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25 January 2008 posted in Economy 270 views
2008 Dodge Challenger bereits bis auf fueleconomy.gov Klicken Sie oben, um weitere Bilder von den 2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Mit all der Spion Schüsse, sickerte deckt und Embargo Bilder des 2008 Dodge Challenger auf dem Web bereits, wir sind nicht sicher ...
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2 June 2007 posted in Economy 8 views
SEMA says subcompacts sales are flying high In the first quarter of 2006, there were 53,328 subcompacts sold. In the first quarter of this year, 107,942 little engines that could have tootled off of dealer lots. That's a 95.1% increase. At the ...
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25 May 2007 posted in Economy 8 views
Updated 2007 Kia Picanto bound for Barcelona click above image for more angles of the 2007 Kia PicantoThe Kia Picanto is a small city car that's a big seller for the South Korean automaker. Though not sold in the U.S., the Picanto, which is base ...
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14 May 2007 posted in Economy 6 views
CR says Mercedes B200 could be U.S. bound Not actual CR car. Their tag says "CR4SHZL."If you see a white base-model Mercedes B200 tooling around Connecticut, don't get too excited. Yet. You see, that one was bought in Canada (for almost $29k ...
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13 May 2007 posted in Economy 4 views
Mitsubishi plans sub-$8,500 car for Asia While Mitsubishi just claimed its first profitable quarter in four years, its president, Osamu Masuko, says the company will now go after the potentially huge profit in untapped Asian markets with a s ...
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12 May 2007 posted in Economy 6 views
Cheaper than an Accent? Hyundai developing ultra-budget model According to an Antara News article sourced by Motor Authority, Hyundai isn't just branching out into the wonderful world of rear-wheel drive. It's going to make a big play on the opposite end of the ...
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8 May 2007 posted in Economy 6 views
Will the rear-engine Volkswagen be revived? When Volkswagen created the New Beetle in the late '90s, it revived the iconic shape of the original people's car, but not much else. The original was pushed around by an air-cooled boxer four-cylinde ...
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3 May 2007 posted in Economy 4 views
Lutz says Zeta lives! Burns less gas Click the photo to check out a Chicago Auto Show gallery of the Pontiac G8 Barely a month after threating to kill a bunch of future rear wheel drive programs, Bob Lutz says they will likely move ahead ...
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28 April 2007 posted in Economy 4 views
From show to go: VW brings new TSI engine, along with 7-speed DSG A little over a year ago Volkswagen introduced their TSI engine range in 138 hp and 168 hp flavors. Those two engines both had displacements of 1.4L with the output of something considerably larger. T ...
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18 April 2007 posted in Economy 9 views
Next-gen Astra The new Saturn Astra will be hitting US shores in the 4th quarter of 2007, but an even newer, more global c-platform vehicle will follow for the 2011 model year. The vehicle, which will be built in En ...
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23 March 2007 posted in Economy 4 views
Smart fortwo concept trailers prove fortwo will tow the line In what appears to be way of addressing the lack of trunk space in the new Smart fortwo, DCX has released a few sketches showing the Smart accessorized to appeal to that overly-pursued active lifestyl ...
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4 March 2007 posted in Economy 6 views
Geneva Motor Show:  2008 Mazda2 click on above image to view complete high-resolution gallery of the new Mazda2 The car that will form the basis of the new baby Ford for the US market will make it's first public appearance in Geneva ...
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2 March 2007 posted in Economy 4 views
Ford confirms internally that Blue Oval B-car will be built on Mazda2 Ford Motor Company is one of the few full-line automakers without a new sub-compact in the US market. That is destined to change now that company executives have declared what we've suspected for some ...
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16 February 2007 posted in Economy 5 views
Geneva Preview: Suzuki releases official shots of SX4 sedan click above image to view a pair of high-res shots showing the Suzuki SX4 SedanEarly next month, Suzuki will be showing off the sedan version of its SX4 mini-SUV at the Geneva Motor Show. Pictures of ...
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10 February 2007 posted in Economy 8 views
VW developing new ultra compact car to take on Smart The current European VW FoxThe hits just keep on coming from Ferdinand Piech's new man, Martin Winterkorn. The new Volkswagen CEO has been shaking things up since he took over the reins in Wolfsburg, ...
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7 February 2007 posted in Economy 3 views
Chicago Auto Show: Live unveiling of the 2008 Saturn Astra Click above image to view a high-resolution gallery of the new Saturn AstraSaturn just rolled out the new Astra to the crowd at the Chicago Auto Show, with the automaker claiming that the compact will ...
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7 December 2006 posted in Economy 4 views
Ford debuting new Focus in Detroit Unfortunately, it's not the C1-based Focus we're all waiting for (though it appears we're closer than ever to that car's arrival on our shores). Still, the current Ford Focus has received only one nip ...
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29 November 2006 posted in Economy 5 views
LA Auto Show: Nissan Sentra SE-R Spec-V UPDATE: Sentra SE-R will be available in March of 2007The Nissan Sentra SE-R, and its Spec-V sibling, is entering a market rife with performance bargains. On the turbocharged side of the fence lays th ...
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6 November 2006 posted in Economy 10 views
V-Dub may pimp der own autos When Volkswagen lampooned the slow and show crowd during the marketing of their new GTI, they took a much-needed swing at the purveyors and consumers of the automotive detritus that makes up most of S ...
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4 November 2006 posted in Economy 5 views
Nissan Sentra SE-R to debut in L.A. When you moved past the econo-potato styling of the last generation Sentra and got behind the wheel of the SE-R variant, you'd experience an entertaining FWD ride. Especially when modded out in S- or ...
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