Ford is bringing it's voice activated navigation, music, and phone SYNC system to the 08 Lincoln Navigators. The SYNC retrofit kit costs under $550 installed. Ford first introduced the Microsoft-powered SYNC system on the 2008 Ford Focus.  And 11 other 2008MY products soon followed, including the Ford Edge, Taurus, and the Lincoln MKX and Lincoln MKZ. The add-on system is fully integrated, functional and upgradeable to support future SYNC features and functions. More than 100,000 SYNC-equipped vehicles are on the road today, and Ford SYNC is on track to reach 1 million sales in early 2009.

The folks over at MotorTrend took the new 08 Mustang Shelby GT out for a first test drive. "The current GT500 is fast, sophisticated, and a Motor Trend fave. But we've always known there were sharper teeth hidden within. "Can we have less understeer, please? Not so much front-end lift at high speed? A more planted rear end is a must, and nastier intake and exhaust noises would be just ducky."

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“Hey Batman, where’s Robin?” This Lotus is really more than the fierce Dark Night ride it resembles. The Lotus has got what it takes to truly enjoy the ride inside too. This is the vehicle you can drive to the track, race at the track & then drive the baby home. This is your daily drive that connects you to the road.

Volkswagen, the first foreign automaker to enter the Chinese market and a sponsor of the 2008 Beijing games, urged China's government on Thursday, April 24th, to "embrace the spirit of the Olympic Games". (Photo --- VW's Lavida sedan is the first "China-only" car made by Shanghai Volkswagen, and was debuted at the recent 2008 Beijing Auto Show). Everyone around the world knows what a fantastic "success" the Beijing Olympic Torch Armored Stampede, uh, Run, has been, at least in those countries where a brutal, militaristic central government can offer the Torch Run the kind of, uh, "encouragement" desired by their like-minded buddies in Beijing. (Photos --- It was protesters versus police in San Francisco; a torch-bearer enjoys his moment in the San Francisco sun).

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Sometimes the car you can afford isn't one you're proud of. Some may consider this a life changer!  A new car you can afford that you will be proud to drive. With gas prices and environmental concerns reaching record highs at a time of moderate economic uncertainty, the vehicles that made our 2008 list of 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000 — typically a gas-sipping bunch — are cooler than they've ever been. More fun, more practical and more amenity-laden, today's entry-level vehicles deliver more than simply affordable and efficient transportation. They're fun to drive and feature-filled. First-time buyers and frugal down-sizers have never had it so good.