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The Basics: With the all-new 2012 Impreza, Subaru has turned a laser-like focus on making its compact sedan and hatchback more competitive and providing a better fit with what buyers really want. The small Japanese maker has thus produced an Impreza with less polarizing styling and considerably better fuel economy, competitively priced, and...

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Oct 3, 2011 7:45:08 AM

Cleveland rocks an S-10-embedded hot tub [LOLCars]

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High on the list of any conceivable romantic scenario must stand the prospect of hot-tubbing in Cleveland. How else to explain the Chevy S-10 with a hot tub where its bed used to reside, along with a top just asking to come off. More »

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Oct 3, 2011 4:45:08 AM

Slow Newsday Edition: Ford Proposes Merger To GM

Or was it GM that proposed? ?General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner secretly proposed a merger with Ford Motor Co. in 2008, a year before GM?s bankruptcy filing, the New York Times reported.? That explosive revelation is made today by Bloomberg. And OMG, Rick Wagoner turned down the deal! Isn?t anything secret [...]

Source: http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2011/10/slow-newsday-edition-ford-proposes-merger-to-gm/

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Oct 3, 2011 1:45:08 AM

Congressman Questions Ford Over Bailout Ad

Ford, it seems, can’t catch a break these days. First, the automaker drew flak for running an unscripted “press conference” ad, featuring an F-150 owner who was critical of automakers taking bailout money. Earlier this week, Ford pulled the ad from rotation on television, and even pulled it down from YouTube for a brief period...

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Oct 2, 2011 10:45:07 PM

2014 BMW X4 Rendered: BMW Confirms It Will Build X6 Junior

BMW hopes to duplicate the success of the X6 with a smaller, X3-based crossover. Ask BMW executives their favorite success story among the company?s current products, and they?re likely to say ?X6.? Combining the disadvantages of an SUV, a coupe, and a performance car, the X6 has nevertheless been a smash hit. It?s not hard [...]

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Oct 2, 2011 7:45:08 PM

Chevrolet and Dodge Each Set Records in 2012 Michigan State Police Vehicle Test

Now that the Ford Crown Victoria is dead, the cop-car market is up for grabs. Departments and posts nationwide make their cruiser-buying decisions based on evaluations performed by the California Highway Patrol and the Michigan State Police, and Michigan has just concluded its testing. This year?s field was crowded: Ford?s Taurus Police Interceptor and Explorer [...]

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Oct 2, 2011 4:45:08 PM

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Oct 2, 2011 1:45:08 PM

The ten best entry-level sports cars of all time [Answers Of The Day]

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Sports cars are, ultimately, cars that are fun to drive. And the cheaper a car is, the more fun you're willing to have with it. Here are the ten best combinations of these perfect characteristics, as chosen by Jalopnik readers. More »