Korean-Market Hyundai Grandeur previews 2012 Azera, Offers Direct-Injected 3.0-liter V6

The front-wheel-drive, full-size Hyundai Grandeur, the company likes to point out, is the top-selling premium four-door in its Korean home market. Here in the States, however, it?s known as the Azera, and there?s not much to brag about: the sleepy sedan doesn?t exactly fly off dealer lots, and its pillow-soft personality, styling, and dynamics don?t [...] Related posts:
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St. Louis: Plenty of Highways, Little Congestion, Long Commutes

Last week we wrote about the flawed measurement system employed by the Texas Transportation Institute in its annual Urban Mobility Rankings, which emphasize the free motion of cars over total time spent commuting. TTI’s rankings highlighted the relative mobility of cities like St. Louis, Buffalo and Detroit, while decrying the congestion of Chicago and Washington, [...]

Source: http://streetsblog.net/2011/01/26/st-louis-plenty-of-highways-little-congestion-long-commutes/

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Mitsubishi Plans to Kill PS Platform That Underpins Galant, Eclipse, and Endeavor; U.S. Plant Will Get New Model

Mitsubishi Motors announced its ?Jump 2013? business plan today in Japan, with highlights including a promise of eight all-electric or plug-in hybrid cars by 2015 and expanding production in emerging markets. Specific to the United States are two announcements: First, Mitsubishi will discontinue to U.S. and Europe region-specific models. That means that the entire PS [...] Related posts:
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House Transpo Committee Promises Bipartisanship, to Tackle Aviation First

Ranking Member Nick Rahall presents Chairman John Mica with a new gavel to run the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. Meet the new House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. The committee?s meeting this morning, the first of the 112th Congress, included twenty new Republican faces, 19 of whom are freshman representatives. The mostly administrative agenda didn?t offer many chances [...]

Source: http://dc.streetsblog.org/2011/01/26/house-transpo-committee-promises-bipartisanship-to-tackle-aviation-first/

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New U.S. Passat: Wagon Unlikely, All-Wheel Drive Possible, Diesel-Efficiency Supremacy Assured

At the Detroit auto show earlier this week, we got a few more questions answered about the 2012 Volkswagen Passat. The summary: Probably not, it’s definitely possible, and a bunch of numbers. Read on for specifics. Will U.S. customers get a Passat wagon? “It’s not in the current plan.” Nor did we expect it to be, [...] Related posts:
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