BENZian

Lexus LS600h facelift, GS450h and IS250 F-Sport to Debut in Frankfurt I dont know what passion you are referring to...Lexus has ALWAYS (until the IS) been referred to as Boring...since the first LS in 1989. Car magazines such as Automobile, Car & Driver, MotorTrend etc...have voiced the same comments....one of those magazines said Lexus was as exciting as dishwater...while they say Toyota makes cars that look like home appliances...reliable but boring...put a Camry grill/front fascia on that Lexus 600h and no one would know the difference...

Lexus LS600h facelift, GS450h and IS250 F-Sport to Debut in Frankfurt am I mistaken I thought the ES, HS, and RX models were front drivers? I don't think andrew understands that his country is only exported a few select models...

2010 Accord Crosstour CUV Revealed in Full ...the Venza...like the Lexus RX is just another Camry platform beneath the skin...and this is an Accord station wagon masquerading as a crossover...but this might be the only time I say it...the Toyotas are better looking

2010 Accord Crosstour CUV Revealed in Full agreed Ugly...wtf the rear/side views look better than the front

Next Generation 2011 VW Jetta Prototype Spied in American Southwest VW has stated they want a bigger piece of the US car market. The Jetta and Passat are smaller and pricier than their competition in the US and that limits buyers. VW has said the next Passat will grow to match the Accord/Camry/Malibu/Altima in size and that the price will be lowered. The company intends to return to the core values of VW the people car, and offer value along with german engineering. I think VW is more directly positioning their cars to compete in their respective segments. VW is after Toyota and wants to become the world's largest automaker...they are going to have to sell alot more cars and unlike car-0-bar I think German engineering and a lower price will help them do this...If you could choose between a Camry and Passat that cost about the same...which would you pick? I know I would pick the German Car.

Mercedes-Benz Launches B-Class F-CELL - First series-produced hydrogen fuel cell car It's going to be great city car

MINI Roadster Concept Sketch Revealed ...it's a BMW 1 series Roadster platform clone

GM considers keeping Opel - needs to raise $4.3 billion Not at all and dont try and frame this as a US vs Europe...I guess you have convienently forgotton DaimlerChrysler and now Fiat/Chrysler. Please show me where RHJ stated they would strip the valuable assets from Opel and then sell them back to GM ??? I have not seen this printed anywhere as part of the bidding contracts ...this is speculation on your part and the media. It's not a national issue for Germany - it's a political issue before the September elections and this is clearly shown by Merkel and the German government insistence to only fund a deal with Magna. GM needs Opel/GM Europe for volume/platform synergies among others but Opel is on track to lose another 2 billion dollars this year and lost half-a-billion last year. Opel needs to be restructured and employs too many people. The reality is that the German government is playing chicken with the future of Opel and all their employees. The worst alternative for Germany is for GM Europe to go through bankruptcy, for then you will see many more employees out of a job. GM is going to survive. GM Europe may not...and who really loses if the German government continues to try and force GM to partner with Magna ? The bankruptcy of Opel will be felt most in Germany...the unemployed workers will be in Germany...the unpaid creditors will be in Germany...it might be interesting to see what spin the politicians put on it then...

GM considers keeping Opel - needs to raise $4.3 billion ...thats the point exactly...GM still owns GM Europe. IF the german government's intent is to save jobs they would extend the offer to RHJ (the only other bidder) instead of trying to strong arm and unfairly interfere with the decision by GM & GM Europe. The business case for GM Europe should involve some belt tightening and shedding some employees...such is the way of capitalism not the socialism of Ms. Merkel. The German government would leave a bloated, inefficient GM Europe to use as a talking point while merely posturing before the September elections...considering this and the involvement of the State of Lower Saxony in VW's affairs, it appears that the German government is too much involved in the automotive business. Some of you forgot that GM Europe has lost money for many years and that it was the old, bad GM that kept it afloat and paid for it...it's ridiculous to think the new GM would follow this pattern or allow Serbank to hand their ownership over to another Russian carmaker as was previously stated by Serbank... The Russians would avail themselves of GM's proprietary technology whether it was legal or not... You may decide to sell your valuables but none of us want our valuables stolen from right in front of our eyes...

VW CEO proposing three new Porsche models - report ...I am sure the R4 is back on for audi and that will spawn a baby porsche to slot below the Boxster...They should downsize the Cayenne onto the Tiguan platform...and then a $ 70,000-80,000 entry sport sedan to compete with MB/BMW/Audi