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The Green Mile
Who’s pushing the mpg envelope in auto making, and who’s just not plugged in The now-20-year-old Green Car Journal recently announced its Car of the Year award at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Toyota, ...
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“All Rise!”
Victory’s new Judge Supercruiser holds court in an American maker market previously dominated by Harley For a company founded in 1997 with the intention of doing nothing less than challenging the venerable Harley Davidson ...
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Bad Seed
Benz’s SLS AMG GT represents a quiet little corner of the usually-sensible Stuttgart maker that has gone… completely insane For all its fabled credentials as a manufacturer of impeccable production standards and fit and finish, ...
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The F Word
Ever since the legendarily sexy Jaguar E-type debuted in 1961, enthusiasts have been awaiting a resurrection; their patience is going to be rewarded this spring in the form of the F-type Amidst the thousands ...
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AUDI R8 EXCLUSIVE SELECTION EDITION
The 2013 model might be just around the corner, but if you’re down for one last hurrah with the current version, you’ll be handsomely rewarded. The Audi R8 Exclusive Selection Edition ($138,000-$170,000) is likely the last ...
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MCLAREN MP4-12C SPIDER
Enjoy the remaining months of warm weather by burning up the pavement in the new McLaren MP4-12C Spider ($265,750). Featuring a one-piece molded chassis, it weighs just 88 lbs more than its hardtop sibling, and features ...
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Southern Trawl
TAKING THE YACHT PLUNGE? FORGET THE SPORTFISHERMAN; INSTEAD, TAKE PRIDE IN THE OLD-WORLD, UNRUFFLED SPLENDOR OF AN OCEAN-GOING TRAWLER Approximately $1 million Max Length 49’11″ Length Overall 45’9″ Length Waterline 41’9″ Max Beam 14’7″ ...
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THE GIANT KILLER
HYUNDAI’S UTRA-PREMIUM EQUUS WAS CONCEIVED AS NOTHING LESS THAN AN AUDI AND BMW KILLER. INCREDIBLY, IT JUST MIGHT BE BOTH Those of us old enough to remember when the curious looking Hyundai Excel first rolled ...
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HOME-GROWN HYBRID
FORD’S FUSION HYBRID HAS OUTGROWN ITS INTRODUCTORY AWKWARDNESS TO BECOME, AT LAST, A PRIUS KILLER IN THIS VERY DEMANDING ECO-MARKETPLACE To everyone but Newt Gingrich—who declared on his strangely protracted campaign trail that $2.50 per gallon ...
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Taken For a Ride
WHY THE TLC’S “TAXI OF TOMORROW” WILL CREATE JOBS IN MEXICO AND PROFITS IN JAPAN, BUT LEAVE AMERICA’S GREATEST CITY HOLDING THE BAG In an April 3 event administered with His Honor’s indelible combination of ...
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Pal-V One
Is it a car? A helicopter? A plane? Actually, the Pal-V One ($TBA) combines elements of all three. This three-wheeled gyroplane drives like a sports car on the ground — with an 8-second 0-60 time and ...
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