{"id":73584,"date":"2009-12-09T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-10T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-9-09\/"},"modified":"2009-12-09T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-10T00:20:00","slug":"daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-9-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/73584","title":{"rendered":"Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.9.09"},"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\/09\/2010-lexus-gx-460-first-drive\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2010lexusgx460fd_04_opt_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/2010-lexus-gx-460-first-drive\/\" title=\"View First Drive: 2010 Lexus GX 460 sticks to its trucky roots\" >First Drive: 2010 Lexus GX 460 sticks to its trucky roots<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Lexus GX has always played second fiddle to the RX crossover, but what the body-on-frame &#8216;ute lacks in snob appeal, it makes up for with a rugged chassis and a top-notch interior.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a class=\"uturn-thumb\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/video-presenting-the-coolest-honda-civic-wagon-film-ever\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/attack-wagon-ii-freeze_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/video-presenting-the-coolest-honda-civic-wagon-film-ever\/\" title=\"View VIDEO: Presenting the coolest Honda Civic Wagon film ever\" >VIDEO: Presenting the coolest Honda Civic Wagon film ever<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>It&#8217;s decidedly less sexy than other all-wheel drive rally machines, but one proud Civic Wagon owner created a video tribute to his bruised beater&#8230; and now we want one too.<\/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\/09\/first-shots-of-the-hennessey-performance-venom-gt\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" hspace=\"4\" vspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/01-venom-gt-shop-630op_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a  title=\"View EXCLUSIVE: First shots of the Hennessey Performance Venom GT\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/first-shots-of-the-hennessey-performance-venom-gt\/\">EXCLUSIVE: First shots of the Hennessey Performance Venom GT<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Hennessey has been working overtime on its Venom GT &#8212; a ZR1-powered Elise that&#8217;s taking aim at the world&#8217;s supercar elite. But before the VGT makes its debut, we can an exclusive glimpse of the coupe under construction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Also of interest:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/bertone-mantide-goes-from-blush-to-pale-looks-better-for-it\/\"><strong>Bertone Mantide<\/strong> goes from blush to pale, looks better for it<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/mitsubishi-launches-big-incentives-through-sams-club\/\"><strong>Mitsubishi launches big incentives<\/strong> through Sam&#8217;s Club<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/dartz-creates-car-to-commemorate-russian-suv-whale-penis-debacle\/\"><strong>Dartz<\/strong> creates car to commemorate <strong>Russian SUV whale penis debacle<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/report-gm-ford-to-dramatically-increase-q1-production-versus-y\/\"><strong>GM, Ford to dramatically increase Q1 production<\/strong> versus year ago numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/09\/rumormill-mini-coupe-and-roadster-could-go-on-sale-as-early-as\/\"><strong>Mini Coupe and Roadster<\/strong> could go on sale as early as 2011<\/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\/09\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-9-09\/\">Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.9.09<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:20:00 EST.  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