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Quirky Saab looks headed for junkyard

Barring a last-minute reprieve, long-ailing Swedish automaker Saab could be about to follow such brands as Plymouth, Packard, Oldsmobile and Pontiac into oblivion.

It’s hip to be Cube: Kicking off a year with Nissan’s funky box:

Square cars are nothing new to the United States, with the Scion xB and the Honda Element being available for a number of years.

E85 makes inroads on cost and availability:

Three years ago, we embarked on a Midwest road trip in search of what was then the Holy Grail of fuel: E85.

2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S, an AW Drivers Log:

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Simply a joy to drive. I've said this 58,490,358,903,458,390 times, but it remains true: No other car gives the tactile sensations, the driving pureness, that a Porsche does, and a 911 is perhaps the best example of that.

The 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera S, an AW Drivers Log:

EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Simply a joy to drive. I've said this 58,490,358,903,458,390 times but it remains true: No other car gives the tactile sensations, a driving pureness that a Porsche does, and a 911 is perhaps the best example of that.

Gunman, other man dead after Calif. casino standoff

A man who was fired from his job at the Barona Resort and Casino last month shot and killed a man in the gaming commission's security office Tuesday, then fatally turned the gun on himself, San Diego County sheriff's officials said.

Even More Problems for Toyota Part III

Throw your Toyota in the dumpster, it's junk. Even a caveman can do better.

GM launches Pontiac and Saturn fire sale

CNNMoney.com -- General Motors will offer auto dealers large incentives to move vehicles from its defunct Saturn and Pontiac brands in a sale that deeply discounts the cars' sticker prices.

Maritime watchdog: Somali pirates seized UK tanker

Somali pirates have hijacked a UK-flagged chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden, the first merchant vessel to be seized in the area in nearly six months, a maritime watchdog said Tuesday.

Gunman empties gun on man in car, reloads, empties again

Myron Thomas was sitting in a car in the South Side's Chatham neighborhood Sunday night when a gunman opened fire on him two separate times, leaving him dead with 13 gunshot wounds, sources said.