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The Mercedes E 63 AMG Photo Collection

post from eMercedesBenz on 13 April 2006 11:10:00 AM. © eMercedesBenz

Yesterday we told you about the new Mercedes E 63 AMG, but due to some technical difficulties with our website we were unable to post the full batch of photos that went along with the story. Thankfully we were able to resolve the problem this morning, so it is with great pleasure that I present to you the E 63 photo collection in its entirety.

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Video: Nurburgring Narrated

post from The Auto Prophet on 13 April 2006 09:53:00 AM. © The Auto Prophet

I found this on Google Video, a nice video of one lap around Germany's famous Nurburgring track, with running commentary.

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Dieter Zetsche Speaks At DaimlerChrysler's Annual
Meeting

post from eMercedesBenz on 13 April 2006 09:45:00 AM. © eMercedesBenz

Dieter Zetsche, CEO of DaimlerChrysler, took the stage at the company's annual meeting yesterday. As has been his motto in recent months, Zetsche preached a message of increasing operating profit by making the company more efficient and more flexible. To do so, the company will aim to make their administrative functions leaner and strive to eliminate redundancies between the Group and divisional levels. By accomplishing these tasks, reporting and decision-making will be performed faster, which Zetsche believes will "enable our operating units to focus on their core business of developing, building and selling fascinating vehicles."

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FX2 F150, no jolt of Lightning

post from MyFordDreams2 on 13 April 2006 09:07:00 AM. © MyFordDreams2

This is the new F150 FX2, their latest "sporty" truck offering. And don't get me wrong, it's nice[...]

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265 hp 250 lb ft of Tq, now that's more like it !

post from MyFordDreams2 on 13 April 2006 08:59:00 AM. © MyFordDreams2

Ford's new 3.5L V6 due to debut in the Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX and MKS has been rated at 265 hp[...]

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2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 -- Yet Another SUV

Because the world needs another SUV Mercedes-Benz will be unleashing the GL450 in a few weeks. I drove one home tonight and was struck by two things:1. It has excellent on-road manners, despite Mercedes' claims that it will be very off-road capable.2. Having just driven the all-new GMC Yukon last night I was surprised at how closely these two vehicles feel in terms of on-road behavior.No, it's not that the GMC is "just as good" as the Mercedes...but the gap is smaller than I expected. And I don't think that's because the GL is weak in terms of on-road manners, I think it's because the GMC has really improved in this area. I don't know if it would have been as noticeable had I not driven them back-to-back, but it makes for an interesting comparison. And like the Range Rover I drove last week, the GL450 has a number of annoying ergonomic quirks. There's no tuning knob and figuring out exactly what each button does (and there are many buttons) can be hugely distracting. Once again, I don't care if GL owners will learn all its quirks and eventually get past them. I got in that GMC Yukon last night and instantly knew how to control the audio and navigation systems. That's the way it should be with all vehicles, whether the Germans (and Brits) want to admit it or not.

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Fill 'Er Up

I was at the NY Auto Show today. There's always a lot of hoopla whenever manufacturers introduce a new vehicle and it's pretty easy to get caught up in it. Rather than stick around for the smoke and the pulling...

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