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Video: Chinese Cadillac SRX ad with Karen Mok captures romance of Route 66

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Karen Mok with Cadillac SRX

Filed under: China, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Cadillac

Karen Mok finds love on Route 66 with the Cadillac SRX - Click above to watch video after the jump

Like just about every other automaker on the planet, Cadillac is looking to stake out a larger claim of the Chinese automotive industry. Right now, the brand is viewed as somewhat downmarket from rivals that many in the U.S. see as being on equal ground.

Perhaps, then, Cadillac will look to try something new. In a new short film for the Chinese-market SRX, Cadillac attempts to bridge East with West via Route 66. The ad shows actress and singer-songwriter Karen Mok taking on Will Rogers Highway with a male friend. The...

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Video: A woman shows you how to build a proper circle track racer

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Jeri Ellsworth

Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Videos, Chevrolet, Racing


Jeri Ellsworth on building a race car - Click above to view video after the jump

Jeri Ellsworth is a certified renaissance woman. A high school and college dropout, she's a self-taught computer programmer and an ace welder and circle track race car builder. She has also started her own race car building business while her peers were at prom and went on to open a chain of...

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What you missed on 6.1.11

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First Drive: 2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe

Mercedes-Benz finally intends for the coupe body to play a much more serious role in its C-Class lineup, despite the next-gen C-Class lurking only a couple of years away.

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Report: Mulally urges Capitol Hill to adopt national fuel standard

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ford ceo alan mulally

Filed under: Government/Legal, Ford



Will there be one fuel standard to rule them all? Ford CEO Alan Mulally certainly hopes so, and he's letting Washington know. As manufacturers spend time and money pushing to reach established Corporate Average Fuel Economy goals, some states are looking to set their own rules. That could prove to be a tricky - and hugely expensive - proposition for the automakers.

We know we said "some states," but...

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Porsche celebrates 10 years in China with special edition 911 Turbo S

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2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S China Edition

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, China, Porsche, Design/Style, Luxury


2011 Porsche 911 Turbo S China Edition - Click above to enlarge image

To celebrate its tenth anniversary in the ever-hungry, ever-growing Chinese market, Porsche is unleashing a special edition version of its 911 Turbo S. The car comes with the Turbo S' 530-horsepower, twin-turbo flat-six, mated to Porsche's PDK sequential gearbox.

Rather than go crazy...

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