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Introduced as a 2004 model, the Touareg sport utility vehicle was Volkswagen's first foray into SUVs, and its most expensive vehicle at the time. Now VW will unveil a redesigned, second-generation 2011 Volkswagen Touareg at January's Detroit Auto Show.

The Touareg shares a basic platform with the high performance Porsche Cayenne SUV, itself being renewed for 2011, and the Audi Q7, which uses a longer wheelbase for greater interior room. All three vehicles are being redesigned at the same time.

The 2011 Touareg will include a hybrid model in the lineup, its first, along with a TDI clean-diesel model. TheCarConnection drove the current 2009...

When we asked Ford executive vice president Mark Fields about diesels last week, he said mildly, "You'll see diesels used in our truck line, especially the larger models."

Lo and behold, Ford has released details on its latest, 6.7-liter Power Stroke V8 diesel. It's the first one Ford has designed in-house after a deal with International to supply diesels for large F-Series pickups fell apart in a messy legal battle over warranty claims.

Ford says the new 6.7-liter V8 turbodiesel is the most powerful, the most refined, the greenest, and the most fuel-efficient diesel it has ever offered.

The new engine is described in lavish detail over on ...

Ford is in by far the best shape of the Detroit Three right now. Their sales are up compared to GM and Toyota, and their 2009 Ford Focus and 2009 Ford Escape were two of the top-selling cars bought using Cash-for-Clunkers credits.

TheCarConnection.com was lucky enough to attend a Ford social event in New York City last night, part of a 100-city "Taurus Tour" to dealerships, small-town ball games, and other events to let the public see, touch, and ride in the redesigned 2010 Ford Taurus.

We got a chance to chat with Mark Fields, Ford's executive vice president and president of the Americas, in an open-air bar high above the Hudson River,...