Automotive News - New Mercedes C-Class Gets Diesel Treatment

New Mercedes C-Class Gets Diesel Treatment
The new Mercedes-Benz C-Class that was unveiled online last month will get a diesel powerplant that meets the highest European environmental standards, standards that don?t go into effect until 2015. The C220 Bluetec has a four-cylinder engine that produces just…

Audi S5 Adds Power to All-New Model
Audi isn?t going to make us wait for the high-performance version of its all-new A5 coupe. The S5 packs a 354-hp V-8 and Quattro all-wheel drive and it hits 62 mph in 5.1 seconds. That should be all we have…

More Hybrids Sold in 2006, But Growth Slows
This may take a second to wrap your head around, so we?ll go over this slowly. In 2006 there were 254,454 registrations for new hybrid vehicles, a 28% increase from 2005. That sounds like a lot more right? Well, that…

Study: Red Light Cameras Work in Philly
A new report by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows that red-light running was dramatically cut at some Philadelphia intersections once cameras were installed. Philadelphia picked locations for their high number of crashes. How drastically did the number of…

Reader Review of the Week
There are a few trends we notice around the office about car shoppers and the folks who write in to us or who we meet on the street. One of those repeated comments we hear comes from Hyundai owners about…