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- Driven: 2011 Smart Electric Drive
- Volkswagen Teases 2011 Jetta Ahead Of June 15 Unveiling
- 2010 Honda Accord Crosstour
- 2010 Lexus LS 600h L
- Driven: 2010 Corvette Grand Sport
- Porsche Politely Refuses To Take MINI's Challenge Bait
- GM Recalls 1.5 Million Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevys, GMC, HUMMERs, Saturns For Fire Hazard
- GM Says Just Stop with the Chevy, Already--It's Chevrolet [UPDATE]
- First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class
| Driven: 2011 Smart Electric Drive Posted: 10 Jun 2010 01:40 PM PDT  With a jolt of electricity, the Smart Fortwo can become relevant—and refreshingly different. Further to the point, our surprising conclusion after a couple of hours behind the wheel of the new Smart Electric Drive is that, the Fortwo feels like a more appealing, fully realized package as an electric vehicle—more so than in its gasoline form...
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| Volkswagen Teases 2011 Jetta Ahead Of June 15 Unveiling Posted: 10 Jun 2010 11:00 AM PDT  As Buick ramps up its new-product initiative, the Volkswagen Jetta may get a new entry-level luxury competitor in the shape of the as-yet-unnamed Chinese Buick small sedan transplant. But Volkswagen will be ready, with a new version of the Jetta due in just a few days. Volkswagen is teasing the car on its website, with the unveiling scheduled for...
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| Posted: 10 Jun 2010 10:50 AM PDT  The 2010 Honda Crosstour is an unusual beast—so unusual that the first time you see one you'll likely stand back, size it up, and scratch your head a bit.Then you're probably going to say something along the lines of, "I love it!" or "I don't see the point." Yes, it's that polarizing. Once you're over the visual warm-up phase--and we like it after...
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| Posted: 10 Jun 2010 10:33 AM PDT  The 2010 Lexus LS range bristles with gas or hybrid powertrain technology, exudes world-class fit and finish, and keeps driving dynamics well-muted as it hits mid-life. New in 2007, the current LS is among the quietest sedans you can experience, and in either V-8 or V-8 hybrid form, it's at least as swift as the competition's standard-issue...
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| Driven: 2010 Corvette Grand Sport Posted: 10 Jun 2010 10:00 AM PDT  You've got a magnificent stretch of two-lane blacktop planned, a 2010 Corvette Grand Sport in the driveway and a weekend to burn. Sounds like the perfect recipe, right? It is until someone adds in a few hundred cruising motorcycles and one very slow yet determined 18-wheeler. This frustrating scene was my reality with the 2010 Corvette Grand Sport...
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| Porsche Politely Refuses To Take MINI's Challenge Bait Posted: 10 Jun 2010 08:15 AM PDT  MINI's mental challenge to Porsche, pitting a Cooper S against a 911 Carrera S around Road Atlanta, won't be happening. Porsche politely turned down the challenge, and actually put it back on MINI to enter a car at Sebring, Le Mans, Daytona or any other sanctioned race, where there's more on the line than "T-Shirts and valet parking spaces." The...
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| GM Recalls 1.5 Million Buicks, Cadillacs, Chevys, GMC, HUMMERs, Saturns For Fire Hazard Posted: 10 Jun 2010 07:50 AM PDT  General Motors has issued a recall for over 1.5 million cars, trucks, and SUVs from across seven GM brands and four model years. According to notices from the automaker and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the vehicles in question feature a heated water fuel system (HWFS), which can ignite in certain circumstances. The recall...
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| GM Says Just Stop with the Chevy, Already--It's Chevrolet [UPDATE] Posted: 10 Jun 2010 06:03 AM PDT  The car world loves a nickname: Volkswagen is "VW," Mercedes-Benz is simply "Benz," and BMWs are commonly called "Bimmers." If General Motors' new marketing braintrust has its way, though, you'll stop using the word "Chevy." The New York Times reports that Chevy marketing execs sent a memo to employees on Wednesday, asking them to stop using the...
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| First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class Posted: 09 Jun 2010 05:54 PM PDT  Sometimes the best vehicles for a particular purpose elude easy classification. Take the Mercedes-Benz R-Class; ever since the first time we encountered this vehicle, we've called it one of the best long-distance luxury cruisers on the market, and one of our top choices for keeping fatigue at bay when you have adult-size passengers and hundreds of...
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