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An all-new Volkswagen Jetta Coupe is coming, and we have the first tangible evidence that goes some way towards confirming it. At a press event on the eve of the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show Volkswagen showed off a series of computer-generated renderings for a new coupe with styling almost identical to the recently launched 2011 Jetta Sedan. Of course, you could be thinking that these are renderings for the original New Compact Coupe Concept unveiled back at the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, but if you look closely there are a few glaring differences that suggest this is a representation of a...
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V-6 Powered Volkswagen Jetta R In The Works?
For anyone still lamenting Volkswagen’s decision to ditch its guttural 3.2-liter V-6 in the transition from the MkV Golf R32 to the current MkVI Golf R, there is some hope on the horizon. Volkswagen may launch a new V-6 powered R car but this time ‘round the Jetta sedan is expected to...
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Spy Shots: 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle
Volkswagen’s New Beetle has been on the market now for more than ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant upgrades during its life. More than one million New Beetles have been built at Volkswagen’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like...
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Name Your All-Time Favorite Fast Or Fancy Ford
The era of social media is fully upon us when even 100-plus-year-old carmakers are adopting outlets like Twitter and Facebook as part of their efforts to build brand reputation. Sometimes it's even interesting. Take this tweet for @Ford, the official Ford Twitter account: @Ford: In 1953, Ford...
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Rendered: 2012 Volkswagen New Beetle
Volkswagen’s New Beetle has been on the market now for more than ten years and has enjoyed relatively strong sales despite the lack of significant upgrades during its life. More than one million New Beetles have been built at Volkswagen’s Puebla plant in Mexico and it looks like...
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion To Host Dan Gurney Tribute
The Monterey Motorsports Reunion is the new name for the Monterey Historics.
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If you're a baseball fan and a car nut, you might want to book your tickets for next month's Mecum Monterey Auction: superstar slugger Reggie Jackson is sending not one, not two, but 15 cars to the block. In a press release, the folks at Mecum highlight Jackson's prized 1969 ZL1 Chevrolet Camaro -- one of only 69 made, and one of just five or six with the original engine -- and indeed, it's an awesome ride. But the other cars aren't exactly chopped liver. Among our faves: a 1971 Plymouth Duster, Corvettes from 1961, 1962, and 1967, and just for the heck of it, VW Beetles from 1956 and 1962...
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Perana Z-One Confirmed For U.S., Debuting At 2010 Concorso Italiano
It seems every month or so a new sports car start-up reveals some outlandish concept, dishes out all manner of performance numbers and promises one day that its car will be built. However, most of those never see the light of day, let alone go on sale in the U.S. However, one start-up, South...
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Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Super Sport Leaves Old Veyron, Land Speed Record In The Dust
The rumored super Veyron has made its debut and set a new land speed record for production cars. The Veyron 16.4 Super Sport is the ultimate Bugatti performance machine, leaving its predecessor's claim to fame in its shadow. With a target top speed of 425 km/h, Bugatti's engineering team headed for...
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Report: Volkswagen Bluesport Finally Approved For Production
The on-again, off-again saga of the Bluesport may finally be on.
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2011 Volkswagen Jetta Preview
Sales of the new 2010 Volkswagen Golf (MkVI) are picking up pace all around the country and considering the car’s solid feel, classy styling and German engineering, it’s easy to understand why. Oh, did we mention that it’s also available with a dual clutch transmission and a frugal...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Survival Of The Manual Transmission
Talk to an average car enthusiast and he'll probably tell you manual shifting is the way to go. The do-it-yourself gearbox has a long history in automotive design and motorsports. Thanks to simple, yet robust design, it has stood the test of time. There's a good chance you'll still find brand...
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A bad connector could keep the airbags from deploying during a crash.
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Chumpcar Nashville 9 Race Report
The Chumpcar Nashville 9 was a wet and ultimately doomed event, but it was still a blast.
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TheCarLoft: Vanilla Ice's Live-In Social Garage Project
Motor Authority interviews Rob
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Monterey Motorsports Reunion Celebrates 60th Anniversary Of Formula 1
38 historic F1 cars will take the grid for the 2010 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion.
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Volkswagen Lays Out Electric Vehicle Strategy, Confirms Jetta Hybrid For 2012
Volkswagen is intent on becoming the world’s leading automaker by 2018 and that means being the top dog in every segment, including hybrid and electric vehicles. Recently the automaker announced plans to start building its own electric powertrains, and now it’s confirmed plans to expand...
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Motor Authority Heads To The 100 Acre Wood
Rally racing in Salem, Missouri with Rally-America is on the Motor Authority docket this weekend.
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Before carbon fiber, modern safety gear, and multi-billion dollar race teams, brilliant men and dangerously fast cars blazed trails across empty lake beds and into history in the pursuit of speed. This photo gallery shows one day in that chase in 1948--in vivid color. Packed with cars from motorsports legends like Phil Remington, engineer for the Shelby Cobras and Ford GT Mk IIs that took the Le Mans crown from Ferrari, and one of the driving forces at All American Racing, this collection of cars and drivers from an SCTA speed run day in 1948 trace the early lineage of technology and...
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Monterey Historic Races Out, Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion In
The event will be the same, but it gets a new name from 2010.
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Usher goes to mall, someone steals $1M in stuff from his 2007 GMC Yukon
You know what, Usher? You're kind of awesome. Not, like, awesome-awesome, but still: we're into you. You've managed to dodge the Kanye ego-bullet, you've avoided name issues like a certain P-Diddy, aka Puff Daddy, aka Piddles, aka Sean John. You have formidable abdominal muscles, and we even like...
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Volkswagen: No Plans To Build Jetta Coupe
Contrary to what we’ve heard recently from other sources—which might, admittedly, have been building on rumor—Volkswagen currently has no plans to build a Jetta Coupe.
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2010 Detroit Auto Show: New Compact Coupe Previews Jetta Two-Door
Almost certainly destined to become one of the stars of the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, Volkswagen’s New Compact Coupe (NCC) concept car has been revealed--albeit, a little prematurely thanks to several leaks. Previewing the look of the next-generation Volkswagen Jetta due later this year, as...
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Volkswagen Jetta Coupe Concept Sketch Leaked
A sketch purporting to be of the new Volkswagen Jetta Coupe is out.
Nelson Ireson