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BMW recruits drivers for ActiveE electric car

BMW has started recruiting drivers in seven U.S. markets to field-test its first all-electric vehicle, the ActiveE. Seven hundred prospective drivers in Boston, Hartford, Conn., New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Sacramento and San Diego, Calif., are being sought.

Land Rover Freelander 2 Review & Road Test: Freelander 2 SD4 HSE (2011)

Freelander 2 SD4 Review & Road Test Whatever way you look at it, Land Rover’s current model line-up is a bit of a mess, at least as far as the lower end – Discovery 4 and Freelander 2 – are concerned. But it’s not the sort of mess to be avoided; rather it should be embraced by buyers before Land Rover get round to fixing it. There’s no argument about the Range Rover.

Redesigned Ford Focus expected to get 40 mpg on the highway

The redesigned 2012 Ford Focus will get an estimated 40 mpg in highway driving with an all-aluminum 2.0-liter engine mated to a six-speed, dual-dry-clutch automatic transmission. The normally aspirated engine combines variable camshaft timing and high-pressure direct fuel injection to crank out 160 hp and 146 lb-ft of torque. That compares with 140 hp and 136 lb-ft from the aluminum 2.0-liter engine used in the current-generation Focus.