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

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:03:46 +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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New Video: Does Mercedes-Benz Doubt America’s Sense Of Humor?

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:03:02 +0000

Sometimes, it seems as if automakers – and other advertisers, too — question America’s sense of humor. Many companies partner with ad agencies to create hilarious and/or shocking commercials for other countries, but 86 the edgy stuff before running them in the U.S. The Australian ad for the Toyota Yaris we mentioned a couple of months ago…

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

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:03:06 +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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2010 Mercedes-Benz R-Class ? R350 ? R350 BlueTEC Bottom Line

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:03:44 +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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St. Patrick’s Day Special: The Most Popular Cars Painted Green

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:03:27 +0000

We write a lot about green cars, here at GreenCarReports.com. Surprise, right? Now our partner TrueCar has provided some data about which cars are greenest. That is, which cars are most often ordered in the color green. Consider this our automotive celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Duit! It’s long been known that a green…

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2010 Mercedes-Benz S-Class ? S550? S600? S63? S65 AMG? S400 Hybrid Bottom Line

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:03:36 +0000

The S-Class four-door spans a wide gulf at the top of the Mercedes range. The largest Benz sedan short of the princely Maybach 57 and 62, the S-Class nudges $90,000 in its least expensive form and more than doubles that in AMG tune. Across the spectrum, the S-Class models share plenty of good things, from the latest safety technology to serenity…

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Aston Martin Goes Green With Zebra-Skin Baby Swan From Toyota

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:03:38 +0000

Last summer, lots of people thought it was a joke when famed British sports car maker Aston Martin said it would offer coachbuilt versions of Toyota’s tiny iQ minicar, in the guise of the greenest Aston ever, the Cygnet. (A cygnet is a baby swan, by the way.) Well, it wasn’t a joke. And now Aston Martin has released more details of the available…

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

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:03:00 +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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Preview: 2011 Scion xB

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:03:16 +0000

• What is it? The first major update to the Scion xB since 2007 • The basics: High-rev V- 10 and rear-wheel drive fun • On sale: Now • Price: From $16,000 Toyota’s youth brand Scion has updated its boxy xB wagon for the 2011 model year, giving it an aggressive new look on the outside and adding more comfort and…

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Ask TCC: How Can I Empower My 2009 Dodge Journey Keys?

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:03:04 +0000

We’re all about empowerment here at TheCarConnection. We give you a voice in the car world by asking you to write for High Gear Media Web sites–and we’re also here to answer the questions that come up while you’re researching, shopping and driving your new car. Which brings us to the Dodge Journey, which arrived in the 2009 model year just as…

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