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Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe photos arrive early

We didn’t expect the CrossBlue Coupe to look quite as dramatically ‘squashed’ as the design sketches, and it doesn’t. But it does look like a decidedly rakish SUV with a distinctly more coupe look than the full-sized CrossBlue SUV we saw at Detroit in January. Apart from being sleeker than its boxy sibling, the CrossBlue Coupe is also less compendious, and drops the full 7-seats the Crossblue had in favour of a 5-set layout.

Gemballa's body found in South Africa

The body of car customizer Uwe Gemballa, who had been missing for eight months, has been found in South Africa. He was 54 at the time of his disappearance. Gemballa had traveled to South Africa in February on a business trip regarding the opening of a dealership in Johannesburg, according a Reuters report.

Whipped sets the stage for TV car carnage

There is no shortage of car carnage videos on the Internet. Now, Speed TV thinks it can translate that to your home with Whipped. Consider it the automotive equivalent of ABC's Wipeout show, where contestants will compete in four automotive-obstacle-course challenges.