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Mercedes S350 CDI BlueEfficiency – U.S. bound

The Merc S350 CDI BlueEfficiency - US bound We should feel happy for our colonial cousins. The decimation of the car industry in the States through this recession has introduced them to the joys that are European-focused cars. Cars slightly smaller than the Ark Royla that can actually go round corners and don’t need a petrol pump in your back garden.

Audi A7 (2007): first official sketch

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 27 July 2007 07:59 Audi A7: the world exclusive Completing CAR Online's hat-trick of Audi scoops is this - Ingolstadt's slinky answer to the Mercedes CLS. The A7 is due to land in showrooms in September 2009 and will be previewed by a concept at the 2008 New York Auto Show. For any manufacturer to launch a successful model against the CLS, it must turn heads like a scantily-unclad A-list catwalk model.

One Lap of the Web: We missed April Fools'

-- Yesterday was April Fools' Day, a holiday known in some cultures as "April 1st." We chose to ignore the staid, unamusing fake press releases touting everything from Ford C-Max charcoal grilles to Audi sushi to BMW's annual efforts. ("The Ultimate Sleeping Machine" is what Web commenters will inevitably post in an effort to deride the upcoming 2-series.) But Petrolicious did a tasteful video of a certain moneyed purist's most prized vehicle, a car with all the panache, style, and passione that only its beautiful curves could convey. The folks at Petrolicious begged for a ride in this dangerously exciting speed machine, and by Jove, they got it.