2009 BMW X5 xDrive 35d vs 2010 Lexus RX 450h vs 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTEC vs 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI
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Brats and Warm Beer: BlueTEC Diesel Moves ML in More Fuel Efficient Direction
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The 2009 Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTec replaces the previous ML320 CDI and is powered by Mercedes-Benz's all-new "clean" diesel.
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An Under-the-Radar, Unofficial Look At Benz's Coming Two-Mode Hybrid-Powered SUV
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Want an ML63 AMG painted in, say, tangerine orange? Your AMG representative will be only too happy to help.
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History Repeating: Five Decades Ago, Diesel-Powered Cars Were An Anomaly. That's No Longer The Case. The Rattle Continues.
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Ian Hill, founding member and bassist for pioneering heavy-metal band Judas Priest, drives a 2004 Mercedes ML 500. But he would prefer to own more cars made by a British-owned company.
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Mercedes may have found a way to give its SUV buyers the best of both worlds
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Mercedes-Benz has refreshed its M-Class SUV for the 2009 model year, we chart the changes.
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Both the 2008 ML and GL550 benefit from 382 horsepower and 391 pound-feet, the torque peaking from 2800 to 4800 rpm, with similar fuel economy to the 335-horsepower, 4.6-liter V-8 GL and defunct 306-horsepower, 5.0-liter 24-valve M-Class.
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2008 brings a collection of cosmetic changes for the M-class.
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It's no secret there's a momentous battle of brawn brewing between the sporting arms of today's German luxury marques.
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It's no secret there's a momentous battle of brawn brewing between the sporting arms of today's German luxury marques.
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The development engineers at Mercedes-AMG are all dedicated to automotive excellence, yet the vehicle they can't stop talking about is the ML63. They'll tell you that it laps the old, long Nrburgring Nordschleife in eight minutes, thirty seconds-if you're bra
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Until now, Mercedes-Benz's lineup included a couple of SUVs and the new R-class crossover, but none of its vehicles accommodated seven passengers-a shortcoming that clearly interfered with the automaker's plan to compete in practically every market niche. (We
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When engineering the second-generation M-Class, Mercedes set out to improve on the two shortcomings that plagued the first-gen model: quality and on-road performance.
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The Mercedes-Benz M-Class has come out of the crash-test program of the "National Highway Traffic...
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The new model year is upon us, bringing the darlings of the last auto show season to our local dealers and driveways. From show floor to showroom, these are the most promising new models.
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Mercedes-Benz's 1998 M-Class ended it all--the grouping of sport/utilities with pickup trucks for Motor Trend's Truck of the Year award.
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Crossover Conversion: The new M-class goes from body-on-frame to unibody construction--and is all the better for it.
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Golden Retrievers: How much is that doggie in the window? The three entry-level luxury SUVs gathered here start in the $34,000-$36,000 range, the fat part of the transaction-price bell curve. Yet each of these players sports a behavior set all its own. We unleashed all three and let the fur fly.
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Surprise, surprise: the new Mercedes ML is longer and wider than the outgoing model.
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After a decade of flirting with popular fashion and building such sub-Mercedes as the first M-Class at the risk of its reputation, Mercedes-Benz is getting back to its roots.
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Chevrolet Suburban, Ford Explorer, Honda CR-V, Isuzu VehiCross, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Wrangler, Land Rover Range Rover, Lexus RX 300, Lincoln Navigator, and Mercedes- Benz M-Class
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Sport/utilities have come a long way, baby. Once a bastion of bare-bones, don't-fix-it-if-it-ain't-broke technology, today's upper-crust, luxury SUVs boast engineering that's pushing the overall automotive envelope.
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