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AudiThe Indian automobile market is predominantly compact car market with most of the sales coming from the small car models. In this light, German luxury car maker Audi is evaluating various options to enter the domestic small car segment, including rolling out its recently-launched compact hatchback A1, according to reports. It was reported that Audi’s [...]

2009 Audi A8L a requiem for a heavyweight

Posted: November 26, 2009 in Audi, AutoMobiles
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A funny thing happened on the way to reviewing the 2009 Audi A8L: we discovered ourselves writing compromising things about the four-ringed flagship. This is a sedan that we adore mightily, and having thought it over, we might even say unreasonably. It became the girl you’re dating that you first describe as “She’s great!” just [...]

Revolting: 2010 Toyota 4Runner

Posted: September 28, 2009 in Auto News, Technology, Toyota
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New on the Trail model, the area just below the upper grille is painted black, adding contrast and forcing a comparison to the Mitsubishi Lancer and 2010 Outlander in the process. Taillights on the new model pop out from the metal while the black or chrome “4Runner” bar above the 2010 SUV’s rear license plate [...]

Slinky Ride: 2010 Jaguar XJ

Posted: September 15, 2009 in Auto News, Jaguar, Reviews, Rumormill
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“A Jaguar has to have a point of view,” says Jaguar design director Ian Callum as we walk around the sleek new 2010 XJ sedan. “We can’t do what everyone else has done.” The 2010 XJ is a complete repudiation of its predecessor. Well, almost complete: The new car’s body-in-white is again made from lightweight [...]

Hydrogen-Powered Mazda RX-8

Posted: September 12, 2009 in AutoMobiles, Mazda
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Mazda’s two-car hydrogen fleet doesn’t feel futuristic, and it doesn’t feel like a science project. The RX-8 Hydrogen RE starts immediately with the turn of a key. There’s no waiting for it to warm up. And once the car’s on, there’s no whirring, no clicking, no hiss. There’s nothing to announce the hydrogen being combusted [...]