The 250 agency staff who were employed in spring 2012 to help produce the CR-V model will also leave in March.

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Taking things a step further, a new V-shaped model can output the same 420mph blower speed in a package that's roughly sixty-percent smaller.

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Despite receiving a much-needed interior makeover and a new V-6 engine offering for a model-year 2011 revamp, and even in light of the Dodge Journey offering some clever features, such as in-floor storage bins, this midsize crossover SUV still lags behind the competition in terms of refinement and reliability.

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While the Quadricycle, the 1909 Model T and a 1932 V-8 Ford are cars you'd expect to see in an array of historic vehicles, the value of "Driving America" is in the way that it presents cars you would be more likely to find in a junkyard than a museum.

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The Dyna Switchback (a model with detachable bags and windshield) and V-Rod 10th Anniversary Edition are new for 2012.

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This is the so-called catalog model of taxation, brought about by Quill v.

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There's also a new CTS performance model, the Vsport, with a twin-turbo V-6 engine that can go from zero to 60 mph in an estimated 4.6 seconds.

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While the base model comes with a 385-horsepower 5.0-liter V-8, the XJL Supercharged we tested included (as the name would imply) a heartier supercharged version that generates 470 horsepower and 424 pound-feet of torque.

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But she points out that on Honda's more recently revamped CR-V compact utility vehicle, Bluetooth hands-free technology is available on the midprice LX model.

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