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10 Cars That Should Be in U.S.

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10 Cars That Should Be in U.S. Showrooms, but Aren’t
It’s hard to imagine that in some parts of the world, you can stroll up to your local BMW dealer and order up an even more focused version of the already lethal M3.
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10 Most Significant Rides at Geneva

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The Geneva Motor Show is in full swing once again, and as you might expect, green technology is dominating displays from nearly every automaker in attendance.
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Best All-Wheel-Drive Vehicles for 2010

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A vehicle with all-wheel drive can do much to keep your ride firmly on the cold, wet pavement and bolster your confidence in the saddle.
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2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV Beefed Up With More Power, Features

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Twenty teams of Lexus specialists will hit the road on Jan. 13–the start of a month-long process to prep dealership personnel on how to create buzz for the redesigned 2010 GX 460 mid-sized SUV.
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Wackiest Cars in Tokyo

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Wackiest Cars in Tokyo
Auto shows are lightning rods for the strangest of the strange, attracting the cars that automobile designers cook up while locked in their studios, shaping clay models or drawing digital sketches. Nowhere is this more true than the Tokyo Motor Show.
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Top 10 Modified Production Vehicles at SEMA

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If you were thinking that the 2009 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) Show consisted purely of one-off specialty vehicles that you could never replicate in your driveway, we have a surprise for you. Unlike the cars and trucks on a showroom floor, these wild rides are as tricked out as can be — but at the same time, you could theoretically reproduce them, starting at your local dealership.

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Lexus Overview

The Lexus Story
Toyota launched its Lexus luxury division in 1989 with the introduction of the LS 400 and ES 250. The Japanese automaker’s new division sold more than 60,000 vehicles in its first year, and by 1991 had become the No.

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Top 10 Gas Guzzlers of 2010

Crunching the EPA’s fuel economy figures reveals the worst offenders at the pumps.

The year is 2009, the global economy is in the doldrums and the planet is running out of gas, or so conservationists would have you believe. But if you were thinking that every carmaker is scrambling to build the most fuel-efficient cars and trucks possible in an effort to conserve our natural resources and help you make ends meet, heavy-metal gods Judas Priest put it best: “You’ve got another thing coming.”


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Most Reliable Cars

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Paying more for a new car doesn’t guarantee better reliability. As a group, inexpensive small cars and midsized family sedans are the most reliable. That’s one of the findings of our 2009 Annual Auto Survey, based on our subscribers’ experiences with 1.4 million vehicles.


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Most Popular Vehicles by ZIP Code

AEE4CC15885D45D6625654DF4F6F2DFor most Americans, the adage “you are what you eat” could easily be replaced these days with “you are what you drive.” Our cars have become an extension of our personality — or the one we’re hoping to project to the world. Sporty and sassy, says the MINI Cooper; practical and spacious, screams the Honda Odyssey minivan; strong and intimidating, exudes the Ford F-150. Just as cars can reflect their owners’ personalities, they can also reflect the local culture in a particular ZIP code. What are the most popular cars by ZIP code — and what does that say about the city and its population? Read on.


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