Purchasing a used motorcycle can be very rewarding but it can also be a daunting task. This used motorcycle buyer's guide highlights 10 things to look for when purchasing a used motorcycle.
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The new R3 version of Mazda's 2009 RX-8 sports car is destined to be a classic. It's an upgraded version of the RX-8 that's even sportier than the original yet still relatively inexpensive.

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DEARBORN -- Ford Motor Co. will take the high mileage fight to Toyota Motor Corp. next year when it launches the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrids, which the automaker says will top Toyota's Camry hybrid in city and highway mileage.

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Tonight will mark the last presidential debate, but we’ve already got the polling numbers--about the Lamborghini Estoque, that is.
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SENIOR EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: What's stunning about the Versa is the level of equipment in a car at this price point (keyless entry and ignition and steering-wheel audio controls), as well as the interior space. Read the rest of this entry »

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Toyota va prezenta modelul Avensis facelift în premieră la Paris, împreună cu minicar-ul IQ şi SUV-ul Urban Cruiser. Noul Avensis, ce va fi lansat în 2009, pe lângă modificările exterioare, beneficiază de motoare mai puternice şi mai eficiente.

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While Russia's auto industry is certainly not known for the beauty it produces, the country's stock of fashion models seems limitless. Standing next to each vehicle on display at this year's Moscow Motor Show was a maiden who, as you can see in the gallery below, was usually more attractive than the metal against which she was leaning.

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The Moscow Auto Show is underway and Damon's on site with camera in hand. The car you see here is the Lada C-Cross Concept, which looks kinda like a Chinese knock-off of a last-gen Euro Ford Focus with added ground clearance. The C-Cross show car presumably gives a sneak peek at what a future AvtoVAZ car-based crossover might look like, and if we had to guess, a production version probably isn't too far off. We'll pass on it, though. Our hearts and minds forever belong to the Lada Niva, whose old-school looks are like visual comfort food.

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While most of our recent hot hatch affection has been aimed at the Ford Focus RS, Renault brought its own racy three-door to the London Motor Show party, and now we're torn. Admittedly, the Focus RS is easily the more suitable day-to-day driver - it's got a full interior and air conditioning -- but the Renaultsport Megane R26.R has all the kit for a serious track-day assault. Hell, it even has two Rs in its name.

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Wanna take a gander at what the Lies and Deceptions are these days? You can do so, courtesy of longtime automotive journalist Gary Witzenburg's first column on AutoblogGreen.

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If you're in the New York metropolitan area and don't have any plans this weekend, you might want to shoot up I-95 (or jump on Metro-North) to Greenwich, Connecticut, where Bruce and Genia Wennerstrom will be putting on the annual Greenwich Concours d'Elegance. This is a spectacular event that's held over two days. Day 1 is Saturday, June 7, which will focus on American autos from every era. When Saturday wraps up, all the American metal drives off and the Europeans take over the premises for Day 2 on Sunday.

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Although most people don't realize it, Southern California does indeed have seasons. Sure the weather may be sunny and 70 all year-long, but there are most definitely seasons. We happen to be in the middle of concours season right now, with classic car shows popping up like, well, like poppies. The classic car fan is completely spoiled for choice out here, with shows occurring in Los Angeles, Long Beach, and in Huntington Beach just this past weekend.

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Think that new 2008 FG Falcon XR8 isn’t sporty enough for you? Fear not, for Ford Performance Vehicles - the SVT of FoMoCo’s Australian operations - has revealed it’ll be putting its sport-touch on the Blue Oval’s new rear-drive range. The new range of performance Falcons will make their debut at the Melbourne Auto Show next week.

Although the cars are supposed to emphasize brute force, we sadly won’t know any performance figures until this summer, but we do expect the FPV Falcon range to use the new 4.0-liter turbocharged I-6 and the 5.4-liter V-8 in the new FG Falcon. We’d hedge our bets that both will debut with at least some bump in horsepower, although both seem fairly powerful in their stock form.

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For the first time at the Bologna Motor Show, the reborn Fiat Abarth marque makes a comeback with its own dedicated stand of powerful visual impact which, in line with its relaunch philosophy, was designed to highlight innovation using a fresh, up-to-date language, with leading-edge technology and refinement in the smallest details...

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The neat little Renault Clio Sport Tourer estate will take a bow at Frankfurt motor show, along with four other new production cars and two concepts.

The 4.2m-long Clio Sport Tourer bumps up the luggage space to 439 litres and goes on sale here in spring to rival the Peugeot 207 SW and the Skoda Fabia Combi, which also goes on sale in spring 2008 following a Frankfurt preview.

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