2012
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You might have heard of London's famous Harrods department store, located in the heart of the upmarket Knightsbridge area of the capital. The prestigious seven-storey department store has welcomed several cars before, but its current automotive visitor is a little easier on the eyes than the Aston Martin Cygnet that preceded it. A deal with Fisker Automotive has placed a shining range-extended electric 2012 Fisker Karma behind the glass, to draw the gaze of passers-by. Henrik Fisker, founder and CEO of Fisker Automotive, sees it as the perfect chance to introduce the brand to a wider...
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Ford Maximizes Electric Car Experience With Smartphone App
What separates your regular gasoline car from an electric car? The batteries? The motor? Plugging in each night versus going to a gas station in the morning? All of the above, of course, but also the high levels of interactivity now available to electric car users, via their smartphones. Ford is...
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Porsche Shows Off Its New 911 Carrera S At Silverstone: Video
Porsche's chief instructor at its Silverstone Experience Center, Gordon Robertson, demonstrates the capabilities of the new 911 Carrera S.
Kurt Ernst -
Fiat Prices The 2012 500 Abarth From $22,000
Fiat's eagerly awaited hot hatch, the 500 Abarth, will be priced from a reasonable $22,000 in the U.S. market.
Kurt Ernst -
Adrian van Hooydonk Takes Us Through The New BMW 3-Series: Video
BMW Group Chief Designer Adrian van Hooydonk gives an overview of the new 3-Series' styling in BMW's latest short video.
Kurt Ernst -
2012 BMW 335i, 2013 ActiveHybrid 3 Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
The new 3-Series is here, and it's really quite good, as we found out behind the wheel in Spain late last year. Despite the long Internet lead time, the 3-Series drew a massive crowd at the Detroit Auto Show yesterday. If you're a fan of sporty sedans, it's easy to see why: the 335i with the sport...
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Porsche's new 911 is a great sports car, though to some it may be less 911 than ever. We don't really care; it's undoubtedly one of the best combinations of sport, comfort, and style in the under-$100,000 price range. And now it's available as a convertible. The 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet packs the same mechanical and visual updates as the coupe, but with the addition of a slicker convertible roof, which can open and close in just 11 seconds at speeds up to 37 mph. The roof itself is made of fabric-skinned composite panels attached to a lightweight magnesium frame with a real glass window...
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2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5 Priced From $61,845
Though we pretty much already know everything there is to know about the 2012 BMW ActiveHybrid 5, the eco-friendly sedan has finally made its U.S. debut with an appearance today at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. However, coinciding with its local debut, BMW has also revealed the all-important pricing...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Hyundai Elantra and Range Rover Evoque voted 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year
The 50 jurors of the 2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards have spoken: the 2012 Hyundai Elantra and 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque have been voted this year's best car and truck. Once again our own editorial director Marty Padgett helped preside among 50 fellow U.S. and Canadian...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 Revealed Ahead Of Dubai 24 Hours
Four world-championship winning drivers will drive the JRM Racing's Nissan GT-R Nismo GT3 in the 2012 Dubai 24 Hours endurance race.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Dodge Charger Blacktop: Because There's Never Too Much Black
Dodge is showing a Charger Blacktop at the Consumer Electronics Show. Will it see production? We hope so.
Kurt Ernst -
For The Second Year In A Row, Camaro Outpaces Mustang In Sales
The Chevrolet Camaro has beaten the Ford Mustang in sales for the second year running. Will the Mustang bounce back in 2012, or does the pony car sales crown now below to the Camaro?
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Barrett-Jackson's upcoming Scottsdale event later this month is shaping up to be an exciting affair, with all sorts of classic and modern hardware crossing the block. One of the latest to join the party is the SMS-Bondurant Camaro. Presented by Steve Saleen and Bob Bondurant, the special SMS supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 Camaro gets a rating of 620 horsepower, 570 lb-ft of torque, a six-speed manual transmission, Borla exhaust, "Red Butterfly" hood, Eibach S suspension, custom 20-inch SMS wheels, and the autographs of both Saleen and Bondurant on the dash. It's production car #001 of the new...
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The Juke R-Inspired Tuning Commences: Fox Marketing's 400-HP Juke
Tuner Fox Marketing has stepped up to build a Juke R-inspired modified Juke.
Chris Weiss -
Sareni United Turns The Chevy Camaro Into A GT Racer
Sareni United, founded by Hans Reiter of Reiter Engineering, will build a GT racer based on the current Chevrolet Camaro.
Kurt Ernst -
BMW Supplying 4,000 VIP Cars For London Olympics
BMW is supplying 4,000 cars for dignitary transport during the upcoming Olympic games, but only 200 will be electric powered.
Kurt Ernst -
Ford Preps For Rallye Monte Carlo: Video
Jari-Matti Latvala isn't exactly a household name in the U.S. unless that household happens to be chock full of rally nuts, but this video should bring him one step closer. The footage shows the 2012 Ford Fiesta RS WRC in testing as the team preps for the return of the Rallye Monte Carlo to the...
Nelson Ireson -
2012 Dodge Charger Redline: Mopar Performance Outpowers SRT?
Just when we thought Dodge had reached about as deeply as it could into its Mopar-muscle retro-performance catalog, it’s pulling out all the stops at the upcoming Detroit auto show with the introduction of a new 2012 Dodge Charger Redline that finds some retro inspiration from 1970—plus a...
Bengt Halvorson -
Chrysler has given us an early look at a new Mopar-modified version of its mid-size 200 sedan. Called the 2012 Chrysler 200 Super S, it builds up the 200’s sleek urban look with more refined, articulated design details; in advanced form, it improves its performance, too.
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2012 Cadillac Escalade Gets Security Upgrades
Cadillac has stepped up the security features on the 2012 Escalade, making the SUV harder to steal and (hopefully) de-listing it as one of America's most stolen vehicles.
Kurt Ernst -
2012 Fisker Karma Sedans Recalled For Battery Coolant Leak
Fisker is recalling 239 Karma sedans to correct a potential battery coolant leak that could result in a fire.
Kurt Ernst -
Drunk Driver Commits Corvette-icide At Miami Area Chevy Dealer
A drink driver plowed into a line of new Corvette Grand Sport models at a Miami area Chevy dealer, destroying several.
Kurt Ernst -
2012 Cadillac SRX: Driven
The 2012 Cadillac SRX seems at least in one respect to be going against the grain. As a number of luxury vehicles have had engines downsized—and even the BMW 5-Series is going four-cylinder, for instance—Cadillac has instead swapped a larger engine, with slightly worse gas mileage, into its SRX...
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This Is What It’s Like Driving A 1,500-HP Corvette Down The Highway
Even driving in a straight line is no easy feat when you have 1,500 horsepower to play with, as this latest video reveals.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran