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Welcome to Sunday Matinee, where we highlight classic car reviews or other longer videos I find on YouTube. Kick back and enjoy this blast from the past. Read more…     

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Budget, Smart Fans of super-minis, take note – here’s your first look at the all-new Smart Fortwo. The teensy, tiny city car skipped out in full camouflage, but lacking any shape-hiding body cladding. Immediately noticeable is just how tiny it is. It looks even smaller Read more

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Nissan, Earnings/Financials José Muñoz, a Nissan and Infiniti sales and marketing vice president, will replace Colin Dodge as Nissan’s new North America chief, come Jan. 1, as part of a wide-ranging management shuffle, Automotive News reports. Dodge will remain on Nissan’s board, be assigned to special projects Read more

Filed under: Government/Legal According to a Brookings evaluation of the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS), more commonly known as Cash for Clunkers, the $2.85-billion program cost taxpayers $1.4 million for each of the 3,676 jobs created by it from June to December 2009. The White House reportedly estimated that the Read more

After a day spent fighting off wild pigs, dodging out-of-control trucks, and escaping massive explosions, nothing really fazes Russian drivers anymore. That’s why when these two Russian men end up going off the road and swimming in a river, they don’t seem all that bothered by it. Which makes it Read more

American cars are normally known for massive production numbers. Ransom Eli Olds brought the assembly line to car production, and Henry Ford put pretty much everybody into a Model T. Which is why I love when an American manufacturer goes against the grain, and makes cars for the select few. Read more

Source: Carscoops Related posts: Visualizing a Facelift for the 2014 VW Scirocco First Screenshots and Video of 2014 Audi A8 Facelift [Update – Watch the Live Reveal] 2014 Volkswagen Scirocco facelift spied in United States Next-generation Volkswagen Scirocco could be launched in 2017 – report New Volkswagen Passat in development Read more

Source: Carscoops Related posts: U Spy: New BMW 4-Series Convertible Cruising Along in New Jersey Photos of New BMW 4-Series Convertible Look Legit to Us BMW’s Exterior Design Boss Talks New 4-Series Convertible Bentley’s Future Includes New Continental Series, SUV and Possibly Mulsanne Convertible

Filed under: Crossover, Nissan, First Drives When I first started in this whole automotive journalism biz, I held a sort of hodgepodge receptionist/gopher/production assistant role, and each morning as the staff filed in, I’d ask them how they liked whatever car they were assigned to drive the previous night. Most Read more