{"id":109439,"date":"2009-12-28T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-28-09\/"},"modified":"2009-12-28T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T00:20:00","slug":"daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-28-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/109439","title":{"rendered":"Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.28.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"u-turn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/uturn\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"0\" vspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/u-turn-banner.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-1\">\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a class=\"uturn-thumb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/road-trip-2009-toyota-venza-a-few-refinements-short-of-a-great\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01_venzaroadtrip_opt_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/road-trip-2009-toyota-venza-a-few-refinements-short-of-a-great\/\" title=\"View Road Trip: 2009 Toyota Venza a few refinements short of a great ride\" >Road Trip: 2009 Toyota Venza a few refinements short of a great ride<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Toyota Venza prides itself on its functionality and daily livability, so we take it on a road trip to see if this high-riding wagon can deliver comfort and utility on a long slog south.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a class=\"uturn-thumb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/charting-the-top-10-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-of-2009\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/bestselling2009_opt_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/charting-the-top-10-best-selling-cars-and-trucks-of-2009\/\" title=\"View Charting the Top 10 Best-Selling Cars and Trucks of 2009\" >Charting the Top 10 Best-Selling Cars and Trucks of 2009<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>With auto sales at two-decade low, we look back on the top ten best-selling vehicles of 2009. It&#8217;s more of the same, but with a few new twists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2\">\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a class=\"uturn-thumb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/video-2011-ford-mustang-gt-shown-rollin-with-its-5-0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/630blackstang_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a  title=\"View VIDEO: 2011 Ford Mustang GT shown rollin' with its 5.0\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/video-2011-ford-mustang-gt-shown-rollin-with-its-5-0\/\">VIDEO: 2011 Ford Mustang GT shown rollin&#8217; with its 5.0<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s officially 2011 Ford Mustang day, so in addition to the debut of the all-new 5.0 GT and it&#8217;s race-bred stablemate, Ford has released video of the updated pony car showing off its tweaked lines and uprated powerplant.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Also of interest:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/report-stop-start-tech-saves-fuel-so-why-cant-we-get-it-in-th\/\"><strong>Stop-start tech saves fuel<\/strong>, so why can&#8217;t we get it in the States? Blame the EPA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/new-gran-turismo-5-trailer-confirms-new-courses-general-awesome\/\">VIDEO: New<strong> Gran Turismo 5<\/strong> trailer confirms new courses, general awesomeness<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/environmental-group-sues-honda-for-save-the-earth-trademark-in\/\"><strong>Environmental group sues Honda<\/strong> for &#8220;Save The Earth&#8221; trademark infringement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/if-saab-closes-will-the-new-9-5-live-on-wearing-a-buick-badge\/\">If Saab closes, will <strong>the new 9-5 live on wearing a Buick badge<\/strong>?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/video-griffin-up-saab-supporter-creates-mash-up-in-support-of\/\">VIDEO: Griffin Up! <strong>Saab supporter creates mash-up<\/strong> in support of brand<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/uturn\"><small>Browse our archive of Daily U-Turn posts or subscribe to the RSS feed<br \/>\n<\/small><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/28\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-28-09\/\">Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.28.09<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:20:00 EST.  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