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Tuesday, 3 May 2016

Spied: Mercedes-Benz GLT Pickup Truck

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Mercedes-Benz GLT Pickup Truck
Spied at Testing Facility

Following a few key details from Mercedes-Benz and an official teaser image, spy photographers have captured a camouflaged pickup that appears to be the Mercedes-Benz truck.

Automobile European Bureau chief Georg Kacher revealed earlier this year that the truck will essentially be a re-skinned Nissan D23 Navara, a mid-size pickup sold outside the U.S. and not closely linked to the U.S.-market Frontier. The Daimler-Nissan partnership will likely produce a truck that has all of the renowned niceties of Mercedes with the rugged capability of its Nissan bones. The truck is likely to carry the new GLT nameplate; "GL" is now Benzâ€™s prefix for all things SUV and truck, as seen by entries like the GLC and GLS SUVs.

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Monday, 2 May 2016

Environmental SUVs: BMW PHEV vs. Range Rover Diesel

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Electric or Diesel: BMW X5 xDrive40e
vs. Range Rover Sport Td6

Large luxury SUVs are like cable television. There's still a big market out there, but it's becoming more difficult to stay current as the market changes at such a rapid pace.

In television, the internet has been the disruptive force of change, while in the automotive industry, fuel efficiency and emissions regulations are pushing automakers to pursue ever more advanced technologies and solutions.

But are diesel and electric variants of big SUVs like the Range Rover Sport Td6 and the plug-in hybrid BMW X5 xDrive40e really shaking things up Netflix- and Hulu-style?

2017 Honda Ridgeline Rated
Up To An Impressive 26 MPG

Is This a Mule For a Future Ford Mustang Mach 1? Hear It Here

2017 Fiat 124 Spider Pricing Starts at $25,990, About The Same As Mazda Miata

Sergio Speaks: FCA CEO on Why Tie-up with Google, Apple Makes Sense

Nissan Recalls 3 Million Vehicles in U.S. for Airbag That Might Not Inflate

Friday, 29 April 2016

The Flawed Beauty of Aston's Rapide

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The Flawed Beauty of Aston's Rapide: Not Perfect, But Oh, That Engine!

The Rapide is beautiful to these eyes, even if it doesn't universally make people who encounter it bite the back of their hand. There's that superb V-12 up front to rival John Williams' compositions, and then there is handling that begs for twisty canyons. But sales of the big four-door are laughable, the rear seats are made for children (or adults without legs, torsos, or heads) and the Rapide sucks down fuel like Godzilla munching helpless townsfolk.