Someone at Audi must be a huge fan of Mercedes Benz CLS styling! Following the A5 Sportback, the A7 will be the second four-door coupe from Audi which will hit the markets in late 2010. Introduced at Detroit Motor Show, Audi A7 is a direct rival for the CLS, while the A5, belonging to a lower class than this, is more of a Passat CC competitor.

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Adistinctive radiator grille with a large star in the middle. Dynamic lateral lines on the flanks. A metallic-painted body that exudes power and excitement. There is no debating that with this car, the Concept BlueZERO, Mercedes-Benz is redefining its familiar design idiom. What’s more, the dynamic exterior design symbolizes innovative forms of mobility that will be based on electric cars.

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What could be better in this period of massive downturn and global warming than a super eco-friendly and fuel economic car? You can choose now for the new Mazda3 which was recently updated with Mazda’s i-stop technology.

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Auto sales in the U.S. show early signs of a rebound as Ford Motor Company posted a sales percentage loss for the month of June of just 10.7 percent. This is the automaker’s smallest sales decline in 16 months, prompting an unusual amount of optimism in the auto industry. Many automakers still suffered significant decline, however, with Toyota posting a 31.9 percent loss. Surprisingly, General Motors fared only slightly worse, despite the company’s bankruptcy filing, with a 33.4 percent loss.

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Porsche has already confirmed that it will offer a hybrid version of the Panamera after the gasoline Panameras make their market debut later this year (no official date on when the hybrid Panamera will arrive in dealerships). According to AutoCar, Porsche is also planning a diesel version of the new Panamera and is looking to use existing Volkswagen diesel engines.

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Downsizing trims the sticker, but there’s another price to pay. BY JOHN PHILLIPS As GM wobbled toward bankruptcy, the company’s boosters often cited Cadillac as proof that at least one division knew the secret for success. But stroll through a Cadillac showroom. The DTS isn’t even on your Uncle Marvin’s radar. The pretty but aging STS has been nudged onto the berm by at least five luxo-sports sedans, none from America.

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BMW has gotten a lot of press (some bad) for their MINI E project. Even though the all-electric car comes with a plug, the plug-in advocacy group Plug In America (PIA) has a problem with the way that the Bavarians might be able to get a lot of legislative good will without really putting EVs on the road for good.

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Suzuki is getting in on the free gas bandwagon that Hyundai kicked off this year by launching a "Free Gas for Summer" promotion on all SX4s sold between now and August 31st. Of course, it pays to read the fine print – what the purchaser really gets is a pre-paid credit card loaded up with $270 for the SX4 Sedan or $290 for the slightly less fuel efficient SX4 Crossover.

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Visitors of the Goodwood Festival of Speed are in for a treat from Jaguar. They’ll be driving a limited edition XKR up the famous hill – the Goodwood Special XKR. Jaguar’s engineers were given the supercharged 5.0-litre XKR and given permission to play as much as they like. The result? 21” wheels, lowered ride height, unique lime green paint, a massive XKR graphic along the side and satin graphite detailing on the front grilles, headlights, wing mirrors, rear signature blades and bonnet louvres.

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The Volkswagen Passat CC (called the Volkswagen CC in the U.S.) is by nearly all accounts a great-looking car. And now the smooth four-door coupe has won a prestigious red dot design award. The top award for vehicles, officially "red dot Design Award 2009 – Best of the Best," in the product design category for 2009, is shared with the Seat Ibiza, from Volkswagen AG's Spanish affiliate.

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On sale since 18 May, the all-new Mazda3 range incorporates a distinctively fresh bodystyle that portrays a more powerful and emotional design, plus a richer expression and a more dynamic stance. Now the 20-model line up is completed by the arrival of two Mazda3 2.0 Sport models (hatchback and saloon, priced from £18,025 OTR), featuring 151ps petrol engines and innovative ‘i-stop’ (Smart Idling Stop System) fuel-stretching technology.

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Hyundai is ready to release, by the summer of 2010, the second generation of the luxury sedan Equus but it seems that it is oriented only for the American market. Some inside voices say that the standard model will cost around $60,000 being in direct competition with Lexus LS 460.

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In 2009 BMW may reclaim its title as the most popular luxury brand in America. For eight straight years BMW has wound up in second place with Lexus taking the top spot. With automakers reporting June sales tomorrow some numbers are already in and a quick comparison shows BMW ahead of Lexus by a slight margin. At the half-way point in the year Lexus has total sales of 73,186 units, compared to BMW’s 76,819 units.

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Our 2009 BMW 750Li continues to rack up the miles and retains its position as the most in-demand vehicle in our long-term, Four Seasons fleet. The Seven's latest big voyage took executive editor Joe DeMatio and one of his brothers to Boston, Massachusetts, for a college graduation, a trip of more than 1800 miles.

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For the second consecutive year, Porsche customers have again lauded the superior sports driving experience of their cars through AutoPacific's 2009 Ideal Vehicle Awards (IVA) survey, selecting the Porsche brand as the number-one rated premium car brand in the United States. Porsche won the same award in 2008. The AutoPacific IVAs are based on 32,000 owners’ ratings of their new 2009 model year cars and trucks across 15 key vehicle attributes and measures how closely a vehicle matches their expectations.

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