Video: Bridgestone teases its two Super Bowl commercials

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Buick

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Bridgestone paid big bucks for a pair of spots in the Super Bowl, and it appears the tire maker wants to maximize its bank for the buck. Instead of simply banking on the billion viewers of Super Bowl XLV enjoying its commercials, Bridgestone [...]

Report: Entry-level Mercedes-Benz range to include coupe, SUV and… shooting brake?

Filed under: Mercedes-Benz, Luxury

Mercedes-Benz Shooting Break concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

It’s hardly a secret that the A- and B-Class hatchbacks are no great success for Mercedes-Benz. But M-B is working hard to make the next generation of both, based on common front-drive architecture, seriously competitive. But a shooting brake?
The retro body style [...]

Spy Shots: Are you the Smart ForTwo+2?

Filed under: Spy Photos, Smart
The Smart rumor mill keeps churning and this latest image adds even more fuel to the fire. Thanks to some crafty, long-lens work, a photographer has managed to capture a diminutive example of a four-passenger Smart ForTwo.
The 1:4 scale model clearly wears an extra set of doors and the wheelbase, if [...]

First Drive: 2012 BMW 650i Convertible

First Drive: 2012 BMW 650i ConvertibleMostly new, but not all that different.
BMW’s hulking 6-series has undergone its first redesign since the model rejoined the lineup in 2004. The 650i has moved to the platform of the new 5-/7-series and sits astride a 3-inch-longer wheelbase. There’s a new engine and automatic transmission, the cabin has been [...]

Daimler: Fuel cell vehicles to cost no more than diesel hybrids by 2015

Filed under: Hybrid, Mercedes-Benz, Electric

Mercedes-Benz F-Cell – Click above for high-res image gallery

Toyota has declared on numerous occasions that it will launch a sedan-type fuel cell vehicle in 2015 at a price of $50,000 or less. Hitting that price point may prove difficult, but Daimler agrees that its doable. Herbert Kohler, head of e-drive [...]