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2010 BMW 7-Series ? 750i ? 750Li ? 760Li ? ActiveHybrid 7 Bottom Line

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:15 +0000

The 2010 BMW 7-Series has come in from the cold. Last year brought the newest edition of the bigger Bimmer-and in its fifth generation, the luxury sedan got a style-ectomy that reversed the awkward proportions and surfaces of the 2002-2008 model. The quintessential BMW driving feel remains intact, despite a horde of new electronic interventions…

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2010 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class ? GL350 BlueTEC ? GL450 ? GL550 Bottom Line

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:08 +0000

It had been planned as the replacement for the military-ready Gelaendewagen, but when 2007 rolled around, Mercedes-Benz decided to keep that domesticated G-Class-and instead, pitched the newly developed GL-Class SUV as a more luxurious family vehicle with surprising off-road capabilities. Smart move: The GL-Class is among the best seven-seat SUVs…

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2010 Mercury Milan ? Milan Hybrid Bottom Line

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:55 +0000

Both restyled and extensively refreshed with new powertrains, the 2010 Mercury Milan and Milan Hybrid are remarkably good mid-size sedans that should be better known than they are. Although they’re mechanically identical to the Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid models, the Milan’s cleaner exterior and more stylish interior set it apart, taking it a…

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2010 Mercedes-Benz M-Class ? ML-Class — ML450 Hybrid ? ML350 BlueTEC ? ML350 ? ML450 Bottom Line

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:56 +0000

The original Mercedes-Benz M-Class gave the automaker its foothold in the SUV market and in America. Legally branded the ML-Class, to avoid problems with BMW and Infiniti, the M-Class was the first vehicle to come from the company’s Alabama factory back in 1998. More than a decade later, the ML-Class is in its final years of the current body…

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Ford’s Next Target For Online Marketing: The 2011 Super Duty

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:06 +0000

Pickup owners often get saddled with a fairly a narrow stereotype. They’re labeled as conservative, church-going, salt-of-the-earth NASCAR types who watch a lot of football and lack college degrees. As a result, many automakers assume that truck buyers don’t have the technical skill, the funds, or the interest to use the internet as much as…

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Chevrolet Goes Social At SXSW

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:13 +0000

When it comes to getting younguns interested in its vehicles, General Motors hasn’t been as aggressive as some of its competitors in exploiting Facebook, Flickr, Twitter, and other social media services. That may change over the next week and a half, however, as Chevrolet schleps to the heart of Texas for Austin’s annual South By Southwest…

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Ford Mustang Timeline: The Good, The Bad, and The Muscly

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:22 +0000

The Ford Mustang is one of a handful of cars rightfully called icons. Since its first spin on a car-show turntable at the World’s Fair in 1964, it’s been the auto industry’s standard measure of overnight success. And for at least some of its wild youth, it was the cautionary tale of what happens when a celebrity hits the skids. This month we’re…

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2010 Mercedes-Benz R-Class ? R350 ? R350 BlueTEC Bottom Line

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:34 +0000

If car companies treated their products like TV families, Mercedes-Benz would have a Brady-style dilemma on its hands with the R-Class. It’s such a Jan-the obedient, plain B student unfortunately born between two cuter, smarter, more talented siblings. The R-Class all but disappeared in the shadows of the five-seat ML-Class and seven-seater…

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2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Gets Carbon Limited Edition Model

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:40 +0000

When the 2006 Corvette Z06 was introduced, it represented the closest connection to the Corvette race cars ever. The 2009 Corvette ZR1 closed the gap between racing and production even further. This year, Chevrolet continues its tradition of track-to-street technology transfer with the 2011 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Carbon Limited Edition. The car is…

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2010 Porsche 911 ? Carrera ? 4S - Turbo ? Targa - Cabriolet Bottom Line

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:03:16 +0000

Since time immemorial-or was it the Sixties? Who can remember?-the Porsche 911 has been the outline for sports cars with its iconic teardrop shape and its iconoclastic handling. Never better than it is now, the 2010 Porsche 911 once again raises its own bar by dropping in a new Turbo model with faultless handling and urgent, propulsive boxer…

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