Diesel engines and SUVs were made for each other. Diesels' scads of low-end pulling power and great fuel efficiency make it a cinch to haul around the weight of an SUV with all-wheel-drive, and these torquey engines make up for the fuel ...
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The Toyota Corolla has moved within striking distance of the Mazda 3 at the top of the sales charts after a dominant month in April. The Corolla notched up 3504 sales last month, easily accounting for the Mazda 3, which managed just 2842 ...
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Looking to add some top-down thrills to your life? Our updated convertibles buying guide video and latest road tests can steer you in the right direction. There are many considerations when choosing a convertible, be it for just weekend ...
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Many new cars boast technology to help drivers avoid a crash, and now a new study finds that one system is a standout in preventing fender benders and injuries on the road. Forward-collision avoidance systems with autonomous braking are ...
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The stolen vehicle tracking system fitted to the Mercedes-Benz M-Class carjacked by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev helped police hunt down the alleged Boston Marathon bombers. Industry journal Automotive News reports authorities ...
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The Mercedes-Benz Citan has scored just three stars out of five in Euro NCAP’s crash test of the new light commercial van. The disappointing result is Mercedes-Benz’s worst Euro NCAP rating since 1997 when the ...
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The new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter,set to go on sale across Europe in the coming months, is being touted as the world’s first van to meet future Euro 6 emissions standards across its engine range. The world first Euro 6 compliancy claim ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the revamped version of its Sprinter Vans with new Euro 6 compliant engines. The vehicle has been made available with four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel engines that generate ...
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Welwyn started making resistors in Bedlington Northumberland in 1946, and it is still making resistors there, in a growing facility, with technology that is in demand worldwide. When Mercedes needed power resistors for its SLS sports car, ...
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German automaker Daimler is planning to invest about EUR 300m to expand the production capacity at its Romnian subsidiary Star Transmission, in a bid to support production as its Stuttgart-Hedelfingen transmission plant is operating at full ...
A sports car (sports car or sport car) is a small, usually two seat, two door automobile designed for spirited performance and nimble handling. Sports cars may be spartan or luxurious but high maneuverability and minimum weight are ...
A grand tourer (Italian: gran turismo) (GT) is a high-performance luxury automobile designed for long-distance driving. The most common format is a two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement. The term derives from ...
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A coupé or coupe (from the French past participle coupé, of the infinitive couper, to cut) is a closed car body style (permanently attached fixed roof), the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, ...
A Mercedes-Benz CLA Shooting Brake looks even more likely to expand the new A-Class family beyond the current three-car line-up, with the brand’s design chief all but guaranteeing its future addition. Mercedes-Benz head of design ...
a hard-hitting contender against better-known German rivals, yet the Lexus IS-F remains a leftfield choice for those in the market for a high-performance luxury four-door. It seems that a slew of luxury features, fiercely competitive ...
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