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Volkswagen continues inscrutable naming practice with new Amarok pickup

Remember when Volkswagen just named their cars for different winds? Scirocco, Jetta, Corrado, Santana – they all had a certain clean, sweeping quality about them, even if it wasn't immediately clear where the names came from. More recently, however, VW has gone further afield, invoking cryptic names like Touareg (a nomadic Saharan tribe) and Tiguan (Tiger + Iguana). Add this to the list: Amarok. That's the official name for VW's forthcoming overseas market pickup truck. According to the automaker's press release, Amarok means "wolf" ... Read more →

VIDEO: Sebastien Loeb does the Gymkhana dance Jonathon Ramsey

Sebastien Loeb went to Argentina and did some dancing that wasn't the tango. The WRC champion performed a demonstration with his Citroen rally car that was reminiscent of gymkhana. Although it's ...

Former F1 driver Carlos Reutemann running for President of Argentina Noah Joseph

There's not much of a shelf life for professional racing drivers. Around the time when the rest of us are just getting our careers started, they're already in their prime. Especially in Formula One: a ...

Dakar looks at alternatives, South America tops list Noah Joseph

Following the unfortunate cancellation of this year's Dakar rally, race organizers are examining a number of potential alternatives to permanently move the race away from northern Africa. Last year's ...

Honda ramping up CR-V production in Mexico Chris Shunk

The small utility vehicle market is booming right now, and there may be none better in the non-luxury space than the fuel-sipping Honda CR-V. Honda has to be thrilled with their little 'ute, mostly ...

Yikes! Lamborghini Alar official pics 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for additional pics (including hires version of the above) in our gallery. var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/design/The_Alar_World_s_ugliest_Lamborghini_PIC'; When we first saw the initial rendering of Joan Ferci's Lamborghini Alar, a Diablo-based special that's somehow allowed to ...

Ford sued for kidnapping, torture in Argentina 3 years ago on Autoblog

Ex-union organizers in Argentina have filed a lawsuit against the Ford Motor Company and the company's local arm, claiming that they were abducted and tortured inside a Blue Oval facility during the country's 1976-1983 military dictatorship. According to the civil suit, Ford allegedly ...






Autoblog Podcast #155: 'Twas the night before LA...

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert go over some LA Preview action and quietly whoop it up on the podcast.

 
 

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