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Mercedes-Benz Tops Premium Brands In J.D. Power and Associates 09'

Newsbot submitted on 8/1/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:34:23 AM

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Mercedes-Benz Has the Most Satisfied Customers in the Premium Segment * Mercedes-Benz brand scores highest among the premium brands for the service satisfaction factor, in the J.D. Power and Associates VOSS study for Ge...

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Mercedes-Benz and Lexus top ranking of U.S. dealerships

Newsbot submitted on 7/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:58:26 AM

Mercedes-Benz and Lexus top ranking of U.S. dealerships DETROIT, July 14 (Reuters) - Daimler AG's (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes and Toyota Motor Co's (7203.T) luxury Lexus brand topped a ranking intended to measure how well U.S. car shoppers were treated in...

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Japanese Consumers Rank the "Best Luxury Brands"

Newsbot submitted on 6/30/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:49:06 PM

1) Mercedes-Benz - 7.47 2) Porsche - 7.21 3) Lexus - 6.99 Luxury Institute Survey: Japanese High Net-Worth Consumers Rank the "Best of the Best" Luxury Brands in Six Categories NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - June 4, 2009) - The Luxur...

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European Gay Car of the Year 2009

Newsbot submitted on 2/22/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:05:33 PM

More than 12,000 European male homosexuals have taken part in a survey in which their favorite cars have been compiled. The compilation is simple. The rankings are based on how often the particular car was named by all participants. For example, out ...

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Mercedes-Benz Unimog Named Off-Roader Of The Year 2009

Newsbot submitted on 2/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:55:10 AM

In awards news, readers of the special-interest magazine OFF ROAD have just named the Mercedes-Benz Unimog off-roader of the year 2009 in the category of "Special-purpose vehicles." This marks the fifth consecutive year the Unimog has take...

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2009 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Guard Special Protection Model

Newsbot submitted on 2/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:32:25 PM

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Stuttgart, Germany, Feb 09, 2009 – Shortly after the market launch of the new E-Class, Mercedes-Benz is also offering the world's most successful business saloon as a specially protected E-Guard model. This is mainly disting...

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Autobild: BMW 750i vs Audi A8 4.2 Quattro vs Mercedes S500 vs Lexus LS460

Newsbot submitted on 1/6/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:12:18 AM

The comparison we've finally been waiting for is here courtesy of the latest Autobild. The review should follow on their website in perhaps a week or two. NEWSBOT sources have, however, given us the insights into the article together with the resu...

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Lexus LS600h AWD vs Mercedes C320 CDI 4Matic

Newsbot submitted on 1/1/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:21:09 PM

A feature of this months issue of "Auto Motor und Sport" is a winter handling comparison between the Lexus LS600h, Mercedes C320 CDI 4Matic and six other automobiles. We at Newsbot have focused on the Lexus and Mercedes. We begin with the LS600h, ...

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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 Bell & Ross 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...

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Man designing Camry hybrid works self to death

Newsbot submitted on 7/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross 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...

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

Newsbot submitted on 4/17/2008 Official Bell & Ross 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...

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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 Bell & Ross 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. The E-Class has outstanding comfort ratings and performs well in driving dynamics and ha...

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Lexus LS fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test - AGAIN

Newsbot submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross 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 d...

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

Newsbot submitted on 4/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross 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 n...

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AutoCar - Road Test: Lexus IS-F

Newsbot submitted on 3/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross 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...

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