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The hunt is on -- It may be time to have an intervention with Mitsubishi. To hype its new Colt (not to be confused with the Dodge Colt, which was, in fact, a worked-over Mitsubishi), Mitsubishi has hidden Colt "parts" on the internet, which fans can then collect, scavenger-hunt style. Weirder still: the "parts" are stashed on BitTorrent sites, which are typically used for bootleg blockbusters and porn. Who is in Mitsubishi's marketing department and what clinical trials are they participating in? [MotorAuthority]

Idolatry -- Ford is clearly convinced that the Fusion's target demographic is the same one that watches American Idol. In fact,...

You know everything about trucks--step-in height, towing capacity, which bolo tie goes with the horns on the grille. Now it's time to find out what TheCarConnection.com's team of reviewers thinks about the latest pickup trucks--and to win a pair of new Infinity Primus speakers!

We're giving away a pair of these speakers--courtesy our buddies over at Harman Becker, which owns the Infinity brand--to the reader that correctly names the highest-rated full-size truck on TheCarConnection.com and is chosen at random from correct entries.

It's simple--look over our 2008 and 2009 reviews for pickup trucks and post a comment on this page. Tell us...

Some of us at TCC remember the Ford Mustang's first appearance some 45 years ago. Younger folks remember when their dads ran out and bought one to assuage the pain and depression of mid-life crisis. Many of us have actually owned a Mustang--the luckiest, having pre-disco-era models.

All of which is to say that we're very happy celebrate the anniversary of one of America's favorite icons, automotive or otherwise. We've loved the Mustang from the very start--from its precocious muscle-car beginnings, through its awkward, trying-to-fit-in style of the 1980s, to its rather awesome rebirth in recent years.

We are not alone. In fact, Ford is...