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Japanese buyers are finally getting the second-generation Kicks, nearly two years after it debuted in North America. Unlike the US model, which uses a gasoline engine, the Japanese Kicks launches
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Bentley is taking a page from the luxury fashion world with a new line of annual special editions called the Bespoke Series by Mulliner. The first collection is limited to 100 examples and is based on
I was eighteen the first time I heard someone brag that their Toyota cracked 300,000 miles. It sounded like folklore: the Loch Ness Camry. Two decades and six very different cars later, I’ve
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