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Auto Talk: Buick Moves To Trademark Electra
Could General Motors be planning to dust off another moniker from its heyday and reintroduce a Buick Electra? The General filed an application to protect the trademark on June 5, which might hint at a future, full-size Buick model. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Lutz Stumps For Romney Despite Opposition To Auto Bailout
Bob Lutz has put Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s numerous past comments about the automotive bailout behind him, according to Automotive News. During a recent episode of “The Kudlow Report” on CNBC, the former auto executive made it clear he now backs Romney for the 2012 presidential election, saying “[Romney] now says he was totally in favor of [the bailout] and suggested it.” Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Audi SQ5 Released With 313-hp Twin-turbo Diesel
Audi is using the 24 Hours of Le Mans as a launching pad for its latest performance machine. Based on the Q5 crossover platform, the (long-rumored) SQ5 boasts 313 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter diesel engine to move its not insignificant mass to 60 miles per hour in just five seconds. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: Mini Reanimates Rocketman Concept For London Olympics, Is It Reconsidering Production?
Has the Mini Rocketman concept really burned up like a fuse up there alone? Don’t count it as grounded just yet, because while the last we heard BMW had canned the idea of producing the miniest of neo-Minis, it has given the original concept car a new lease on life. Funk Flex
Auto Talk: 2013 Hyundai Elantra Coupe Priced From $17,445
Remember when Hyundai was a 98-pound weakling? Now it’s become a muscle-bound bully, going and picking fights with the likes of Honda. As if the launch of the Elantra Coupe isn’t enough of a slap in the face of Honda’s two-door Civic, Hyundai’s press release announcing pricing calls out Civic repeatedly. Funk Flex
