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Aside from the sheetmetal changes that accompany the new Golf lineup, the GTI retains its entertaining handling, sweet turbocharged engine, available dual-clutch transmission, and a choice of three- and five-door hatchback body styles.
TheCarConnection.com's editors have driven the Ford Flex-including the new EcoBoost versions-in order to help deliver the best information on Ford's new crossover and its competition.
The only place you will find some hereditary resemblances is if you stumble upon the much smaller MINI Cooper or the much higher-priced Range Rover-both style icons in their own right.
Hemmings Find of the Day - ZOMG, Matt Lauer's Mini
Seriously? Matt Lauer? Does Matt Lauer even have a fan club? From the seller 's description: This 1966 Morris Minor Mini Cooper Traveller is Red with a Red Interior.
Plug-ins, the Electric Grid and You, Part II
Yesterday, we shared two divergent opinions from electric utility execs about how prepared the infrastructure may be for the proliferation of plug-in cars.
BMW Group Dominates 2009 Wheels Gold Star Car Awards
For the third consecutive year BMW Group has dominated the 2009 Wheels Gold Star Car Awards.
Gavin Green's driving distance was 4130 milesa 'the equivalent of driving from New York to Los Angeles and halfway back again.
8 most expensive celebrity cars of 2009
In the world of celebrities, cars make the stars. Whether it is an economic downturn or the planet is running out of gas, stars would never seize to look for the best of the gas-guzzlers around.
NewTek Unveils Miniature Live TV High Definition Production Vehicle on Cross-Country Tour
NewTek Inc. , manufacturer of industry-leading video and 3D animation products, announced the NewTek TriCasts America Tour, sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc .
Peugeot Boss Looking To Strengthen Ties With BMW Beyond Engines
BMW's relationship with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has been a tenuous one despite having endured for years now.
Daily Downshift: October 28, 2009
It packs an enlarged and more-powerful V-10 backed by BMW's M DCT dual-clutch transmission, and lightness has been added by stripping out the interior.
2010 Mini Cooper Camden and Mayfair Debut, New Concept Generates Music to Match Driving Style
To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Mini has debuted two special-edition 2010 Cooper hatches, dubbed Mayfair and Camden.
Cons: Interior comes in only one color , price rises quickly with options. Does the new 2010 Volkswagen Golf's status as "best-selling car in Europe" have a downside? Can there be a negative aspect to the VW Golf being named 2009 World Car of the Year? Perhaps, but only in the limitations it puts on Volkswagen when it comes to altering the Golf's ...
2011 Ford Fiesta To Be Ford's Next Big Seller, Or Will It?
The 2011 Ford Fiesta is no stranger to the press these days, in fact, Ford should be given major kudos for their social media campaigns around the Fiesta.
The full-size Mini Cooper is known for its a oesporty handling.a This one, not so much.
This year Volkswagen decided to do away with the Rabbit name for the U.S., instead going back to the global Golf moniker, but despite the name-change, the 2010 Volkswagen GTI , based on the Golf, is still largely the same as it was last year.
Production MINI Countryman Delayed Until Geneva?
MINI fans have been waiting with a mixed sense of dread and anticipation ever since the 2008 Paris Auto Show where the MINI crossover concept was introduced, but it looks today like that wait may be extended another three months.
Hassle Free Automatic MINI Coopers Are Here
FREEPORT : It seems that for the longest time, Imported Motor Cars of Freeport, Mainea s largest pre-owned MINI Cooper dealer never had enough MINI Coopers equipped with an automatic transmission.
Decked-out Mini Cooper going on tour for HD
A tricked-out Mini Cooper touted as the world's smallest high-definition production studio on wheels will be on display Thursday morning in front of the Alamo.
Only two invites to Mini's 50th
The factory has built 500 so that means New Zealand gets ... two. Both of the Mini JCW World Championship 50 cars are expected to arrive in April, commemorating 50 years of the classic Mini and victory in the F1 Drivers' and Constructors' Championship for John Cooper's racing team.
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