Car Buying
Mercedes to open 175 AMG Performance Centers worldwide
In case there was any doubt that demand for big-displacement, high-output machines continues unabated in the face of calls for environmentally-conscious hybrids and a faltering global economy, Mercedes has announced an ambitious expansion of its AMG performance division. Over the course of the next year, AMG will open a whopping 175 new “performance centers” catering [...]
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Oh, it’s on! Hyundai Accent regains Cheapest Car in America title
Less than a month after Nissan announced its $9,990 blue-light-special Versa Sedan 1.6, Hyundai has one-upped them. Or should that be one-downed? The 2009 Hyundai Accent has regained the title of Cheapest New Car in America with a starting price that undercuts the Nissan by a Jackson. Priced at $9,970, it is now the least [...]
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IIHS releases list of 2009 Top Safety Picks
Vehicles are getting safer according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which published its list of 2009 Top Safety Picks today. A total of 72 vehicles earned Top Safety Pick honors this year, which means each one earned the highest score of Good in front, side and rear crash tests performed by the IIHS, [...]
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Chrysler’s $2.99 gas card promo pretty worthless, for now
Oh well. Those Chrysler “Let’s Refuel America” gas cards undoubtedly sounded good to car buyers over the summer when gas was well over four bucks and it seemed like there was no limit to how high the price could go. Offered in lieu of rebates, the gas cards essentially locked drivers into the then-cheap pump [...]
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Chrysler’s $2.99 gas card promo pretty worthless, for now
Oh well. Those Chrysler “Let’s Refuel America” gas cards undoubtedly sounded good to car buyers over the summer when gas was well over four bucks and it seemed like there was no limit to how high the price could go. Offered in lieu of rebates, the gas cards essentially locked drivers into the then-cheap pump [...]
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Canadian cancer patient wins Koenigsegg, opts for cash instead
If you won a lottery that offered you million-dollar supercar or a large cash prize, which would you take? Okay, well you might be a little biased if you’re reading Auto@CooOne. So let’s make this a little more challenging: what if you lived in a town with no paved roads like Norman Wells (population: 761), [...]
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Big Surprise: Honda and Acura have best residual values
The residual value of a car or truck can be a tricky proposition. The age, mileage, general condition and segment of of the vehicle makes a big difference in determining its value, and so does its brand. If you want a car with strong residual value, it wouldn’t hurt to buy a Honda, as the [...]
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Ford releases pricing for all five 2010 Fusion models
Fusion S: $19,270 (2.5L 4, six-speed manual)
The dust has hardly settled from Ford’s big showing at the 2008 LA Auto Show, and already it’s making news again with the new 2010 Fusion. Today Ford launched a minisite to promote the redesigned mid-size sedan, and contained therein is pricing for all five models. Everything begins with [...]
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Lamborghini delivers final Reventon to British customer
Lamborghini has cultivated an image for fast and exclusive supercars, but the Reventon broke the mold. Although rumors at one point suggested that the exotic automaker would increase the production run, Lamborghini stuck to its guns by producing just 20 examples as originally promised, all of which were spoken for almost immediately after the announcement [...]
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Jaguar tops JD Power customer sales satisfaction survey
The results are in from J.D. Power and Associates’ latest annual Sales Satisfaction Index Study, and Jaguar has leapt back up to the top position that it occupied for three of the four past years before dropping last year to third. The study surveyed some 36,000 buyers and leasers of new cars on their dealership [...]
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