{"id":93006,"date":"2009-12-21T19:20:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-22T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-21-09\/"},"modified":"2009-12-21T19:20:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-22T00:20:00","slug":"daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-21-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/93006","title":{"rendered":"Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.21.09"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"u-turn\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/tag\/uturn\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"0\" hspace=\"0\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/06\/u-turn-banner.png\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"col-1\">\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/review-2009-mtm-audi-a3-sportback-is-a-singular-sport-with-ut\/\" class=\"uturn-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/mtms3_review---04_opt_thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a  title=\"View Review: 2009 MTM Audi A3 Sportback is a singular sport (with) utility\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/review-2009-mtm-audi-a3-sportback-is-a-singular-sport-with-ut\/\">Review: 2009 MTM Audi A3 Sportback is a singular sport (with) utility<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that $55,000 is a lot of coin to spend on an upgraded Audi A3. But considering the time, expense and DMV heroics required to import an S3 into the States, the MTM Sportback could be a performance bargain for four-ring aficionados.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-noble-m600-attempts-to-kill-clarkson-embarasses-enzo\/\" class=\"uturn-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/2010-noble-m600-high-res-630op_thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a  title=\"View VIDEO: Noble M600 attempts to kill Clarkson, embarasses Enzo\" href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/video-noble-m600-attempts-to-kill-clarkson-embarasses-enzo\/\" style=\"font-weight: bold;\">VIDEO: Noble M600 attempts to kill Clarkson, embarasses Enzo<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>No climate control. No sat-nav. No ABS. No ESP. What the Noble M600 lacks in luxury and safety amenities it makes up for in raw, mechanical brutality. And when Clarkson and the Stig test it out, the results are predictably deranged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2\">\n<div class=\"minipost\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/report-ford-believes-it-can-get-premium-dollars-for-fiesta-w\/\" class=\"uturn-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" hspace=\"4\" border=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2009\/12\/fiesta-1280-2011-blue-630_thumbnail.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/report-ford-believes-it-can-get-premium-dollars-for-fiesta-w\/\" title=\"View REPORT: Ford believes it can get premium dollars for Fiesta... what do you think?\" >Ford believes it can get premium dollars for Fiesta&#8230; what do you think?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Mini Cooper proved that Americans are willing to pay for an up-market sub-compact. But are consumers willing to do the same for the Fiesta? Ford thinks so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Also of interest:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/2011-toyota-sienna-pricing-announced-starts-at-24-260-se-30\/\"><strong>2011 Toyota Sienna<\/strong> pricing announced, starts at $24,260; sporty SE $30,550<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/bmw-z4-gt3-coming-in-2010-with-m3-powerplant\/\"><strong>BMW Z4 GT3<\/strong> coming in 2010 with M3 powerplant<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/sync-ftw-ford-adding-mobile-internet-compatibility-to-usb-ports\/\">SYNC FTW: <strong>Ford adding mobile internet compatibility<\/strong> to USB ports<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/breaking-ex-microsoft-cfo-chris-liddell-named-cfo-of-general-mo\/\">Ex-Microsoft CFO <strong>Chris Liddell named CFO of General Motors<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/rumormill-bmw-activehybrid-5-concept-could-debut-in-geneva\/\"><strong>BMW ActiveHybrid 5<\/strong> concept could debut in Geneva?<\/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\/21\/daily-u-turn-what-you-missed-on-12-21-09\/\">Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.21.09<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:20:00 EST.  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