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The Worst 10 Performance Cars of 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009

Top Ten lists are a longstanding tradition with automotive journalism outlets. And why not? People love a Top Ten list (it gives them something to argue about!), and man, they’re not exactly hard to throw together. The issue is that the vast majority of them are fluff, crap, really just a slap on the back [...]

LA 2009: US-Spec Ford Fiesta Gets 40 MPG!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

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LA 2009: US-Spec Ford Fiesta Gets 40 MPG!

Tiny economy cars are, by nature, not all that exciting. The challenge is creating one that’s both good at being a cheap economy car, as well as being a car people actually want to own. Whether it’s related to how expensive gas has gotten lately, or the fact that it’s just an attractive car, it [...]

Tokyo 2009: Honda CR-Z Concept Unveiled

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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I’ve been waiting for this one for a while now. There’s been a severe market shortage of small, fuel-efficient, genuinely fun-t0-drive two-seat coupes, pretty much since Honda dropped the CR-X and replaced it with the useless del Sol. It’s of no surprise, then, that it would be Honda to pick up the mantle of the [...]

Saab Releases Official Specs on 2010 9-5

Thursday, September 24, 2009

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Saab Releases Official Specs on 2010 9-5

Excuse me for being excited, but it’s been a while. And by a while, I mean 12 years. And by “it” I mean the introduction of a new 9-5. We’ve heard a lot about the car that is to save Saab (if anything will) here on CarThrottle, but Saab has finally put out it’s official [...]

Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes Benz E63 AMG Estate

Sunday, September 20, 2009

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Frankfurt 2009: Mercedes Benz E63 AMG Estate

Fast wagons are cool. I don’t want to hear any whining, it’s the truth and you know it. With that out of the way, the pool of truly fast wagons has just grown by one, and I have to say I’m pretty smitten. The E63 wagon isn’t a new concept – in fact, they’ve been [...]

Mini Coupe and Roadster Headed To Production

Thursday, September 17, 2009

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Mini Coupe and Roadster Headed To Production

“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” It’s worked for a lot of cars in the past, hasn’t it? How about the Jeep Cherokee? The Fox-platform Mustangs? One could definetely say that Mini has a tried-and-true formula, and thus “ain’t broke.” But apparently Mini’s strategy of selling cute, sharp handling sports cars disguised as hatchbacks [...]

Frankfurt 2009: Volkswagen Golf R20

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

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There’s a metric ton of exciting new metal coming out at Frankfurt this year. The list is pretty long: R8 drop-top, Ferrari 458, a bunch of cool concept cars, a new Bugatti, supercars galore, little diesel-hybrid things, and god knows what else. What am I most excited about the debut of, though? …A Volkswagen Golf. [...]

Frankfurt 2009: Audi S5 Sportback

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

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It’s sad, but it seems that Audi has finally figured out how to make a proper Saab. What am I talking about? Alright, if I told you that there was this really nicely equipped car with four doors and a visible hatchback, tons of grip, lots of safety equipment, refined and modern design, and an [...]

Frankfurt 2009: Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde

Friday, September 11, 2009

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Frankfurt 2009: Alfa Romeo MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde

I gotta say, I’m getting pretty sick of it. By “it” I mean the constant stream of newly released tasty hot hatches that will never see the light of day in the US. I can dream, though, right? There’s liable to be a few such debuts at the Frankfurt show, and we’ve already covered one [...]

Frankfurt 2009: Lamborghini Reventon Roadster

Thursday, September 10, 2009

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Frankfurt 2009: Lamborghini Reventon Roadster

Frankfurt seems to be the show to debut your exotic supercar at this year. Already we’ve got the Mclaren MP4-12C, the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, the Ferrari 458 Italia, the Audi R8 Spyder, and probably the Noble M600. Add the topless variant of Lamborghini’s wild Reventon supercar to the mix, and it looks like it’s [...]