Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 14, 2007
We've wafted the morning commute before in a Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupé on roads that looked like the Pacific Coast Highway. Now how about cornering the commute through fields of...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 11, 2007
[Image Source: Jaguar] I have said it before and, man, I'll say it again because it pisses me off. Jaguar's "Gorgeous" marketing campaign that was ubiquitous in these United States...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 11, 2007
[Image Source: Volvo Cars] Make mine a T6 with a 285 horsepower straight six, please. Volvo's introduced a peppy new power plant option for its flagship S80 sedan range. And like PAG stablemate...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 10, 2007
She ain't that purdy, but she sure is exotic. The SLR McLaren is featured in this (2:04) video driving along a Rocky coastal route. The driver's enjoying the sea breezes and the sonorous V12...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 10, 2007
[Image Source: Jalopnik] Mercedes-Benz has announced the premiere of the McLaren SLR Roadster. It's the droptop version of the $450,000 hawknosed SLR supercar that has been on offer since 2004....
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 09, 2007
[(Cabriolet S) Image Source: Porsche] For those wishing to skip to summer completely; instead anticipating the autumn with cool relish, you have something to look forward to. In September, Porsche...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 09, 2007
The company of Chairman Mulally has issued a glorious decree to the great American public! The Great Leap, er, Way forward is stronger than ever. The company's boldness sets an example for the...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 08, 2007
Peruse that thick multimedia jungle known as YouTube and chances are you'll find an old Top Gear episode where the outspoken Jeremy Clarkson compared driving a BMW Z8 roadster to driving a truck...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 08, 2007
Episode 505 of MTV's Pimp My Ride series is bound to draw tears from W126 S-Class and Benz diesel fans 'round the world. It's the episode where a young lady named Spechelle (pronounced...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 07, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] Looking like some bad cross over between Luxury Sedan and kit car, the latest re-rendering of Jaguar's flagship will be lucky if it sells a single unit. Painfully ugly and...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 07, 2007
Well it's not even the heat of summer nor the height of the travel season, ladies and gentlemen, and yet it seems that we've broken a record. The average pump price for regular unleaded...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 04, 2007
[Source: AutoMotor&sport via MotorAuthority] We've got a few years to go yet before the world sees off the current generation (E60) 5-Series. Stylistically unloved by many for an overused...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 04, 2007
[Image Source: CAR] The writers at CAR magazine could barely preserve their British reserve (not that Brits exercise the stiff upper lip anymore, but roll with it) in detailing the new spy shots...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 03, 2007
[Source: Detroit News] It's good to be fiscally insulated. When bubbled markets - housing especially - hickup or even burst, the rich can fall back on a safety cushion. And if they're really...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 03, 2007
[Image Source: Porsche, AG] Despite what Porsche's P.R. referred to as "a poor market environment" in North America, overall sales remained stable this past April and so far this year...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 02, 2007
[Image Source: BMWNation.com] Well, not quite. Year to date sales in these United States are up by a modest but respectable 2.9% over the same period one year ago for BMW Group. That's 2,974...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 02, 2007
[Image Source: CarBuyersNotebook.com] The ford motor company announced that April's U.S. sales were down by 13% compared to those of April one year ago. That means that exactly 228,623 fewer...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 01, 2007
[Image Source: DaimlerChrysler] This summer Mercedes-Benz will bring its latest batch of 4-MATIC sedans to market. The new C-Class saloons which premiered earlier this year have been praised for...
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Filed in archive by Gunnar Heinrich on May 01, 2007
Jaguar's XK grand touring two-door sports machine has received praise from the model's 2006 inception. Though, I've argued that the car is neither as graceful nor as predatorial as its...
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