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One Lap of the Web: Mini challenges Porsche; kit cars; and brand loyalty

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars. Since there's more out there than we'd ever be able to cover, here's our daily digest of car stuff on the Web you may not otherwise have heard about. Mini wished the Porsche 911 a happy 50th anniversary.

Smart's $99 loan deal has big balloon payment at end

Hoping to benefit from the federal cash-for-guzzlers program, Smart USA has set up a $99 monthly payment for buyers who use their $4,500 rebate. But there's a catch--and a hefty balloon payment disclosed only as a note to an asterisk in Smart's press information announcing the offer. The Smart financing is for $99 a month for 36 months, with a balloon payment of $6,667 due at the end.

Last Lamborghini Diablo to cross the block at Barrett-Jackson auction

At the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale Auction on Saturday, the last Lamborghini Diablo 6.0 VT SE ever made will go up for auction with no reserve. In 2001, Lamborghini wanted to send off the long-lived Diablo properly and issued 40 Special Edition Diablo 6.0 VT SEs to end the line. Car No.