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Main > Car Makers News > Mercedes-Benz > Mercedes-Benz GLK350 is compact luxury | detnews.com | The Detroit News Americans would have been lousy hunters and gatherers. That's why we invented Costco. The buy-it-by-the-barrelful mentality perpetuates the American need to gather too much stuff while hunting for a deal. I've gone broke saving money at this mega-volume store. For some, the problem with Costco is the same as the problem with many SUVs: Both offer too much and are just too big for practical purposes. No one tows a boat to work every day, and no one needs 200 frozen chicken breasts. Downsizing is the new... Full article... Article added: 2009-07-24 10:35:42 Article Views Rating: 55 Main > Car Makers News > Volvo > Volvo loads XC60 with quiet power, sophistication | detnews.com | The Detroit News Sweden is the U.P. of Europe. People know it's there; they talk about it, but no one wants to make the drive. It's a mysterious land that magically produces funky furniture IKEA, cell phones Ericsson and freakishly beautiful people Ingrid Bergman. Since the Miss Universe pageant began more than 50 years ago, no European country has had more winners than Sweden. Did I mention my wife is Swedish? Now, the Swedes have invaded the small premium crossover segment with Volvo's 2010 XC60 with as much vigor as... Full article... Article added: 2009-05-25 05:23:12 Article Views Rating: 95 Main > Motorsport > Other > 2009 Auto Shanghai: Crisis, What Crisis? "We've paid for our show stand," said Bentley engineering chief Ulrich Eichhorn as we sat in the back of a Continental Flying Spur to escape the heat and the noise of the first media day at Auto Shanghai 2009. All four Bentleys on display -- the Flying Spur, a Continental GT Speed and GTC Speed, and an Arnage -- had been sold to eager Chinese buyers by 2pm.A few minutes earlier, Rolls-Royce boss Tom Purves had announced the new "small" Rolls-Royce would be called the Ghost, and... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-21 06:41:37 Article Views Rating: 424 Main > Car Makers News > Volkswagen > Volkswagen CC premium midsize car class Premium midsize cars may be upscale luxury machines, but they are also among the leaders in all-around performance, reliability, and value for the money.Stepping up to a premium midsize car often means more standard features, such as leather upholstery, heated seats, uplevel audio, and techno-gadgets galore. Most of these cars provide plenty of power to go along with a supple ride, and in many cases, superb handling.Most cars in this class are 4-door sedans, but there are wagons available, as well as a... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-21 06:21:49 Article Views Rating: 540 Main > Car Makers News > Toyota > Toyota Sequoia gains From supersize fries to jumbo jets, lots of folks in the United States like things "big." For hundreds of thousands of new vehicle buyers, small or midsize simply doesn't cut it. They need maximum everything--from space to haul up to eight people and all their gear to towing a party boat--the only choice is a large SUV.Around the turn of the century, large SUVs enjoyed large amounts of success in the marketplace, selling more than 1 million units annually. With $4.00/gallon gasoline not... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-21 06:13:59 Article Views Rating: 247 Main > Car Makers News > Porsche > 2010 Porsche Panamera For Porsche, the 911 has been both a blessing, and a curse. A blessing in that it has seems to have transcended the usual automotive evolutionary process; a curse in that the car still, in many ways, defines the entire company. Porsche has attempted to break the mold numerous times over the past three decades -- remember the 928, and the 924/944/968? But until the Boxster -- a clever product development by former R&D chief Horst Marchart that delivered two cars the 996 edition 911 and the Boxster --... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-14 05:55:51 Article Views Rating: 331 Main > Car Makers News > Mazda > Mazda Concept Vehicle Mazda's Hakaze concept is the automaker's future vision of a good-looking and practical SUV coupe. Motor Trend recently had the chance to take the Hakaze for a quick spin in advance of its Geneva Motor Show world debut.And if it gets the public reaction it deserves at Geneva, Mazda insiders expect the firm will put something not too dissimilar into production in about three years' time.The brief for Hakaze originally came from Mazda's European HQ. As in the US, big heavy SUVs are losing favor, but there... Full article... Article added: 2009-04-08 05:52:45 Article Views Rating: 342 Main > Car Makers News > Alfa Romeo > Alfa Romeo MiTo Review and Prices Consumer Guide’s Impressions of the 2011 Alfa Romeo MiToIf all goes well, the headline-grabbing Fiat-Chrysler alliance will deliver a stylish premium small car to lead the U.S. return of a storied Italian brand. MiTo is Alfa Romeo’s answer to the BMW Mini Cooper--and will need to be as popular to give the new partnership a chance.What We Know About the 2011 Alfa Romeo MiToAlfa Romeo is known for sports cars like Dustin Hoffman’s iconic ride in “The Graduate,” but it... Full article... Article added: 2009-03-05 06:45:25 Article Views Rating: 366 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Auto briefs | detnews.com | The Detroit News Chrysler LLC will put up to 150 employees of its Kenosha, Wis., engine plant on indefinite layoff starting March 23. The move is in response to languishing auto sales, said Chrysler spokeswoman Shawn Morgan. To avoid closing the plant completely the company will reduce the speed of the two assembly lines, a move that requires fewer workers, Morgan said. The plant employs about 800 workers, including about 630 members of the United Auto Workers union. The moves do not affect Chrysler's plans to introduce... Full article... Article added: 2009-02-27 15:55:38 Article Views Rating: 181 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Only one U.S. vehicle makes Top 10 picks | detnews.com | The Detroit News WASHINGTON -- Japanese automakers dominated Consumer Reports influential annual survey of the most reliable vehicles, with Toyota Motor Corp. nabbing five of the 2009 Top 10 Picks released Thursday. Japanese automakers held the top four overall spots in the magazine's survey, which is based on more than 50 tests of 80 different vehicles. The winners ranked high in road tests, reliability and safety requirements. American vehicles were pummeled in the magazine's April survey, which goes on sale Tuesday... 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