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Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 08/04/08 9:05 AM
We won't do a full test drive of the new 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI CleanDiesel until mid-September. But how to deal with the diesel itch? How about driving one at a showroom, where testers are available like the"free" bottles of cologne over at Macy's? VW has a monumental task ahead of it: convincing the American public that diesel vehicles, and higher-priced diesel fuel, are a smart , efficient...
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Paul Eisenstein, Executive Editor | 05/28/08 10:49 AM
Among the cars I am test-driving this week is a BMW M3 Coupe. It is, as you might expect, a joy to drive. But it is painful to refill, averaging barely 17 mpg and demanding nothing less than the choicest of premium gas. OK, when you’re spending $53,800 on a high-performance two-door, I guess you can expect – and afford – to pay for high-octane. But I got a surprise this morning when I opened up...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 03/20/08 10:24 AM
The winners have been named -- and this year's World Car of the Year is the Mazda 2 . Ford's Mondeo and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class were the runners-up. WCOTY jurors said that the Mazda is a winner because of "its very appealing looks and high levels of standard equipment for the price.” Earlier this year, ten finalists for the competition were announced as well as the finalists for World...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 02/01/08 9:33 AM
With last month’s Detroit auto show and its hordes of concept cars , production cars, and high-resolution photography, it’s understandable why all the top vehicle searches in January at TheCarConnection.com were vehicles shown in Detroit . Maybe TCC readers are looking for a Jeep alternative, but the HUMMER HX concept led the list of the ten most viewed vehicles on the site last month. In a more...
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By 
Bengt Halvorson, Editor | 01/15/08 1:06 AM
At the North American International Auto Show there's a bewildering number of new designs — including quite a mix of production premieres, production-bound 'concept' prototypes, and even a few unhindered, let-the-designers-loose concepts. To our untrained eyes, it's often hard to judge them at first glance, especially amidst all the bright lights and auto-show hype. We can separate the hits...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 05/13/07 11:06 PM
Have you driven a VW lately? Okay, so I’m mixing ad metaphors here, but the point remains, when did you last drive a Volkswagen ? If it’s been awhile, Adrian Hallmark can’t really blame you. The CEO of Volkswagen of America admits the company generated a lot of “venom” with the massive quality problems it experienced earlier this decade. Now, add the fact that recent...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 04/09/07 6:55 PM
Okay, we have to admit that we’ve occasionally been known to sneak off to the bathroom or kitchen or to Guam during commercial breaks. But as anyone who watches the Super Bowl will realize, sometimes the ads are the best part of the show. And that prompted organizers at the New York Auto Show to add a new feature to the opening morning ceremonies, five awards recognizing the best national...
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By Marty Padgett, Executive Editor | 11/28/05 11:27 PM
Len Hunt is glad to get a crack at running Kia Motors. The new COO of the Korean carmaker’s U.S. unit had been tapped to run worldwide marketing for Bentley at Volkswagen . “I looked at my schedule of one posh glad-handing event after another, many of them on the weekends, and I thought…I’m too young for that kind of life,” said Hunt during a recent chat in New York . Hunt...
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