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Rumors about a hotter C30 version circulated for quite a while now. But today thos rumors were confirmed: Volvo said the company is indeed building a 300bhp, all-wheel drive version of the C30 hatchback. The special edition will be limited to less than 4500 cars over four years.

The hot C30 will be powered by the same engine as the future Focus RS: a 2.5-litre turbocharged five-cylinder petrol engine, the only difference begin that the C30 will get four-wheel drive system.

Volvo has yet to confirm the name the new car will carry, but we know it will be sitting on 20-inch wheels with colour-keyed brake calipers, a special body kit and motorsport seats.

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Posted Sep 30th 2008 12:28PM by Jonathon RamseyFiled under: Sedans/Saloons, Etc., VolkswagenThe VW Jetta TDI has proven to be quite popular in the short time it’s been on sale here in the U.S.: it has put sales of the Tiguan in the cooler and the ones that are available are very hard to get. Now the fairest Jetta of them all has set a Guinness World Record by traversing the lower 48 U.S. states while returning 58.82 mpg thanks to John and Helen Taylor. The Taylors took 20 days to cover the 9,419 miles in a counter clockwise direction, and this wasn’t a hypermiling slow-as-you-can-go affair – they stayed within 5 mph of the speed limit. (Read the full post about ‘VW Jetta TDI sets Guinness World Record of 58.82 mpg’…)

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Toyota will present at the SEMA Show two Venza Projects; first is called Venza AS V (Active-Sports Versatility) and is developed by Five Axis, while the second one is called SportLux Venza and was designed by Street Image, Inc.

The Venza Five Axis will include new front and rear bumpers as well as slightly more aggressive over-fenders. Wider 20 x 10.5-inch wheels and larger diameter tires will also enhance the look of the Venza AS V.

The SportLux Venza will feature a premium navigation unit that is equipped with a full entertainment system.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Sept. 30, 2008 - As the Barrett-Jackson Auction Company prepares for its inaugural Las Vegas auction on Oct. 15, 2008-18, 2008, the company is already making waves for its 2009 event in Scottsdale, Ariz. One of the many highlights of the 38^th annual automotive lifestyle event on Jan. 11-18, 2009, will be the No Reserve sale of a historic 1929 Ford 4-AT-E Tri-Motor airplane that was hit by bullets during the World War II surprise attack at Pearl Harbor. Recently restored to original specifications, the aircraft will make its final flight today before the sale when it departs from Petersburg, Va., en route to Goldsboro, N.C.

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What’s better than playing a cool car game like Midnight Club: Los Angles while enjoying a great pizza?! Picking up that pizza in a new Saleen Mustang inspired by the game Midnight Club: Los Angles. Rockstar Games and Pizza Hut are teaming up to give away a Saleen S302 Extreme Ford Mustang, worth an estimated $100,000. All you have to do is enter at Pizza Hut’s website before November 10th.

Ok, that last paragraph was a little too much shameless promotion, but the fact remains that it is a cool giveaway.

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HERNDON, Va., Sept. 30, 2008 - Audi of America today announced the release of version 2.0 of the popular “Audi A4 Driving Challenge” iPhone and iPod Touch application. The first version has been downloaded over 370,000 times since it was released in August. Audi responded to consumer reviews and feedback for development of the second release. Upgrades include optimized graphics and enhanced game play. Further, skilled players will now be rewarded with the opportunity to unlock new models, including the A4 3.2L V6 and even the Audi R8 sports car. The application is now available free on Apple’s iTunes Application store.

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LUTON – September 30, 2008: Corvette ownership has just become more affordable with the revision to 2008 Model Year prices of the C6 and Z06 models in its line-up. Front-engined, rear-wheel drive Corvettes have always offered an unbeatable combination of blistering performance, everyday comfort and driveability and they are now better value than ever before.

The entry-level C6 is available as a Coupe or Convertible, both of which reach 60 mph in 4.3 seconds and a top speed of 186 mph, and now retails from 39,999 OTR. The LS3 6.2-litre V8 packs 437 ps and maximum torque of 575 Nm.

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AUTO CENTRAL – September 30, 2008: News from Perth, Australia in the European and Americas’ early morning hours is that U.S. light crude oil (for November delivery) has fallen another $2.50 per barrel, to $93.87.

The report blames the rejection of the Washington Bailout Plan for the fall. But in light of the fact that a fall in the price of oil is great news, especially when coupled with word that greedy oil speculators may be getting hurt, how could the word blames be used to describe the reason for the fall.

Wouldn’t a more appropriate verb be praises, as in “The report praises the American public for rejecting a bogus plan that law makers tried to force into congressional approval?”

It seems to me that rejecting the bailout plan has already given us a dividend: cheaper gasoline at the pumps.

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A Right-on-the-Marc Opinion

By Marc J. Rauch
Exec. Vice President/Co-Publisher

Democrats are blaming the Republicans; Republicans are blaming Democrats; and the pretentious experts on the news programs are blaming Americans for speaking up and letting their elected representatives know that they disagree with a plan that is, at best, a wild guess at how to fix the economic problem.

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LONDON, UK. September 29, 2008 The growth phase of lightweight materials in body-in-white (BIW) has been supported by vehicle manufacturers (VMs) such as Audi, Jaguar, and Toyota, which own 70 per cent of the market and make their BIW vehicle structures in-house. However, the market will witness a slowdown, unless other VMs also join the bandwagon and work with tier 1 product and services companies to integrate their expertise knowledge and overcome the challenge of working with innovative materials. They also need to collaborate on technology development to improve production, achieve cost savings and manufacturing efficiency as well as realise the benefits of a vehicle structure assembly methodology. (Read the full post about ‘Advances in Material Properties Promote Innovations in European BIW Market’…)

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