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Illinois Woman Wants To Sell You Obama’s 2000 Grand Cherokee [Barack Obama] (Worlwide Cars News at Go-Cars.org)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:08:32 GMT

Liz Murphy of Naperville, Illinois discovered while signing papers on a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee that the vehicle had been owned by then state senator Barack Obama. Local paper The Naperville Sun reports that Murphy was happy to discover her Jeep had been celebrity-owned, but now that Obama has a chance at the White House, [...]

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2009 Mercedes-Benz SL550 - CNET Reviews (Driive)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:50:02 GMT

CNET Reviews 2009 Mercedes -Benz SL550 CNET Reviews - 11 minutes ago The good: The tech in the 2009 Mercedes -Benz SL550 stands out for its adaptive cruise controls and active suspension, which keeps the car flat in corners. ...

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NASCAR: Patrick Carpentier likely done in Cup after this year (Inside Track - Breaking News Blog)

noreply@blogger.com (GREGM) — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:46:00 GMT

... according to Patrick Carpentier, in this story by Mike Mulhern. Canadian Patrick Carpentier says "It’s over," at the end of the year, after his one season with Dodge car owners Ray Evernham and George Gillett. "They hired Reed Sorenson for next year, so it’s over," Carpentier says. "They’re working on a fourth team and looking for sponsorship, but you know how that goes." So Carpentier says he’s...

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VIDEO: Viper ACR and Corvette ZR1 battle on the 'Ring (Autoblog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:27:00 GMT

Filed under: Coupes , Videos , Supercars , Chevrolet , Dodge A couple months back, the bone-stock Corvette ZR1 put supercars everywhere on notice when it took on the famed Nurburgring and ran a Nissan GT-R -beating 7:26 . The track-ready, fire breathing Viper ACR bested the Corvette's amazing effort by posting an incredible 7:22 lap time . Despite a four second difference in total track time, blogger...

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Mercedes-Benz Review Roundup: The C63 AMG, SL63 AMG And ML320 BlueTEC (eMercedesBenz)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:33:32 GMT

After a somewhat prolonged hiatus, a fresh new batch of Mercedes-Benz reviews have managed to make their way into the eMercedesBenz offices, with a grand total of three Mercedes models put through their paces for you reading entertainment. In this, our latest Mercedes Review Roundup installment, the Mercedes C63 AMG, the SL63 AMG and the ML320 BlueTEC are the trio analyzed, so if you've been contemplating...

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Automotive brands go where they shouldn't (adfreak)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:05:47 GMT

Jalopnik's list of the 10 Worst Non-Automotive Tie-ins With Automotive Brands actually has a couple of good ideas on it, like the Jeep stroller and the Ducati flash drive (which is the best Sandisk flash drive on the market). Nascar...

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RENNTech To Debut Pikes Peak-Inspired Mercedes-Benz GLK During SEMA Week (eMercedesBenz)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:13:24 GMT

In anticipation of the SEMA Show this November, RENNTech via Modified Luxury & Exotics today has unveiled the first renderings of a model they'll be debuting there: a Pikes Peak-inspired Mercedes-Benz GLK hybrid. Although little is known about the performance modifications made to the model, it's one of several GLK's that are guaranteed to be in attendance, with BRABUS, Blvd Customs and Legendary...

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Cindy McCain's Mission to Georgia: Turn up the Volume! (BlondeSense)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:42:00 GMT

Rumored philanthropist Cindy McCain was abruptly dispatched by her other half to get out of dodge this week on a “humanitarian mission” to “the little country of Georgia” which coincidentally happens to sit on plenty of oil pipeline revenue. Will the multi-millionairre Chanel-clad liquor heiress wife of the GOP nominee be able to solve a "whole morass of problems" over there? John McCain’s

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Bailout Watch 16: How Much Was That Again? (The Truth About Cars)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:39:41 GMT

As Farago reported, the amount of federal money Motown would need to turn its business around– if money was, indeed, the determining factor– far exceeds the $25b first mooted. Or the $50b since suggested. And now, having floated not one but TWO trial balloons, Ford, GM and Chrysler are playing coy about the ballooning balloons. [...]

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SEMA Preview: RENNtech's Pikes Peak-inspired hybrid GLK (Autoblog)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:02:00 GMT

Filed under: Aftermarket , Tuners , SUVs , Mercedes-Benz Click above to view more of the RENNtech GLK Of all the trucks that have proliferated into the Mercedes-Benz line-up, the GLK isn't exactly the most aggressive. But according to the latest reports, Mercedes is lining up an array of aftermarket tuners at the SEMA show to infuse what appears to be more than a little testosterone into the compact...

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Mercedes-Benz Neo-Gullwing: Will it fly? (Straightline)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:42:23 GMT

Call me old-fashioned, but I'm big on carrying on tradition when it comes automobiles. Well, that is, to a degree... I'm usually at the head of the class when it comes to promoting new and innovative ideas--but I do have a soft spot when it comes to keeping certain iconic automotive symbols--symbols that are at the heart (essence!) of a specific brand or model. The Gullwing Mercedes is one of them....

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Mercedes: strength in numbers - National Post (Driive)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:32:30 GMT

Mercedes : strength in numbers National Post, Canada - 31 minutes ago On the automotive front, Mercedes -Benz Canada is enjoying some success employing much the same tactics as Sitting Bull did in 1876 -- namely, surround your ... Mercedes -Benz prices unchanged for 2009 CanadianDriver all 2 news articles

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European Stocks Fall, Led by Carmakers; US Futures Decline - Bloomberg (Driive)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:23:57 GMT

European Stocks Fall, Led by Carmakers; US Futures Decline Bloomberg - 15 minutes ago Daimler AG, the world's second-largest luxury carmaker, lost 1.2 percent, and PSA Peugeot Citroen , Europe's second- biggest carmaker, dropped 2.7 percent as ...

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ISS Orbit Adjusted To Dodge Space Junk (Space News From SpaceDaily.Com)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:13:17 GMT

Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 29, 2008 - The International Space Station's orbit has been adjusted to avoid a cluster of space garbage, Russia's Mission Control Center (MCC) said on Thursday.

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Auto news in brief: GM offers retirement deal - Detroit Free Press (Driive)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:06:31 GMT

Auto news in brief: GM offers retirement deal Detroit Free Press, United States - 38 minutes ago Daimler AG said it has taken ownership of the stake held by former US unit Chrysler LLC in a Chinese car -making joint venture. Daimler now has half of the ...

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Europe shrugs as gas edges near $10 (Denver Post)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:38:38 GMT

Ten dollars a gallon may seem unthinkable to American drivers still smarting from the spike in gas prices to around $4 a gallon. But that was nearly the price that Marco Annarumi faced recently when filling his Jeep on his way home from work.

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Chrysler Suicide Watch 39: “Partnership for technology transformation” (The Truth About Cars)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:14:05 GMT

The following Q&A was published on Chrysler's Firehouse media blog. TTAC republishes it here in its entirety, without editing, to provide insight into Chrysler's call on the public purse, and the ailing automaker's plans for the future. Such as they are... "The campaign season is in full swing, with the Democrats holding their convention in Denver this week, and the Republicans meeting in Minneapolis-St....

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2009 Dodge Viper ACR Steals Nürburgring Record From Corvette ZR1, Laps In 7:22 [2009 Dodge Viper ACR] (Worlwide Cars News at Go-Cars.org)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:08:55 GMT

A 2009 Dodge Viper ACR has claimed the fastest time ever for a production car around the Nürburgring. The lap of 7:22 is just a few ticks quicker than the 7:26.4 lap set by the 2009 Corvette ZR1. It doesn’t come as much of a surprise, since the ACR is the most brutal version of [...]

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GM, Chrysler seen posting 30%-plus sales declines (Market Watch)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:03:00 GMT

Look out below! It's almost time for another monthly U.S. sales update from the automotive industry, and clearly not enough has changed to portend anything other than more double-digit declines for Detroit manufacturers.

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FSN Southwest Announces 2008 Dodge High School Football Game of the Week Schedule (Business Wire)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:49:00 GMT

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Euless Trinity, the nation’s No. 1 ranked high school football team and the defending Texas Class 5A Division I state champion,

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