Bizarre recall mandates 2010 Volkswagen New Beetle models be replaced with… older cars?!

Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Recalls, Volkswagen

2010 Volkswagen New Beetle – Click above for high-res image gallery

Government safety regulations are put in place to, you know, actually keep us safer. But sometimes, it seems the loopholes are big enough to drive a truck through. Okay, maybe not a truck, but definitely a Volkswagen New Beetle.
The National [...]

2011 Scion tC, an AW Drivers Log:

ASSOCIATE EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: I must say, I’m rather impressed with the improvements Scion has made to the second-generation tC.
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VW leads 2010 Total Value Awards, Ford beats Honda and Hyundai Sonata sets record

Filed under: Car Buying, Sedan, Etc., Ford, Hyundai, Volkswagen

2011 Hyundai Sonata 2.0T – Click above for high-res image gallery

Strategic Vision has released its annual Total Value Index for 2010, and it looks like a few serious changes have begun to take hold. While Volkswagen still retains its position on the top of the heap, Ford [...]

Chrysler posts fourth-quarter operating profit amid 2010 net loss

Filed under: Chrysler, Earnings/Financials

Things are looking up at Chrysler. The smallest of the American Big Three has announced that it managed to turn out a modified operating profit of $198 million for the fourth quarter of 2010. That number gave the Pentastar a modified operating profit of $763 million for the full year, even while [...]

Dacia Duster to tackle Pikes Peak with 850-hp Nissan GT-R engine?

Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Crossover, Nissan, Renault, Off-Road, Racing

Dacia Duster Andros Trophy – Click above for high-res image gallery

We know that looks like snow in the picture above, but imagine all that white stuff as the winding circuit that ascends Pikes Peak instead. The legendary (and brutal) Pikes Peak International Hill Climb has been dominated [...]