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BMW name changes aren’t just for the X6, other models to follow

omarrana submitted on 2/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:20:07 AM

So you’re probably wondering what’s up with the new badging on the BMW X6. What is BMW thinking by calling the X6 models xDrive35i or the xDrive50i, instead of just displaying the liter capacity on the side like with the X5 and X3? Well, the guys ...

22 user comments | Category: Misc News

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VW to revive ‘Lupo’ name with production Up!

omarrana submitted on 2/28/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:18:46 AM

According to sources close to Volkswagen, the German automaker is set to revive the Lupo name on the production models of the Up! and Space Up! concept vehicles. Ready to make their debut in 2011 the Up! lineup will replace the entry level Fox. Ac...

7 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Should The US Get This? Audi Releases 44MPG TT Quattro In Europe

Agent009 submitted on 2/27/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:54:28 AM

Audi is once again setting standards, this time with the new Audi TT and its TDI engine-a model that combines pure sportiness and powerful performance with sensational efficiency. The Audi TT 2.0 TDI Coupe quattro and Audi TT Roadster 2.0 TDI quattro...

37 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Subaru working on a diesel Impreza STi?

omarrana submitted on 2/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:50:44 PM

Do you really care about fuel-economy when you’re looking to purchase a car like the Subaru Impreza STi or the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution? Well Subaru thinks you do. The guys over at AutoExpress have learned that Subaru is working on diesel version ...

30 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Volkswagen Reports Global Sales Rose 11 Percent In January

Agent009 submitted on 2/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:27:39 AM

Automaker Volkswagen AG said today its January global sales rose by 11 percent to a record high. The Wolfsburg-based company, Europe's biggest car maker in terms of sales, said it sold 485,000 cars worldwide in January, its biggest amount ever for th...

10 user comments | Category: Misc News

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2008 Geneva Auto Show: Bmw 1-Series Aero Kit

carlover99 submitted on 2/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:16:58 AM

The BMW driver with a particular passion for dynamic motoring and individual, sporting style now has new options to live out his or her personal preferences and enhance the performance of the car to an even higher level. Expanding the wide range of O...

11 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Car & Driver: 2008 BMW M3 Sedan -- Short Take Road Test

xdrive_ submitted on 2/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:16:35 AM

What’s a family car? Our opinion may differ from those of other select publications. Four doors: Good. Four doors with 414 horsepower: Great! See? That’s where we lose the Ladies’ Home Journal readers every time. With the all-new M3, BMW has thou...

79 user comments | Category: Reviews

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2008 Citroen C2 R2 MAX Rally Car

m3guy submitted on 2/22/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:52:26 AM

Citroen has today revealed the new Citroen C2-R2 MAX. The car is aimed at motorsport customers, and will be sold in kit form by Citroen Sport’s customer division. Before taking to the world’s special stages, Simon Jean-Joseph and Sebastien Ogier laun...

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Geneva Preview: Fioravanti Hidra Concept

rybo submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:23:41 PM

Another design house, Italy’s Fioravanti, plans to showcase a brand new concept car at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show dubbed the Hidra. The new design is for a five-door coupe and is being presented to mark Fioravanti’s 20th anniversary. What’s quick...

4 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Mercedes' new FE models debut

rybo submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:18:49 PM

With greater public concern about how cars affect the environment, as well as rising fuel prices, many car manufacturers have released certain ‘lines’ of cars that cater to these concerns. Volkswagen’s Bluemotion range, Renault’s ‘eco²‘ line and Ford...

16 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Misaligned Priorities? Americans Rank Number Of Cup Holders Ahead of Fuel Economy

Agent009 submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:45:24 AM

Fuel economy is clearly moving up the list of concerns that consumers consider when shopping for cars. General Motors says buyers now rate fuel economy as third among reasons to buy a GM vehicle (behind styling and value). Four years ago it was...

84 user comments | Category: New Cars

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BMW planning new diesel-hybrid concept for Geneva

rybo submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:10:47 AM

BMW will be showcasing two very different concepts at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, one a brand new eco-friendly vehicle touting the latest in EfficientDynamics technology and the other a previous sports concept displaying the carmaker’s new perfor...

8 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Suzuki planning Camry, Accord rival

rybo submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:09:27 AM

Most carmakers are rushing to launch new models in the burgeoning crossover and lifestyle vehicle segments but Suzuki still sees significant room for growth in the crowded and competitive midsize sedan market. The carmaker rolled out two new sedan co...

16 user comments | Category: Misc News

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2008 Toyota Yaris SR Pricing Announced

turbox submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:32:00 AM

Take one Yaris. Add highly desirable styling and exclusive equipment features. Price competitively and sell. It is as simple as that. Toyota has comprehensively upgraded the specification of its 1.3 VVT-i and 1.4 D-4D Yaris SR models to create one...

7 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Fiat Fiorino MPV Previewed At the Geneva Motor Show

turbox submitted on 2/21/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:21:55 AM

Fiorino, a special vehicle for Fiat Professional In a global preview, Fiat Professional presents the new Fiorino which is born of a simple yet revolutionary concept: surpassing the concept of MPV to land on the idea of a free space? vehicle. Thank...

2 user comments | Category: New Cars

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