Filed under: Budget , Europe , Hatchback , SEAT We knew at its unveiling in Frankfurt that the debut of the production version of the Volkswagen Up! was only the beginning, what with all the concept versions Volkswagen showcased over the years. But that was only the tip of the proverbial iceberg. VW isn't the only brand in the group that will offer the little city car, and its sister marques are eager to follow suit.
Continue reading...22. January 2012
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Filed under: Classics , Auctions , Celebrities What price would you pay to own a piece of history? We're thinking that might depend on what sort of historic significance we're talking about... or, in the case of this 1964 Cadillac Hearse, how morbid that history may be
Continue reading...20. January 2012
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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Chrysler , Luxury Imported From Detroit And Then Some To the average driver, the term "horsepower" has, for all intents and purposes, no meaning whatsoever. Not surprising, really, as there isn't any single established explanation, at least not a good one, as to how today's piston-powered engines became so intertwined with the output of a horse.
Continue reading...18. January 2012
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Filed under: Car Buying , Sedan , Crossover , Saab , Luxury We never heard about buyers of other ex- General Motors brands - Pontiac , Saturn and Hummer - taking to their keyboards to research new rides when the lowered boom crushed them all. Even though they would have been warrantied and supported by a still-living GM.
Continue reading...11. January 2012
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Detroit Auto Show , Crossover , GM , GMC It might have been a worthy successor to the Pontiac Vibe - a stylish, youth-marketed crossover - but alas, the GMC Granite may never come to be. Jim Federico, GM's small car exec, told Automotive News that the Granite concept from the 2010 Detroit auto show isn't headed into production.
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8. February 2012
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