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Car Tech Live 165: Fiat rethinks Chrysler, Maserati, and Ferrari (podcast)

Fiat rejiggers Chrysler, Maserati and Ferrari, the Garminfone mashes up GPS with Android in your car, Subaru's cars get stereo vision, and we drive the supercharged Range Rover Sport.

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• Ford puts SYNC Mobile Apps on new Fiesta

• Garmin tries to get it right with Android-based Garminfone

• Lower cost Maserati, higher cost Ferrari on the way

• CNET reviews the 2010 Range Rover Sport Supercharged

• Cars that hold the hill for you

Android-powered Garminfone navigating to T-Mobile this spring

On Tuesday night, T-Mobile revealed the identity of its newest Google Android device and it's not exactly the device we were expecting to see.

Instead of the rumored T-Mobile MyTouch 3G Slide, the carrier introduced the Garminfone, a rebranded version of the Garmin-Asus Nuvifone A50, which was first announced at Mobile World Congress 2010. At that time, Garmin said it did not know whether the GPS-enabled smartphone would make it to North America, but T-Mobile will, in fact, be the first to launch the device worldwide when it comes out later this spring.

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