Thursday, March 25, 2010

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2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class To Get New Twin-Turbo V-8, Possible All-Hybrid Lineup

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 12:17 PM PDT

New reports on the possibility of big shakeups in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class lineup are beginning to break loose, and our sleuths have laid down the digital shoe leather to bring you the latest inside news: there's a new direct-injection BiTurbo V-8 engine coming to the S-Class, and an all-hybrid take is also being seriously considered. The best...


2011 Ford Mustang GT: Live Photo Tease

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 11:27 AM PDT

We've been on a Mustang roll: earlier this week, TheCarConnection brought you Vanilla Ice's take on the new Mustang 5.0, and on Monday we drove V-6 and V-8 Mustangs, coupes and convertibles. That's on top of the huge pile of Mustang stuff from all the outposts of High Gear Media's empire of car Web sites--everything from NASCAR Auto Guide's guide...


Send In The Clowns: Infiniti Forges Global Partnership With Cirque Du Soleil

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 09:29 AM PDT

First, the good news: Infiniti has forged a global partnership with a world-renowned company of performers. Now, the bad news: the company in question is Cirque du Soleil. (We kid, we kid. Keep reading.) This is not Infiniti's first time at the circus. In fact, the company has teamed up with Cirque du Soleil on several previous occasions --...


Is Rear-Wheel Drive Always Better? BMW Might Not Think So

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 08:24 AM PDT

Does rear-wheel drive matter to shoppers considering a premium or luxury vehicle? BMW apparently doesn't think so, as last week the automaker revealed that it is developing a new front-wheel-drive small car line. Though BMW will stick with rear-wheel drive for its larger and high-performance cars for the foreseeable future—and chances are this new...


DOE Rejects V-Vehicle's $320 Million Loan Application, Project May Be Scrapped

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:23 AM PDT

Bad news for V-Vehicle Company: the U.S. Department of Energy has denied the start-up's request for $320 million in low-interest loans for the development of high-efficiency automobiles at a facility in northern Louisiana. As a result, the company will almost certainly forfeit $87 million in support from the state of Louisiana, leaving it with...


2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan Priced From $50,475

Posted: 25 Mar 2010 07:02 AM PDT

Whether you find the 5-Series Gran Turismo's back gorgeous or simply engorged, its sleeker sedan sister is more univerally attractive, and it's priced to look even better, with the new $50,475 (including delivery) 535i coming in over $1,000 below the current car's price tag. The 550i is priced about the same as last year, at $60,575. Unlike some...


2011 Buick LaCrosse Preview

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 04:29 PM PDT

At next week’s 2010 New York Auto Show Buick will roll out its latest versions of the LaCrosse sedan, this time with just a single four- and six-cylinder engine on the table. Coming in for the 2011 model year, the LaCrosse is being offered with an Ecotec 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine as standard and with a 3.6-liter V-6 remaining an option...


Ford Recognizes Two Million Installations Of Sync

Posted: 24 Mar 2010 09:01 AM PDT

Just ten months after Ford had reached one million installations of its Sync connectivity interface, it's already at the two-million mark, which puts it way ahead of any other automaker for factory-installed Bluetooth and hands-free devices. Ford has found that, at auction, two-year-old used vehicles with Sync are fetching more than $200 more than...


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