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Will The New X6 Really Damage BMW's Reputation?

Agent009 submitted on 5/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:00:16 AM

As we mentioned in our first drive of the X6 xDrive 35i, BMW's all-new Sports Activity Coupe cuts quite a striking profile. Built on the second-generation, seven-passenger BMW X5, the all-new X6 is supposed to marry sports-car handling with SUV practicality in a package reminiscent of a sport coupe. Read More



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Spec Comparison: Mini Cooper S & BMW 135i

BMWBlog submitted on 5/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:56:55 PM

It’s an odd comparison that to me actually makes more sense than most that I have been writing about lately (ie: BMW 550i/Pontiac G8 GT). Even though the Mini and the BMW are cousins they have a lot of similarities, and probably just as many differences. Read More

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SUNDAY SOUNDOFF - What if Gas Hits $7.00 a Gallon???

Agent00J submitted on 5/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:29:18 AM

There has been a lot of speculation lately as to when and where the price of gas may finally settle at.   Analyst along with the media did a pretty good job preparing us for $4. Read More



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Civic Mugen Type-RR Test Drive

mugenpower submitted on 5/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:55:33 PM

Any Honda fan will tell you, Type-R logo means one of the best names in the industry when it comes to fast, stylish and fun to drive front wheel drive cars (considering that 90% of Hondas are FWD). We've seen a lot of Type-R Civics and none ever failed to deliver that "extra something" which makes it so special. Read More



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VIDEO AND GALLERY- An SUV That REALLY Gets 30+ MPG? And It's A Ford?

Agent001 submitted on 5/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:45:29 PM

Agent 001 had a chance to test the 2008 Ford Escape Hybrid and was pleasantly surprised. True 30+ MPG obviously is the highlight but add onto that good looks, a nice nimble drive, compact and easy to maneuver/park, plus great cargo flexibility and an affordable $27k sticker makes this one of the best around town grocery getter's than you can buy today. Read More

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CASE STUDY: '09 Acura TSX - Will the "BEAK" Become the Next "Bangle Butt?"

Agent00J submitted on 5/8/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:22:43 AM

The spy photos weren't all that kind, the actual prototypes shown at auto shows drew very strong reaction, but in the flesh is the new design direction taken by Acura a move meant to excite, or annoy current and future owners of Acura products. The "Beak", and I've tried to think of any other way to describe the new "nose" of Acura, looks as if Acura has had Sesame Street's Big Bird moonlighting in the design department helping with final design. Read More

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Motor Trend: The Frugal Five: Compact Crossover Comparison

Htay7500 submitted on 5/7/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:15:40 PM

"Cappuccinos?"Absolutely! The waiter at the Star Caf, just north of L. A. Read More



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Review: 2009 Pontiac Vibe - Options Galore and 8 Cupholders

bustamove submitted on 5/7/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:50:33 PM

Blings: * Two powerful and fuel-efficient engines * Stabilitrak standard on all models * Flexible and Usable * Options Galore Dings: * Poor visibility out rear window * Rev limiter kicks in right at redline * Options Galore Ruling: For those who like options with their small utility vehicle, look no further. When the Pontiac Vibe and Toyota Matrix - sister cars built through a joint venture in Fremont, CA - were released in 2002, they represented a new direction in practical yet fun cars. Read More



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No Country for Porsches : 2009 Nissan GT-R Full Test

dlin submitted on 5/7/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:18:34 AM

The Whole Point Before you can answer, you're deep into throttle, looking at triple digits on the auxiliary digital speedo, and then hauling down for the stop sign 500 feet ahead. Your passenger breaks into a light sweat. Read More



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2009 BMW X6: Perfectly pointless

qweasdzxc submitted on 5/1/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:26:21 PM

A Ferrari 599GTB has a point. A Toyota Prius has a point. Read More



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WORLD'S FIRST: Edmunds.com Drives the New Audi TT-S

S4cabriofoxone submitted on 5/1/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:20:21 PM

Not so long ago, Audi was happy to pose as the style leader. What the cars lacked in driving finesse, they made up for in haute couture. Read More



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Review: 2008 Pontiac G8 GT on CarReview.com

bustamove submitted on 5/1/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:52:02 PM

"What’s most right about the G8 are the essentials for a luxury sports sedan - a big, powerful V8, taught, sinewy suspension, perfectly centered weight distribution and of course, rear-wheel drive. But what’s even more intriguing about the G8 is something that no other V8 luxury sports sedan can currently claim - a sub $30,000 sticker price. Read More



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The Boys at EVO Magazine Test the IS-F and Pit it Against the M3

aston_martin submitted on 4/30/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:27:59 PM

First across the horizon was the Audi RS4, which was answered with BMW V8 M3. Mercedes soon retorted with the soon to be launched C63 AMG. Read More



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Pontiac G8 versus the BMW 5-Series: An Unlikely Fight

BMWBlog submitted on 4/30/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:17:48 AM

When I think American versus German, I usually ponder the essence of a V8 Corvette Z06 racing down a back road, hot on the heels of a Porsche 911 GT3. Or I think of a Corvette in a dead heat with an E92 M3, going from straight to straight and both breaking their rear-ends out through each hard turn. Read More



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Road and Track Comparo of the Audi RS 4, BMW M3 Sedan, Lexus IS F and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG

TurboSpyder submitted on 4/30/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:26:07 AM

The late, great Mark Donohue is credited with saying, "It will never have enough power until I can spin the wheels at the end of the straightaway in high gear. " This response, to the Porsche engineers of the Can-Am-dominating 917-30, was tongue-in-cheek (the car's turbocharged flat-12 may have produced as much as 1400 bhp, depending on boldness with the boost control), but it's a sentiment that echoes through the engineering halls of Audi, BMW, Lexus and Mercedes-Benz when it comes to their production cars. Read More



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Jeremy Clarkson Reviews the New Mitsubishi EVO X

aston_martin submitted on 4/29/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:40:14 AM

If on the other hand you do know about cars, then you will also not be very interested to hear what the Evo is like. Because when it comes to four-wheel-drive turbo cars for the PlayStation generation, all eyes are currently on the Nissan GT-R – the most eagerly anticipated new arrival since God stuck a pin in a map and decided on Bethlehem. Read More



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Three Generations of GT-R'S Battle The New R35 to See Whether or Not It's Worthy of the GT-R Badge

aston_martin submitted on 4/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:45:38 PM

Australian Motor Magazine pits the new Nissan GT-R35 against the three GT-R's that propelled the GT-R badge into legend and to see whether or not the new one is worthy of the GT-R badge. . Read More



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Jay Leno Garage: Jay Leno Reviews and Drives the Nissan GT-R

aston_martin submitted on 4/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:43:48 PM

2009 Nissan GT-R The first true Japanese supercar Jay Leno takes a spin in the Nissan GT-R and see what the all American car man thinks of it. . Read More



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TOP GEAR: The Stig Takes a Spin in the Nissan GT-R

aston_martin submitted on 4/26/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:50:22 PM

We burble out of Nissan's testing facility at the Nürburgring to meet the Porsche, bound for some of the best A-roads in the area, followed by the 'bahn. You will have noticed by now that the Stig appears in these photographs. Read More



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New Land Rover Defender SVX Test Driven

easycarblog submitted on 4/25/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:25:59 PM

New Land Rover Defender SVX has been test driven, and yes the old generic British 4x4 is still being made. . Read More



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