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	<title>Leftlane - news, reviews, and info for the auto-industry &#187; Features</title>
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		<title>Leftlane visits BMW&#8217;s Museum and Welt</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:00:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Germany and Switzerland: Not that far apart, right? While we were over the pond for the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, we couldn&#8217;t pass up a chance to visit BMW&#8217;s still fairly new Museum and its customer education center, the BMW Welt (BMW World) in Munich.
 
 Located about a 10 minute U-Bahn (subway) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Israel becomes EV frontrunner as battery prices fall</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/israel-becomes-ev-front-runner-as-battery-prices-fall.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/israel-becomes-ev-front-runner-as-battery-prices-fall.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electric]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Nissan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nissan News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



As several electric vehicles are entering, or at least are poised to enter global markets, Israel is establishing itself as an early leader in electric vehicle adoption. Israel is on pace to have 50 percent more charge spots and battery swap stations than fellow electric vehicle leader, Denmark, by late 2011.

With electric vehicle technology beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Exclusive: Leftlane interviews creator of Ford&#8217;s Fiesta Movement</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/exclusive-leftlane-interviews-creator-of-fords-fiesta-movement.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/exclusive-leftlane-interviews-creator-of-fords-fiesta-movement.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



Ford turned the traditional approach to product launches on its head when it unveiled the Fiesta Movement in April of last year. Nearly one year later, Ford is continuing where it left off by launching Fiesta Movement Chapter 2, and Leftlane had the opportunity to speak in length with the mastermind behind the Fiesta Movement [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Scene: A visit to Jay Leno&#8217;s Garage</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/on-the-scene-a-visit-to-jay-lenos-garage.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/on-the-scene-a-visit-to-jay-lenos-garage.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=23447</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



While we were in Los Angeles last week for the annual auto show, we couldn&#8217;t resist Mercedes-Benz&#8217;s invitation to visit comedian and car enthusiast extraordinaire Jay Leno&#8217;s famed garage. What we expected to be a light sampling of the Jay&#8217;s Garage wound up being an extensive tour – with a special surprise for Leno from [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>40</slash:comments>
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		<title>Stock Ford Fiesta hits the dirt &#8211; rally style [Video]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/stock-ford-fiesta-hits-the-dirt-rally-style-video.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/stock-ford-fiesta-hits-the-dirt-rally-style-video.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:56:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=22040</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



The Fiesta Movement has provided its share of entertaining (and not-so-entertaining) experiences for its 100 &#8220;agents&#8221; and its many followers so far &#8211; but we found this particular gem of a video to be worth passing along.

Being a Ford Fiesta Agent myself I have had the luxury of driving the Euro spec version of the [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>18</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fiesta Notebook: A visit to Toyota Speedway for a night of Formula Drift racing</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-visit-to-toyota-speedway-for-a-night-of-formula-drift-racing.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-visit-to-toyota-speedway-for-a-night-of-formula-drift-racing.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



On October 16th if you were anywhere near Toyota Speedway in Irwindale, California you likely heard, smelled, and saw the results of the Formula Drift Professional Drifting Championship taking place. I for one knew I was close as soon as I got onto the 605 freeway and saw the unmistakable plumes of tire smoke could [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Interview: Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/interview-lamborghini-president-and-ceo-stephan-winkelmann.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/interview-lamborghini-president-and-ceo-stephan-winkelmann.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lamborghini]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



Just prior to leaving for Frankfurt for the Frankfurt Motor Show, Leftlane had an opportunity to discuss the auto industry in general, and Lamborghini in particular, with company President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann in Miami.
  
 Despite his German ancestry, Winkelmann has spent virtually all his life in Italy. The son of German parents, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leftlane&#8217;s Spy Diaries: A new partner to help explore the seductive desert</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-a-new-partner-to-help-explore-the-seductive-desert.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-a-new-partner-to-help-explore-the-seductive-desert.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:45:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Priddy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Performance]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20970</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



Hunter S. Thompson would be proud.  Fear and loathing in the wilds of the American Southwest turned into his newest namesake: Hunter, our new canine spy team member, who has already helped us scout out some of the desert&#8217;s oddities.
 
 The red-nosed bull terrier mix had survived at least six food-less days in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiesta Notebook: 7,500 mile update</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-7500-mile-update.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-7500-mile-update.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20900</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



The time has come to turn a few more pages in the Fiesta Notebook series as I have now reached nearly 7,500 trouble-free miles in my Ford Fiesta. I&#8217;ve grown quite fond of this premium sub-compact in the various duties it has served- ranging from typical daily driving, to tearing up the autocross, to hauling [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>28</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leftlane&#8217;s Spy Diaries: A desert tragedy</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-a-desert-tragedy.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-a-desert-tragedy.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Priddy</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hybrid]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20777</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



As a woman and a mother, I&#8217;m entitled to get emotional at times. No funny stories from the desert about brothels today. No pictures of curiously camouflaged cars or engineers mooning me. Today, I feel I&#8217;m entitled to occasionally steer away from my off-the-wall day-to-day experiences and get in-touch with my heart and soul.
 
 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fiesta Notebook: A track day to test out Yokohama&#8217;s new S.drive tires</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-track-day-to-test-out-yokohamas-new-s-drive-tires.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-track-day-to-test-out-yokohamas-new-s-drive-tires.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:00:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20609</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



The only thing more noticeable at San Diego&#8217;s Qualcomm Stadium than the sound of tires being shredded to bits or the smell of red hot burning brakes a few weeks ago was the silly grin I had beaming from ear to ear in anticipation of running at my first ever autocross event. 
  
 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>19</slash:comments>
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		<title>Interview: Infiniti Design Director Shiro Nakamura sits down with Leftlane</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/interview-infiniti-design-director-shiro-nakamura-sits-down-with-leftlane.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/interview-infiniti-design-director-shiro-nakamura-sits-down-with-leftlane.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:27:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infiniti]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



Leftlane had the opportunity to catch up with Infiniti Design Director Shiro Nakamura recently at the 59th Pebble Beach Concours d&#8217;Elegance in Pebble Beach, California, where he helped unveil the 2011 Infiniti M sedan before serving as an honorary judge at the world&#8217;s most prestigious collector car event.
  
 Following a career with Isuzu [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>On the Scene: Pebble Beach Concours d&#8217;Elegance 2009 [Huge Photo Gallery]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/on-the-scene-pebble-beach-concours-delegance-2009-huge-photo-gallery.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/on-the-scene-pebble-beach-concours-delegance-2009-huge-photo-gallery.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20560</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



Over 230 motorcars and motorcycles splayed themselves across the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach Golf Links for the 59th running of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in Pebble Beach, California. Located in the Monterey peninsula between Monterey and Carmel by the Sea, eight miles from Mazda Laguna Seca raceway, the famed event is the epicenter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leftlane&#8217;s Spy Diaries: Brenda Priddy featured on ABC News</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-brenda-priddy-featured-on-abc-news.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-brenda-priddy-featured-on-abc-news.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



Though we at Leftlane have done our best to capture the thrill of espionage that is automotive spy photographer Brenda Priddy&#8217;s life, we were thrilled to see ABC News&#8217; take on the automakers&#8217; biggest paparazzi enemy in the desert.

ABC News spent a day with Brenda traveling through the sun-soaked desert southwest as she followed various [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fiesta Notebook: A visit to Ford&#8217;s Irvine Design Studio</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-visit-to-fords-irvine-design-studio.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-visit-to-fords-irvine-design-studio.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20334</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



With dire times forcing cuts across the industry, Ford Motor Company took a particularly big step to consolidate its once expansive California operations: It sold its former Premier Automotive Group facility in Irvine to Taco Bell.
 
 While this might induce some snickers and chortles, know that Ford reported a $2.3 billion gain last quarter [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Road Trip: Dieseling through Maine in an Audi Q7 TDI</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/road-trip-dieseling-through-maine-in-an-audi-q7-tdi.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/road-trip-dieseling-through-maine-in-an-audi-q7-tdi.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:29:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diesel]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Reviews]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20186</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



It’s a beautiful place, this state of Maine. The prospect of flying into Beantown for a quick week of rest and relaxation up north in not-quite “down east” Maine left us totally in the dark about what to expect when we arrived. The one constant for us would be driving in Audi’s new, 50-state-legal Q7 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>31</slash:comments>
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		<title>Leftlane&#8217;s Spy Diaries: Scorching heat, strange creatures and confused engineers</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/leftlanes-spy-diaries-scorching-heat-strange-creatures-and-confused-engineers.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Priddy</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



When Infiniti loaned us a brand new EX35, they never expected us to “break it in” quite the way we did. Besides putting on over 3,000 dusty miles, driving it day after day across four states in triple-digit temperatures, all the while looking for secret test cars – we ultimately wound up in some pretty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Scene: 2009 Fleetwood Country Cruize In</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/2009-fleetwood-country-cruize-in.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/2009-fleetwood-country-cruize-in.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nick Aziz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Industry/General]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



Here at Leftlane, we spend a lot of time focusing on new cars. But that doesn&#8217;t mean we can&#8217;t appreciate a good classic car show &#8212; especially when its aim is to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity. Which leads us to the Fleetwood Country Cruize In, an annual event held a couple [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Fiesta Notebook: Sitting down with Ford&#8217;s small car chief, Sam De La Garza</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-sitting-down-with-fords-small-car-chief-sam-de-la-garza.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
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As one of Ford&#8217;s “Fiesta Agents,” I recently had the opportunity to speak in length to Ford&#8217;s Small Car Brand Manager, Sam De La Garza, to address several questions that have come up on Leftlane&#8217;s comments section and on various enthusiast forums. It was time to address them head-on and get the answers (or as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leftlane&#8217;s Spy Diaries: Acura ZDX, rusted classics and a shuttle-for-hire</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:05:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Priddy</dc:creator>
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James Bond would be appalled. This is definitely not the way Jim Dunne worked. And Infiniti – well, they might have regrets about loaning me a brand new EX35 with just 500 miles on it for an extended spy mission, er, road trip, this summer. But it’s too late now, Infiniti, as I have no [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road Trip: Seeking Alpine tranquility in a 1968 BMW 2500</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BMW]]></category>
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Drive between two of the world&#8217;s best-known playgrounds of the rich and famous, Lake Como, Italy, and St. Moritz, Switzerland, and you will undoubtedly come across countless BMW 5-Series sedans. Ubiquitous icons of the upper and upper-middle classes, these four-doors boast a history of sophistication unknown to almost all of their owners.
  
 While [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiesta notebook: A look inside the Ford Fiesta</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-notebook-a-look-inside-the-ford-fiesta.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 20:37:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[



When I introduced you to the Ford Fiesta I&#8217;m driving as part of the automaker&#8217;s Fiesta Movement, I teased you with tidbits on the car that Ford hopes will put Americans in a premium small car. This time, let&#8217;s climb into the driver&#8217;s and passenger&#8217;s seats for an in-depth look at the place where I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road Trip: Florida wedding crashing in Audi&#8217;s R8</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/road-trip-florida-wedding-crashing-in-audis-r8.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 16:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=18185</guid>
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It pays to be able to read lips. Otherwise you would have a tough time knowing what bystanders were uttering from the street corners as we passed in a fire engine red and carbon fiber-striped Audi R8. It seems there is a lot of blessed manure or something like that out there as that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fiesta Notebook: Week one in Ford&#8217;s new premium subcompact</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-blog-week-one-in-fords-new-premium-subcompact.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/fiesta-blog-week-one-in-fords-new-premium-subcompact.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Features]]></category>
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Just two weeks away from receiving my diploma from San Diego State University, I find myself with the keyless fob to start my almost one-of-a-kind 2009 Euro-spec Ford Fiesta five-door hatchback. It&#8217;s an enviable position, I realize, because I was selected as one of the 100 “socially vibrant millenials” to participate in the “Fiesta Movement” [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Camaro Caravan: Chevy launches new Camaros with 45-car drive through Texas</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 22:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chevrolet News]]></category>
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Nearly 50 bright orange Chevrolet Camaros made their way from downtown Dallas to downtown Fort Worth, Texas, earlier today to open the dealership launch of the all-new muscle car. A visual knock-out, the police-escorted caravan of 45 Camaro SSs garnered a tremendous amount of attention as it passed through the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex before the [...]]]></description>
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