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April 2008
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smart fortwo The smart for two is an ATV-sized car made to be towed with all four wheels on the ground. And there's a lot more to this "cute" car than looks. |
BusinessWeek
January 16, 2006
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Dream Machines There's a new 'golden age' of automotive design and technology dawning as sales-hungry automakers are innovating at full speed -- and giving buyers the power to shape their vehicles. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2012
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Top 10 Tech Cars 2012 The internal combustion engine strikes back |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
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Diesel Deserves A Second Chance It costs less and blows by gas on mileage but faces serious roadblocks in the U.S. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
6 Small Cars to Look for With rising gas prices and increased urban density, small cars, once the ride of choice only for those with limited funds, are making inroads into the American market. Here's a half-dozen to test drive. |
AskMen.com
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Diesel Cars: 6 To Choose From Diesels used to be notorious for poor performance and smoky black emissions, but that's all changed. |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
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Gentlemen, Start Your Hybrids Ford, Toyota, and Honda are betting on a payoff. GM and others aren't so sure |
BusinessWeek
December 8, 2003
Kathleen Kerwin |
When Flawless Isn't Enough For Car Buyers The Big Three are catching up in quality, but they have miles to go on the wow factor. |
Car and Driver
December 2004
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Mercedes-Benz CLS500, CLS55 AMG, and SLK55 AMG Strength, durability, rationality. After more than a century of building cars guided by such forthright German principles, Mercedes-Benz has lately become enamored with another, slightly more Italian idea: loveliness. |
AskMen.com
September 26, 2003
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6 SUVs For Under $40K Though choice is good, it may be difficult to differentiate one sport ute from the other. Many cars offer similar looks, modern features, off-road control, and performance. Here's help for SUV buyers who want all these attributes in addition to originality and bang for their buck. |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2009
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A Green Auto Show This year's Detroit auto show, which runs from Jan. 11 to Jan. 25, promised to be a subdued affair. |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Gail Edmondson |
Can Mercedes Create A Whole New Niche? Take a German luxury sedan, meld it with a monster sport-utility vehicle and a versatile minivan, and what do you get? The Grand Sport Tourer, a premium crossover due out in 2005. And it's aimed mostly at the U.S. |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
Gail Edmondson |
Diesel Gets Cleaner And Greener Daimler's new engine beats hybrids for pep and fuel efficiency, but it's not cheap. |
BusinessWeek
November 13, 2006
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Mercedes Gets Back Up To Speed A focus on quality and cost has Mercedes humming again. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
David Welch |
Detroit Is Over A ($50) Barrel The Big Three auto makers aren't ready to compete with foreign rivals on fuel economy. |
BusinessWeek
October 14, 2010
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Lexus Cedes Ground in the U.S. to Mercedes and BMW Toyota's quality problems - and aggressive pricing by Mercedes - have fueled market share losses at Lexus. |
Car and Driver
February 2004
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Toyota Prius: Fuel economists wanted. Space-age styling with enough gadgetry and processing power to turn HAL 9000 green, at the down-to-earth price of a Camry. |
Popular Mechanics
February 2, 2010
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Top 5 Next-Gen Auto-Safety Technologies Automotive engineers are working on new technologies to make cars safer to drive. |
Salon.com
August 15, 2000
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Hopping into hybrids Automakers hope smog and high gas prices will persuade consumers to embrace their new "green" lineup. |
AskMen.com
Bob Plunkett |
2002 Toyota Camry vs. 2002 Mercedes-Benz C230 A look at the new, bigger Camry, and a hatchback coupe from Mercedes. |
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Edmondson & Welch |
Dark Days At Daimler Jurgen Schrempp leaves behind a Mercedes beset by quality and profit woes. Now, Dieter Zetsche must take drastic measures to save the marriage with Chrysler -- or engineer a breakup. |
BusinessWeek
July 21, 2003
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Mercedes' Head-on Collision with a Quality Survey There must be a lot of long faces at the headquarters of the Mercedes Car Group in Stuttgart. On July 8, the world's most esteemed luxury auto maker suffered the humiliation of seeing its ranking in the annual J.D. Power survey of car dependability plunge to below the average. |
Popular Mechanics
November 2009 |
PM's Ultimate 5 Car MPG Comparison Test Forget about horsepower, dragstrip time slips or torque curves. The most important automotive performance yardstick of the next decade will be miles per gallon. |
Salon.com
January 8, 2003
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Road outrage How corporate greed and political corruption paved the way for the SUV explosion. |
The Motley Fool
June 30, 2009
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Automakers Still Don't Get It Car companies take the cash, but skip the innovation. |
BusinessWeek
February 16, 2004
Gail Edmondson |
Designer Cars From Munich to Tokyo, hot designers are driving sales more than ever. Who are they? Who's got the right stuff? |
BusinessWeek
May 31, 2004
Kathleen Kerwin |
Steering Away From Guzzlers High gas prices are starting to take a toll on sales of the profitable SUVs and trucks the Big Three count on. Will they get burned? |
BusinessWeek
January 16, 2006 |
Fixing Up an Old Mercedes After turning around Chrysler, new DaimlerChrysler head Dieter Zetsche talks about returning the German brand to its past glory. |
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September 26, 2005
Larry Armstrong |
The SUV Refined Mercedes' new M-Class SUV vehicles are sleek and roomy -- and drive like a car. |
Reason
July 2002
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Four-Wheel-Drive Fantasies A defense of the SUV. |
BusinessWeek
March 15, 2004
David Welch |
Autos: Not Your Father's...Whatever What does Gen Y want in a car? To auto makers' surprise, it's price and value |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Gail Edmondson |
Mercedes' New Boss Rolls Up His Sleeves Layoffs are just the beginning. Can Mercedes Car Group's Zetsche fix production and quality woes? |
Wired
March 24, 2008
John Voelcker |
The Latest Trend in Microcars Positions the Engine as Backseat Driver Auto manufacturers are shifting car engines to the back for their smaller vehicles. |
AskMen.com
November 11, 2003
Paul Anderson |
The Way Of The Future: Hybrid Cars Efficient, clean and quiet, these modern vehicles are worth a look the next time you're car shopping. |
BusinessWeek
August 25, 2009
David Welch |
Automakers Go on the Small-Car Offensive Nine new small cars are rolling out in the next 18 months, six from GM and Ford. Will they sell without the incentives of high gas prices and federal subsidies? |
AskMen.com
August 17, 2002
Bob Plunkett |
2002 Mini Cooper The pint-size little hatchback two-door coupe, a modern homage to Britain's best-selling miniature car from the '60s, on arrival becomes the smallest car in the country but offers big-time cabin space plus the driving excitement of a ground-hugging go-kart. |
Popular Mechanics
November 6, 2009
Ben Stewart |
12 X-Prize Contenders Show Off Their MPG Tech At SEMA 2009 The Specialty Equipment Market Association convention in Las Vegas was the venue for many advanced engineering designs for electric and hybrid vehicles of the future. |
Popular Mechanics
March 26, 2008
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Can America Find True Happiness in a Microcar? Mechanic's Diary With high gas prices and growing environmental concerns, it may finally be the right time to introduce microcars to the U.S. |
Knowledge@Wharton
September 10, 2003 |
Hybrid Autos: Will the Big Three Catch up with Toyota and Honda? The news that Toyota outsold Chrysler in August to take the No.3 position in U.S. car sales for the first time focuses attention on a growth area where all three U.S. manufacturers are lagging several years behind -- the market for gasoline/electric hybrid vehicles. |
BusinessWeek
October 27, 2003
Kathleen Kerwin |
"Detroit Is Missing The Boat" Demand for hybrids is rising, but the Big Three are slow to get on board. |
BusinessWeek
June 19, 2006
David Welch |
How Do You Turn On The #@!&% Air? A J.D. Power study finds luxury cars like Mercedes and BMW overloaded with complexity |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Gail Edmondson |
It Looks Like BMW By A Nose A slew of new models could propel the car-maker past Mercedes |
The Motley Fool
February 6, 2007
Rich Duprey |
Chrysler Says "Halo" to Mercedes DaimlerChrysler optimistically hopes that by more closely aligning Chrysler with Mercedes, the prestige and aura will magically turn its loss into the 7% operating profit margin that Mercedes is on track to achieving this year. Investors, take note. |
BusinessWeek
October 6, 2003
David Welch |
Reinventing the Hybrid Wheel Will Toyota and others convince buyers that the latest models are more than weird science? |
BusinessWeek
April 5, 2004
Gail Edmondson |
BMW's Mini Just Keeps Getting Mightier With a convertible set to hit showrooms, its surprise smash is minting money |
BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Kathleen Kerwin |
How Would You Like Your Ford? The pioneer of mass production turns its back on one-size-fits-all cars. The ultimate payoff will hinge on how buyers judge the new cars. |
Car and Driver
October 2004
Patricia Eldridge Maki |
Long-Term Test: Mini Cooper S The Mini is small, quick, and stylish, and proved practical to operate. But opinions were mixed about whether the it's quick handling and nimble size offset its stiff ride. |
AskMen.com
Patrick Rowlings |
5 Weird Cars On The Market If a quirky car makes you feel unique and, by extension, confident, then it's the buy for you. Try these on for size: The 2004 Honda Insight... The 2005 Pontiac Aztek... The 2005 Lotus Elise... The 2004 Toyota Prius... The 2004 Honda Element... |
Popular Mechanics
April 20, 2009
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The Footprint of Air Pressure: CO 2 Comparison Tata Motors announced plans to build an super-green air-powered car. But is using the grid to compress air any more efficient than a hybrid's gas-electric power train or a regular combustible engines? Here are the calculations. |
