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Paul McCartney 's New LS600H Emits More CO2 In Transport Than It Will Ever Save!

Agent009 submitted on 5/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:00:09 PM

The Lexus LS600H, which costs £84,000, was a gift from Lexus to the 65-year-old former Beatle, who helped promote the hybrid vehicle. But instead of arriving by boat as expected, the car was flown to Britain on a Korean Air flight, creating a carbon footprint almost 100 times bigger than if it had come by sea. Read More



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RECALL WEDNESDAY: Ford Is Looking For 655,000 F-150s For Brake Issues

Agent009 submitted on 5/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:45:04 PM

Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 655,000 Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks to fix a hose that could affect the vehicles’ braking power. Read More



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When Is It Safe To Buy A New Or Redesigned Car Model?

Agent009 submitted on 5/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:01:02 PM

What if you're interested in a new or recently redesigned car model like the 2008 Cadillac STS, Honda Accord, Mercedes C-Class, Nissan Rogue, Saturn VUE, or Scion xB? Should you follow the conventional wisdom that a new car design should be avoided in its first year, and wait for the 2009? Or should you take a chance so you can own the new design while it's still new? In the past these have been your only alternatives, because no one has provided reliability information on new car designs soon enough, or updated this information more than once a year. But now there's a third, better alternative in a growing number of cases: wait a few months for TrueDelta's Vehicle Reliability Survey (VRS) results to update. Read More



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M3 vs RS4- The Winner May Not Be The One You Want To Own

Agent009 submitted on 5/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:02:14 AM

The fact that we’re even having this discussion tells you how far Audi’s come in the uber-sports sedan sweepstakes. Normally, this comparo would write itself. Read More



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Practice Makes Perfect - More Track Day Fun In a Lexus IS350

Agent009 submitted on 5/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:16:09 PM

Track time for any serious driving enthusiast is a rare commodity.   You never have enough when you want it. Read More



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2008 One Lap of America: We Race a Nissan GT-R

aston_martin submitted on 5/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:09:50 PM

If you’ve been following the web chatter about the 2009 Nissan GT-R, you probably already know that the long-awaited Japanese supercoupe made its U. S. Read More



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Is This Good? Volkswagen's New U.S. Plant Will Also Build Porsches

Agent009 submitted on 5/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:34:53 PM

The German Website Handelsblatt. com is reporting today, that the planned US Volkswagen assembly plant planned for 2010 will not only assemble VW and Audi products, but the Porsche Cayenne as well. Read More



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Nissan Predicts Largest Profit Decline In Decades

Agent009 submitted on 5/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:16:59 AM

Following the lead of fellow Japanese auto makers Honda Motor Co. Ltd. Read More



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Luxury Institute Survey 2008: Most Prestigious Brands 1) Porsche 2) Lexus 3) Mercedes

TataPower submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:08:13 PM

NEW YORK, NY--(MARKET WIRE)--May 7, 2008 -- High net-worth consumers rated Porsche the most prestigious luxury automobile in the 2008 Luxury Brand Status Index (LBSI) survey from the independent New York City-based Luxury Institute (www. LuxuryInstitute. Read More



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Lexus LF-A won its first race in Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy at Nurburgring

TataPower submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:04:00 PM

The Lexus LF-A won the SP8 class of the Adenauer ADAC Rundstrecken-Trophy race at Nurburgring. The Lexus LF-A finished 2 laps ahead of the Chevrolet Corvette which was entered by Kissling Motorsport and 8 laps ahead of the Aston Martin Vantage that finished third. Read More



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Do You Buy A Brand Based Off Study Numbers, Reputation, Or Something Else?

Agent009 submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:30:58 PM

Perhaps you’ve seen recent claims from Ford touting the initial quality of its new vehicles. Those claims are based on a survey, commissioned by Ford through a specialist company, which concludes that "Ford Motor Co. Read More



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Audi and Cadillac most improved in luxury brand perception survey

omarrana submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:40:36 PM

According to Kelley Blue Book Marketing Research’s Brand Watch study, brand perception of Audi and Cadillac was the most improved in the past year in the Luxury segment. Audi improved in terms of seating capacity, luxuriousness, available options and prestige brand, while Cadillac improved in terms of driving comfort, exterior styling, interior layout/design, interior roominess and cargo/trunk space. Read More



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BMW and Audi To Follow Lexus' Lead In 8 Speed Transmissions

Agent009 submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:20:50 PM

As we reported last month, it appears BMW and Audi, following the lead of Lexus, will begin to offer eight-speed automatic transmissions in their flagship models. Sources are now saying the transmission will be supplied by ZF Friedrichshafen, a familiar German supplier to both marques. Read More



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The SMART Is Cute But Will Have Lasting Power?

Agent009 submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:17:51 PM

IF Smart USA, distributor of the Smart microcar, could get every person who shouted, whooped, ran into the street, stopped traffic and corralled me for a chat to actually buy a Fortwo like the one I drove around Los Angeles, Daimler’s factory in France would have to run 24/7. There is no great secret to the car’s appeal: the Smart Fortwo may be the cutest and most unusual-looking production vehicle to arrive in this country since BMW’s front-loading Isetta 300 of the 1950s. Read More



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Toyota Puts Latest U.S. Plant On Hold

Agent009 submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:33:23 PM

A senior Toyota executive said Monday that plans for a new auto assembly plant in Mississippi are being delayed by worries about slumping American auto sales and a broader U. S. Read More



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Toyota Loses Hybrid Patent Infringement Appeal

Agent009 submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:31:08 PM

The US Supreme Court let stand a $4. 3 million award against Toyota Motor Corp. Read More



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VW teams up with Sanyo to produce lithium-ion batteries

omarrana submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:27:19 PM

The German and the Japanese have teamed up in an effort to reduce gas emissions. Volkswagen and Sanyo have announced that they will collaborate to develop a lithium-ion battery to be used in Volkswagen hybrid and electric cars. Read More



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Audi and Caddy top Kelley Blue Book luxury brand study

rybo submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:37:26 AM

Influential auto resource Kelley Blue Book (KBB) and its marketing research team have named Cadillac and Audi as the two highest performers in improved brand perception in the luxury segment. According to the results of a recent study, Cadillac improved most among the factors of driving comfort, exterior styling, interior layout and design, interior roominess and storage space. Read More



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GM customers left high and dry by strikes

rybo submitted on 5/12/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:42:41 AM

GM dealers and customers are beginning to feel the effects of the United Auto Worker strike at American Axle, as well as the UAW walkouts in two GM factories. Despite GM’s most recent attempt to buy off workers from American Axle with a $200 million payout, the General has had to cut production back or idle as many as 30 of its assembly lines in North America, costing it over 100,000 vehicles in production and $800 million in revenue. Read More



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BMW developing new eco 3-series

rybo submitted on 5/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:32:56 PM

With plans for similar emissions-based taxation schemes like London’s congestion charge as well as tough new low CO2 emissions regulations planned for Europe from 2012 onwards, carmakers are focused on cleaning up tailpipe emissions as well as offering more models with lower CO2 levels than currently provided. One of the most active is BMW, which has already shown a 119g/km of CO2 1-series and is now reportedly set to release a sub-120g/km 3-series saloon. Read More



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