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Brabus Tesla Roadster (2008) : batteries with bling

By Tim Pollard First Official Pictures 13 November 2008 15:04 Cometh the hour, cometh the tuning company. Brabus, purveyors of all things fast and freaky, is turning its hand to the electric Tesla Roadster. It's unveiling this customised battery car at the 2008 Essen car show – and the company has launched a new arm called Brabus Zero Emission to cater for the growth in eco-friendly cars.

Rating the 2006-2012 Toyota RAV4

For those of you daydreaming of used Toyota RAV4 ownership, autos.ca has your guide to the little SUVs of the RAV 4's golden age, 2006-2012. Though Yeezy famously dissed the “Recreational Active Vehicle with 4-wheel drive” or RAV4, people seem to like them. Automobile Magazine named it “Automobile of the Year” in 1997.

BMW works hard to avoid gas-guzzler tax

BMW AG hopes to get out from under the gas-guzzler taxes that are tacked on to the sticker prices of some of its high-performance models in the United States. Jim O'Donnell, president of BMW of North America, says the company is studying fuel-efficiency improvements that could eliminate the gas-guzzler taxes on its vehicles as early as the launch of their redesigns in the next few years. The 2010 550i GT incurs a $1,000 gas-guzzler fee, for example.