Los Angeles Auto Show
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Volkswagen’s latest Golf R hot hatch will be racing into showrooms early next year priced from $37,415, including an $820 destination charge. The pricing is comparable with the previous generation, although the vehicle no longer comes in the less expensive three-door bodystyle, but there is a lot more performance and tech on offer. All 2015 Golf Rs come with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine rated at 292 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of torque, and paired with a six-speed DSG dual-clutch transmission. That’s up 36 hp and 37 lb-ft on the previous generation’s...
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2016 Mercedes-Maybach S-Class Debuts At 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
Mercedes-Benz recently confirmed one of the year’s worst-kept secrets: That its Maybach brand is making a return as a new “Mercedes-Maybach” sub-brand specializing in ultra-luxury, similar to how the existing Mercedes-AMG sub-brand specializes in performance. Now, the first...
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2016 Mazda CX-3 Preview: 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
Mazda is entering the burgeoning subcompact crossover segment with the all-new 2016 CX-3, revealed today at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The vehicle looks very much like a high-riding version of the new Mazda 2, and when it arrives in showrooms next summer it will be aimed directly at rival...
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2016 Ford Explorer Preview: 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
While the new Mustang Shelby GT350 is easily the star attraction at the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] stand in L.A. this week, no doubt more mainstream shoppers will be flocking to the updated Explorer. Set to go on sale next summer, as a 2016 model, the updated Explorer benefits from new styling...
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Audi Prologue concept revealed, presages new look for brand
Audi’s forward-looking Prologue concept has finally landed, and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. The stylish coupe doesn’t preview any one particular model currently being developed, but instead showcases a new design language for the entire Audi brand crafted by German designer...
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2015 Chrysler 300 Preview: 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show
If you’re in the market for a big and brawny sedan with a touch of luxury and refinement, it’s hard to look past the Chrysler 300. And now the Chrysler flagship has been made even more enticing, with new styling, greater refinement and more tech, but best of all it’s still...
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Lexus has released more teasers for a new concept car appearing this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The concept is called the LF-C2 and it hints at a new convertible Lexus is likely to put into production in the near future. Lexus was already confirmed to be making a world premiere in L.A., which was previously tipped to be either a production version of the previous LF-LC concept or a new concept previewing the next-generation LS flagship sedan. However, the new teasers confirm that we’re about to see a concept previewing a potential convertible version of the RC coupe. If...
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2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 New Photos And Video
Ford’s new Mustang Shelby GT350 has finally landed, and it’s every bit as good as we'd hoped. While previous GT350s were built by Shelby American, this new one is a creation of Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] own SVT division but still adheres to Carroll Shelby’s original...
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Volkswagen Golf R Variant Revealed Ahead Of L.A. Auto Show
Volkswagen’s new Golf R hot hatch due in showrooms early next year has spawned a wagon variant, which makes its world debut this week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. Yes, VW has chosen the event in L.A. to showcase the Eurocentric Golf R Variant, but the official line is that there are no...
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Bentley Raises The Roof With Flagship Grand Convertible Concept
Is there the demand for an open-air touring car, sized and priced above the Continental GTC and based on the Mulsanne? That’s essentially what Bentley is asking with the new Grand Convertible Concept that it previewed at a studio space in West Hollywood, prior to the start of the Los Angeles...
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Hear The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe Accelerate Like A Banshee: Video
The 2016 Cadillac ATS-V Coupe is coming to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show this week, where it will be shown together with the 2016 ATS-V sedan. We've already spotted it undisguised during an official photo shoot. And now, we know what it sounds like under heavy acceleration. Hint: pretty darned...
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Audi Prologue Concept Teased In New Sketches, Could Preview Flagship A9 Coupe
Audi will present a new concept car at this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show to showcase a new design language crafted by Marc Lichte, who took over the design reins at the German automaker late last year. The concept was initially thought to be in the form of a grand four-door coupe, but...
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Lincoln hopes to create a more upscale buying experience with its Black label service.
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VW Bringing Golf R 400 And GTI Roadster Concepts To L.A.
Volkswagen is bringing two very racy concept cars to this week’s 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show, and the best part is that one of them is tipped to enter production. The two concepts are the Golf R 400 from April’s Beijing Auto Show and the GTI Roadster, Vision Gran Turismo (shown above)...
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2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Packs New V-8, Serious Track Upgrades: Video & Live Photos
If you thought you might have to wait some time before the storied Shelby name gets spliced back into the Mustang narrative, think again. An all-new Mustang Shelby GT350, based on the all-new sixth-generation Mustang, is already here—ahead of its official public debut later this week at the...
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Honda Concept Previews New Fuel Cell Vehicle Coming In 2016
Honda is an industry leader in the development of hydrogen-powered fuel cell vehicles. In 2002, it was the first automaker to begin a retail initiative with the leasing of fuel cell vehicles to fleet customers with its original FCX hatch, and by 2005 it was already leasing the cars to individuals...
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2016 Audi TT U.S. Specs Revealed
Audi’s third-generation TT has been with us for almost six months, during which time we’ve had a chance to take a quick spin as well as witness the arrival of the convertible variant. Now, finally, the new TT and TT Roadster are ready for their U.S. debut, which will be taking place...
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Chevrolet Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Concept To Debut At L.A. Auto Show
Chevy's Vision Gran Turismo concept will be inspired by the legendary Chaparral racers.
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A fourth teaser video is out for a new performance vehicle set to be unveiled by Ford on November 17, and the car’s engine heard towards the end of the teaser sounds an awful lot like a V-8, which makes sense as the new performance vehicle is almost certainly the SVT-enhanced Mustang GT350 that we’ve been spying in prototype form for the past several months. Another clue is the font used in the teaser for the “11.17.14” reveal date, which matches the font used in the leaked GT350 badge we saw in August as well as that used on the previous Shelby GT500. CHECK OUT: 2015...
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2015 Maserati Quattroporte And Ghibli Receive Updates
Maserati’s Quattroporte and Ghibli sedans are still fresh on the market but they’re already receiving their first updates. The changes are being introduced for the 2015 model year and we’ll see them for the first time next week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. The most...
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2014 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview
Now in its 107th year, the Los Angeles Auto Show is showing no signs of age as the list of world and North American premieres set to take place during the upcoming event is one of the biggest on record. Organizers have confirmed more than 30 world premieres and more than double this for North...
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2016 Audi A6 And A7 U.S. Specs Revealed
Audi’s A6 and A7 have just received their respective mid-cycle updates, with the updated cars shown for the first time at the recent 2014 Paris Auto Show. They’re set to make their U.S. debut next week at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show but we’ve already got all the details. The...
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Subaru And Chevy Tease New Vision Gran Turismo Concepts
A bit over a year ago, Polyphony Digital, the creator of the Gran Turismo video game series, reached out to the world’s major automakers, asking them to come up with a futuristic concept to celebrate the game’s 15th anniversary. Since that time we’ve seen some pretty wild concept...
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Henrik Fisker & Galpin To Debut New American Muscle At L.A. Auto Show
There's some new American Muscle coming to the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show. No, we're not talking about anything Hellcat, not the Z/28, and not some sort of Boss mobile. Instead, a familiar name in the car design space has teamed up with a familiar name in the Sell Every Ford on the Planet space...
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