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Mercedes S-Class Named Best New Luxury Car By Auto Express For Third Consecutive Year

Newsbot submitted on 8/23/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:22:21 AM

Adding to its already distinguished résumé, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class has once again been named the best new luxury car in the Auto Express "New Car Honours. " This marks the third consecutive year the S-Class has won the award, a further testament to the luxury sedan's impressive dominance in its respective segment. Read More

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Man designing Camry hybrid works self to death

Newsbot submitted on 7/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:49:16 AM

TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota's top car engineers died from working too many hours, the latest in a string of such findings in a nation where extraordinarily long hours for some employees has long been the norm. The man who died was aged 45 and had been under severe pressure as the lead engineer in developing a hybrid version of Toyota's blockbuster Camry line, said Mikio Mizuno, the lawyer representing his wife. Read More

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The History Behind The Mercedes-Benz Brand And The Three-Pointed Star

Wimmer submitted on 4/22/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:56:30 AM

The history behind the Mercedes-Benz brand and the three-pointed star Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz The invention in the 1880s of the high-speed engine and the automobile enabled Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz – independently of one another – to lay the foundations for the motorization of road transport. With the help of financial backers and partners, they both invested their private developments in their own enterprises – in Mannheim, Benz founded the firm Benz & Cie. Read More

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Hybrids vs. Diesels - GMC Yukon Hybrid vs. MB GL 320 CDI

Newsbot submitted on 4/17/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:45:23 AM

Hybrids Versus Diesels By Joe DeMatio Photography by Jim Fets America's environmental chickens have come home to roost. For nearly two decades, we've blithely bounded from sea to shining sea in ever porkier sport-utility vehicles fueled by cheap gasoline. Read More

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BMW 550i vs Jaguar XF SV8 vs Lexus GS450h vs Mercedes-Benz E500 (E550)

Newsbot submitted on 4/14/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:43:31 AM

1st Place: Mercedes E500 The Mercedes V8 is refined, torquey and always eager to perform. At high speeds the Mercedes V8 is quieter than the screaming Lexus V6. Read More

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Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAIN

Newsbot submitted on 4/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:56:25 PM

Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAIN The German magazine Auto Motor und Sport is reporting that a revised Lexus LS has failed the braking test a second time. A few weeks ago the new Toyota Landcruiser V8 Diesel also performed disastrously in this area. Read More

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Mercedes-Benz GL450 aces Motor Trend One-Year Road Test

Newsbot submitted on 4/9/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:51:42 AM

The Gulfstream jet of SUVs When Mercedes-Benz announced a new, three-row-seat sport/utility would be built on the second-gen M-Class chassis architecture and that it would replace the mil-spec G-Wagen, one of our editors wrote, "There goes the neighborhood. Mercedes is wimping out by killing off an icon and replacing it with an overwrought station wagon. Read More

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Report: Mercedes working on an even smaller SUV, smaller than GLK

omarrana submitted on 3/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:47:01 PM

The new Mercedes-Benz B-Class and A-Class are capable of taking four-wheel-drive as a part of a larger initiative that involves offering Mercedes’ 4Matic technologoy for all future models. According to AutoCar, the B-Class/A-Class platform may be used to bring about a junior off-roader that will rival the upcoming Audi Q3 and BMW X1. Read More

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AutoCar - Road Test: Lexus IS-F

Newsbot submitted on 3/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:47:16 AM

For: Engine note, chassis balance, strong brakes, high spec Against: Lack of proper limited-slip diff, hesitant gearbox, flat seats, fidgety ride Background: The IS-F is the first sports Lexus model to make production. It was the idea of two Lexus engineers, Yaguchi-san and Sakamoto-san, but it is not the first IS model to undergo a little light fettling. Read More

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1939-1940 BMW 328 MM Touring Berlinetta

Newsbot submitted on 3/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:53:48 AM

The history of the most famous pre-war BMW sportscar starts with the humble six cylinder engined 315 from 1934. Especially the 40 bhp sports version, powered by a 1. Read More

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Winning foursomes: A look at the four-cylinder engines from Mercedes-Benz

Newsbot submitted on 3/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:49:15 AM

What do four-valve technology, supercharging, common rail technology and CGI direct gasoline injection have in common? Answer: They all celebrated their Mercedes-Benz premieres in four-cylinder engines. Throughout the history of the brand from Stuttgart, this seemingly unspectacular engine type has always been at the cutting edge of outstanding innovation. Read More

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The Car Enthusiast - Mercedes-Benz SLK

Newsbot submitted on 3/23/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:02:27 AM

Small improvements, big changes SLK, that's a girl's car right? Absolutely, Mercedes itself admits that its baby roadster is bought predominantly by those in possession of two X chromosomes. Around 62% in fact. Read More

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TheCarEnthusiast - Mercedes-Benz S320 CDI

Newsbot submitted on 3/23/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:52:40 AM

Inside & Out: (5/5 stars) Mercedes' designers pursued a completely different school of thought with the new S-Class and the looks are a departure from those that have gone before. Where the older generation S-Class designs looked every inch their size, Mercedes has consciously set out to answer critics by using subtle shape and form to disguise the newest S-Class's true dimensions. Read More

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BusinessWeek - Lexus: Too Japanese for the Japanese

Newsbot submitted on 3/21/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:00:17 PM

Why Toyota's luxury lineup is getting little traction at home—while German brands remain an obsession When Toyota (TM) introduced its Lexus brand in Japan three years ago, the company was hoping drivers like Masayoshi Haku would swoon over the luxury lineup. The 46-year-old doctor is a car lover with a $110,000 BMW 750 sedan and a $60,000 Porsche Boxster, so he should have been a prime customer for Lexus. Read More

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New York Auto Show: Mercedes shows BlueTEC fuel-sipping SUVs

omarrana submitted on 3/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:36:17 PM

Mercedes today showed the R 320 BlueTEC (yes it’s considered an SUV), ML 320 BlueTEC and the GL 320 BlueTEC in all their diesel goodness today at the 2008 New York Auto Show. All three SUVs are equipped with AdBlue injection, which allow them to achieve lower emission and better meet the Bin 5 limits in the U. Read More

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