Honda talks about bigger hybrids, Cash for Clunkers might have been a huge boondoggle, Infiniti will get an electric car, should DWT be punished harder than DUI? And we take you for a ride in the frustratingly fun Scion xB.
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EPISODE 142
SHOW NOTES• Should DWT being punished more severely than DUI?
• CNET drives the new 2010 VW GTI
• CNET review of the 2010 Scion xB
• World distance record claimed for driving an electric car on a single charge
Lexus is about to put the V-10 LFA into production; Ford puts batteries in the Focus; Nissan swears that goofy Land Glider is for real; we discuss why your cell phone may not work worth a damn in your next new car; and we take a ride in the luxury crossover that started it all.
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EPISODE 141
SHOW NOTES• Lexus' first supercar is reality: The LFA
• Honda CR-Z coming to the U.S.
• California energy rules could hamper in-car cell phone reception
If you thought the VW Golf GTI was small before, wait until you check out the GTI Project.
(Credit: Volkswagen)Volkswagen takes its fun, compact GTI and makes it even smaller in the new GTI Project Web game.
In the GTI Project, you find yourself behind the wheel of a Volkwagen GTI that's been reduced to the size of a slot car. VW's engineers demonstrate some of the GTI's performance prowess, then put you in control as you race around the track toward low lap times. Navigating the track is a single button affair. You control only the throttle in an attempt to go as quickly as possible without spinning off of the course.
Using only the throttle, drivers must go quickly without spinning off of the track.
(Credit: Volkswagen)There are neat touches, such as the giant engineer who puts the car back on course if you should fail, or the worldwide leaderboard that lets drivers see how they measure up globally.
As Web games go, the GTI Project is pretty simple, but it's definitely a great way to kill an hour. Check it out at http://www.theGTIproject.com.
Volkswagen unveiled the next generation GTI, which we'll see next year, at the 2008 Paris auto show.
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