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  • 2014 Subaru Forester

    The covers have finally come off the new 2014 Subaru Forester, a completely redesigned and much more fuel-efficient version of the popular crossover that’s due to go on sale shortly after its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of this month. In addition to being more fuel-efficient, the 2014 Forester also offers more interior space while maintaining the outgoing model’s overall exterior dimensions. The fourth-generation Forester is the latest model developed under Subaru’s Motion-V strategy, which is aimed at reducing the automaker’s fuel consumption...

  • 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth
    Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio And 500E Confirmed For L.A. Auto Show

    Fiat is about to add two more members to its 500 family in the form of a new Fiat 500 Abarth Cabriolet and 500E electric car. The cars will be revealed for the first time at next month’s 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, with inventory (hopefully) arriving in showrooms shortly after. We’ve...

  • 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder
    2013 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder Preview

    Following the debut of the facelifted 2013 Lamborghini Gallardo coupe range at last month’s 2012 Paris Auto Show, the first images and details for the 2013 Gallardo Spyder have now hit the Web. They reveal the same aggressive look that we saw on the coupe, plus a few unique elements. The car...

  • 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible
    2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview

    Now in its third generation--despite being introduced over 70 years ago--the Volkswagen Beetle has finally gained its Convertible counterpart. Its official public debut will come at next month's 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, and sales begin in the fourth quarter. Using a soft top when many cars have...

  • 2014 Jaguar F-Type
    Jaguar F-Type Coupe? Logical, Says Jaguar

    The 2014 Jaguar F-Type is still on the show floor at Paris' Mondial de l'Automobile, but the British automaker could be planning a follow-up for the near future. A coupe version of the F-Type Is a logical addition to the Jaguar lineup, officials noted during the worldwide debut of the F-Type...

  • BMW Concept K2 Powder Ride Edition
    BMW Hits The Slopes With X1 Powder Ride Special Edition

    BMW will launch a special edition X1 aimed at winter sport fans that comes complete with a set of skis developed by K2.

  • Police car with headlights on

    Though the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is still a couple of months away, one of the highlights of the show, the annual Design Challenge, has been announced, and this year the aim is to come up with the design for the police car of the future. The acclaimed design contents pits independent and official automotive design houses from around the world against each other in an attempt to generate the most exciting designs of the future. Last year’s theme was “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car” and was won by designers from Smart. The year before that saw two winners take...

  • 2014 Kia Forte Sedan
    2014 Kia Forte: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview

    The current Kia Forte, known as the K3 or Cerato in other markets, is a pleasantly styled and attractively priced alternative to the likes of the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla in the compact segment. Penned in Kia’s California design studio, the car first launched in sedan trim as a 2010...

  • 2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible spy shots
    2013 VW Beetle Convertible Launching With Three Special Editions

    The newly redesigned Volkswagen Beetle relies on nostalgia for much of its appeal, so what better way is there to promote the new Beetle Convertible than with special editions that honor the car’s formative years? Set to be launched at this fall’s Los Angeles Auto Show, Car and Driver...

  • Smart 341 Parkour concept
    Smart 341 Parkour Concept Wins 2011 L.A. Auto Show Design Challenge

    Annie and her Smart 341 Parkour Concept have taken top honors at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, which this year focused on the theme of “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car”. Penned at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Sindelfingen, Germany, the 341...

  • Smart 341 Parkour concept
    Smart 341 Parkour Wins Los Angeles Design Challenge 2011

    Whatever you think of the Smart brand and its diminutive two-seater city cars you have to commend its bold, fresh take on modern motoring. It's easy to get the impression that, after years of posting huge losses, the brand is riding out the market until tiny, fuel-efficient cars become genuinely...

  • 2012 Audi S6 live photos
    2012 Audi S6 Live Photos: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    The 2012 Audi S6 made its way from its global debut in Frankfurt to its U.S. debut in Los Angeles this week, and we grabbed some more live photos to share with you.

  • 2013 Ford Escape, launched at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Nov 2011

    If this year's Los Angeles Auto Show was all about sedans and SUVs, then the most important among them may have been the all-new 2013 Ford Escape. The longer, lower, sleeker, and more feature-packed compact crossover replaces a model that's now a decade old--and still one of the best-selling in its segment. Competing with an all-new 2012 Honda CR-V (also revealed at the show) and the current Toyota RAV4, the 2013 Escape may startle customers used to the upright, slab-sided, truck-like demeanor of the outgoing 2012 model. They'll also look in vain for the well-established Escape Hybrid model...

  • 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible live photos
    2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible Live Photos: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Like its tin-top sister, the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Convertible is one potent muscle car--even if it is outpaced by the brand-new 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Sure, it's 70 horsepower short, but it's still a 580-horsepower beast powered by GM's fantastic supercharged 6.2-liter LSA power...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca live photos
    2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Live Photos: 2011 L.A. Auto Show

    When it comes to muscle cars, few are more muscular than the Mustang Boss 302, particularly in Laguna Seca trim, and especially when it's painted in School Bus Yellow. That makes the 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 in these live images a sort of muscle trifecta. Bred in spirit from Parnelli Jones'...

  • 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 live photos
    2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Live Photos: 2011 L.A. Auto Show

    It still hasn't really sunk in yet--it probably won't until our right foot goes to the floor--but the 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 packs 650 horsepower. Six hundred and fifty. That's not just insane, it's totally crazy. That's 50 more horsepower than the Dodge Viper, a car known for being so...

  • Subaru XV (European spec)
    Subaru XV To Be Called XV Crosstrek In U.S.

    Subaru’s XV crossover that we saw at the recent at 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show will be called the XV Crosstrek when it goes on sale in the U.S. late next year. Subaru's Tom Doll confirmed in a presentation slide at this week's 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show that while European models will be called...

  • 2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible
    2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    We’ve already seen it in concept form but here finally is the 2013 Infiniti IPL G Convertible that will go on sale next year just in time for summer. The new model, making its debut this week at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show, is based around the striking G37 Convertible but gets a few...

  • 2012 Jaguar XKR-S Convertible live photos

    The Jaguar XK is growing a bit long in the tooth, but as automakers often do, and as enthusiasts know and love, Jaguar is throwing every trick in the book at the XK to keep it fresh and interesting as its current model cycle winds down. Case in point: the 2012 XKR-S Convertible. Like its hardtop sibling, the XKR-S Convertible is a more potent, more focused, and more dramatically styled take on the basic XK form. In this case, it's a 4.2-second-to-60, 550-horsepower, 502-pound-feet-of-torque, beautiful drop-top beast. The XKR-S Convertible is also the fastest and most powerful convertible...

  • 2012 MINI Cooper Roadster
    2012 MINI Roadster Pricing Announced

    MINI has released pricing for its new two-seat Roadster models, which should hit MINI dealers next spring.

  • 2013 Lincoln MKS
    2013 Lincoln MKS: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    At this week’s 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show Lincoln is showing off its latest MKS luxury sedan, which has just undergone a facelift for the 2013 model year. Sadly, like the similarly updated MKT we saw earlier, the stylists at Lincoln were unable to change the look dramatically, which means the...

  • Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder
    Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    In typical Lamborghini fashion, the Italian maker of exotic supercars chose to unveil its latest model addition at a private function away from all the hustle and bustle of the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Fortunately, we knew it was coming and now have all the official images and details. The new...

  • 2013 Lincoln MKT
    2013 Lincoln MKT: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    Lincoln’s full-size MKT crossover hasn’t sold in the quantities the automaker would like to see, so the model gets a fairly substantial refresh for the 2013 model year. Most apparent, even to casual onlookers, is the refined exterior styling, starting with a less-pronounced waterfall...

  • 2012 Ford Focus ST live photos
    2012 Ford Focus ST Live Photos: 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show

    And now, Ford has made it official, with the first showing of the 2012 Ford Focus ST this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

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