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Turning a nose tackle into a linebacker.

Porsche purists may have hated the Cayenne from the moment of its inception, but the success of the truck has allowed the continued production of cars that enthusiasts yearn for. In fact, in one of the supreme ironies of the auto industry recently, the profitability of the VW Touareg–based SUV was a reason that Porsche was able to attempt a hostile takeover of ?Volkswagen last year.

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Batteries Included: Do short-haul, $200,000 electric supercars make any sense?

In two years, both Mercedes-Benz and Audi will put electric supercars into production. Shown as concepts at last year’s Frankfurt show, the Audi e-tron and the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG eDrive each slot an electric powertrain into an existing platform. Both promise green cred, but the big question is this: Will either be any good as a supercar?

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2010 Infiniti EX35 Journey AWD

If you think of the EX35 as a tall coupe, it’s easy to love.

Nissan hasn’t really marketed it as such (and I commend them for that), but the EX35 could easily be considered part of the “premium four-door crossover coupe” crowd, along with the likes of the BMW X6 and the Acura ZDX. Of course, the attractive first-generation Infiniti FX35/45 could also be lumped into that group, if not for the fact that adults can actually fit in the FX’s back seats.inline_mediumwraptextright32218137/reviews/editors_notebook/1002_2010_infiniti_ex35_journey_awd1002_08_z+2010_infiniti_eX35_journey_aWD+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue

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Wolfgang Bernhard will take a key role at Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz Cars unit, the company said today.
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Toyota has released a video that shows how dealership technicians are fixing the gas pedal on recalled cars. The repair calls for the service tech to insert a small metal shim into the pedal assembly.
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The refrain of and#8220;more powerand#8221; from Porsche customers got an answer on Monday from the German sports-car maker: A range-topping 2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S packing 530 hp will be revealed in March at the Geneva auto show.
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General Motors’ two mode hybrid powertrain, used only in trucks, will migrate to rear-drive cars in the next generation, said Tom Stephens, GM’s vice chairman of global product operations.
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It’s the day after the Super Bowl, but it’s still an informal holiday–the high feast of the Ford Shelby GT500.
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Not a bad little piece but holy crap, that sticker price is at least $7,000 more than I would have guessed! Ford has done some serious revamping of this little ute.
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JR Motorsports confirmed early Monday that Danica Patrick will run Saturday afternoon’s season-opening 300-mile Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway, a week earlier than her scheduled NASCAR debut.
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