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The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall - BMW's 7-Series Unseated From It's Undisputed Perch?

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:18:43 PM

The ergonomics department at BMW headquarters in Munich could turn fastening a Velcro strip into a four-step process with footnotes, but nobody builds a more elegant and enjoyable car than their colleagues in engineering and design.The 2009 BMW 750Li...

48 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Bad Luck Or Bad Design? GT-R Owner's Minor Traffic Bump Nets $18,000 Repair Bill

Agent009 submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:07:05 PM

I consider myself a fairly competent driver, I can drive reasonably quickly on a circuit, and read the road ahead enough to make good progress on the public highway. But I had an accident, and it was all my own doing. I had a low speed crash into th...

25 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid makes its debut in the U.S.! Is the Lexus RX400h in danger?

tryme submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:09:59 AM

Mercedes-Benz announced today the launch of its new ML450 HYBRID, the first European full hybrid vehicle to be offered in the United States. The ML450 HYBRID is powered by a 275 hp V6 gasoline engine but also two electric motors that will provide an ...

23 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Lotus Resurrects The Esprit, It's Back!

Agent00R submitted on 11/11/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:03:50 AM

Lotus has finally given the green light to a replacement for the Esprit, a model that will have an essential role in boosting the Hethel firm’s brand image.Key elements to the Lotus strategy have emerged weeks before new CEO Danny Bahr is due t...

13 user comments | Category: New Cars

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VW Moves Past Toyota And GM To Claim Largest Global Automaker Spot - Is It 2018 Already?

Agent009 submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:16:15 PM

Well, it was quicker and much earlier than expected, and many laughed at the thought when Volkswagen announced that wanted to be the number 1 car maker globally. Big talk from the typically arrogant Germans, right?VW intially predicted they wou...

32 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Report: Bmw sees fragile market rebound after Q3 miss

tryme submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:50:54 PM

BMW AG gives a tepid outlook for the auto markets. BMW predicts that the euro would stay strong after third-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) dropped 86% to 55 million euros (about $80.5 million). Recently, BMW’s shares fell 6.2%, ma...

14 user comments | Category: Misc News

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I Bet You Didn't See This Coming, These Depreciation Dodgers Are Not What You'd Expect

Agent00R submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:35:21 AM

**Thanks to GermanNut for the tip!AutoExpress reports:What's your biggest annual motoring expense? Fuel? Insurance? Think again. For the vast majority of new car buyers, there’s a much larger bill that looms over their automotive budget –...

14 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Which Import Brand Has The Genesis Hurt The Most? Read The Facts And See

Agent009 submitted on 11/4/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:11:01 PM

When Hyundai debut the Genesis sedan Last year they made it clear that it had targeted the luxury community, they were putting the establishment on notice so to speak. Since then the economy has gone in the tank, and to almost everyone it seemed to b...

58 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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BMW Sales Fail To Materialize In October Down 18.6% - Mini Sales Drop 20.8%

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:36:57 PM

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October sales of 20,619 vehicles, a decrease of 19.1 percent from the 25,475 vehicles sold in the same month of 2008. The BMW Group also reported a year-to-date sales volume of 199,838 vehicl...

42 user comments | Category: Auto Sales

28 Votes

Unfair Advantage? Independent Testing Pegs Audi's S4 With Around 400 REAL HP!

Agent009 submitted on 10/29/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:49:44 AM

Our friends at APR confirmed the suspicions of many today by posting up the dyno results from their stock 2010 S4. The common feeling on the street is that these cars have felt substantially more powerful than advertised by Audi. APRs Dynapack dynome...

17 user comments | Category: Misc News

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2010 Porsche 911 Turbo sets a new record at Nurburgring

tryme submitted on 10/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:08:09 PM

As you may know already Porsche was, is and will be the ultimate sports car! Recently, the German manufacturer released the 2010 911 Turbo, a new version of the well-known vehicle fitted with a direct-injected 3.8-litre engine capable to deliver 500 ...

41 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Audi's All-New S4 Is "...a step ahead," Of BMW's 335i

Agent00R submitted on 10/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:03:03 PM

BMW's have perennially set the benchmark in the entry-level sport sedan class. Now, the 335i has a bit of competition in form of the Audi S4. Remember, the S4 and M3 used to go head-to-head, but with horsepower wars/prices ramping up it does no...

53 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Mercedes-Benz changes marketing strategy to improve its U.S. sales

tryme submitted on 10/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:38:17 PM

Would you buy a car because it’s good for the environment or because it could save your life? Mercedes-Benz is hoping you’d choose the latter. Mercedes’ new marketing campaign stresses safety over luxury. This isn’t surprising since the financial ...

22 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Lexus Prays For Buyers As It Tosses $10K On The Hood Of LS 600h L Models

Agent009 submitted on 10/6/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:38:00 PM

Low gas prices and even lower demand in the luxury market have conspired to short-circuit sales of premium hybrid-electric vehicles. Now, as the fourth quarter begins to wind down a fairly lousy year for auto sales - and new 2010 models are shoulderi...

42 user comments | Category: Misc News

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REVIEW: VW Jetta TDI, Doing Its Best To Fight Off The Hybrids...

Agent00R submitted on 10/1/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:12:09 PM

After years of undue madness, gluttony and ever-increasing vehicle size, it appears that the automotive industry has finally corrected itself. It is like the stock market; what goes up, must come down. In this case, what becomes bloated, must become ...

11 user comments | Category: Reviews

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