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• 2010 Chevrolet Equinox SUV 264-horsepower, 3-liter, direct-injection V-6
  on Nov 12, 2009 in Chevrolet
  The six-speed automatic shifts smoothly and tries its best to deliver top mileage. And powered by the V-6, the still-compact SUV can tow a healthy 3,500 pounds. In contrast, the 2010 Honda CR-V, which comes with only a 180-horsepower four cylinder, c...
• 2010 Porsche Panamera Turbo 0.2 second quicker than 911 Turbo
  on Nov 11, 2009 in Porsche
  But forget about comparing Porsche’s first so-called sedan with other four-door locomotives. Here are the numbers that put this thing in perspective: To 60 mph, the Panamera is 0.2 second quicker—and 0.1 second quicker through the quarter-mile—...
• Hand-built 6.2L V82011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG coupe, 563hp
  on Nov 11, 2009 in Mercedes
  The five buttons beside the gear lever are engine start, transmission mode (the four driver-selectable modes are C for Controlled Efficiency, S for Sport, S+ for Sport plus and M for Manual, along with a Race Start function), stability control (ESP O...
• 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG 6.2-liter V8 n/a
  on Nov 11, 2009 in Mercedes
  The new aluminum SLS built in Sindelfingen, Germany stays dead even with the carbon-fiber SLR built in the UK until early this year. Though the naturally aspirated 6.2-liter V-8 in the SLS has 54 less horsepower (down 9 percent) and 96 fewer pound-fe...
• Porsche Boxster Spyder 235kW 3.4-liter flat six-cylinder
  on Nov 10, 2009 in Porsche
  Porsche will roll out a new incarnation of the Boxter Spyder at the Los Angeles auto show next month. The flagship mid-engined model is the lightest sporstcar in the company’s range at 1,275kg and more powerful than the Boxster S, topping 235kW...
• Audi A5 Cabriolet 2000cc, direct-injection, turbo 4-cylinder, manual/automatic with manual-mode paddle shifting
  on Nov 10, 2009 in Audi
  Its predecessor A4 cabriolet had a 2-liter, 200-horsepower turbo 4 with less zip than the new direct-injection version, which Audi says performs like a 6-cylinder while delivering decent mileage: 20 city/26 highway. Not a screamer, however. It doesn&...
• Volvo’s small C30EV coupé has been given the battery power treatment
  on Nov 10, 2009 in Volvo
  Based on Volvo’s attractive four-seat coupé, this 3,250lb car is powered with twin 330lb lithium-ion battery packs (also from US battery company, Enerdel) that sit under the rear seat and down the centre of the vehicle. With a combined capacit...
• Volkswagen India to launch Beetle in 2010
  on Nov 10, 2009 in Volkswagen
  Just a month away and the sensation of Volkswagen’s Beetle, People’s Car, will be on the Indian roads once it is imported from the Mexican plant. Yet to be priced, Beetle is another fiesta from the German car maker and is known for is popularity...
• Bugatti 16C Galibier the same 8.0-litre W16 engine found in the Veyron
  on Nov 10, 2009 in Porsche
  That engine, the U.K.’s AutoCar reports, “is the same 8.0-litre W16 engine found in the Veyron…the engine features two-stage supercharging and can run on ethanol as well as” conventional gasoline.” In the Veyron, the powerplant...
• 2011 Volvo S60 turbocharged 1600cc four-cylinder
  on Nov 10, 2009 in Volvo
  The S60 concept featured a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a dual-clutch automated manual transmission; the pair should be in production shortly, but it’s unknown if the small four would make it to this side of the Atlantic in...

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