If you’ve been shopping for a luxury midsize SUV, you might want to wait until this fall, when the redesigned 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class is expected to hit dealer lots. The redesigned M-Class shares its platform with the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and receives styling tweaks to its interior and exterior design. “Inside, it's the usual smattering of Mercedes-Benz style and technology, though we like how things have been greatly smoothed out versus the current ML,” says Autoblog. “In ...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class Features Updated Design, New Engines
If you’ve been shopping for a luxury midsize SUV, you might want to wait until this fall, when the redesigned 2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class is expected to hit dealer lots. The redesigned M-Class shares its platform with the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and receives styling tweaks to its interior and exterior design. “Inside, it's the usual smattering of Mercedes-Benz style and technology, though we like how things have been greatly smoothed out versus the current ML,” says Autoblog. “In ...
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Volkswagen Prices 2012 Beetle
Volkswagen announced pricing on the 2012 Beetle Tuesday, which will go on sale in October. “The new Beetle will start at just $18,995, offering an agile, driver-oriented coupe that respects the Beetle’s past yet looks to the future,” says Volkswagen in a press release.
Some analysts think that pricing the new Beetle a tick less than $19,000 was a smart move. “Volkswagen carefully priced the redesigned 2012 Beetle under the critical $20,000 mark and in the ...
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Road Trip: 2011 Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid
Super luxury cars aren’t known for Prius-like fuel efficiency, so when a 2011 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Hybrid showed up at our office, I thought it was the perfect opportunity to see what could be expected from a big hybrid on the open road.
Usually, automakers charge a premium for hybrid versions of their gas models, but with a $91,000 base price, the S400 Hybrid is the least expensive S-Class that Mercedes sells. Our test car gets an EPA-estimated 19 ...
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2011 Mazda RX-8: Does it fit?
This is the 2011 Mazda RX-8, which has rocked the same basic exterior styling since it was introduced in 2004. The base RX-8 starts at $26,795, but our test car was decked out in Grand Touring trim, which at $32,260, adds $5,465 to the base model’s price. It also adds standard features such as a moonroof, rain-sensing wipers, Bluetooth, heated seats and a Bose surround sound stereo with satellite radio.
Part of what makes the RX-8 ...
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Nissan 370Z Roadster vs. BMW Z4
If I told you that a new BMW would cost you less than a comparably-equipped Nissan, would you believe me? Sure, that’s a statement that can’t even come close to being made across BMW’s model line, but it applies if you’re currently shopping leases on a two-seat convertible. And really, who doesn’t want to bask in the sun now that it’s the unofficial start of summer?
Nissan lease deals vary by region, but if ...
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