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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?
 
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2017 Honda Ridgeline Rated
Up To An Impressive 26 MPG
 
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Is This a Mule For a Future Ford Mustang Mach 1? Hear It Here
 
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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.
 
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Ford: Yes, We're Developing A 200-Mile Range Tesla-Fighting EV
 
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Hey, Outdoor Guy: Your Roof Rack
Is Killing Your Fuel Economy
 
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2017 Continental Senses
Your Approach, Welcomes
You With Lighting Touches
 
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Now Porsche Joins The Precious-Metals Game, With
A "Platinum Edition" Cayenne
 
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Check Out This
Super Sweet 1970
Chevelle Barn Find
 
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Thursday, 28 April 2016

2017 Mercedes-AMG GLS63: Who Needs Minivans?

 
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2017 Mercedes-AMG GLS63 Review: Who Needs Minivans When This Is Available?
 
You see them everywhere, chock full of car seats and errant Apple Jacks, screaming kids and harried parents: minivans. They're actually fine, useful vehicles whether you have a young family or not, but it's the giving up that the minivan implies, the assumption that life has somehow pointed you in a direction that precludes vehicular fun. The sliding door has claimed too many of us and shouldn't be allowed to claim any more. Fortunately, there's a remedy -- one that just might let you sidestep the issue altogether: the 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLS63.

The hottest variant of the Mercedes-Benz GLS-Class lineup, the AMG GLS63 is most definitely not a minivan. Instead, it's the closest thing you can get to a seven-seat S-Class uber-wagon, raised a couple of inches and fed a diet of steroids and amphetamines. It's also more of a cosseting, high-speed continent crosser than a canyon carver, but that doesn't mean the AMG team didn't try its best to make it fully capable in any situation.
 
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Is Porsche Developing a Flat-Eight For Its New Mid-Level Supercar?
 
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2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport Gets New Tech, Styling Updates
 
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