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SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff – Shakira’s SEAT

The SEAT Ibiza Good Stuff Limited Edition models are always a seller. It’s a good way for car makers to shift metal and as long as the buyer wants the goodies bolted on its a cheaper way to get a specced-up car. But sometimes car makers produce a car for a different reason.

Chevrolet to dealers: Let Cruze shoppers test-drive competitors

Chevrolet is asking its 3,000 dealers to prepare for the late September launch of the Chevrolet Cruze compact by purchasing competitors' vehicles for test-drive comparisons. Chevrolet is encouraging dealers to have a Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic on site so prospective 2011 Cruze buyers can immediately measure the car against its segment competitors, said Margaret Brooks, Chevrolet small-car marketing director. At a media event Tuesday in suburban Detroit, Brooks said Chevrolet expects buyers to come away with a favorable view of the Cruze.

Lexus F – sexier than a wet woman in your arms

The Lexus F will distract you from even the most appealing event. Apparently Why do people buy a Lexus? In truth, most buy because a Lexus offers impressive build quality, understated looks, lots of toys and a bullet-proof reputation for reliability; a Lexus is a luxury car buy that is driven by the head, rather than the heart.