Tag: saturday
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Bring the 5 alive! New 2018 BMW M550i xDrive detailed
We haven’t even received our first new BMW 5-Series this side of the Atlantic, but already BMW is announcing performance models to whet our appetites. On Saturday, BMW detailed the new 2018 BMW M550i xDrive sedan—presumably the last stop before full-fledged M5 glory. What we know: the M550i xDrive will hit 60 mph in under…
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BMW announces 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid model for U.S.
BMW today showed its latest green model for the U.S., the 530e iPerformance plug-in hybrid. It’s part of the newly redesigned 5-Series lineup. The 530e is powered by a turbocharged 2.0-liter 4-cylinder gasoline engine, which makes 180 horsepower and 215 pound-feet of torque, mated to an electric motor with 95 horsepower and 184 lb-ft of…
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Tesla Model 3 pre-orders reach 253,000 in less than 3 days
Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk confirmed that as of Saturday morning pre-orders for the new Model 3 electric sedan totaled 253,000, a figure reached in less than three days. He said this was well beyond Tesla’s expectations, explaining that it was almost four times as much as the company had predicted, at least for…
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Maserati joins the big leagues with new Manhattan showroom
Maserati will join a host of other major makes in the luxury segment by having a North American flagship showroom along Midtown Manhattan’s burgeoning automotive row. Maserati’s new showroom will be located at 639 Eleventh Avenue (at the intersection of West 47th Street in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood), which puts it only a few blocks…
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More McConaughey In Latest Lincoln MKX Ad: Video
Lincoln’s pensive, zen-like commercials featuring Matthew McConaughey have been ripe for mockery. The high-water mark is unquestionably the brilliant Saturday Night Live parody featuring Jim Carrey, which makes it hard to watch the originals without snickering. But finding other takes isn’t particularly difficult. That said, the spots must be…