Pickups and sport utility vehicles were big sellers under the “cash for clunkers” program, despite the federal government’s focus on replacing gas guzzlers with more fuel-efficient cars.
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GMC will soon introduce an ultra-lux version of the Acadia under the Denali tag, GMC Communications Group Manager Dayna Hart announced on her Twitter page. The announcement hardly comes as a surprise, although the method in which the announcement was made public only further illustrates that automakers have been abandoning traditional public relations methods for releasing new product news.
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To be honest, this is the first time, I’ve heard of the tuner PPI, out of Germany. They have taken the Q7 Audi and made it something right out of the RS catalog.

The 4.2 liter motor has been massaged and fitted with a pair of turbos to produce 600hp with a top speed of 295km/h. Not too shabby for an SUV.

Bigger brakes, 22″ rims and Michelin sport tires rated to 310km/h have also been added to the mix. Altho I’m not sure how much it costs, 0-100km/h times of 5.9s make it very tempting to add to the garage.

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