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15 years as a professional TireKicker (automotive journalist) and there are still things to learn.

When I got the Lexus GX460 for a week, I thought it was a spectacularly dumb design for one thing...the tailgate. The window would open upward, but the whole assembly didnt swing up and the gate below the window wouldnt swing down. Drove me nuts. Why would Lexus build a $60,000 SUV and make you load the cargo compartment from the rear seat?

A few hours later, my teenage son walked up to the GX for the first time, and opened the door out to the side.

Duh.

I could cut myself some slack and say its an unusual, if not unique design for a rear door on a big SUV, but for many years I owned a Suburban with barn doors, so I really have no excuse.

Why am I telling you this? Because its the only thing I could find wrong with the GX460...and it wasnt.




Oh, on some level I could argue that its too big, too heavy, too thirsty....but big and heavy are as big and heavy do and the GX460 doesnt drive big and heavy. Its nowhere near as ponderous as a Nissan Armada or Infiniti QX56. Thirsty I could probably make stick. The EPA says 15 city, 20 highway, and cracking 17 in a mix of the two was a chore.

But as with most vehicles with the big stylized "L" on the grille, its about what you get for your money...and for the base price of $58,240, the GX is very well equipped.

Its certainly not wanting for power, with a 301 horsepower 4.6 liter V8, the 6-speed automatic makes the fuel economy as good (relatively) as it is (cmon, 8-speed), it is more than capable off road and in bad weather, with full-time four-wheel drive and a Torsen limited-slip center differential, and its civilized on pavement thanks to a kinetic dynamic suspension system.




And then there are the niceties. Every safety technology known to man. 10-way power heated/ventilated front seats, wood interior trim, memory for the seats, steering wheel and mirrors, a reclining, sliding 60/40 second-row seat and a power fold-flat 50/50 third row seat. Theres a moonroof, a nine-speaker audio system, with 6-disc CD changer, USB, Bluetooth and satellite radio, privacy glass and as David Bowie once said, "leather, leather, everywhere."

But wait...theres more, if youre willing to pay for it. The options on our tester included a nav system with upgraded Mark Levinson audio system including 17-speaker 7.1 surround with audio and video ($3,930), Intuitive Parking Assist ($500) and wide-view front and side monitor, pre-collision system with driver attention monitor, dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert, intelligent high beam headlamps and crawl control ($3,170). Oh, and $64 for a cargo net.

With $895 destination, it came to $66,799.

Cheap? Hardly.

Overpriced? Um....no. Not when you look at the competition and the level of equipment and capability. And the back door opens!

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The BMW X3 3.0si might look to you as a crossover SUV, but it actually is not what it looks like. BMW calls it, and its big brother X5 “Sport Activity Vehicles” rather than “Sport Utility Vehicles”. Just as any other BMW car
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New Audi A3

New Audi A3: The German automobile maker Audi has all set its plans to hit the market with its first ever compact sports car in India called Audi A3 TDI Clubsport Quattro by November 2010, as Audi is known for its expertise in producing the best engine configuration in its cars, so here the new Audi A3 TDI is expected to set a benchmark for its rivals who are already dealing in the same segment.2010 Audi A3 will be coming with 2 engine option. 2.0T versions having 200-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine with a 6-speed manual or 6-speed dual-clutch automated manual transmission. The 2.0 TDI has a 140-horsepower turbodiesel 4-cylinder.
Audi A3s safety features include ABS, traction control, antiskid system, front-side airbags, rear-side airbags, and curtain-side airbags.

New Audi A3

New Audi A3 Features:

Length: 169 in.Width: 69.5 in.Height: 56 in.Wheel Base: 101.5 in.Ground Clearance: 4.3 in.Curb Weight: 3219 lbs.Front Head Room: 39.3 in.Front Shoulder Room: 54.4 in.Rear Head Room: 36.9.Front Leg Room: 41.2.Luggage Capacity: 19.5 cu. ft.Maximum Seating: 5.Fuel Tank Capacity: 15.9 gal.Displacement:1984cc, Turbo Diesel.Engine Type: Diesel.Number of Cylinders: 4.Engine Type: Inline 4.Maximum Power: 200 Bhp @ 5100 rpm.Maximum Torque: 281 Nm @ 1800 rpm.Turning Circle: 35.1 ft.Transmission: six-speed manual.

Bentley has the information of the new GT Speed Convertible brought out. With a top speed of 325 kilometers per hour nightmare toupetdrager it is the fastest four-seat convertible in the world.

Responsible for the incredibly high speed is the 625 bhp W12. The engine delivers 800 Nm and accelerates the GT Speed Convertible in 4.4 seconds from 0 to 100 km / h.

Bentley disengages the engine to an eight-speed automatic transmission, which has a sport mode that the switching times shorter. Recuperation of braking energy consumption should print.

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Bentley claims therefore that the GT Speed Convertible 15 percent more economical than its predecessor. It consumes 14.9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers, which means a CO2 emission of 347 grams per kilometer.

The speed is 10 mm lower than the normal Bentley GT Convertible and the air is adjusted to the higher power.

Other stabilizers, a changed power steering and ESP with Dynamic mode, the speed his name as sportier version done.

The price is not yet known,

Cadillac has announced that the new 2014 Cadillac CTS comes with a twin-turbo V6 engine of 3.6 liters.

The highest power density for six cylinders in the segment of mid-size luxury. The V6 engine is based on the new companys current 3.6-liter, but it has been equipped with reinforced connecting rods, aluminum pistons with dome and colder air cargo system with integrated air ducts low volume.

2014 CTS is also direct injection, vacuum operated wastegates twin turbo chargers that deliver more than 12 pounds of thrust.

With all these changes, and a new eight-speed automatic transmission, the engine will enable the 2014 Cadillac CTS accelerate from 0-100 kph in approximately 4.6 seconds and will allow them to reach a top speed of about 274 km / h.

If you feel great machine, the 2014 CTS will also be offered with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that develops 268hp and a V6 naturally aspirated 3.6-liter that generates 316hp.

The twin-turbo engine will be released in autumn 2014 Cadillac CTS and eventually will be offered in the XTS later this year.