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Convertible 09 BMW M3 vs Mercedes SL 550

Bighead255 submitted on 7/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:26:25 PM

With monthly lease rates both in the $1400 - $1900. Which one would you prefer. Both are hardtop convertibles, both are pretty fast, and both are prestigious. So I would love to know the opinions of the car connoisseurs who frequent this site. ...

40 user comments | Category: Polls

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BMW 335d Facelift Spy Photos

BMWBlog submitted on 7/6/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:39:45 PM

The BMW 335d has been spotted again in Germany. Our friend Adit pointed out a few interesting things and put together an amazing short analysis. This is an US spec model because of the front reflector. It probably is also a 335d since there is the...

12 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Would an $8k Cash Incentive Be Enough To Lure You In The Driver's Seat Of An SUV?

Agent009 submitted on 6/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:08:26 PM

Soccer moms and cargo haulers rejoice. Buying a new gas guzzler while the price for regular unleaded creeps above $4 a gallon may not be the crazy, cash-wasting move it seems. Skyrocketing gas prices scared off many would-be buyers of SUVs, trucks...

46 user comments | Category: Misc News

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The Best Reasons to Buy American

Agent00J submitted on 6/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:30:08 AM

The American car business used to be the envy of the world. But thanks to too many years of pumping out uninspired, shoddily built, and overly thirsty vehicles, American automakers dug themselves into a hole too deep even for a hedonistic, gas-guzzli...

46 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Should Infiniti Build A Poor Man's Rapide Or Resurrect The Flagship Q45?

Agent00J submitted on 6/8/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:01:12 AM

Infiniti is aware that people looking to move up from either the M35/45 or other mid-size offerings from BMW, Mercedes and Lexus are not stopping to check out their full size offerings.  Since the demise of the Q45, that segment of the market ha...

78 user comments | Category: Spy News

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YAWN: Porsche Officially Shows Facelifted 911

Agent001 submitted on 6/6/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:45:18 AM

Here are the official photos of the new Porsche 911 facelift.Aside from the new transmission offering and mild styling updates this facelift is a real yawner....but you be the judge.Are you excited or disappointed?Official release text:Porsche has co...

85 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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2009 Lincoln MKS Pricing Announced

turbox submitted on 6/2/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:07:14 PM

More than 8,600 orders have been placed for the 2009 Lincoln MKS, the full-size luxury sedan that doesn’t even arrive in dealerships until this summer - with the high-level “Ultimate Package” accounting for 65 percent of early orders. “People are ...

30 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Edmunds Insideline - 2009 Audi A4 World's First Full Test

GermanNut submitted on 5/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:56:51 PM

Edmunds Insideline has just completed the world's first full test of the 2009 Audi A4. The most important thing to take away from this article is that Audi has finally cracked the code for commercial success in America with its 2009 A4, but also that...

91 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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First Test Drive: 2009 Hyundai Genesis Sedan

millin submitted on 5/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:43:42 PM

Hyundai Genesis is longer and wider, with a longer wheelbase and shorter turning radius than BMW 5 Series, Mercedes E-Class, and Lexus ES. Lower coefficient of drag, 0.27, and better fuel economy than most. On Namyang's tight handling course, the Gen...

20 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Video: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V around the Nurburgring in 7:59.32

omarrana submitted on 5/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:15:34 PM

The folks behind the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V’s 7:59.32 lap time around the Nurburgring just got back from Germany and, as promised, have posted a video of Executive of GM Performance John Heinricy’s sub-8 minute lap of the Nordschleife. The time supposed...

23 user comments | Category: Videos

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Audi Takes The Wraps Off Of The New 2008 TTS

Agent009 submitted on 4/29/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:03:47 PM

Built for fun at the wheelAudi is taking the wraps off a new sports car model. In early summer, the top model of the TT line, the TTS, will be appearing at dealers in both Coupe and Roadster body versions. Its two-liter TFSI engine develops an awesom...

24 user comments | Category: Misc News

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2010 Audi S4 to get a supercharged V6, increases fuel-economy

omarrana submitted on 4/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:56:31 PM

While those you that have a little more cash to throw around wait on the next-generation Audi RS4 which rumored to get 450-hp (an increase of 30-hp from its predecessor), many of us more ‘frugal’ buyers are wondering what Audi has planned for the S4....

49 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Mercedes-Benz working on making AMG greener

omarrana submitted on 4/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:36:28 PM

If the main purpose of your division was to produce more horsepower, improve braking and handling and add other enhancements to car, cutting back on CO2 emissions is not easy or your first priority. However, with the changing times Mercedes-Benz’s AM...

19 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Next-generation BMW Z4 to become a hardtop roadster

omarrana submitted on 4/11/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:56:30 PM

Spies recently caught the next-generation BMW Z4 around Munich and the biggest upgrade that stands out this year is a folding metal roof. The next-generation BMW Z4 will drop the fabric for a hardtop convertible following in the footsteps of the 3-Se...

45 user comments | Category: Spy News

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Corvette ZR1seen Lapping the Nurburgring Low 7:40's in Damp Conditions

aston_martin submitted on 4/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:37:27 PM

After months of seeing the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 sitting on a stand at auto shows, we can finally bring you video of the 620-horsepower supercar in action — and you won't be disappointed. Shot on the Nürburgring test track in Germany, the engin...

70 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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