new models, though my need to be brutally honest tends to take over most of the time. Today Nissan announced the 2011 Juke. It’s a crossover type thingy, smaller than the Nissan Rogue, which is already a compact CUV. I’m not [...]

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