Video Previews
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Land Rover is well-known for making some of the world's most capable go-anywhere luxury SUVs. That includes the Range Rover Sport, updated at the 2013 New York Auto Show will an all-new design and some new powertrain elements. Now weighing 800 pounds less than its previous version, the 2014 Range Rover Sport offers quicker acceleration, a new supercharged V-6 base engine, and a fresher design that still retains the classic Land Rover and Range Rover hallmarks. The new V-6 base engine is rated at 340 horsepower. That's 35 short of the 375-horsepower normally aspirated 5.0-liter V-8 in the...
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2014 Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 Video Preview
The most hardcore, track-focused version of the Camaro was just unveiled last week in New York, and we took some time to check it out and bring you our first-hand impressions. So is this the Camaro you'll really want? Maybe. It's going to be surprisingly hardcore. Many people will find it...
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2014 Bentley Flying Spur Preview
Wearing the name of a coachbuilt special from nearly five decades ago, the Flying Spur is once again brand new. A dramatic, sleek new shape and Bentley's best handcrafting inside wrap around the fastest, most powerful sedan the brand has ever built. The 2014 Bentley Flying Spur makes its world...
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2014 BMW 3-Series Gran Turismo preview
BMW's Gran Turismo take on a roomier, more useful vehicle somewhere between a sedan and a wagon wasn't all that well received, at least aesthetically, when it first showed up as a conceptual variant of the 5-Series in 2009. Now, the 3-Series has its own Gran Turismo. Does it work any better in this...
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2014 Cadillac ELR preview
Say what you may about plug-in electric cars, the 2014 Cadillac ELR unveiled at last week's Detroit Auto Show is a stunning piece of design. The four-seat range-extended electric luxury coupe is little changed from the Cadillac Converj show car that debuted four years ago at the 2009 Detroit show...
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Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis Concept Video Preview
While Hyundai was quick to point out that the HCD-14 Genesis Concept isn't a preview of the next Genesis sedan--despite the name--it's clear that the Detroit show concept is intended to preview the future of the brand's styling for its premium sedan. The HCD-14 itself is rather impractically styled...
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While it was certainly outshone by the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray, and even the Ford F-150 Atlas Concept, the 2014 Acura MDX Prototype garnered a notable share of the attention at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. That's remarkable considering the big-name unveilings it was up against, and it perhaps speaks well to Acura's future success with its redesigned full-size crossover. Sporting what Acura calls "Aero Sculpture" design language, the MDX's proportions remain fairly close to the last-generation model, though in every details, and in many of the more important statistics, it's definitely...
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2014 Lexus IS Video Preview
Lexus finally unveiled the new 2014 IS at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and it wasn't kidding when it said its styling was going to get aggressive. The new IS sports Lexus' new design language with the boldest interpretation of the brand's new "spindle grille" that we've seen yet. The headlights...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class Video Preview
Four body styles, plus some wicked AMG love, mean the 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class is freshly revamped and ready to take on the luxury sedan competition. The E Class Sedan and Wagon both made their way onto the web before the holidays, while the Coupe and Cabriolet saw their debuts at the 2013...
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2014 Infiniti Q50 Video Preview
A new name, a fresh new look, and hopes to take on--and beat--the best of the luxury car segment: The 2014 Infiniti Q50 aims high. From our initial vantage point, it hits the mark, too. The exterior, while speaking the language of the mid-size luxury sedan fluently, nevertheless manages to look...
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Acura NSX Concept Video Preview
Acura is slow-roasting the next-generation NSX to perfection, and if this latest concept is any indication, the wait just might be worth it. While the exterior of this latest concept isn't dramatically different from the previous concept car, there are a few key differences. The lines have been...
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Video Preview
The Detroit Auto Show's press days are over, but it's now open to the public, so many of you are getting your first in-the-metal look at the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray. Here's our up-close look at the car, offering a look at what's new, what's hot, and what makes the new Stingray a contender...
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The 2014 Maserati Quattroporte made its auto show debut in Detroit this week, giving us the opportunity to finally see the sixth generation of the Italian flagship in person. Power for this Italian business saloon is provided by either a twin-turbocharged V-6 rated at 410 horsepower and 376 pound-feet of torque, or a twin-turbocharged V-8 rated at 530 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque. The V-8 model features an overboost function that can raise torque output to 523 pound-feet. With the V-8 the Quattroporte will rocket from a standstill to 60 mph in 4.7 seconds, and if you opt for the...
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Toyota Furia Video Preview
Toyota previewed the next-generation Corolla compact sedan at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show with the Furia Concept. While the current Corolla is bland, the Furia Concept kicks it up a notch with some style and flair that Toyota's calling Iconic Dynamism. Whatever it is, let's hope as much of it as...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Video Preview
The baby Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door coupe is finally here, and its name is CLA. This compact coupe-like sedan kicks off the first of three versions of the Mercedes A Class-based family cars arriving here in America over the next few years. The CLA also marks the return of a front-wheel drive...
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2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible Video Preview
The 2013 Continental GT Speed Convertible is finally getting the mid-cycle update that other Continental GT models have already benefited from. Shown this week at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, we took a moment to detail these changes on video. The update is merely a mid-cycle, but the changes are...
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BMW 4-Series Coupe Concept Video Preview
BMW is preparing to replace the 3-Series Coupe with a new 4-Series, and it brought a thinly veiled version of the new two-door to the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in the form of a 4-Series Coupe Concept. This concept features both the latest interpretation of BMW's design language, but also the latest...
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2014 Porsche Cayman Video Preview
The 2014 Porsche Cayman brings improved styling, more power, greater efficiency, and some of the best dynamics in the sports car market.
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Fresh from its debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show, the 2014 Acura RLX is shaping up to be a very good attempt to launch the Acura brand to the next level of luxury credibility. You've seen the live photos, and read all of the details, but here, we give you an up-close and personal look at the car, right from the floor of the L.A. Auto Show. For those who'd like a quick recap, the RLX will get two powertrain options: a 3.5-liter, 310-horsepower V-6 with cylinder deactivation; and a Sport Hybrid Super Handling All-Wheel Drive (Sport Hybrid SH-AWD) model with 370 horsepower combined output...
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The Greatest Ferraris Of Sergio Pininfarina Exhibition Preview
This past weekend one of the greatest collections of Ferraris, including both concept cars and production models, went on show at the official Ferrari Museum in Maranello, Italy. The cars are being shown in the Greatest Ferraris Of Sergio Pininfarina exhibition, which honors the legendary designer...
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2013 Nissan Pathfinder Preview
The 2013 Nissan Pathfinder is 500 pounds lighter than the outgoing 2012 model, helping it deliver a fuel economy of 20/26 mpg city/highway.
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Seinfeld's 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' Drops New Preview Video
While the latest promo video for Jerry Seinfeld's upcoming show, the very literally-named Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee, is light on the cars and heavy on the coffee, it looks like it's going to be fun. And funny. It's just the sort of car-in-a-supporting-role entertainment we can get behind...
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2013 BMW 7-Series Preview
Updates to the 2013 BMW 7-Series are numerous and include a completely new powertrain for the eco-friendly ActiveHybrid 7.
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2012 Tesla Model S: Video Preview
The Tesla Model S sedan is looking to change the game of electric car ownership, taking range up to 300 miles and performance into serious sport sedan range, all while packing as much luxury and tech--or more--as any German or Japanese gas-burning alternative. That's a tall order for any car, much...
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