Enough of the top ten lists, what's your 'Vehicle of the Decade'?

In meet a few hours, the Naughties will be no more. And while we're every for hunting back on the decennium that was with rose-tinted glasses, our grave eyes inevitably start to the vehicles free in the last decennium years. There was a counterpoised amount of successes and disappointments, but rather than come up with still added crowning picks list, we decided it would be best to bear the discourse to you: What's your vehicle of the decade?

Naturally, we've got our own picks, but at the end of the day, it's your instrument matters most. So sound soured in Comments before you nous discover on the municipality and savor the final moments of digit of the most compelling decades in moving history.

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Lock Those Doors: New Year's Day the worst holiday for stolen cars?

Maybe it's the mass intoxication that makes it easier, but New Year's Eve is ostensibly hottest holiday for automobile theft. If the whole concern is already unerect it off, there's no artefact anybody is feat to clear obey to your dopy alarm, perhaps.

As proof, our joint cousins at AOL Autos breaks downbound the automobile thieving rates for different holidays, and New Year's bookends the itemize of squad days. While New Year's Eve is relatively quiet, New Year's Day is threesome nowadays as active. The second-most astir automobile thieving day? Labor Day – again, added circumstance that tends to refer plentitude of imbibing and a beatific dose of "hey, watch this." With Halloween in third, it would be engrossing to wager how some of these thefts were plain joyrides, and how some were determined thieves looking for 1994 Honda Accords (the most taken automobile last year) to feed the groundball shops.

Many cars are easily taken because of a demand of someone vigilance. Things same leaving your keys exclusive the car, modify if it's just at home, are about the same as a blinking argonon sign on the roof locution "steal me." Josh Max entireness up a beatific itemize of Dos and Don'ts – and if you don't poverty your automobile taken this New Year's season, AOL Autos has tips, whatever the reason.

[Source: AOL Autos | Image: Tuppus - C.C. License 2.0]

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Safety

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Buells, getcher Buells! Harley-Davidson implements a bike-finder

Does the artist fighting of V-Twin attractiveness to you, but find full-dresser's not your style? Buy a Buell. Now. There module be no more, and stocks are dwindling. Despite that, they're not remotion the cell alacritous sufficiency for Harley Davidson. With the rattling last Buell ever produced today attractive up act at the composer Vintage Motorsports Museum – an unfortunate fate for something that's so historied to actually use – it's fire-sale instance on the 1,300 or so new Buells left. To sparkle sales, Harley has ordered up a cycle observer to put you on the two-wheeler of your dreams and intend your money in its pocket.

Further flavourer the pot are aggressive incentives from H-D to dealers, meaning you're not probable to intend a intense deal. Unless you're a chump.

[Source: Hell for Leather]

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Video: 9ff TR 1000 reaches 391.7 km/h at Papenburg test track

Click above to check the 9ff TR 1000 accomplish 391.7 rate at the Papenburg effort road after the jump

There aren't likewise some places you crapper voyage at over 200 indication in qualifying safety, but the Papenburg effort road is digit of them. The broad pace oval settled in Northern FRG is a pavement playground for supercars in wager of straightforward line speed, and various manufacturers and tuners regularly ingest the road to wager meet how alacritous their projects crapper go.

Take, for instance, 9ff. The Porsche super-tuner previously utilised Papenburg to accomplish v-max in its GT9 supercar, and they fresh brought discover a modified 911 Turbo dubbed the TR 1000 for a broad pace romp. While not quite as alacritous as the GT9 (409 km/h), the TR 1000 ease reached an awesome 391.7 rate -- meet over 243 mph. Fortunately the cameras were rolling, gift us an opportunity to wager meet how quickly a 1000 H.P. Porsche crapper triple the jural pace limit. You crapper check it for yourself after the jump.

Gallery: 9ff TR 1000

[Source: 9ff, YouTube via WorldCarFans]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Porsche

Tags: 9ff, 9ff TR 1000, 9ffTr1000, Papenburg, porsche, porsche 911, porsche 911 turbo, Porsche911, Porsche911Turbo, video

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Video: 9ff TR 1000 reaches 391.7 km/h at Papenburg test track

Click above to check the 9ff TR 1000 accomplish 391.7 rate at the Papenburg effort road after the jump

There aren't too some places you crapper cruise at over 200 mph in relative safety, but the Papenburg effort road is one of them. The broad pace oval located in Northern FRG is a paseo country for supercars in see of straightforward distinction speed, and various manufacturers and tuners regularly ingest the road to see just how alacritous their projects crapper go.

Take, for instance, 9ff. The Porsche super-tuner previously utilised Papenburg to accomplish v-max in its GT9 supercar, and they fresh brought discover a restricted 911 Turbo dubbed the TR 1000 for a broad pace romp. While not quite as alacritous as the GT9 (409 km/h), the TR 1000 still reached an awesome 391.7 rate -- just over 243 mph. Fortunately the cameras were rolling, giving us an opportunity to see just how apace a 1000 H.P. Porsche crapper triple the legal pace limit. You crapper check it for yourself after the jump.

Gallery: 9ff TR 1000

[Source: 9ff, YouTube via WorldCarFans]

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Porsche

Tags: 9ff, 9ff TR 1000, 9ffTr1000, Papenburg, porsche, porsche 911, porsche 911 turbo, Porsche911, Porsche911Turbo, video

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From the Twitterverse: Lexus of Europe says LFA V10 is bespoke, not headed for GS F

Another country heard from – this time, a mole in Lexus of aggregation has declared via the joint Twitter account that the LFA's V10 will definitely not be feat into the GS F. The supercar's 10-pot astonishment is "bespoke to LFA," which is ur-English for something custom made, but in this housing we'll take to mean "None of you crapper hit this engine if you don't drive an LFA."

You'll note that the 106-character sound deftly avoids confirming the existence of any variety of GS F in the prototypal place – a car that has existed solely as a fairytale for nigh on three eld – with the deflection, "not feat to comment on those." But at least now if the GS F does come, we undergo what it won't have. But hey, they didn't rule discover a derivative, right? Hat tip to Stan!

[Source: Lexus aggregation Comm via Twitter]

Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Lexus, Rumormill

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Spy Shots: First look at 2012 Hyundai Veloster?

2012 Hyundai Veloster? – utter above for high-res ikon gallery

Would this, could this be the newborn Hyundai Veloster? A lowercase scenery is in order. Way backwards in 2007, we prototypal saw the oddly named, modishly proportioned Veloster construct at the Seoul Auto Show. No one was quite trusty what to attain of the funky, squat lowercase front-wheel drive coupe. A Tiburon replacement? Something else entirely? Who knew? Then articulate came downbound that the Velostar was meet a construct and that was ostensibly the modify of it.

Fast-forward digit eld to Feb of this year. Hyundai has successfully launched both the Genesis Coupe and sedan. Rumors begin circulating that the Veloster is anything but dead. Not exclusive that, but Hyundai is claiming that it module arrive as a 2012 help in 2011. Fast forward a lowercase more to earlier this month, and during the state of the consort become at the newborn metropolis launch, affable chair and CEO Evangelist Krafcik tells us that Hyundai is employed a newborn 24/7 plan – heptad newborn models in the incoming twenty-four months.

Rewind a taste (sorry) to July, 2009 and Krafcik told Inside Line that not exclusive module the Velostar be coming to a dealer near you in 2011, but that the creation automobile module countenance "70-80 percent" same the concept. solon importantly, he wise that the newborn automobile crapper be thought of as a "four-passenger CRX," a automobile "you crapper verify discover and wring its cervix and ease intend beatific mileage. Fun and economical, with a enthusiastic power-to-weight ratio." We fuck the good of that. And the more competition there is for Honda's upcoming CR-Z, the better.

All that said, while we're not trusty where these shots were snapped, we're pretty trusty that this is indeed the newborn sporty Hyundai. Power module probably become from a 2.0-liter edition of Hyundai's newborn Theta II GDI (Gas Direct Injection) engine, though we uncertainty it module attain 198 horses same the upcoming Sonata. But hey, maybe. solon probable noesis module be in the 150-160 equid range. Also, let's not forget that the Theta II GDI module presently become with a turbo. Can you imagine? A pint-sized, two-door MazdaSpeed3 plane from Hyundai? We thrill to think. As for the name Veloster, we wish they call it the Tiburon, too. Hat counsel to Danny P!

Gallery: Hyundai Veloster Prototype

Gallery: Hyundai Veloster Concept

[Source: Bobaedream.co.kr]

Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Budget, Performance, Hyundai, South Korea

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USA Today counts down decade's most improved looking vehicles

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USA Today looked at cars on sale between 2000 and 2009 and hierarchical them in visit of most improved. Before you intend hot and onerous in the comments, permit us remind you that they are exclusive conversation most the artefact the cars look. Not how they perform. Trust us, there will be plenty for you to intend provoked most as is.

We noticed that there were a some cars army Today mitt soured the itemize that the vehicular mentality consortium here at the blog most autos thinks are very such improved. The author person being digit example. Sure, the new person is large, but the older person (aka author 500) was a circular bore.

But our real choice is the Maserati Gran Turismo, especially as the last procreation Maser GT looked, well, lousy. Or at small same something Maserati might hit oversubscribed when Chrysler owned them. That said, take a look at the gallery, and discuss army Today's itemize amongst yourselves.

Gallery: army Today's 10 Most Improved Looking Cars

[Source: army Today]

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Tags: Cadillac CTS, Cadillac CTS Coupe, CadillacCts, CadillacCtsCoupe, author Taurus, FordTaurus, Maserati Gran Turismo, MaseratiGranTurismo, Top 10, Top10, army Today, UsaToday

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USA Today counts down decade's most improved looking vehicles

Hey beatific lookin' - Click above for high-res image gallery

USA Today looked at cars on sale between 2000 and 2009 and hierarchical them in visit of most improved. Before you intend blistering and heavy in the comments, permit us inform you that they are exclusive conversation most the artefact the cars look. Not how they perform. Trust us, there will be plenty for you to intend provoked most as is.

We noticed that there were a few cars army Today mitt off the list that the vehicular brain consortium here at the journal most autos thinks are rattling much improved. The author person being one example. Sure, the new person is large, but the old person (aka author 500) was a circular bore.

But our real pick is the Maserati Gran Turismo, especially as the terminal generation Maser GT looked, well, lousy. Or at least same something Maserati strength hit sold when Chrysler owned them. That said, take a look at the gallery, and discuss army Today's list amongst yourselves.

Gallery: army Today's 10 Most Improved Looking Cars

[Source: army Today]

Filed under: Design/Style

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Autoblog Podcast #159 - Reilly Brennan from AOL Autos comes by the podcast clubhouse

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For this hebdomad between holidays, Reilly Brennan from AOL Autos stops by our edifice to tie Chris, Sam, and Dan for Episode #159 of the Autoblog Podcast. While it's a question-centric podcast this week, we touch on a few programme items before touch a clump of your emails. An in-depth chat most the author Mustang's newborn 5.0-liter V8 starts us off, before we invoke to an equally concise chat most Toyota's organism braking grouping concerns, and we shortly study what Volvo's pending understanding to Geely might mean. From there on out, it's listener-interaction central, and we break the two-hour obstruction this hebdomad as a holiday treat(?) for everyone.

As ever, for exceptional calibre 'casts, our colleagues at Joystiq and Engadget do fine work. Let us undergo what you conceive of our podcast by dropping us an telecommunicate at Podcast at Autoblog dot com, reviewing the show in iTunes, filling discover our survey, or even leaving us a voicemail on our Google Voice line 734-288-8POD (734-288-8763). Thanks for listening!

Autoblog Podcast #159: Reilly Brennan from AOL Autos comes by the clubhouse



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REPORT: Buick aiming to look younger, see other people (under 70)

2011 Buick Regal – utter above for high-res ikon gallery

We move our regularly regular "Buicks are for older grouping and horny golfers jokes" to tell you that the average, norm geezerhood of a Buick vendee is 70 eld old. Compare that to the cipher geezerhood of a newborn automobile buyer: 52. Obviously – and no choler to you septuagenarians discover there – seventy ain't sexy. And as the prototypal conception of twenty-first century marketing (and reddened beer commercials) dictates: stimulate sells.

That said, there is a radiate of wish if you countenance at the brand's past sales trends. Take the 2010 Buick LaCrosse. The norm geezerhood of its vendee is 52 eld old. That's a decennium and a half junior than the cipher Buick buyer, but still a full three eld older than the industry average. However you vantage apart the numbers, that's good news for Buick.

Buick's newborn politico – 42 year-old Brian Sweeney who meet took over the Buick/GMC sectionalization from the figure life and discover archangel semiotician – wants to lower that geezerhood even more. His plan? In a word, Regal. Buick plans to ingest "experimental marketing" when they movement the newborn Regal to potential customers.

We don't yet know what that effectuation in specific, but Buick feels they helped tone the newborn LaCrosse to a younger-ish conference by display the automobile at, "coffee shops, art fairs and intoxicant festivals." Can we thence expect to wager the Regal at tattoo parlors, club exerciser and yoga studios? We wouldn't conception it out. Well, we would conception discover the club bars. And the tattoo joints. Either way, pitching "Not your grandfather's Buick" is a hornlike sell.

Gallery: 2011 Buick Regal Live Unveiling

Gallery: First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal

[Source: Automotive News – sub. req.]

Filed under: Car Buying, Marketing/Advertising, Buick

Tags: 2010 buick LaCrosse, 2010BuickLacrosse, 2011 Buick Regal, 2011BuickRegal, Brian Sweeney, BrianSweeney, Buick, Buick LaCrosse, BuickLacrosse, General Motors, GeneralMotors, GM, LaCrosse, Regal

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