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Gas Hits $4.50 at Brooklyn Gas Station

post from DriversDrive.com on 21 April 2006 10:00:00 PM. © DriversDrive.com

The New York Daily News reports that a gas station in Brooklyn hit $4.50 a gallon for premium. Regular was listed at $4.14. The price didn't go over very well with local customers.

That's what the Gulf Station on Old Fulton St. in Brooklyn Heights was charging credit card customers for a gallon of premium yesterday.

A gallon of regular gas was no bargain, either, at $4.14 for cash or $4.26 on plastic.

"That's crazy," said Mike Charles, 49, after gawking at the astronomical rates. "I've never seen gas prices like that before."

"There's no way I'd ever pay that much," he added. "I don't care how badly I needed gas."

Other New York gas stations were high but not this high. The Brooklyn station seemed to be running about 75 cents to $1.00 higher than other stations in New York City area.

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Woman Motorist Reviews The 2006 Mercedes M-Class

post from eMercedesBenz on 21 April 2006 07:30:00 PM. © eMercedesBenz

So what if it's been out for close to a year - that's not stopping the good folks over at Woman Motorist from test driving the new kind of new 2006 Mercedes M-Class. Although not written by a woman, the review offers readers a delicate look at many of the M-Class' more feminine features. Vanity mirrors, car seat accessibility... it's all covered. I'm kidding, of course.

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Italian Design Fair Sets the Stage for Lancia
Revival

post from 4 Drivers Only on 21 April 2006 06:18:43 PM. © 4 Drivers Only

The Italians are masters of design and nowhere is this more obvious than the annual Milan Furniture Fair. The ideal venue for Fiat, which is back in the black again, to relaunch its legendary Lancia brand. Celebrating its 100-year anniversary,...

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Test Drive Hails Mazda CX-7's Sporty Character

post from 4 Drivers Only on 21 April 2006 06:12:15 PM. © 4 Drivers Only

How many times have I heard a manufacturer claim that its newest SUV handles like a sports car? Too many, and in every case untrue, but now it seems there is at least one vehicle that, as the maker proclaims,...

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Gumball 2006 News

post from Gumball-3000.com on 21 April 2006 04:58:00 PM. © Gumball-3000.com

There is now just 8 days to go until the start in central London! We can now confirm that on her 80th Birthday Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second has accepted Gumballs invitation to drop the flag at the start on the 30th April. Buckingham palace states “The 2006 the Gumball rally is one of [...]

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Team McLaren Mercedes F1 Practice: Imola

post from eMercedesBenz on 21 April 2006 04:15:00 PM. © eMercedesBenz

This weekend kicks off the fourth Formula 1 race of the season in San Marino, Italy. In preparation for Sunday's race, the McLaren Mercedes team hit the Imola circuit today, and completed what turned out to be an uneventful practice session. Here's what the team had to say about their first day on the track:

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Bugatti Ups Veyron Output to Reduce Wait Times

post from Cars - Blogs.ca on 21 April 2006 03:37:00 PM. © Cars - Blogs.ca

What’s a Bugatti? If you’re not much into cars, you can be forgiven for not knowing about the legendary Bugatti name. If you’re a car enthusiast, mind you, an original Bugatti Royale, for instance, might be on the top of your all-time wish list.One good reason to put a “Bug” high on the list is [...]

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A Look At Mercedes-Benz's Sports Ventures

In addition to their activities in the Formula 1 and DTM racing segments, Mercedes-Benz plays an active part in a number of other sporting ventures as well. Yesterday, the company published a press release covering this vary topic, including a look at their ATP sponsorship as well as their support for sports on a national level. Although the press release doesn't offer any in-depth information on their sponsorship programs, it does offer a quick view of who they're sponsoring as well as their goal to develop long-standing relationships with their various partners.

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Speaking of Blue-Oval Hybrids and Fuel Prices

I just got a news release from Ford saying that April should be the company's best-ever for hybrid sales. The release notes the use of 0% financing -- nationwide -- for Escape/Mariner hybrids (in March they offered it only in California and Washington D.C.). It also mentions the Kermit ads and Ford Escape Hybrid appearances in Extreme Makeover: Home Edition as possible reasons for the sales bump. For those interested, we're talking around 200 Mariner Hybrid sales and 1,800 Escape Hybrid sales (for reference purposes, Ford sold approxmiately 200,000 F-Series in the month of March).I seriously think we could see $4-a-gallon gas this summer, which is still:A. A relatively low price in terms of average U.S. household income andB. Cheaper than gas on most of the planet.However, it will be interesting to see if hybrid sales shoot up -- again. I know that having "hybrid" on the outside of a vehicle doesn't guarantee sales, and certain models (Highlander, Accord) aren't moving off lots with much verve. Have hybrids had their 15 minutes, or will $4-a-gallon gas put hybrids back on everyone's "gotta have" list in the next eight weeks? I guess we'll know soon enough.

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EvoBus GmbH Bus And Coach Service Center
Ground-Breaking In Prague

Alright ladies and gentlemen - the resident computer wizards are telling me everything's back to normal, so I guess it's time to start posting and hope all works as expected. While everyone was busy yesterday scurrying like little chipmunks trying to get the site back online, a ground-breaking ceremony for a new EvoBus GmbH Bus And Coach Service Center was being held in Prague, Czech Republic. The product of a EUR 4 million investment, the new center will act as a central service outlet for Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses and coaches covering the entire Czech Republic.

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