2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class Preview
One thing is clear: The world needs another luxury crossover vehicle. Okay, maybe not - but there's always room for another 'Benz, even if it is an SUV-, wagon-, car-like thing. At least that's what the DaimlerChrysler folks are thinking and hoping and plotting, which is why they've come to the 2005 New York International Auto Show with the new 2006 Mercedes-Benz R-Class which looks kinda like that Grand concept tourer they trotted out in Detroit a few years ago.Gulp.

Dodge Caliber Concept Photo Gallery
Attitude. That's the word at DaimlerChrysler and, in particular, Dodge these days. From the award-winning Chrysler 300 sedan to the Hemi-powered Dodge Magnum wagon, this is a company that is hell bent on providing aggressive design, often backed up by equally intimidating powertrains.

Car Brief: Jeep Grand Cherokee Bluetec Concept
"Tread Lightly" is a maxim among environmentally-conscious off-roaders who love to explore the back country while leaving its natural beauty as untouched by their passage as possible. But when your conveyance is a Jeep Grand Cherokee equipped with a 5.7-liter Hemi V8 that's getting barely 10-mpg while you idle over hill and down dale in 4WD-Lo, the SUV's prodigious fuel consumption makes you out to be a hypocrite.Jeep, which is part of global automaker DaimlerChrysler, has a solution to this dilemma called Bluetec, and tucked a Jeep Grand Cherokee Bluetec Concept vehicle into the shadows of the 2006 North American International Auto Show.

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