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Sport Sedan Shootout: Two Wannabes, One Winner

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 11/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:20:02 PM

So you've got about $40 grand to play with, and. . Read More

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Winding Road reviews: Back on Top? Jaguar XF vs. Cadillac CTS

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/12/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:15:33 PM

Jaguar and Cadillac have a lot in common and a lot at stake. Do the new XF and CTS have it takes to bring their companies back up to the world standard?. Read More

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2008 BMW M3 vs. 2008 Lexus IS F - Comparison Test

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:27:07 PM

“Competition,” said John D. Rockefeller, the founder of Standard Oil and an early poster child of the business monopoly, “is a sin. Read More

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Automoblie Tests:BMW 335xi, vs. Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and Subaru Impreza WRX STI

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/7/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:36:11 PM

You've no doubt heard endless praise for both Subaru's wicked Impreza WRX STI and Mitsubishi's wild Lancer Evolution. It's well-deserved. Read More

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Winding Road - The Best Coupes. BMW 135i vs. INFINITI G37S

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/5/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:33:59 PM

-Paicines,California The more remote country roads of central California on sunny and mild winter days are where we want be while at the wheel of either the BMW 135i or the Infiniti G37. Both sport coupes shine mightily out here, but in different ways. Read More

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A $200,000 Hood Ornament for Rolls-Royce

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/5/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 5:05:23 PM

Okay, this doesn't seem wise: putting an enormous diamond-encrusted hood ornament on the front of your Rolls-Royce. Aren't you just asking somebody to pop it off as they run by? Well, regardless, it certainly does look sparkly and it's really just a bit of promotional bling created by a jeweler for The New York International Auto Show. Read More

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Vw Tiguan receives new 2.0 liter TDI engine

carlover99 submitted on 4/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:40:33 AM

The most powerful Tiguan yet, equipped with a new 2. 0-litre TDI 170 PS common rail diesel engine, has now been released for ordering. Read More

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Car and Driver: 2009 Acura TSX - First Drive Review -“Dance, 10. Looks, 3.”

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 4/1/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:31:31 PM

One of the signature numbers in the musical A Chorus Line features a struggling starlet justifying a bevy of elective medical procedures to bring her looks up to par with her talent. “T*ts and *ss,” she claims, are all she’ll need to bring everything into balance. Read More

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Motor Trends Quick Test: 2008 BMW 135i

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 3/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:59:49 PM

BMW's new 1 Series really is just that-the only one in its class. We recently took a 2008 135i out for numbers testing, track hot laps, and some real-world miles to see how it performed, and as we suspected, the small 2+2 BMW coupe scored high with editors and turned out some impressive numbers. Read More

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Edmunds reviews the new BMW 135i

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 3/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:28:18 PM

"From here it looks like a pot-bellied pig," says Chief Road Test Editor Chris Walton as he points to the nose and scooped-out door profile of the new 2008 BMW 135i Coupe. "Check out the overhanging character line above the taillights," we prompt. Read More

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Car and Drivers - The Quickest Sedans of 2008: $30,000 to $40,000

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 3/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:43:28 PM

* Introduction * Tenth Place: 2008 Volkswagen Passat 3. 6 * Ninth Place: 2008 Cadillac CTS V-6 DI * Eighth Place: 2008 Buick LaCrosse Super * Seventh Place: 2008 Acura TL Type-S * Sixth Place: 2008 Chrysler 300C * Fifth Place: 2008 Infiniti G35 * Fourth Place: 2008 Lexus IS350 * Third Place: 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evo * Second Place: 2008 BMW 335i * First Place: 2008 Dodge Charger SRT8 . Read More

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Automobile Reviews the IS-F

theoptimisticpessimist submitted on 10/29/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 6:57:44 PM

But is that enough to turn the IS-F into the kind of icon that the M3 has become? We don't think so. The small sport sedan category is less about track prowess than it is street cred. Read More

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