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With Cadillac releasing coupe and wagon variants of its popular CTS luxury sport sedan, I’ve started to wonder which of BMW’s cars is a better comparison: the 3-Series, which is a bit smaller, but priced similarly, or the 5-Series, which is a bit bigger, but priced about $10,000 higher? Click past the jump for the tale of the tape and the Reader Poll.
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Earlier this week I reported about Motor Trend having found out that the Volt isn’t purely motivated by electricity and how the on-board gasoline “range extender” engine kicks in to help out when traveling above 70 mph. The lead foots over at Motor Trend have released some real world mileage figures for the Chevy Volt. 127 and 75 mpg. Click past the jump for the explanation.
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It looks like one DC policeman didn’t get the word that streets in our nation’s capital were being closed for filming of Transformers 3, the latest installment in a kids-toy-turned-movie-franchise. He was driving with lights and sirens, but as Fox 5 reports, the light he ran was red. It’s D.C. Police policy that all emergency vehicles at least do a rolling stop at red lights to ensure that no cross traffic is in the way. The car he struck? Bumblebee, a new Chevrolet Camaro. Filming has been moved to Arlington while D.C. does a “Safety Investigation.” Click past the jump for the video.
Update: 10/12 – DC Announced the new schedule for road closures. See the details after the jump.
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If you’ve been a Road Reality reader for a while now, you may remember the green Synergy Edition Camaro that GM announced several months ago. Now the General has another one – this time for the well-heeled. Neiman Marcus will be showcasing the Camaro Convertible in their “Christmas Book” this year. Click past the jump for the full press release.
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The news is quickly making it through the automotive industry (and the posts here on Road Reality) that Ford is expanding its line-up of EcoBoost-equipped vehicles, including the 2011 F-150 full-size pickup truck. Ford’s EcoBoost engines combine turbochargers and direct injection to create more power while keeping the all-mighty MPGs in check. Now, they’ve released a set of endurance and durability tests for the 2011 F-150, powered by a 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6. Read on for more details and the requisite pictures.
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The Toronto Film Festival is in full swing, and Audi put some planning and effort into making sure they had a unique way of advertising: they attached magnets to hundreds of model Audis and stuck them all over Toronto, from street lights to billboards, and even in front of a Cadillac CTS-V. While magnetizing model cars and sticking them all over a city may not seem clever … watch the video after the jump – the ending ties it all together perfectly.
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