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The other side of the curtain: A look back at Lada, Volga and more

While Americans in the 1960s and '70s were enjoying the heyday of muscle-car madness, our friends over in the Soviet Union were treated to an entirely different kind of automobile. Fiat-based Ladas and Russian-born Volgas were the cars of the day, and our friends at Retronaut have gathered some press materials and advertisements for the compact sedans. Lada was named after a famous Czech manufacturer of sewing machines in the 1960s.

Suzuki adds 50 Cent to Super Bowl ad

Earlier this week, Suzuki revealed its Super Bowl ad, and on Thursday it released a final version that now includes music by rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. Check out the new version here--it saves you from waiting until Sunday's game to see it. If you can't get enough of Super Bowl car ads, check out our video slideshow of all the automotive Super Bowl commercials released so far at shopautoweek.com.

Jaguar XF Sportbrake (2012) first official pictures

This is the new Jaguar XF Sportbrake, the long-awaited estate version of Jaguar’s XF. The new Jaguar XF Sportbrake will be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva motor show in March 2012.  The backside of this new Jaguar XF Sportbrake is the most important part – what can you tell me? From the B-pillar backwards the XF Sportbrake is new, and it culminates in XJ-style blacked-out rear pillars, as predicted by CAR.