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While Top Gear spin-offs are planned for Australia and the U.S., it seems that the same people that put on the MPH show abroad will be bringing the “spills and thrills” of Top Gear to 15 countries around the world. The locations and dates aren’t set yet, but since the BBC was specific that Clarkson, May and Hammond would only be appearing during the British leg of the show, don’t expect to see your three favorite motoring presenters here in the States anytime soon.

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Nissan’s all-new 2009 Nissan Maxima is making its world bow at the New York show next week, and Nissan has released a couple of shots in an effort to build anticipation for the car in advance of the Maxima’s Big Apple debut.

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Tough day. Been driving the restyled, revised 2009 Benz SL in the mountains outside LA and down to Palm Springs, where we’re holed up for the night. Work, work, work. Anyone want to trade places with me? Ah, always the same hands…

I’m joking about the toughness of my assignment, of course. The SL550 remains as delectable as ever, one of the world’s best all-around luxury/sports cars — 382 horsepower, controlled but compliant ride (aided by Active Body Control), superb comfort, peerless prestige, that cake-and-eat-it-too power-folding hardtop. New refinements mostly push it even further up the desirability index.

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What: Mazda’s little hybrid gives big-mpg benefits with little zoom-zoom

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Mercedes-Benz is revving up its U.S. market diesel push by offering its ML320 BlueTEC, GL320 BlueTEC, and R320 BlueTEC diesels to American consumers before any other market gets the vehicles. All three Benzes are powered by a 3.0-liter, 211 horsepower turbo V-6 generating 398 lb-ft of torque. Mated to Benz’s seven-speed automatic transmission, all three people-movers will meet the U.S. Bin 5 standard as well the European EU6 standard, Mercedes says.

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A litany of mounting economic troubles, from sinking consumer confidence to the ever-tightening U.S. credit market, helped push shares of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. to new one-year lows Thursday.

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Porsche has appointed Uwe Hück chairman of the newly constituted works council of Porsche Automobil Holding SE.

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The Think City goes on sale at the end of 2008 with the ability to drive over 100 miles on one charge and hit 60mph. It also looks, steers and, so we’re promised, crashes like a modern city car. If it looks familiar, then you remember Ford’s aborted eco project. This is that same car six years on, back in Norwegian hands and brought bang up to date.

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In the February 2008 issue of CAR Magazine we interview the great Ari Vatanen. And 20 years ago, before the MEP was interested in transport policy, the EU’s only ex-world rally champion set a Pikes Peak record in a Peugeot 405 T16.

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These are the first pictures of the Alfa Romeo Junior, a car the Italian firm hopes will bring them the same success that BMW has enjoyed with the Mini. Based on Fiat Grande Punto underpinnings, the baby Alfa will be launched this autumn at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. Prices will start from just £10,000 when it goes on sale in spring 2009.

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