Edmunds.com Car Buyer Headlines

"I love the smell of Audi in the morning."

or

"You'd be amazed at the things you get away with while wearing a lab coat!"

We found this one of an Audi steering wheel and thought it went well with our recent smell-themed caption contests. You've got 'till Monday for this one! Get to it.

"Inspired and humbled by all of the great cars that came before us, like the BMW M5 or the BMW E63. We didn't see this time as something to cherish, but more a starting line from which to keep pushing."

Just a week ago we brought you a behind the scene's "Making of" video for the new Cadillac CTS-V commercial celebrating the 'world's fastest production sedan's'" 7:59 Nurburgring lap time (the one they got 2 years ago though this was filmed recently). Clearly, Caddy wanted to strike while the iron was hot-- we still remember that behind the scenes -- and now the full length ad is already here.

 If there's anything scarier than young girls (see: The Ring. Resident Evil. The Shining. ) it's young girls who can just pop out of concrete chasing a holographic ball. Seriously. This is going to cause panic and accidents.

But what is it exactly? No, it's not a genetic freak with Shaq-shoes and naturally low resolution, it's a 3D image that Vancouver Traffic Safety will be projecting on the roadway-- at a cost of $15,000. From a distance of over 30 meters (98.5 feet) it'll just be an anomaly, but get within that distance and it materializes into a small girl chasing a ball across the street.

The program will be implemented in school zone areas and is the latest attempt to get drivers to be cautious in such high foot-traffic zones.

The program starts next week.

( The Globe and Mail )

In his new book, "Overhaul" former head of President Obama's Auto Task Force and guy who fired Rick Wagoner, Steve Rattner, spills the beans on what it was like to deal with a failed / failing industry and an $85-billion band-aid.

While the book will be on sale Oct. 14, The Detroit News, Washington Post and Huffington Post all received advanced copies and came up with some jewels:

-  Rahm Emanuel (Chief of Staff) doesn't respect the UAW.

- Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne told UAW boss Ron Gettlefinger that they (the UAW) needs to "embrace a culture of poverty, not a culture of entitlement," and recommended retiree health-care be chopped.

- Fritz Henderson wanted to move GM out of Detroit to the GM Tech Center in Warren, Michigan, to reduce costs and keep executives hip to what's going on "on the ground." The White House, however, thought it would be too damaging for Detroit, calling it a "bridge too far."

- The White House and Rattner wanted Nissan/Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn to run GM, but Ghosn declined because he "felt considerable loyalty to both companies (nissan/renault- Ed.) and wanted to see them through the crisis."

( Automotive News )

For more on Rattner's book, see Edmunds AutoObserver.

A reader spotted this image of the face-lifted Mercedes-Benz B-Class. You'll remember the B-Class as the sub C-Class-sized premium hatchback Mercedes keeps waffling on bringing to the U.S.

We've seen Spy Shots of the 2012 Mercedes Benz B-Class before and, despite ever-tightening CAFE regulations, we probably won't see it here. Which, I suppose, marks the second time today we've posted a hatchback you probably won't be able to buy.

( Thanks to Johan for the tip. Got something good? Submission (@) Edmunds.com )