Daily Archives: November 13, 2012


Wagon – check 4

All-wheel-drive – check
High-revving naturally aspirated V8 – check
Budget – damn!

anybody got $90K to spare?

Reshared post from +Automobile Magazine

This is an +Audi USA RS4 Avant, a car that isn't yet confirmed for the U.S. market, at a Cars and Coffee event in Virginia. A sign of things to come, or a red herring?

Read more: http://bit.ly/PRBtdB
(Photo courtesy +QuattroWorld)

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They lost the electoral college, the presidential popular vote, the senate and popular… 2

They lost the electoral college, the presidential popular vote, the senate and popular vote for the house of representatives (winning the majority of seats only because of gerrymandering). To blame these losses on higher than expected turnout in urban areas is absurd.  

Republicans need to come to grips with the fact that most people in America live in urban areas and address the issues that those Americans face on a daily basis. Until that happens they will continue to lose and with good reason.

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Rep. Ryan: GOP ticket didn’t lose election on budget, Medicare – The Hill’s Blog Briefing Room
I don’t think we lost it on those budget issues, especially on Medicare, said Ryan on Monday. GOP vice presidential nominee Rep.

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The second-generation Ford Transit Connect is coming 7

Three years ago, +Ford Motor Company launched one of the most successful white-space vehicles of recent years with the Transit Connect. The first generation model was pretty utilitarian and although it was available as a 5-passenger wagon it was targeted mainly at cargo market for users that needed hauling capability but didn't need the size of the big, traditional E-Series vans. The Transit Connect offered a more fuel efficient alternative for plumbers, caterers, florists and many utility workers. http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/05/2010-ford-transit-connect-review/

In 2013, Ford is bringing us an all-new Transit Connect and this time a fully equipped people hauler variant will join the cargo van. The new TC will be available in two wheelbase lengths with seating for five or seven passengers. With the new EcoBoost four cylinder, it's even expected to get over 30 mpg highway. With the second and third row seats folded down, the long wheelbase version can swallow more than 100 cubic feet of cargo weighing up to 1,200 pounds. That means you can load up an entire roomful of flat-pack furniture in just one trip to IKEA.

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