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	<title>Direct Shift</title>
	
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	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Long-term update: 2009 VW Jetta TDI Wagon</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:28:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Golf]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Jetta/Bora/Vento]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Long-term update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2009 VW Jetta Wagon 2.0TDI Highline with 6-speed DSG, rear side airbags, ESP and Sirius Satelite radio
Price as tested: CDN$33035
Mileage since picked up: 15200km
Regular maintenance: 0
Unscheduled repairs: 0
On our last update, we were quest to find out whether TDI makes any difference when it comes to cold weather fuel economy. The result is simply [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Mercedes E550 Coupe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:21:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[E-Class]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Mercedes E550 Coupe with AMG Sport Pkg and Premium Pkg
Price as tested: CDN$71900
Performance: Just like its sedan silibing, the E-Class Coupe is currently powered by 1 of 2 engines. The base E350 is powered by a 268hp 3.5 liter V6 or the uplevel V8 in our tester. As with the model designation, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Hyundai Santa Fe</title>
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		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/02/22/2010-hyundai-santa-fe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:22:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Hyundai]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Santa Fe]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5 V6 Limited
Price as tested: CDN$35799
Performance: While the 2.7 liter V6 has been replaced by a 2.4 liter 4-cylinder as a base engine. Santa Fe&#8217;s 3.3 liter has been upgraded to 3.5 liter, as its has always been the engine of choice for such a heavy vehicle. 1868 kg to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 VW Golf GTI</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/dNpEvCOmd_g/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/02/15/2010-vw-golf-gti/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:27:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[GTI]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Volkswagen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 VW Golf GTI 5-doors with Luxury Leather Pkg, Technology Pkg and 18&#8243; alloy wheels
Price as tested: CDN$36605
Performance: &#8220;It it ain&#8217;t broke, don&#8217;t fix it&#8221; has always been the clue for all the successful model. That&#8217;s exactly the dliemma faced by VW when it comes to redesign the benchmark of the hot hatch segment, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Long-term test drive: 2010 Toyota Matrix XR AWD</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/Mnt_pJX13qI/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/02/12/long-term-test-drive-2010-toyota-matrix-xr-awd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corolla/Matrix]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Long-term test]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Toyota]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Toyota Matrix XR AWD with automatic transmission
Price as tested: CDN$22190
Total mileage of the entire test: 500km
Fuel economy: 9 liters per 100km (70% city/30% urban cycle)
I came away unimpressively when I first drove the 2nd generation of the Toyota Matrix a year ago. So we decided to put Matrix into a long-term drive to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/T3oDNFKgeQo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/02/09/2010-audi-a5-cabriolet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[A5/S5/RS5]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Audi]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Audi A5 Cabriolet 2.0T Premium with S-Line and 6-speed Tiptronic
Price as tested: CDN$62050
Performance: Other than the newly introduced A5 Cabriolet into the A5 family for 2010, Audi has added an entry-level 2.0T. On the other end of the spectum, Audi has replaced the 4.2 liter V8 with 3.0 liter supercharged engine in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Follow-up test: 2010 Volvo S80 T6</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/ITx7E93R2is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/02/05/follow-up-test-2010-volvo-s80-t6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Follow-up test]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[S80]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Volvo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Volvo S80 T6 AWD with Tech Package
Price as tested: CDN$65710
When the 2nd generation S80 launched back in 2007, we were criticized for its choice of the powertrains. While the base 3.2 liter I-6 is a better buy, it doesn&#8217;t have the performance needed in such a heavy car. The 4.4 liter V8 is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Land Rover LR4</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/X6SqNhQ2jiw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/01/31/2010-land-rover-lr4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[LR4]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Land Rover]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Land Rover LR4 with HSE Luxury Pkg (7-seater) and Heavy Duty Pkg
Price as tested: CDN$73560
Performance: The new LR-V8 is sourced from its sister company, Jaguar&#8217;s AJ-V8, as both Jaguar and Land Rover are under the India&#8217;s Tata umberlla. That isn&#8217;t come as a surprise as sharing engine is the way of saving costs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Subaru Outback</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/dZ0gMZQa4ns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/01/24/2010-subaru-outback/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:27:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Outback]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Subaru]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Subaru Outback 2.5i Limited Package
Price as tested: CDN$35795
Performance: Starting on 4th generation of Legacy, the only wagon bodystyle available is the Outback. Regular Legacy wagon is no longer available as Subaru thinks it doesn&#8217;t have enough demand to justify its existence in the marketplace. The subject of our test drive is the new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo</title>
		<link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DirectShift/~3/R3U1h1mkSs8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.directshift.com/wordpress/2010/01/18/2010-porsche-panamera-turbo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 17:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vwaudia4</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Panamera]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Porsche]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vehicle: 2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo with 18-way adapative sports seats with memory pkg and Park Assist
Price as tested: CDN$158810
Performance: When it comes to building performance car, Porsche is no stranger to anyone else. The Panamera, however, is Porsche&#8217;s first foray into the Porsche sedan segment. A great performance sedan has to begin with a great [...]]]></description>
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