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Nissan Announces Pricing on 2007 Altima Hybrid

Agent009 submitted on 1/30/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:21:44 PM

Nissan today announced a starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $24,400 for the 2007 Nissan Altima Hybrid, Nissan's first entry in the hybrid electric vehicle market. The new hybrid sedan is on sale now at Nissan retailers in th...

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Volvo Starts Phasing Out all Other Transmissions in Favor of DSG

Agent009 submitted on 12/18/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:40:09 AM

Whither the autoboxes and CVT clockworks? Automotive News is reporting Volvo's S40 and V50 oil burners in Europe will come with dual-clutch transmissions, which can be shifted like manuals or run in automatic mode, starting in late 2007. The cars won...

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Audi A1: Confirmed for 2009!

Agent009 submitted on 11/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:48:30 AM

Breaking news from Audi today: The Audi A1, or at least a smaller car based on the new A000 model line, is now confirmed for 2009. This was told to German magazine "Wirtschaftwoche". The sporty entry model is said to be developed together with SE...

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Volvo Developing DSG-Style Automatics

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:14:16 AM

Volkswagen’s DSG gearbox has won accolades for its slick shifting, efficient power delivery, and fuel economy ratings, and reports confirm that most other German carmakers are working on similar systems. Volvo has announced it’s also working on devel...

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Spy Shots: Possible Rendering of Maserati’s New GT

omarrana submitted on 11/2/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:31:26 AM

The new Maserati GT is almost on its way and it is certain that we will see a coupe as well as a spyder version of the car. Now there are rumors that there might also be a cabriolet version of the car to compete with the Aston Martin’s convertibles. ...

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VIDEO: The Ultimate Supercar Top Speed Test

XeroK00L submitted on 11/1/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:49:09 PM

Test vehicles include: Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Mercedes-Benz SLR Lamborghini Murcielago LP640 Ferrari 599 GTB Dodge Viper SRT-10 Aston Martin Vanquish S Ford GT Chevrolet Corvette C6 Z06 Porsche 997 Turbo Enjoy.:)...

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Skoda Roomster Scout spy shots

kasar submitted on 11/1/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:17:40 PM

Skoda will be launching an all-wheel drive “Scout” version of the Roomster hatch, which is expected to be launched at next year’s Geneva Auto Show. These images taken in the Czech Republic were sent to us by a reader, and reveal that the Roomster Sco...

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Bugatti Veyron attempts to break speed record

Sauceboy01 submitted on 10/26/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:27:44 PM

On 29th October Bugatti Veyron will make an attempt to break the speed record. The last best-make stands with 241 mph and was set by a Swedish sports car Koenigsegg in the Italian Nardo. "241 mph is not enough!", the Castrol company said, who will...

55 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Lexus LS460 Mini-Review

fe2dell submitted on 10/26/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:14:33 AM

I had the opportunity to test drive the new 2007 Lexus LS460 ($61,000 base price, $71,000 for the longer LS460L) sedan this afternoon. Some of the cooler features are the 19 speaker Mark Levinson sound system, automatically holding the brake for you ...

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Can a 4,800-pound SUV get 27 MPG?

chewy submitted on 10/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:09:44 PM

Conventional wisdom would say that a 4,800-pound SUV couldn’t possibly get 27 miles per gallon of fuel. Well now, it can, with diesel power of course. Thecarlounge poster Huckvw caught some Mercedes-Benz R and ML 320 CDIs leaving the factory. The EPA...

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New clean diesel hits stations today

Agent001 submitted on 10/15/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:10:07 AM

Starting tomorrow on Sunday, October 15, operators of more than eight million diesel-powered trucks and buses plying America's streets and highways will be able to fill up with a new, ultra-low sulfur fuel that is 97 percent cleaner than the old form...

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