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2011 VW Eos Facelift revealed

The VW Eos gets a tweak for 2011 Please, don’t get too excited. This is more of a rhinoplasty than a facelift; more about putting the latest family nose on Volkswagens’s Coupe Cabriolet than anything else. So what exactly is the extent of the changes to the 2011 VW Eos?

Mercedes-Benz axes Maybach

High ranking Mercedes-Benz sources have confirmed to Autoweek that the underperforming Maybach brand will be officially killed off in 2013. The decision to disband Mercedes-Benz’s upper luxury marque comes after a decade of disappointing sales for the Maybach 57 and 62 and a recent decision from the German car maker’s chairman Dieter Zetsche not to push ahead with the development replacement models – the likes of which were tentatively due out in 2014 – owing to what one insider describes as a “positive move to focus greater attention on the Mercedes-Benz brand” . “We’ve come to the conclusion that it is better to cut our losses with Maybach than to continue into an uncertain future with a brand that has failed to live up to original sales expectations," the insider said.

Porsche shows off 911 Carrera technology in new video

Porsche posted a video on its YouTube channel on Monday, and it nearly slipped right by us. It's a promotional piece that tries to make you want a new 911 Carrera. It does a good job.