The Jetta is a Golf with a boot.
Save the picture down, open it in Photoshop and go to FILE - FILE INFO - CAMERA DATA 1
This shows you all the information you need about how the picture was taken and what camera/lens/aperture/shutter speed/ISO...
Canon 40D
12mm focul length
Shutter speed 1.250th sec
f/8
ISO 100
Aperture priority
To get the correect exposure on the sky he may have used a graduated neutral density filter or used the IMAGE - ADJUSTMENTS - SHADOW/HIGHLIGHTS function in Photoshop CS2/CS3.
Pictures are very well composed.