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President Obama talks up the Chevrolet Volt

July 17, 2010/13.22

GM’s European arm had Erin O’Connor launch the Opel and Vauxhall Ampera in London. How do you beat that Stateside when it comes to giving the Chevrolet Volt, the car that the Ampera is based on, a publicity boost?    You get in the President of the United States.    President Obama broke ground on […]

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BMW previews its Detroit show stars

January 5, 2010/15.42

BMW has previewed the models it will show at Detroit (the North American International Auto Show) later this month. The Z4 sDrive35is will receive its American début—BMW emphasizes it can do 26·1 mpg (US), while hitting 100 km/h in 4·8 seconds. (The regular sDrive35i that Lucire tested managed a respectable 29 mpg touring.)    BMW […]

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BMW ups the ante with even faster Z4

December 14, 2009/5.34

We’ve already tested the BMW Z4 SDrive35i (how’s that for a mouthful?) and will publish a review in the near future, but the Bavarians have already upped the ante with the BMW Z4 SDrive35is. Débuting at the Detroit Motor Show, the NAIAS (North American International Auto Show), early in the New Year, the SDrive35is still […]

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