During a press event in Hoboken, New Jersey, automotive media had the chance to drive the updated 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class. This was a highly anticipated event for me, as I have always been a fan of the R-Class’ impressive interior layout. Driving one was like piloting a luxury private jet, as each seating position offered […]
Let’s delve straight into the facts. The Cayenne represents over 50% of Porsche’s sales with a little less than 300,000 sold worldwide. In the U.S., the track happy luxury SUV has ramped up roughly 89,000 sales (V8 accounts for 60% of mix). So we have a consensus. The Cayenne is the most successful Porsche ever. […]
What you see is what you get. There is no riddle to figuring out what this European inspired vehicle is to American culture or what it is stimulated to do for early adapters of the domestic brand. Sporty, trendy, modern and pretty fun to drive were my initial thoughts. Awestruck was my initial reaction when […]
2011 Jaguar XJ Test Drive “The soul of the XJ is feminine but the pulse is masculine.” Performance in the XJ and XJL models stem from a 5.0-liter 385-horsepower naturally aspirated V8 with 0-60 mph in 5.4 secs. The XJ Supercharged and XJL have a 5.0-liter 470-horsepower supercharged V8 with 0-60 mph in 4.9 […]
[hana-flv-player video=”http://video.automotiverhythms.com/AR S and Turbo Revised.flv” width=”640″ height=”480″ clicktarget=”_blank” player=”5″ autoplay=”true” autorewind=”true” skin=”mejs-wmp” /] 2011 Porsche Cayenne Porsche’s latest piece of machinery is as capable as any we have witnessed in quite some time. The ability to crawl up and down muddy slopes, over rough terrain and through streams of water is one testament. To […]
Looking at this steel 5800 pound full size SUV, you could think that this is another vehicle that drives like a truck, handles like a tractor trailer, and is difficult to drive. But you would be wrong! The 2011 Infiniti QX separates itself from its previous model and others in its class through a […]
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[hana-flv-player video=”http://video.automotiverhythms.com/BMWAlpinaB7_final.flv” width=”640″ height=”480″ clicktarget=”_blank” player=”5″ autoplay=”true” autorewind=”true” skin=”mejs-wmp” /] 2011 BMW ALPINA B7 Imagine throwing a BMW 7 Series around curves at high speeds as if it were an M5. Well, that’s exactly what we did with the new BMW ALPINA B7, the fourth generation of ALPINA vehicles based on the 7 Series. Its […]
