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		<title>Review: 2010 GMC Terrain SLE-2 FWD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



We first saw it at the New York International Auto Show. Looking every bit the part of a cast member from the Mad Max movies, the GMC Terrain seemed like a futuristic armored car with hidden panels that would cover the tires and wheels in case of attack. Mr. Brinks, Mr. Wells and Mr. Fargo: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-benz-sls-amg-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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It’s fitting that we traveled to Half Moon Bay, California, home to a massive seagull population, to test a new type of gull. The 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, one of the most exotic, outrageous new cars to debut in recent memory, harks back to the days when Sir Sterling Moss piloted its spirtual father, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Dodge Dakota Crew Cab TRX4 4&#215;4</title>
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		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-dakota-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:11:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dodge]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Once, compact pickups were truly that: Light duty, nimble versions of those hulking behemoths called half-tons. Over the years, however, the big &#8216;uns got more car-like and the little &#8216;uns got, well, bigger. Case in point: The Dodge Ram&#8217;s little Dakota brother, which is quickly outgrowing its sheetmetal as it tries to play with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Aston Martin DBS Volante</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-dbs-volante-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/aston-martin-dbs-volante-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:16:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Convertible]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=22667</guid>
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Driving Aston Martin&#8217;s new flagship droptop, the DBS Volante, it&#8217;s hard not to conjure up some excessively cliché Bond images. Yet unlike Her Majesty&#8217;s secret agent, with his unlimited bar tab, we desired a taste of fancy champagne on a decidedly Miller High Life budget.
 
 So impressive was the mount that the car valets [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Nissan Altima 3.5SR [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/nissan-altima-first-drive-review.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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It doesn&#8217;t take much to get us excited about a visit to the music-friendly city of Nashville – even the, uh, thrilling opportunity to sample Nissan&#8217;s very, very mildly refreshed Altima sedan was enough to pique our interest.
  
 It&#8217;s just a light nip-and-tuck job for the 2010 Altima, which gets newly revised styling [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/jeep-grand-cherokee-srt8-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
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It&#8217;s not unusual to find someone else&#8217;s playlist still on the hard drive of a higher-end press car&#8217;s audio system when it shows up in our driveway for a week-long evaluation. Sometimes it&#8217;s fun to guess who had the vehicle last – the Barbara Streisand collection (200 songs, really?) in a Dodge Charger, for example. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2011 Kia Sorento [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/kia-sorento-first-drive-review.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kia]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=22470</guid>
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West Point, Georgia, is rising again like a Phoenix from the ashes. Only now, this dot on the map on the border with Alabama is dealing with hardware, instead of the soft goods it once produced. The 2011 Kia Sorento has come to town.
 
 Nearly devastated following the late 1990s closure of fabric mills [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Ford F-150 FX4</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-f-150-fx4-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-f-150-fx4-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
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Down and dirty – that&#8217;s the way trucks like it. Despite the presence of those persnickety owners who regularly wax and scrub their cherished pickups, the Ford F-150 FX4 was designed to be used the way haulers were intended.
 
 Last year, we compared a more bling-and-lifestyle-oriented Ford F-150 Lariat against a Dodge Ram Laramie [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-ram-heavy-duty-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-ram-heavy-duty-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:11:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=22146</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



They say things are always bigger in Texas. Naturally, then, it’s the perfect place for Dodge to show off the biggest of their latest offerings: The new Dodge Ram Heavy Duty trucks. Despite the current economic trends that have Chrysler down in the dumps and most of their corporate brass learning Italian, the Dodge division [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Acura ZDX [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-zdx-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/acura-zdx-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=22099</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



As a fully grown automaker, Acura has a few SUVs and crossovers  on the market already filling needs of various segments and buyers. So, with this complete portfolio, what is an automaker to do? How about announce another: The Acura ZDX.
 
 One school of thought says that as a segment matures, it has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Porsche Panamera [Review / Video]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-panamera-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-panamera-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21783</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



When it was first announced, the purists howled in disbelief. The critics, they scoffed like they&#8217;ve never scoffed before. Porsche was a builder of sports cars, they growled and snarled! 
 Porsche should be used to this by now. 
  
 Years ago, they barked about the 914 and the 924, not to mention [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: Alfa Romeo MiTo MultiAir [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/alfa-romeo-mito-multiair-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/alfa-romeo-mito-multiair-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21758</guid>
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There’s been something in the water over Turin way ever since Sergio Marchionne took the top job in town. The whole Fiat Group has been gathering momentum since he took charge and, while they burst onto the global scene by buying up Chrysler without paying a cent, hindsight could best remember his frenzied period for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Dodge Avenger SXT</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-avenger-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-avenger-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dodge News]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21788</guid>
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Its non-press-fleet siblings are common sights on rental car lots at most major airports in North America. The Dodge Avenger SXT is the mainstream version of the car that, for all intents and purposes, looks as though it is a growth-stunted version of the Dodge Charger, even if it doesn&#8217;t quite move like one.
 
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/suzuki-kizashi-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/suzuki-kizashi-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



As the Hyundai Genesis Sedan has shown, you don’t need a fancy name to move up the automotive food chain.  But can just any automaker make the same shift?  We’re about to find out as Suzuki’s all-new mid-size Kizashi is set to hit the U.S. market later this year.
 
 When most Americans [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Volkswagen GTI [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/volkswagen-gti-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/volkswagen-gti-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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Road Atlanta would have been a most appropriate place to test out the freshly redesigned Volkswagen GTI. But the fact that this track, nestled in the rolling hills of Braselton, Georgia, is already booked for a little driving clinic called “Le Petit LeMans” makes such testing impossible. No matter, though, as the roads leading to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Subaru Legacy 3.6R</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/subaru-legacy-3-6r-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/subaru-legacy-3-6r-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21776</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



That youthful, playful and slightly rough around the edges Subaru we once knew has passed through its awkward puberty stage to become a fully grown up automaker. No longer cranking out the outlandish, like the Brat or Baja, Subaru has chosen to focus on the mainstream with its redesigned Legacy.
 
 Yet, as our week-long [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/range-rover-sport-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/range-rover-sport-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:11:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Johnson</dc:creator>
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The Range Rover Sport has been a popular model for Land Rover since it debuted in 2005 as a 2006 model, but the British automaker’s first attempt at a sporting ‘ute was by no means an out-of-the-ballpark home run.  Customers complained about the Range Rover Sport’s sub-par interior materials and lackluster powertrains – even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: Dodge Charger SRT8</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-charger-srt8-review.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Johnson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Chrysler has struggled to produce any kind of automotive hit over the past few years – see the Chrysler Sebring – but the automaker’s LX-based cars (Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Challenger) have proven to be rare exceptions.  However, those cars are getting on in age, so we decided to take a look at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Lamborghini LP550-2 Valentino Balboni [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/lamborghini-lp550-2-valentino-balboni-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/lamborghini-lp550-2-valentino-balboni-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 16:36:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[High-Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lamborghini]]></category>
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It has been about 10 years since Lamborghini released a rear-wheel drive car, so the Gallardo LP550-2 Vittorio Balboni is long, long overdue. We should have picked up the hint when the Gallardo upgrade was christened “LP560-4” because you wouldn’t call it “4” when everybody knew it was all-wheel drive, unless you were planning to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Toyota Venza FWD</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-venza-fwd-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/toyota-venza-fwd-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:51:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Luxury]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21639</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[



Toyota has been taking it in the shorts lately. Chief Akio Toyoda has claimed the company is “grasping for salvation” and needs to get back to the job of building cars that people can be passionate about. Even though sales are down, they&#8217;re still surpassing rivals – but in reality, Toyota has long been a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Smart Fortwo Passion Cabriolet</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/smart-fortwo-cabriolet-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/smart-fortwo-cabriolet-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Convertible]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coupe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21607</guid>
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Spiky mullets, spandex-infused jeans for men and European carryalls: Just because it&#8217;s cool in Europe doesn&#8217;t mean it&#8217;s cool in the land of the free and the home of the bailout. 
 
 At least that&#8217;s the argument Smart USA doesn&#8217;t want to hear. The product of an early collaboration between Mercedes-Benz and quirky Swiss [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Ford Expedition King Ranch 4WD</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-expedition-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/ford-expedition-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ford]]></category>
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Increasingly stringent fuel economy standards, bumper height legislation, rollover protection requirements and, of course, the growing popularity of eco-friendly living have not killed the traditional big SUV &#8211; yet. In honor of these slowly dying big &#8216;uns, as Al Bundy might call them, we decided to take a look at Ford&#8217;s rugged Expedition King Ranch.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Land Rover LR4 [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/land-rover-lr4-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/land-rover-lr4-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Drew Johnson</dc:creator>
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The Discovery has been a staple of Land Rover’s global lineup for about two decades now, but it has long suffered from two major downfalls – asthmatic powertrains and sub-par interiors.  However, now in its fourth-generation – and appropriately re-named the LR4 for North American buyers – Land Rover has finally addressed these key [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Honda Insight EX</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-insight-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-insight-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Honda]]></category>
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The look was unmistakable; in fact, it bordered on seething. Our 2010 Honda Insight had caught the eye of a Prius driver who cast an assuming glance, and by default, aspersions on our car of the week. A case of “green envy,” you say? She was peering at a car that looked surprising like hers, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Lincoln MKT [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/lincoln-mkt-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/lincoln-mkt-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 15:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Kleis</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Lincoln]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21386</guid>
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Not long ago, when Americans indulged in luxuries, they toted themselves around in massive vehicles. But with time comes change, and with these uncertain times comes a change to smaller, more practical choices. Enter the 2010 Lincoln MKT: Lincoln’s newest seven-person luxury hauler crossover aimed at buyers stepping away from big SUVs like the Navigator.
 [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>56</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Porsche Cayman S</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-cayman-s-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/porsche-cayman-s-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 20:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coupe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Performance]]></category>
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Picture yourself hunkered down across the track from a silver Porsche Cayman S. The green flag drops and you sprint in a “LeMans start” the 35 feet across the tarmac to the waiting product of Zuffenhausen. Fling open the door, grab and turn the ignition key with our left hand, jump in, shift into gear [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>24</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Dodge Charger SXT AWD</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-charger-sxt-awd-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/dodge-charger-sxt-awd-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dodge]]></category>
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About to go into its fifth year without any serious updates, it might be easy to say that the Dodge Charger is getting a bit long in the tooth – but the best four-door Dodge in ages still impresses for the most part, as we learned during our recent evaluation of a Charger SXT AWD. [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>27</slash:comments>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Nissan 370Z Roadster Touring [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/nissan-370z-roadster-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/nissan-370z-roadster-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=21022</guid>
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Less than a year after the successful introduction of the new, more sport-oriented 370Z coupe, Nissan, maker of the Fairlady Z, as it is known at home in Japan, decided to go topless by offering the 370Z Roadster for 2010.
  
 Is this merely a chop shop job or one that has the refinement [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>21</slash:comments>
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		<title>First Drive: Mercedes-Benz Unimog by Brabus [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-benz-unimog-brabus-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/mercedes-benz-unimog-brabus-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Taylor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mercedes-Benz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Performance]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20928</guid>
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The Mercedes-Benz Unimog is (and has always been), very simply, one of the most accomplished off-road machines ever built. From its strange wheel hubs to the design of its chassis, everything about its design is there to work.
 
 It’s as happy slashing long grass at the side of the road as it is plowing [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>22</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-camaro-ss-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-camaro-ss-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:24:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chevrolet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coupe]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20919</guid>
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Unquestionably the most highly-anticipated vehicle of the last five years – one that provides stellar performance and jaw-dropping looks at a price attainable for the masses – the Chevrolet Camaro was already immediate success for General Motors even before the first one was sold.
 
 Although this isn&#8217;t our first time behind the wheel, it [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>51</slash:comments>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Audi S4 [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-s4-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-s4-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Audi]]></category>
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At first glance, it might appear as though Audi is taking a step backward with its less-powerful, less-expensive 2010 S4, but, really, the “third” German brand is finally living up to the tagline it recently dropped: Never follow.
 
 Until the 2010 S4&#8217;s arrival, Audi&#8217;s compact sports sedan range essentially mirrored competitive offerings from Stuttgart [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>29</slash:comments>
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		<title>First Drive: 2010 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 [Review]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-mazdaspeed3-first-drive-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/mazda-mazdaspeed3-first-drive-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hatchback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[High-Performance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mazda]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.leftlanenews.com/?p=20753</guid>
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Small pocket rockets like the 2010 Mazda Mazdaspeed3 get a bad rap from soccer moms in Suburbans – or at least they do when we&#8217;re behind the wheel. While blasting through some rather engaging twisties and avoiding horses, cows, sheep and old hippies just south of Mazda Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, we managed [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>38</slash:comments>
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		<title>Review: 2009 Cadillac Esclade Hybrid 2WD</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-escalade-hybrid-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/cadillac-escalade-hybrid-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andrew Ganz</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Electric]]></category>
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There are few more obvious symbols of the conspicuous consumption that characterized the late &#8217;90s and early 21st century than the Cadillac Escalade, but almost overnight, flash and excess gave way to eco-conscious minimalism. What&#8217;s an Escalade to do? 
  
 How about strapping an electric motor to its big V8 in the name [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Track Day: 2009 Audi R8 [Review] [VIDEO]</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-r8-track-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-r8-track-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 15:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Doane</dc:creator>
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There are many memorable firsts in life. Your first kiss, first real job, the first time you drive a $150,000 supercar 100 mph down a very short back stretch and apply full brake 200 feet before a 90-degree right-hander. Wait… what? 
  
 Starting Grid 
 The track is Waterford Hills Raceway: A 1.4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Review: 2010 Jaguar XK Portfolio Convertible</title>
		<link>http://www.leftlanenews.com/jaguar-xk-portfolio-convertible-review.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.leftlanenews.com/jaguar-xk-portfolio-convertible-review.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Elias</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[



Several years into his tenure as chief design executive for Jaguar Cars, Ian Callum continues to refine his vision of the leaper. Newly facelifted and featuring improved underhood motiviation for 2010, the Jaguar XK (now called Portfolio) continues onward, with improvements at all corners. From nose to tail, this cat is ready to pounce.
  [...]]]></description>
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