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2013 Mercedes CLS63 AMG Shooting Brake
Mercedes

Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake will not be sold in the US

There's a rivalry between the German car makers the likes of nothing we've ever seen. The last time the country saw this much warfare, the Spitfire was up and running. Mercedes' newest creation, the CLS Shooting Brake may have the carrying capacity of a Heinkel He 111 but it has the pace of the Messerschmitt Me 262 in C63 AMG...

Ford Transit
Ford

Ford confirms Transit production stateside

The Blue Oval is loved for plenty of cars with true flair and performance such as the GT40, the Mustang, the Focus, so on and so forth but truth be told they really make their money in a different area. Commercial vehicles is where it matters the most and true kings in this segment are the F-150 pickup stateside and...

2011 BMW X1
BMW

BMW X1’s delay gets possible due date

Bavaria's latest in a line of what many of unnecessary cars, the X1, has been delayed from a launch in the U.S. several times up until recently. This is because just last week the company announced that the BMW X1 would be delayed from seeing its stateside debut indefinitely and since then Americans had been looking at other prospects. In...

2012 Volvo S40
Volvo

Volvo to drop S40/V50 stateside

German car companies are doing great, Japanese ones are recovering after a massive disaster, American car makers are recovering after a financial problem but the Swedish ones are still on the edge of the cliff. After Saab's continuous issues of recent times, Volvo now announces that they need to tighten their belts and that they will be dropping two of...

2012 Fiat 500
Fiat

Fiat 500’s US sibling comes with two shortfalls

Perhaps I'm a bit harsh, let's just say that the 2012 Fiat 500 will be sold stateside (finally) but with a couple of minor inconveniences. The new (for the United States) Fiat 500 will not get the very high mpg hoped by some and there will be somewhat of a situation when it comes to its pricing. Upon recently finishing...

2011 Volkswagen Touareg
VW

Volkswagen are working on a Seven Seater SUV

In the world of soccer moms and school runs, few things are more important than the combination between the SUV and seven seats. A bit late to the game, Volkswagen is reportedly finally working on just such a behemoth. But wait, there's more. Not only are the Germans hard at work on this new (and yes it will be new)...