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Honda today kept things fun in New York, announcing Dog Friendly components fitted to its 2009 Element small SUV. Changes were made to a 2009 Element in order to make it a safer place for you pooch as well as lessening the chances of you colliding with your canine in the cabin.

The Dog Friendly™ components were designed specifically for the Element, they say, and "demonstrate the potential for a dedicated pet restraint system designed to meet the needs of dog owners." A production version of the Dog Friendly Element is slated for this fall.

Major features of the Dog Friendly Element include:

Proving once and for all that the Volkswagen New Beetle is NOT a vehicle for manly men (or perhaps strictly for the closets of their secret mountain cabins), Volkswagen announces a proud, pink, rhinestone-bedazzled Malibu Barbie New Beetle convertible in honor of the dysmorphic doll's 50th. Said VW: “Like the New Beetle, Barbie has made a remarkable impact on pop culture history, and still remains a cultural icon today.” They rolled the thing out at Barbie doll’s Malibu Dream House exclusive birthday celebration.

Check these details: pink quilted leather lined door pockets and arm rests. A motorized vanity in the trunk. "Plenty of...

Opposites attract. So sang Paula Abdul back before she was reduced to incoherent babbling on American Idol and drunk appearances on morning news shows. Mercedes agrees with the 80s pop icon, but they're talking specifically about the colors black and white, the only colors applied to every inch of their new special edition SLK 2LOOK introduced at the Geneva Motor Show.

SLK 2LOOK is an awfully festive (not to mention text-messagey) model name for the typically-sober Mercedes-Benz; maybe they're trying to ride the MINI marketing mojo, or perhaps some sassy Smart execs have moved up through the ranks.

Standard exterior colors are calcite...