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...long ago, if you wanted a convertible car you had to sacrifice a few things. Being able to carry on a conversation while racing down the highway, for starters . Staying warm in winter was another, since many ragtops could be drafty. Thieves and vandals could slash their way in. And there was always the prospect of having to do battle with the roof while attempting to raise it, usually just a few minutes into your trip, when the rains would come...
...talk of importing another retro favorite, the Scirocco, which is being revived in Europe. VW aims to double sales in the U.S. over the next five to six years. "If we're going to be a global player, we have to address our underperformance in the world's biggest car market," says Adrian Hallmark, executive vice president of Volkswagen of America...
...either late or missed virtually every automotive trend: hybrids, crossovers, small SUVs. VW got so out of touch with U.S. consumers that in 2005 the company sent a group of employees, dubbed the Moonraker team, to the U.S. to spend a year figuring out what Americans wanted in a car. The answer: models designed specifically for this market...
...government study has found that the average American car weighs 500 lbs. more than it did 10 years ago. However, this is only true if the average American is sitting in the car." CONAN O'BRIEN...
Ford Retires Taurus Nearly 7 million sold since 1985 The last Ford Taurus rolls off an Atlanta assembly line this week. In the mid-'90s it was America's most popular car. But sales sank as Ford neglected the sedan in favor of flashier gas guzzlers...