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Cars Coming Soon: New Chevy TrailBlazer and Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series
Chevy's teaser for the new TrailBlazer The Chevrolet TrailBlazer, from 2005-2009 at least, was a pretty darn good SUV. Yeah, it developed squeaks and rattles over time, had mediocre materials inside...
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Safe Used Cars Under $5,000 (And One Under $2)
The safest car ever? Remember the Top Gear episode where Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May had to find a cheap used car, put it through a series of tests and see which vehicle performed...
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Benz Use of Che Guevara Image Sparks Outrage
Daimler-Benz Chairman Dieter Zetsche, if you haven’t heard, just last week blew off countless potential Mercedes fans during his presentation at the Consumer Electronics Show. He was talking about the...
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Mercedes-Benz 911-Fighter Could Be in the Works
Can anything come close? Have you ever thought Mercedes-Benz would be so much cooler if only it offered a car to compete with the Porsche 911? Of course you have. We all have. Because if there’s one...
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Cars Coming Soon: Mercedes-Benz CSC Takes Design Lesson from Hyundai
Understated luxury, ultimate elegance and pavement-peeling performance. Those are terms I think of when I think of Mercedes-Benz. Even the outrageous SLS AMG has a certain laid-back coolness without...
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Top Auto Brands in America Still Foreign
The success of a car brand is most often measured by the number of units its dealers move off their lots. There’s another piece of marketing at work, though, that’s often behind those sales numbers:...
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When a 4×4 Is a Bore, Try a 6×6 for the Fix
There aren’t many places on Earth that a fully loaded 4X4 truck can’t find. Think of the Land Rover Defender and all of its desert adventures or the Toyota Hilux and its journey to the North Pole. A...
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Cars Coming Soon: Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive
With all the coverage of the New York Auto Show this week, one little car has been mostly ignored. In a sea of exciting new debuts, convincing Cadillacs and luscious Land Rovers, coverage of a small...
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Cars That Look Like Other Cars
There is no better compliment than imitation. If that’s the case, the automotive industry is full of flattery. That’s as true in the U.S. as it is within the unimaginative shores of China, where car...
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Could Car Sharing Go Luxury?
Even when sitting parked in the garage, a car costs big money. Owning a car is like having a constantly running meter of dollar signs adding to your monthly financial obligations. Things like...
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Mercedes-Benz Starts Car Shopping, Looks at Aston Martin
We all want more. Whatever it is, we’re never content with what we have. We need more money, a bigger home, more ice cream and a better car. This is as true for corporations as it is for individuals....
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Oh Lorde: The Comeback of the Maybach
As the singer Lorde likes to say, “But everybody’s like Cristal, Maybach, diamonds on your timepiece. Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.” It’s interesting that the Maybach made it into the...
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The American Car That’s Better Than a BMW?
Consumer Reports has drunk the American Kool-Aid. The magazine, influential among car shoppers who commonly consult its ratings and recommendations, has made a decision that doesn’t make any sense....
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Can a Kia Compete with a Mercedes-Benz?
I pulled up to the bank yesterday and parked nose to nose with a Mercedes-Benz. It was kind of weird at first glance but I only looked for a moment and didn’t give it a second glance until I passed it...
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The Two Tiers of Luxury: Which Do You Prefer?
“Tier 2″ does not mean “inferior.” Is a Lincoln as good as a Lexus? Can an Acura take down an Audi? Will an Infiniti be as good as a BMW? There are two groups of cars in the luxury world: the ones that...
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The Manual Transmission: “I Ain’t Dead, Yet”
Don’t drink beer out of green bottles, don’t forget to stretch, and always remember to write your grandmother a thank-you note. Along with these basic rules for success, when researching new cars,...
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Mercedes-Benz’s Turnaround Looks a Lot Like Audi’s
There’s a German automaker in the midst of a turnaround. The company has redesigned many of its vehicles and has plans to introduce additional models, including sedans, crossovers, and SUVs. The brand...
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Mercedes-Benz and Audi Just Outsold BMW
BMW has been the benchmark of luxury car sales in the United States for decades. The BMW 3 Series, 5 Series, X3, and X5 have provided the German automaker with ample opportunity to dominate sales...
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10 Model Lineups with Huge Price Ranges
Everyone’s had that moment, while looking for a new car, when they ask themselves, “What’s the least I can spend on a new Dodge Charger?” Well, you’ll find the answer is in the $30k area for your...
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Taking a Look at the Most and Least Expensive Cars to Own
There are some things we replace, and other things we repair. I have no qualms replacing a toothbrush every couple months, or buying a new pair of running shoes after a few hundred miles. When it...
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