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All I can say is that it looks great. Modern and a little bit retro at the same time. Very classy.What a great looking car.

This is the 1st picture of the production model that will go on sale in just a few months.They are planning to sell 100 000 units in the US.Base price is rumored to start at around $18 500. The gas engine is a small 1.3 Liter. More really soon….

We never had the Golf plus here in the US.A sort of a taller, roomier Golf. With a different interior. But now that the regular Golf is “new”, this one had to be updated. They gave it mostly a new front end. And some new equipment. I must say the new VW front looks really… Continue reading New Golf Plus

In a nutshell: -Sell Hummer-Sell Saab-Get rid of Saturn-Shrink Pontiac to a “Niche brand-Focus on Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac.-Talking to the Chinese about possible sell of part of Buick.-Close almost 2000 dealerships-Beg for a $18 billion loan. I am glad to see they don’t want to kill Pontiac.Not sure why the GMC trucks can’t… Continue reading GM’s plan to avoid death…

Nothing unexpected here. A straight convertible version.It does look like there is a real trunk left behind the top. A good thing. We’ll see how much this will be though. The regular A5 coupe already starts at over $40 000…

No more private jets.I guess the Fusion Hybrid isn’t ready yet to make the 500 miles trip to DC. Or it might have been seen as an advertising for the car.And spending over 8 hours in an Escape might really help him decide to bring the Euro Kuga over here… Mulally will be talking about… Continue reading Alan Mulally drives a Hybrid Escape to Congress

Don’t say it, spray it.On the car itself. Click on the title for more.

That is what Ford is now claiming. They are looking for a buyer for Volvo.And it is pretty sad. I thought Ford had done really good with Volvo in the past few years. I am not sure who would be interested now. At some point Renault was. Years ago.Now the Swedish government is saying they… Continue reading Volvo for sale?

I was really curious to drive a real hybrid. Not something like the Saturn Vue Hybrid I drove a few weeks ago. Where you pay about $3500 for a 1mpg gain.I drove the Prius before and I am must say I’m not a big fan. It feels to me like driving a washing machine.The Altima… Continue reading Nissan Altima Hybrid review

It’s not the last Expedition produced. The Kentucky Truck Plant will take care of that now.But this is the last Expedition coming out of the Michigan Truck Plant. A.K.A the old Wayne Station Wagon plant.It will be retooling to produce all new 2011 “Euro Ford” models. The Mexican plant at Cuautitlan, now producing the F150… Continue reading Final Expedition from Michigan

From the Thailand auto show.I think that finally replacing the Ranger in the US with a small, fuel efficient modern looking pick up truck would be a great idea.Many people still need or want a pick up. They just don’t need something as big as an F150. And most won’t deal with a 10/12 MPG… Continue reading Ford Ranger Max Concept

Cars that shouldn’t even be produced…. Just look a this ad. Who in their right mind would pay over $3500 to save 1MPG? The Aura is a really good car. One of my favorite midsized sedan. But they shouldn’t even produce the hybrid version.

It could be. (Top photol)And it’s looking much nicer than the current model (Bottom) . At least it isn’t as flat looking. With a “GPS hump” integrated into the dash. And it also looks so much better than the new mercedes E Class interior….

Apparently, they’re going back in Washington on Dec 5th with some kind of proposal in order to get money.In order to show they are serious about their survival, they could consider dropping a few brands.These rumors include Saturn, Saab and Pontiac.-Saturn. I thought they were on their way to success… Sure, they do need major… Continue reading GM finally dropping brands?