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First U.S. bound 2010 Audi-R8 V10 sold for $500,000

tryme submitted on 2/26/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:34:37 AM

2009 Audi R8 V10 5.2 FSI QuattroThe first US-bound 2010 Audi R8 V10 was sold at an auction at the Boca Raton Concours d’ Elegance last weekend to raise funds for a charitable cause. The R8 fetched half a million dollars for the benefit of the Boys &a...

27 user comments | Category: New Cars

18 Votes

Lexus Takes Top Spot In 2009 JD Power Customer Satisfaction Study

Agent009 submitted on 2/25/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:43:06 PM

In today’s tough automotive market, providing consumers with superior service experiences translates into increased profitability for dealers and automakers, with the highest-performing brands retaining more than 80 percent of their customer m...

55 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Mercedes-Benz E-class Coupe coming with the same price tag as the sedan

tryme submitted on 2/25/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:20:57 AM

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class CoupeThis coming March at the Geneva Motor Show the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe will have its world debut. The coupe comes with most of the new-gen E-class sedan’s equipment and powertrain packs. This is the reason why Merc...

17 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Hands On: Lexus' Remote Touch Beats iDrive

Lemonade submitted on 2/24/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:50:48 PM

The 2010 Lexus RX 350 and Lexus RX 450h Hybrid now have a cockpit controller like BMW's iDrive. Except the Lexus Remote Touch controller is drop dead simple to use. Remote Touch is the technology highlight of the third generation of Lexus' midsize l...

40 user comments | Category: Reviews

32 Votes

Bmw to develop a new navigation system that “learns” the driver’s destination of choice

tryme submitted on 2/24/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:15:54 AM

BMW is currently working on a technology that might be the staple of the future: a new learning navigation system that “learns” the driver’s destination of choice, driving habits and analyzes the current location with the next possible destination. T...

31 user comments | Category: New Cars

25 Votes

2010 Jaguar XFR vs. The Competition

ubercool submitted on 2/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:35:21 PM

The renaissance of Jaguar really began with the introduction of the XF sedan. It was the first Jaguar model in, well a long time, that deserved serious consideration from luxury sport sedan buyers and the first that could hold its own against rivals ...

23 user comments | Category: Reviews

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The Ultimate Shootout? BMW M3 vs. Audi RS4 vs. Cadillac CTS-V vs. Lexus IS-F vs. Mercedes C63 AMG

Agent009 submitted on 2/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:07:55 PM

M, RS, V, F, AMG. The alpha alphabet represents five manufacturers’ best efforts to create something unique, exciting and memorable from their more prosaic mainstream motors. The resulting “performance tuned” sports sedans are so po...

48 user comments | Category: New Cars

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STUD Or DUD? Can The Audi TT RS Take The Sport Coupe Market By Storm?

Agent009 submitted on 2/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:36:57 PM

There is a lot to like about Audi's latest creation the TT RS. 340 horsepower, 331 ft/lbs of torque, and a 0-60 time of under 5 seconds, are by any means respectable numbers. But combine this with a 25 miles per gallon average makes this...

23 user comments | Category: New Cars

21 Votes

European Gay Car of the Year 2009

Newsbot submitted on 2/22/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:05:33 PM

More than 12,000 European male homosexuals have taken part in a survey in which their favorite cars have been compiled. The compilation is simple. The rankings are based on how often the particular car was named by all participants. For example, out ...

40 user comments | Category: Misc News

23 Votes

REVIEW: 2009 BMW 7-Series Powers Past S-Class, LS And A8

Agent001 submitted on 2/21/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:44:28 AM

If I had to pick a 'most controversial car' during my driving lifetime the last BMW 7-Series may not win the award outright but it would SURE be one of the finalists.The combination of it's polarizing design elements (I'm sure being nice here aren't ...

60 user comments | Category: Reviews

43 Votes

Upcoming Jaguar XE to be based on a cut-down XK platform

tryme submitted on 2/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:13:04 PM

Jaguar XENew details of the Jaguar XE sports car, which is set to open in 2011 or 2012, have come out. The possible platform derivation of the latest Jaguar XE is a trimmed down XK. It will come with a potent 450bhp V6 powerplant. In contrast to the ...

5 user comments | Category: New Cars

8 Votes

Which Of These Luxury Brands May Be The First to Fail?

Agent009 submitted on 2/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:12:22 AM

Daimler AG executives may have thought they had escaped the brutal economics of the mainstream auto market when they got rid of Chrysler in the summer of 2007.But a little over a year later, Daimler and other luxury carmakers are struggling in a down...

120 user comments | Category: Misc News

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BMW Lays Off 330 UK Workers Giving 1 Hour Notice

Agent009 submitted on 2/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:01:58 PM

Tony Woodley, joint general secretary of the UK's biggest union, Unite, has today (Thursday) written to the Chairman of BMW's Board of Management to protest in the strongest possible terms his union's "outrage" at the manner in which 330 BM...

38 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Jaguar Announces 2010 XF and XK Pricing

Agent009 submitted on 2/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:34:15 PM

Jaguar today announced pricing for its 2010 Model Year line up. In January 2009, Jaguar revealed the new 2010 Model Year XF and XK which includes the new XFR, and next generation XKR. Both vehicles are true to the heritage of Jaguar&rsquo...

3 user comments | Category: New Cars

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2009 Bmw 7-Series Individual: for those who want even more

tryme submitted on 2/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:21:32 PM

This spring, the BMW 7-Series will come fully loaded with features and options by BMW Individual permitting the driver to convey even further his fondness for superb quality and unique styling. The latest innovation of BMW Individual is Fine-Grain Le...

18 user comments | Category: New Cars

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