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Senator pushes NHTSA to revisit Toyota accelerator issue

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley is pressing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to take another look at questions about what caused Toyota Motor Corp.

New Audi Quattro at Paris – The UrQuattro Concept

Audi UrQuattro Concept - Car Magazine's apparently 'On the Money' rendering It’s thirty years since the Audi Quattro stormed the world and changed the perception of Audi forever. No longer the son of NSU, but a premium maker with rally heart; in many ways the real beginning of the Audi world domination plan. At Geneva this year Audi payed homage to its history, but word is reaching us that the Paris Motor Show will go one step further, with a full-blown, ready to produce 21st century Audi UrQuattro Concept.

Cash for clunkers: Is it ready for prime time in America?

One proposed solution to prop up new-car sales in the United States involves paying bonuses to owners of older vehicles who send their cars to the scrapyard and buy new ones. Proponents say that not only does the auto industry benefit, but so does the environment, as emissions decrease and fuel economy typically improves in newer models. Critics, however, say that scrapping older vehicles hurts collectors by reducing the number of older models available and also hurts those least able to afford to buy newer vehicles by driving up the price of used cars.