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Volvo will market entry-level car to rival VW Golf

Volvo plans to offer a Volkswagen Golf competitor as part of a plan to expand the automaker's product line. Speaking in London last week, new Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby said the next generation of the entry-level Volvo “will be a derivation of the C30, a Golf competitor,” according to the Web site www.autocar.co.uk. He also said Volvo's brand positioning would shift toward “functionality and Scandinavian elegance” and away from sportiness, according to the Web site.

The truly awful finally get recognition at Concours d'LeMons

Finally, the Phantom Hurst Edition Pacer gets the respect that has so long eluded it. Ditto the Kate Jackson edition Bobcat/Pinto thing. And custom vans, remember them?

LeMans winner Johnny O'Connell answers your driving questions

The guy's been racing professionally since 1987. He's won at LeMans four times. He's used to success, but this week he's an instructor at Bondurant, trying to make a halfway decent driver out of your humble editor.