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Burton European Open Snowboarding Championships in Laax - Ready to win two brand new Volvo XC60s
The 10th annual Burton European Open (BEO) is gearing up to be one of the season’s most exciting snowboard events as many of the world’s best riders get ready to compete in LAAX, Switzerland from Jan. 9-16, 2009. Top prizes are two brand new Volvo XC60’s, that the best male and female overall rider will
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Monaco GP - Lewis Hamilton 12th
Starting from 19th on the grid after a precautionary overnight gearbox change, Lewis was always going to struggle to overtake cars around the twisting streets of Monte-Carlo. His early struggle for pace was exacerbated by damage to a front-wing footplate, caused after he tangled with Nick Heidfeld at Ste Devote in the early laps. Stopping [...]
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Monaco Grand Prix - Timo Glock and Jarno Trulli at the Bottom
Panasonic Toyota Racing left the Monaco Grand Prix empty-handed despite a valiant effort from Jarno Trulli and Timo Glock. Following yesterday’s disappointing qualifying session, the team fully expected a challenging race and prepared accordingly. Timo started the race from the pit lane after modifications to the set-up of his TF109 and both began on very [...]
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Brawn GP dominated the Monaco GP
Brawn GP dominated the Monaco Grand Prix today as Jenson Button led from the front to secure his fifth win of the 2009 Formula One season with team-mate Rubens Barrichello taking second place for the team’s third one-two finish of the year. To cap a fantastic weekend for the team and engine partner Mercedes-Benz, Jenson’s win [...]
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2009 Toyota Land Cruiser
The 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser benefits from a complete redesign for 2008, essentially carried over for ‘09. Last year, the vehicle stepped up to a more powerful engine, a quieter and more refined interior, and some nifty technological solutions for better handling, while preserving its legendary off-road prowess. Likes: Off-road ability Confident handling Powerful, torquey V-8 Towing capability Well-earned reputation for [...]
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2009 Volvo S60
The 2009 Volvo S60 is Volvo’s mid-size sedan, offered in comfort-oriented 2.5T or sporty T5 models. The S60 continues unchanged with its swoopy, aerodynamic style that was truly trend setting when first introduced for 2001; the S60 got a minor face-lift in 2007, but you can barely tell the front-end differences from a distance, and [...]
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BMW drops the details on its 2010 5 Series Gran Turismo
Despite the departure of controversial lead designer Chris Bangle, BMW is showing no signs of returning to the “One sausage, three-sizes” styling brief that it once adhered to. The latest proof of this is the announcement of the production 5 Series Gran Turismo, which, as expected, looks little changed from the concept that set tongues wagging in Geneva, save for a few details like smaller wheels, more conventional interior fabrics and real-world-sized side mirrors.
The genre-blurring BMW 5 Series GT is, in the words of BMW, meant to combine “the characteristic features of a prestige saloon, a modern, highly versatile Sports Activity Vehicle, and a classic Gran Turismo” – outwardly, at least, we’d say that they’ve succeeded in meeting that goal, although the final judgment on whether this amalgam of characteristics is a even a direction worth pursuing will ultimately be made by consumers.
In the meantime, we can focus not only on the five-door hatchback’s design, but also its internals, as BMW has released specifications and pricing for its European market models.
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