{"id":117403,"date":"2009-12-30T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-31T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-30-09\/"},"modified":"2009-12-30T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-31T00:20:00","slug":"daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-30-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/117403","title":{"rendered":"Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.30.09"},"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\/30\/2010-audi-r8-5-2-fsi-v10-review\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/lead1_audir8v10review_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/2010-audi-r8-5-2-fsi-v10-review\/\" title=\"View Review: 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 reminds us we're in the wrong tax bracket\" >Review: 2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 reminds us we&#8217;re in the wrong tax bracket<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Is it the penultimate everyday supercar or a defanged Lambo for two-thirds the price? We put the R8 V10 through the wringer for a week to find out if it deserves a top spot on our lottery list.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a class=\"uturn-thumb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/video-our-audi-r8-5-2-fsi-v10-cameos-on-the-smoking-tire\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/r8cam2_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/video-our-audi-r8-5-2-fsi-v10-cameos-on-the-smoking-tire\/\" title=\"View Video: Our Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 cameos on The Smoking Tire\" >Video: Our Audi R8 5.2 FSI V10 cameos on The Smoking Tire<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Smoking Tire&#8217;s Matt Farah broke his leg while hooning in the snow. So who could possibly replace the one-legged wonder for the latest episode? One Dr. Lieberman, with a bad jacket and worse facial hair.<\/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\/30\/spy-shots-first-look-at-2012-hyundai-veloster\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/veloster-proto-630-enlarge_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a  title=\"View Spy Shots: First look at 2012 Hyundai Veloster?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/spy-shots-first-look-at-2012-hyundai-veloster\/\">Spy Shots: First look at 2012 Hyundai Veloster?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Spies catch a camo&#8217;d hatch testing on the track. Could it be the all-new Hyundai Veloster? We think so and so do a few well placed sources.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Also of interest:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/report-quebec-drivers-face-hefty-fine-if-they-dont-drive-on-sn\/\"><strong>Quebec drivers face hefty fine<\/strong> if they don&#8217;t drive on snow tires<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/report-ford-dealers-say-kuga-should-be-named-escape-in-u-s-d\/\"><strong>Ford dealers say Kuga should be named Escape<\/strong> in U.S. &#8211; Do you agree? [w\/POLL]<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/report-no-2010-kia-borrego-future-fate-uncertain\/\">No <strong>2010 Kia Borrego<\/strong>, model&#8217;s future uncertain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/video-2011-volvo-s60-is-one-shapely-swede\/\">Video: <strong>2011 Volvo S60<\/strong> is one shapely Swede<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/30\/breaking-gm-reportedly-extends-bidding-deadline-for-saab-produ\/\">GM reportedly <strong>extends bidding deadline for Saab<\/strong>, production to restart?<\/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\/30\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-30-09\/\">Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.30.09<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 19:20:00 EST.  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