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Do You Agree? GM's Bob Lutz Calls Global Warming "A Crock Of S***" While In Dallas

Agent009 submitted on 2/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:57:29 PM

Bob Lutz, General Motors’ vice chairman and chief car guru, says what really turns him on is “doing the unexpected”–acting “contrary to the conventional wisdom, forcing people to re-think their beliefs.” Maybe that...

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Autocar Drives First Imported Nissan GT-R

aston_martin submitted on 2/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:10:35 PM

What is it? The result of Nissan’s frustrated performance-car engineer’s obsession with bettering the 911 Turbo: this is the brand new Nissan GT-R. And this is the first place you'll read a UK drive story on it. Allowing for currency fluctuatio...

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2008 VW Wolfsburg Edition Jetta 2.0T Coming To US

turbox submitted on 2/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:46:50 PM

Volkswagen of America,Inc. today announced the Wolfsburg Edition Jetta 2.0T. Volkswagen will produce approximately 12,500 of these special edition models. This new version Jetta 2.0T follows last year’s highly successful Wolfsburg Edition Jetta 2.5 L...

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Recall Monday: Ford Recalls 180,000 SUVs, & Vans

Agent009 submitted on 2/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:33:51 PM

Ford Motor Co. said today it was recalling more than 180,000 sport utility vehicles and vans in two separate recalls to fix interior door handles and faulty fuel hoses. The larger of the two recalls involves nearly 124,000 Ford Expedition and Lincoln...

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Officially Official: Jetta TDI Arrives In June

Agent009 submitted on 2/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:10:48 AM

At the Chicago Auto Show Volkswagen spokesman Keith Price confirmed that the first new CleanTDI models will be arriving at Volkswagen dealerships in June 2008. Each dealer in United States and Canada will get one example from the initial batch of 1,0...

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Latest French Study Slams Hybrid Trend As A Misinformed Craze

Agent009 submitted on 2/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:59:49 AM

Jean-Jacques Chanaron Research Director within the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Chief Scientific Advisor at the Grenoble School of Management and Julius Teske at Grenoble, question strongly whether the current acceptance...

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VW considers smaller models for U.S. starting at $13k

omarrana submitted on 2/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:55:07 AM

Volkswagen is considering a range of small models for North America with turbocharged 1.4 liter engines and prices that will start around $13,000. “Small cars like the Polo could be very, very interesting,” said Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen Gr...

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What Luxury Brands Best Hold The Tide While Others Sink? The Truth May Surprise You

Agent009 submitted on 2/8/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:23:31 PM

It doesn’t take a much of an analyst to realize there is quite a bit of economic turmoil in the US market these days.  With tightening credit requirements and home foreclosures at an all time high, many consumers are feeling the pain in th...

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Proof that Lexus Image is On Par with Mercedes: LS600H in Official Use

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/7/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:16:33 PM

The other article about the S400 hybrid got a lot of people talking about the downsides of the LS600HL and how the S class is going to beat it, even with its 0-60 time of 7 seconds and combined mileage of just 5 more than the LS. What some people...

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1 million dual clutch sales for VW

rybo submitted on 2/5/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:50:17 AM

Volkswagen reached a new milestone today, the carmaker announcing that it has sold one million vehicles fitted with a Direct-Shift Gearbox (DSG). The first VW model to be fitted with the dual-clutch gearbox was the Golf R32 hot hatch, which back in 2...

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Toyota's New Sporty Celica To Be Built By Subaru?

Agent009 submitted on 2/4/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:56:00 PM

The next Toyota Celica is to be built by Subaru, the Monday morning rumour mill has reported. It has been reported that the replacement for the Celica will arrive next year in Japan and is a joint effort between the two car makers. It is expected to ...

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Audi A4 1.8T wins 11 car shootout in Auto Motor und Sport

GermanNut submitted on 2/4/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:37:44 AM

Although this article is in German, the Audi A4 1.8T just won an 11 car shootout in Auto Motor und Sport. The car not only defeated competitors such as Opel, Chrysler, Saab, and Volkswagen, but it also took down two other German competitors in th...

25 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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German Auto Club’s 2008 breakdown statistics are in

MidEngine submitted on 2/3/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:26:50 PM

Here is the Google Translation of the original Der Spiegel article: --- January 2008 ADAC-Breakdown Statistics 2008 Which cars had the best scores Long were Japanese cars in the breakdown statistics as unbeatable - and gone. ...

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Audi A4 3.0 TDI earns huge praise from Autoexpress

GermanNut submitted on 2/3/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:04:36 PM

Audi's new A4 in 3.0TDI trim has earned huge praise from Autoexpress. In fact, Autoexpress liked the car so much that they gave it 5 stars. We all know how incredibly tough it is to earn 5 stars from Autoexpress. The only cars that come to mind are ...

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2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel: Driving the World's 1st Boxer Diesel

Htay7500 submitted on 2/2/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:13:16 PM

We're driving the 2008 Subaru Legacy Boxer Diesel in Malaga, Spain, but we might as well be in Southern California. Everything looks like Southern California already, right down to the Spanish on the street signs. And while you might think of the ...

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