We lead off Autoblog Podcast #79 with the most important news of the week. Seriously, this rocked the car world. Vin Diesel and
Paul Walker are returning to the
Fast and Furious franchise for
F+F IV. w00t! Moving on to more important news (like anything at all), we touch on the then impending and since finished
Chrysler strike. See who was right, since the 'cast was recorded Tuesday, and the strike didn't launch until Wednesday. There's been lots of
auto show action, and
Tokyo caught our attention this week. The
Impreza STi debuted, along with a bunch of other weird concepts from
Subaru,
Toyota, and
Honda. One that caught our eye was the
Honda CR-Z. Is it an
Insight replacement, a new CRX, or both?
Sydney's also having an auto show, and the
VW
Touareg R50 showed up there, packing a house-pulling 600+ foot pounds of torque. There was also a bunch of
Ford wares in Sydney, but no Falcon Orion, apparently. Dang. Wrapping up, we touch on
On Star's new service for perp-operated cars, which leaves John unsettled (something to hide?). Speaking of unsettled, our final item is the official pic of the
2009 Pontiac Vibe GT. We like it, but we're sure that it will stir debate, and it doesn't get an alphanumeric designator like
G3 5/8. Weird. It's a value packed 53 minutes. See you next week!
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