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First Drive: 2012 Cadillac SRX Continuous improvement in action. Here are two ways of looking at the 2012 Cadillac SRX: 1) The sleekly designed second-generation model was underdeveloped when introduced in 2010, or 2) the dogged and hard-working people involved with this crossover are pursuing Japanese-style continuous improvement, which explains the significant upgrades after only two years.inline_mediumwraptextright0032856167/reviews/driven/1107_2012_cadillac_srx_first_drive2012-cadillac-SRX-front-slight-left-view.jpgtrue Photo Gallery: 2012 Cadillac SRX – First Drive – Automobile Magazine First Drive: 2012 Cadillac SRX | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us

First Test: 2011 BMW 1-series M coupe Son of a Benchmark: Victory is Ours! Here’s something that will make your brain hurt: BMW isn’t in business to produce cars. Shocking, right

Yamaha FZ1 Upgrades – FZ1 Flyer | This Old Bike After our original evaluation and a year of abuse, longtime tester Steve Mikolas purchased the FZ1 and it’s been his ride for 23,000 miles. We figured it was time to see how it had held up over the years, freshen ‘er up a little, and perform some upgrades. Sometimes, things can come back to haunt you years down the road.

Manganese Bronze, the maker of London black cabs, saw sales fall 6.8% in the UK in the first six months of the year because of “challenging market conditions” but said that strong international sales will help it return to profitability in the second half.