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Mercedes-Benz X250d Power 2018 new car review

11/8/2018, 9:27:26 PM
How does the German brand's first ute really stack up? CarReview - drive.com.au ✔ As for the practical elements, Mercedes claims a payload of up to 1067kg for the X-Class and a maximum towing capacity of 3500kg ✔ Under the bonnet While the exterior is Mercedes designed, underneath its skin the German brand has relied heavily on its Japanese partner ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Drive Car of the Year 2018: Best Small SUV

11/8/2018, 9:27:24 PM
David McCowen reports on the Subaru Forester claiming the title of Best Small SUV in Drive's annual Car of the Year awards, beating the Volkswagen Tiguan, Skoda Karoq and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross. ✔ Judges found the 2.0-litre turbo Tiguan was so sweet and lovely thanks to strong outputs of 132kW and 320Nm - the latter on tap from just 1500rpm ✔ The grunt represents a significant increase on last year’s 110kW/250Nm outputs, at the expense of a higher price and running costs ✔ MORE My maximum budget is 40,000 x


Camaro vs. Mustang | Price, Specs, Performance, and More | Digital Trends

11/9/2018, 12:17:56 AM
Our Camaro versus Mustang comparison highlights design, technology, performance, and fuel economy. Which pony car is right for you? ✔ The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports the most efficient Mustang (with a turbo four and an automatic) returns 21 mpg in the city, 32 mpg on the highway, and 25 mpg in a combined cycle ✔ Moving up, the more expensive V8-powered models square off against German machines like the Audi A5, the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe, and the BMW 4 Series


Volkswagen reportedly has $23,000 Tesla competitor in the works

11/9/2018, 1:37:36 AM
Volkswagen wants to take EVs mainstream, plans to sell $23k electric car. ✔ The German automaker will discuss all of this in a supervisory board meeting on November 16th ✔ But even with this ambitious electric push, shifting production from combustion engines to electric motors will cost VW 14,000 jobs by 2020 for EVs take less time to produce and battery manufacturing will shift overseas


Alfa Romeo Stelvio Q 2019 Review | Drive.com.au

11/8/2018, 9:27:27 PM
Andrew Maclean test drives the upcoming Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio, driving it from Little Italy in Manhattan to Boston in search of a four-leaf clover and to assess the high performance SUV for value, performance, space and features ✔ Immediately it feels more energetic - almost manic, even - as the rear tyres chirp for traction under a full-throttle start ✔ 1/7 If you remember Woodstock.. ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


VW plans to sell electric Tesla rival for less than $23,000 -source

11/9/2018, 3:45:48 AM
Reuters claims the firm is planning to sell its 'MEB entry' vehicle for just £22,836 (20,000 euros) and plans to make 200,000 of them a year. ✔ Tesla recently introduced a new $45,000 version of its Model 3 sedan on its website, launching the car as U.S. tax breaks for Tesla cars are about to decrease ✔ report called for dramatic steps to slow global warming ✔ Its output is around 300 horsepower with a 413-mile (665km) range


BMW M8 revealed in testing | Drive.com.au

11/9/2018, 12:56:17 AM
Greg Kable reports on the 2019 BMW M8, which has been revealed as a disguised prototype during undergoing final development testing. ✔ A so-called M Dynamic mode allows the driver to activate a rear-wheel drive mode when the new car’s dynamic stability control system is turned off ✔ The Aussie expat lives in Germany and has some of the world's most powerful executives on speed dial ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


Toyota Australia looking 'deeply' at Tundra

11/9/2018, 12:56:05 AM
Stephen Ottley reports that Toyota Australia is 'deeply' interested in adapting the full-size Tundra pick-up for sale in Australia in the future ✔ Currently the Tundra is not made in right-hand drive but Hanley said there is nothing stopping Toyota Australia from developing a business case for the pick-up with North America ✔ Let's start a personal and meaningful conversation! Leave a comment (Get advice from an expert)


LG Chem names vice chair of 3M as its new CEO

11/9/2018, 2:48:12 AM
undefined ✔ Shin climbed the corporate ladder to a top post after joining 3M Korea as a technical service supervisor in 1984, becoming the first South Korean senior executive to lead 3M's overseas business ✔ LG Chem makes a wide variety of products, ranging from petrochemical goods to plastics, rechargeable batteries, electronic materials and drugs and vaccines


Subaru recalls 229,000 Outback, Legacy vehicles for 'generous' fuel gauges

11/8/2018, 10:32:29 PM
The cars might say there's still gas in the tank when there really isn't. ✔ If you're like me, you're probably pretty trusting of your car's ability to gauge its fuel level and turn that into a quantifiable range ✔ If a driver takes the car at its word and continues to drive, the vehicle could run out of gas, causing the engine to stall


It's been over a week and Wall Street still has some crucial questions about Tesla's earnings blow out

11/8/2018, 11:37:57 PM
Tesla reported a profitable quarter for the first time in years, but after going through the numbers Wall Street has lingering questions. ✔ The company reported a 103% jump in receivables for the quarter, and mentioned this little ditty which shows you a little bit about how that happens (from the quarterly report): As of September 30, 2018, one entity represented 10% or more of our total accounts receivable balance


How 'Fortnite' and 'PUBG' took the battle royale genre to the forefront of gaming

11/8/2018, 11:27:57 PM
Battle Royale games like PlaterUnknown's Battlegrounds and ‘Fortnite’ have become the biggest trend in video games. The genre is also pushing the envelope in streaming and eSports in a way that might reveal the future of the industry. Some insiders foresee major changes in how games entertain fans in the next decade. ✔ In PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite,  100 people drop onto an island to scavenge for weapons and equipment ✔ In order of appearance: Fortnite, Radical Heights, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Last Man Standing, Arma 3: Battle Royale, H1Z1, and the Darwin Project


Faraday Future says its main investor is ‘deliberately starving’ it into bankruptcy

11/9/2018, 3:28:00 AM
A new court filing details Faraday Future’s attempt to break the deal, but the EV startup only has enough cash to last into December ✔ Faraday Future was simply allowed by the court there to seek up to $500 million in new, outside money as a means of relief while the case proceeded ✔ Hong Kong is where Evergrande Health, the arm of the conglomerate that technically invested in Faraday Future, is listed


Meet the PLIMP: Craft combines planes, blimps and helicopters

11/9/2018, 3:32:56 AM
The passenger version of the Plimp will be able to carry up to 8 passengers or 2000 lbs of cargo, and cruise at 63mph, with a range of 1,300 miles, its Seattle based inventors claim. ✔ At first glance, it may look like a blimp - but in fact, the 'plimp' combines planes, blimps and helicopters in one ✔ Its inventors hope a new version of the strange craft could be used to ferry passengers in large cities ✔ The firm is also hoping to build a 19-passenger flying bus' using the same technology in the future


Rainbow Six Siege: The Past, Present, & Future As Told By Ubisoft

11/8/2018, 8:07:16 PM
UBISOFT'S Rainbow Six Siege might have started out ✔ Where previous attempts had only plastered over festering wounds, Operation Health saw Siege make a vital recovery - a serious investment in the game’s future ✔ I think this game is probably my last game - I don’t think there could be something as exciting or as good for me after this


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