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A $250,000 Land Shark? What Is YOUR Dream Car?

Agent00R submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:06:23 AM

Every car enthusiast has their one dream car. The one that they will do anything to get, will put endless amounts of dollars into and will be the object of auto lust for years to come.  Apparently this one guy from California adored the E24 6-Se...

40 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Long Term Update: 2009 Hyundai Genesis - Does It Still Make The Cut?

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:13:51 PM

We ran the Genesis down to San Diego and back this weekend with a trunk loaded with gifts for babies both recently and soon to be born. The gaping trunk probably could have held a whole orphanage full of toys, something to note with holiday shopping ...

11 user comments | Category: New Cars

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The Bigger They Are The Harder They Fall - BMW's 7-Series Unseated From It's Undisputed Perch?

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:18:43 PM

The ergonomics department at BMW headquarters in Munich could turn fastening a Velcro strip into a four-step process with footnotes, but nobody builds a more elegant and enjoyable car than their colleagues in engineering and design.The 2009 BMW 750Li...

48 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Lexus' Latest GX460 Will Unveil Itself In Coming Weeks

Agent00R submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:40:53 AM

The  Lexus GX midsize luxury SUV has been on sale since 2003 and has enjoyed some success during that time, managing to rack up to 35,420 sales in 2004--its best year on record and easily eclipsing the company’s annual target of 20,000 uni...

4 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Ford Fusion becomes best-selling domestic car

LACMAN submitted on 11/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:26:12 PM

Since its facelift for the 2010 model year, the Ford Fusion has enjoyed a record breaking year in sales – and now the Fusion can brag about becoming the top-selling domestic car in America....

48 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Jaguar Unveils Plans For A New C-Type, Aimed At Porsche Cayman

Agent00R submitted on 11/11/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:59:59 AM

A famous Big Cat is about to roar into view again. This silver dream machine is the all-new C-Type – and it’s set to turn the spotlight on Jaguar. We previously revealed the Coventry firm’s plans for an exciting new roadster. Now, A...

12 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Michigan Discovers They Be The Last Ones Still Buying American Cars

Agent009 submitted on 11/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:12:16 AM

Michigan car buyers tend to purchase what their neighbors make, but that doesn't matter as much to the rest of the country, according to an analysis of data from the "cash for clunkers" incentive program."We really are a whole differen...

35 user comments | Category: Misc News

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WHICH Would You Have? The Comparison No One Has Made: BMW 7-Series Vs. Porsche Panamera

Agent00R submitted on 11/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:57:43 AM

A comparison no one has genuinely sat down and tested, nor spoken about, is BMW's iconic 7-Series head-to-head with the all-new Panamera.  The 7 now has all-wheel drive and is ready to take on the AWD players -- the S-Class 4MATIC, Audi A8. ...

34 user comments | Category: Reviews

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BMW 5-Series GT tuned by Hartge

BMWBlog submitted on 11/7/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:07:24 AM

The German tuning company Hartge is well known for their BMW tuning jobs and today, they reveal a new customization program for the 2010 BMW 5 Series GT. The Hartge 5 Series GT comes with a variety of exterior and interior modifications and the end r...

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SEMA 2009: Ford Showcases Taurus And Fusion Models

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:44:48 PM

This year, Ford is shining the spotlight on a range of vehicles, from a blacked-out Taurus SHO to a “Travel Inn” Transit Connect, at the 2009 SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) Show – Powered by Ford, to be held Nov. 3-6 ...

6 user comments | Category: New Cars

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The New Sports Cars: BMW's X6M Vs. Porsche's Panamera Turbo, What Would You Have?

Agent00R submitted on 10/29/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:59:26 PM

After the implosion of sport sedans since BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi made them household names, it seems that a new wave of vehicles are making landfall.  They are not wagons and if you really want to stretch it you cannot consider them sport-u...

36 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Winter Is Almost Here- Forget Towing Capability, What Are The BEST Trucks In Snow And On Ice?

Agent001 submitted on 10/28/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:52:45 PM

In case you haven't looked on the calendar, winter is fast approaching.As a native of a little town that gets snow from time to time called Buffalo, New York, I get sick and tired of watching all the commercials touting torque and towing capabilities...

41 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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Is This Fair? Fed Slashes Salaries Of Executives That Took Federal Funds

Agent009 submitted on 10/22/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:30:32 PM

The U.S. Treasury this afternoon unveiled sweeping pay cuts for the top 25 executives at seven companies that received government bailouts, including General Motors Co., Chrysler Group LLC, GMAC Inc. and Chrysler Financial LLC. In nearly all cases, s...

25 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Would YOU Buy This Over A 5-Series? Toyota Thinks So...

Agent00R submitted on 10/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:27:51 AM

Supposed to be unveiled on Wednesday at the Tokyo Motor Show, this is the new Toyota X sedan.  And, Toyota thinks it has what it takes to take down the BMW 5-Series.  What say you?What it does have: Rear-wheel drive2.5L V6 - 200-hp = shared...

56 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Laurenz Schaffe will take in charge Bmw’s design studio in California

tryme submitted on 10/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:40:44 AM

A couple of management changes will take place at BMW AG as Laurenz Schaffer replaces Verena Kloos on December 1 to take charge of the automaker’s studio in California . Schaffer, who has been with the BMW design staff for 11 years, will serve as pre...

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