2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI: A Purpose-Driven Ride
The Passat TDI is a purpose-driven ride. It’s meant to be a comfortable, mid-size cruiser that gets phenomenal fuel economy, and it reaches those goals with ease.
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Domestic Partners Often Covered On One Auto Insurance Policy
Like most straight couples, you and your partner should be covered on the same auto insurance policy.
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Retail Therapy Friday, Starring The Ram 1500 Pickup
It’s Friday, and we don’t know about you, but we could really use a break. Between all the fractious “political dialogue” (aka shouting) and the many unpleasant news stories littering the headlines, we would appreciate a short reprieve — just ten or 15 minutes to sit quietly and look at pretty things and remember that humanity isn’t all bad.
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2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution: Empty Bling Or The Real Thing?
Flashy rides and flashy guys: nine times out of ten, both are frontin’ for what they don’t have. But if your blinged-out boyfriend has cash to spare, then it’s not bragging, it’s just fact. The same is true with the 2013 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution.
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What’s Wrong With Retro? The VW Beetle Vs. The Chrysler PT Cruiser
In the July 9 issue of Automotive News, J. Mays declared that retro designs for automobiles have become passé.
Why should that matter? Because this announcement comes from the very man who spawned a huge retro trend with his 1998 design for Volkswagen’s New Beetle. The popularity of that design led to other retro-tinged imitations, such as BMW’s MINI Cooper, the Fiat 500, the Chevrolet Camaro, the Dodge Challenger, and many, many more.
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2013 Lexus GS 350: Responsible Decadence
Lexus has always been about restrained decadence. It’s the luxury brand for those who want cocoons of excellence without the ostentatious flare of American and German marques. But like Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady or the clueless bros on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, if you dress a Lexus in a new grille, slap on some alloys, and wire in LED taillamps, you get a hottie worth taking home. Re-designed for 2013, the Lexus GS rolls into its new skin.
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2013 Audi A5 And The Face That Will NOT Be Ignored
Stereotyping is one of LA’s favorite past times. This constant need for categorization can make-or-break people, places, and things. German luxury cars are of course included in this: BMW has performance (people who wear bright colored polos with obscure Tour-de-France logos on them and backwards baseball hats), Mercedes has luxury (old people), and Audi has design (people who name their first-born Neutra and claim to want to move to France because everything is ‘just so effortlessly chic there’).
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The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Undergoes A Sex Change
At the beginning of the 2012 model year, the Volkswagen Beetle went through a sex change. I didn’t even know it was transitioning, but the print ads made it pretty clear.
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Spreading The Message Of Equality, One Bumper Sticker At A Time
As motorists, we have a tendency to individualize our rides. It’s the American way.
Our nation is one of the few countries where our vehicles are personalized with stickers, cling placards, and badges. Through these identifying marks, we advertise our educational history, faith, favorite sports team, sense of humor, and politics.
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2013 Lexus LS Campaign Taps Power Couple Jonathan Adler & Simon Doonan
Remember when JC Penney met Ellen Degeneres? Then, we saw the infamous “rainbow Oreo”. And let us not forget the fabulous lavender print piece for the Chevrolet Volt.
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