2011 Volkswagen Passat Leaked

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Leaked from a German Volkswagen brochure into the hands of the folks at Auto Express, this is the 2011 Passat. The front end gets a new look – with the added gee-whiz feature of LED DRL’s. The interior is supposed to get some of the fancier bits from the VW CC (The four door coupe [...]

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Recall Notice: 2006-2010 Jeep Wrangler

Chrysler is recalling almost 300,000 Wranglers from the 2006 to 2010 model years. The issue is front fender liners that could cause friction on the right front and left rear brake tubes. Potential result? Leaking brake fluid, and non-responsive brakes. Neato. Chrysler will begin notifying dealers shortly, so they can get their Jeeps patched up [...]

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Recall Notice: 2011 BMW X5 and X6

BMW is issuing a recall for certain X5 and X6 vehicles from the 2011 model year. Before you get all up in arms for your defective six figure luxury SUV, relax. The problem is – get this – an incorrect tire label. Yup, a tire label. See, both of these vehicles have 20″ wheels, but [...]

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Why Ford Shut Mercury Down

Just like I mentioned a few days ago, Ford has announced the closure of the Mercury brand.  Production of the four remaining Mercury models will end by the fourth quarter of 2010.  With this announcement came notice that Ford will renew focus on it’s core brands – Ford and Lincoln.  Particularly, Ford plans to expand [...]

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2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black

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Most cars are bland.  Some cars are interesting.  Then there are some that make your pulse race.  They make your hands a little sweaty. They make you want to do something really, really stupid.  This car is one of those special machines.  It’s the 2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black Edition. No mere mortal [...]

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2011 Ford Mondeo Spy Shot

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Our European readers will get to this puppy in the near future, but here’s a glimpse for now – the 2011 Ford Mondeo.  There’s a completely updated front end, and what appears to be some changes out back, though there’s too much camouflage to be sure. Besides the visual updates, the 2011 Mondeo will be [...]

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Mercury could be shut down

Mercury has been a failed brand for as long as I can remember.  Every Mercury model is a badge-engineered Ford.  The only changes are light sheetmetal differences, and sometimes slightly different packages and pricing.  There is no longer any illusion of a premium brand – Mercury only exists to help give Lincoln dealerships additional sales [...]

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2012 Honda Civic Mule Spy Shot

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Honda has pushed back the release of the 2012 Civic from late this year until sometime next year.  While some analysts are panicking and calling this the sign of Honda’s impending decline, I’m not worried.  Honda knows the the new Civic has to be fantastic – all the major automakers are putting out better and [...]

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