Today in Car News: Kia Soul, Road Taxes, and Pickup Deals

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Limited-edition Kia Soul 'Ignition'

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After the rush of the 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, you'd expect us to slow down at some point, here at High Gear Media. We're doing the opposite, with a first drive of the Ferrari 458 Italia and later this week, a run in a pair of Aston Martin exotics.

In the meantime, here's what we're catching up on from our RSS feeds and bookmarks, from around the Web:

The Feds want to know if there's a flaw in the 2010 Kia Soul's steering rack, or if it's a one-time falling-out. [Inside Line]

GM is recalling almost a quarter-million crossovers that may have seatbelt-related defects. [Autoblog]

It sounds contrarian, but a lower federal gas tax could cost us more in the long run. Perverse logic, you win again. [KickingTires]

Another Nissan dealer says they'll be dealing on the 2011 Nissan Leaf electric car. Let the price war begin! [AutoblogGreen]

We're planning on attending the 2010 Paris auto show--and so is Lotus, apparently, with new Evora variants. [CarAndDriver]

If you need a new pickup and don't care about Ford's latest engines for 2011, a 2010 F-150 is yours for huge dollars off. [PickupTrucks]

The very first McLaren F1 ever built--with just 300 miles on the clock--is for sale. Pricetag? A cool $3.175 million. [WorldCarFans]

Finally, Jack Roush has lost eyesight in one eye, but just seeing photos of his plane crash make us thankful he's still around to recover otherwise. [Jalopnik]