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Why would I want a diesel instead of a hybrid?

MidEngine submitted on 1/19/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:37:20 PM

"That's a really simple question with a really simple answer: Because if you want to save money, you don't want a hybrid. Studies have shown that people are buying hybrid cars to send a message - not to save money. This is a good thing, because while...

81 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Detroit Auto Show: BMW X5 xDrive35d & 335d - choke on the name, not the fumes

omarrana submitted on 1/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:06:56 PM

BMW released the X5 xDrive35d and the 335d diesel models powered by a variable twin turbo 3.0 liter inline six-cylinder. The motor produces 265-hp and 425lb-ft of torque. The result is a zero to sixty time of 6.2 seconds while still netting 23/33 MP...

15 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Audi Q7 TDI to be released early

EvoAudi submitted on 1/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:26:24 PM

Audi may pull ahead the start of the diesel Audi Q7 in the US. "With its European luxury competitors promising 50-state diesels later this year, Audi of America is considering rolling out the Q7 diesel in 2008 as well. Johan de Nysschen, Audi’s U.S....

17 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Detroit Auto Show: Acura to go diesel in 2009

omarrana submitted on 1/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:14:56 AM

Honda announced yesterday that Acura will be offering a i-DTEC clean diesel engine in the North American market in 2009. The i-DTEC engine reduces harmful noxious exhaust emissions while boosting power and fuel efficiency. Now all Acura needs is a ho...

20 user comments | Category: New Cars

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2008 DETROIT AUTO SHOW: The Jeep® Renegade Concept

Agent009 submitted on 1/14/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:52:46 AM

BLUETEC diesel Range Extended Electric Vehicle in fun, open-air, sustainable design package A B-segment Jeep® concept vehicle, the Renegade is a sporty, "minimized" two-seater ideally suited for the all-weather fun of dune-surfing or r...

8 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Lexus LX 570 goes on sale in China, priced at $179,000

Allycc submitted on 1/10/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:24:23 AM

Shanghai. January 10 (Gasgoo.com) - The new 2008 LX 570 full-size luxury utility vehicle is going on sale today at China's southern city of Shenzhen. The vehicle will be priced at 1.3 million yuan ($179,000), about $100,000 more expensive than in Nor...

9 user comments | Category: New Cars

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REVIEW: Spies get a first drive in the new Tahoe Hybrid- Does it deliver?

Agent001 submitted on 1/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:58:49 PM

You can be sure anything hybrid will be top of mind at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. So the arrival today of our new Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid tester, couldn't have shown up at a better time. Our friend Dan Neil of the LA Times reviewed it and in ou...

38 user comments | Category: Reviews

24 Votes

Land Rover achieves third successive record sales year

carlover99 submitted on 1/9/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:10:36 PM

Land Rover has achieved its third successive record sales year with 226,395 cars sold around the world in 2007. That’s an increase of 17.6% on the previous year. It’s the first time Land Rover, which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, has dri...

11 user comments | Category: Misc News

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V6s and diesel engines to replace Cadillac’s V8

omarrana submitted on 1/7/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:10:18 AM

As reported last week, GM canceled plans to build a new advanced double overhead-cam V8 engine for its luxury cars due to the new fuel-economy standards set by the CAFE 35. That new V8 engine was expected to replace Cadillac’s Northstar V8 which will...

24 user comments | Category: Misc News

19 Votes

2008 Lincoln MKX Is Revealed

speedspies submitted on 1/5/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:05:12 PM

LINCOLN MKX DELIVERS MORE LUXURY, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND STANDARD FEATURES FOR 2008 -Industry-exclusive Innovation. Lincoln Sync™ offers new levels of connection, control, simplicity and personalization for electronic devices such as cell phone...

9 user comments | Category: New Cars

11 Votes

Will The New Crop Of Diesels Embarass The Hybrid Crowd?

Agent009 submitted on 12/28/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:01:14 PM

Merging with northbound traffic on Interstate 75 just outside Auburn Hills, Mich., I punch the accelerator, quickly swing left into the passing lane and pull forcefully ahead of the cars around me. In any other ride, on any other gray morning, it&rsq...

61 user comments | Category: Misc News

22 Votes

European Ford Focus diesel fuel-economy rated at 42 mpg!

omarrana submitted on 12/5/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:49:41 PM

The Toyota Prius EPA-estimated combined city/highway rating of 46 miles per gallon. Impressive huh? Well what if a Ford car came close to that? Wouldn’t that be something? Well, our friends over at CarMagazine had the pleasure in test-driving the bra...

36 user comments | Category: New Cars

26 Votes

MINI Cooper D greener than hybrids

baharnu submitted on 9/4/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:54:04 AM

Confusion surrounding alternative fuels and related technologies is leading new car buyers to miss a trick.A recent YouGov Plc survey commissioned by MINI found that diesel-powered cars are thought to be way behind hybrid models for cleanliness....

10 user comments | Category: Misc News

11 Votes

I Should Have Learned To Rap! Who Has The Top Hip Hop Ride?

Agent009 submitted on 8/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:43:13 PM

The ultimate status symbol, a rapper's car isn't just a means to get around--it's proof of his prosperity. True enough, the 20 members of Forbes' debut list of Hip-Hop Cash Kings, whose combined 2006 earnings neared $350 million, own some of the ...

42 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

25 Votes

Ethanol Nation: Brazil Finds Energy Freedom With Sugar-Based Fuel

Agent009 submitted on 8/23/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:43:57 AM

Pull into any fuel station in Brazil and the question will be the same: "Álcool ou gasolina?" Ethanol or gasoline? This South American nation is the first country in the world to adopt ethanol as a major fuel. Instead of relying on oil from the M...

9 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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