Friday, March 29, 2013

Daily Drive: New York auto show reveals, debuts and a guide from the floor

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Mercedes debuted this AMG 4Matic performance variant of their CLA....
The New York auto show spans more than 90,000 square feet on four floors of the Jacob Javits convention center. That's a lot of ground to cover; if you don't believe us check out the New York auto show floor plan. The reveals are over, so here's our list of...

  The Germans don't have a lock on the high-performance luxury sedan market—it just feels that way. Barely a month passes anymore without a pronouncement from Munich, Frankfurt or Ingolstadt about the latest M or AMG or

  Dash cams are all the rage these days, providing us with an endless stream of clips showing meteors over Mother Russia or racing feats from the driver's perspective. Entertaining as they are, they're nowhere near as magical...

  DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Call me old fashioned, but I expect a lot out of a Mercedes, particularly if it's a five-passenger SUV that stickers for around $63,000. For those of you who've become desensitized,...

  The EPA proposed a package of rules Friday that includes cleaner gasoline and stricter limits on pollution from the tailpipes of cars, despite objections from the oil industry. The rules, known as Tier 3, have been supported by car companies because they would bring U.S. standards into alignment ...

  Kia has given its Sportage SUV a flashy new design influenced by the heroine Wonder Woman and it even comes with the superhero's tiara. The Wonder Woman Sportage was unveiled at the


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  NASCAR veteran Mark Martin has been named by Joe Gibbs Racing to fill in for injured driver Denny Hamlin in the No. 11 FedEx Toyota until Hamlin is able to return to Sprint Cup racing. The announcement came early Thursday evening, eight hours after team president J.D. Gibbs said the company was...

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  Also in this episode: A West Virginia state representative wants to ban Google Glass behind the wheel; Dartz is set to make the Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen even more insane. TRANSCRIPT-- Volvo's giving us a wagon.-- A West Virginia lawmaker wants to ban the future.-- And, Dartz.Volvo's righting all the...


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