2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S, Part Three

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2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S, Part One

As legend has it, Abraham Lincoln walked three miles through the snow to return a book because it was the honorable thing to do. That's nothing. I drove 164 miles through Texas in a 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan S to return a book because I've got a bad history of losing my best friend's books. I once loaned one to someone who took it to Spain and then loaned it to someone else who took it to San Francisco. I systematically destroyed another one with notes, dog-earing and misuse. Another one just disappeared altogether. I was on the verge of forever losing borrowing privileges from my few remaining friends. What else could I do? I headed towards Austin. More »

Detroit Auto Show: Nissan Reveals "Revolutionary" Forum Minivan Concept

Nissan's long strip tease over the new Forum concept is finally over — we now can show you the official pictures and details of what we'll be seeing live and in person at the Detroit Auto Show next month. We had a chance to touch the new Forum in Vegas at an embargoed event one evening and we can tell you, it's — umm — a minivan. Yeah, let's be honest, it's hard to get excited about a concept minivan. And although we applaud Nissan for wanting to design a concept vehicle that's unique and different, no matter what hyperbolic verbiage you use — whether it's "the next revolution in family transportation" or a "family passenger vehicle" — it's still a minivan. But hey, they've done a really good job of proving they've got some technology that could step their own bar up to compete with Chrysler. I mean check out those seats — they actually swivel and stuff! But somehow we think a design that de-emphasizes a B-pillar is probably not the best idea for the safety-minded minivan buyer. But what do we know, right? Fully breathless press release after the jump. More »