2012

  • 2011 Lincoln MKZ

    Summertime promotions to boost sales are nothing new--cheap or free gas, extended warranties, and in Lincoln's case this summer, a Complimentary Maintenance Program on 2011 model-year vehicles. But rarely do those promotions become permanent features. Lincoln has bucked tradition, making the free maintenance program standard for all of its 2011 and future vehicles. Offered on top of the standard four-year/50,000-mile standard bumper-to-bumper warranty, the Complimentary Maintenance Program (CMP) includes tire rotation, inspections, and oil and filter changes. It can be transferred, just like...

  • 2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur
    2012 Bentley Continental Flying Spur Preview

    Hot on the heels of the updated 2011 Bentley Continental GT comes a new and improved Continental Flying Spur sedan, which arrives on the market in March of next year as a 2012 model. For Bentley’s engineers at Crewe, improving on the already opulent Continental Flying Spur was always going to...

  • Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca, Production, and 302R
    Buy A 2012 Boss 302 Mustang, Attack The Track

    The lucky few who purchase a 2012 Boss Mustang--and from what we've heard, it will be few--will also get the chance to participate in the Boss Track Attack program. This program will be offered by Team Mustang and Ford Racing, and it the main portion of the event will be complimentary to those who...

  • 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 TracKey
    TracKey For 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 Unlocks Race Track Settings

    Muscle car fans and revheads in general now have another reason to salivate over the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 as the Blue Oval has just announced a new feature for the car called TracKey. Not to be mistaken with the MyKey nanny system for nervous parents, the new TracKey unlocks...

  • U.S.-spec 2011 Fiat 500 Sport
    Chrysler To Live-Stream L.A. Auto Show Unveilings

    The new Fiat 500 and about a half dozen other vehicles, either all-new or refreshed, will be on display at Chrysler's 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show stand, and they'll all be unveiled both live at the show and live, via webcast, on the Internet. In addition to the pint-sized Fiat, the Chrysler 200...

  • 2012 Ford Focus
    2011 CES Picks 2012 Ford Focus As Official Car

    With the year drawing to a close, it's time to set your phone reminders to January 6-9 for the annual 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, CES. For the car crowd, the CES has become an important stop on the show circuit, thanks to in-car technologies like SYNC, iDrive and iPad making their ways into the...

  • 2012 Audi Q5 Hybrid

    The Audi Q5 crossover tends to get lost in the X3/GLK/SRX hubbub, but it's a contender not to be overlooked. Especially so now that it's coming with a hybrid drivetrain pairing a 2.0-liter TFSI engine with a 44-horsepower electric motor. This video gives us our first look at the vehicle, due for its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in just over a week. The 2.0-liter TFSI engine cranks out 208 horsepower, which paired with the 44-horsepower electric motor yields a confusingly engineer-derived 241 combined horsepower. That's enough to shoot the luxury crossover to 62 mph in 7.1 seconds (about...

  • 2011 Chevrolet Volt Z-Spec
    GM May Revive High Performance Vehicle Operations

    In what we’re sure came as a major surprise to many, General Motors decided to disband its High Performance Vehicle Operations (HPVO) back in February 2009 in order to reduce costs and focus on mainstream products. If the HPVO doesn’t ring a bell, the go-fast center was basically a...

  • 2012 Boss Mustang
    2012 Ford Mustang Boss To Be Priced Around $40,000?

    We've already heard rumors about the 2012 Boss Mustang's production numbers, and now we are getting word regarding pricing for the upcoming pony car. Mustangs Daily is reporting that the 2012 Boss will check in at around $40,000. The site arrived at this figure after a contest--the Mustang Dream...

  • Buick Regal GS concept car
    Poll: Does The 2012 Buick Regal GS Meet Your Expectations?

    Last week Buick showed off the production version of the 2012 Regal GS to some very mixed reactions. The interwebz went ablaze with enthusiasts and non-enthusiasts both commenting on the looks and powertrain of the Regal GS. Making 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet to only the front wheels, many...

  • 2010 Mercedes-Benz Shooting Break concept leaked
    Mercedes-Benz To Produce Shooting Break Concept

    Just as the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class Coupe was previewed with the ConceptFASCINATION shooting brake at the Paris Motor Show back in 2008, so too was the 2011 Mercedes-Benz CLS four-door coupe, which was previewed as a shooting brake at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show. But the long-tailed model is no...

  • Hiromu Naruse
    Video: Toyota Remembers, Pays Tribute To Chief Test Driver Hiromu Naruse

    Though it happened in June, the sudden passing of Hiromu Naruse, Toyota's chief test driver, in a crash on German roads still feels fresh. Naruse's influence on Toyota's vehicles ran so deep the company decided to pay video tribute to his role in this short clip. Naruse worked for Toyota for over...

  • 2010 Buick Regal GS Concept

    The 2012 Buick Regal GS is here, unveiled in Miami ahead of a likely showing at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Just as expected, it's essentially unchanged from its concept form, powered by a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder, and it gets a handful of other upgrades that should make it the driver's choice in the Buick range--especially when equipped with the six-speed manual transmission. First revealed as a concept at this year's Detroit Auto Show, the Regal GS gets an Ecotec 2.0-liter turbo four that cranks out 255 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque, putting expected 0-60 mph sprints...

  • 2010 BMW Concept 6-Series Coupe
    2012 BMW 6-Series To Feature In Mission Impossible 4?

    BMW’s next-generation 6-Series is just around the corner, with an early 2011 reveal looking more and more likely. We’ve seen prototypes for both the Coupe and the Convertible for more than a year now, and at the 2010 Paris Auto Show we saw a concept version of the new 6-Series that...

  • 2012 BMW 6-Series Convertible spy shots
    Spy Shots: 2012 BMW 6-Series Convertible

    We already have a fairly good idea as to what the new 2012 BMW 6-Series will look like following the reveal of the Concept 6-Series Coupe back at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, as well as a leaked shot of the new 6-Series Convertible, which was taken while the car was in a photo shoot. However, there...

  • HPP Custom Chevrolet Camaro And Firebird
    HPP Brings Out Custom Chevrolet Camaro And Firebird For SEMA

    There are many behind-the-scenes players in the automotive industry that few on the outside ever hear of, despite their huge contributions. Heide Performance Products (HPP) is one such company, designing and building some of the most cherished cars on the streets, including the previous Dodge...

  • 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder
    Luxury Labels Lose Lead In Consumer Reports’ 2010 Reliability Study

    Influential buyer guide Consumer Reports has come out with its annual new car reliability ratings and surprisingly it’s the mainstream brands that dominate and not the luxury makes. Honda and Toyota still dominate in reliability for the latest crop of 2011 models, and General Motors has also...

  • 2011 Bentley Continental GT live photos
    Bentley Planning More Special Edition Models

    The new 2011 Bentley Continental GT is now out in the open and will soon be followed by updated versions of the Continental GT Speed, GTC convertible and Flying Spur sedan but along the way there will be a handful of special edition models to help keep interest brewing. Back at August’s...

  • 2012 Ford Focus

    Ford's new Fiesta may be getting most of the media blast, but the 2012 Focus isn't being forgotten about by the home office. Ford announced today two new packages for the Focus to sharpen its look and make the car more responsive and agile-feeling on the road. The upgrades come in the form of the Sport Package for Focus SE models and the Focus Titanium trim line. The up-spec Focus Titanium offers a sport-tuned suspension (meaning stiffer springs and dampers) standard, and the Titanium Handling Package can be added to include "special" 18-inch alloy wheels, low-profile summer tires, optimized...

  • 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS
    2012 Chevrolet Camaro SS Getting Power Hike To Keep Pace With Mustang?

    There's no shortage of power behind the wheel of a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS (or the 2011, for that matter). But there may be another 20 or so ponies under the hood come 2012, according to the latest rumors. Equipped with an LS3 engine and manual transmission, the current Camaro SS cranks out a...

  • Chrysler's 2010 SEMA display vehicles
    Video: Chrysler, Mopar Prepare 35-Vehicle SEMA Onslaught

    SEMA is known as the yearly outlet for most things automotive and extreme, but this year, Mopar is taking it over the top with 35 vehicles. Stars in the lineup include a 2011 RedLine Dodge Charger, a custom 2011 Dodge Durango, and a heavily modded 2010 Fiat 500 from Europe. The 2011 RedLine Dodge...

  • Victoria Beckham, aka Posh Spice
    Beyond Posh: Land Rover Taps More Celebs To Tout The New Evoque

    Over the next 12 months, Land Rover will launch an all-out offensive to get its new Range Rover Evoque front and center of the cool kids. Borrowing some marketing techniques from Land Rover's former parent company, Ford, as well as General Motors, the Evoque is being handed over to 30+ "global...

  • 2012 Camaro Z28 captured by Camaro5 forum member Troy Feist
    2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Spotted In Indy Pace Car Garb

    One lucky forum member over at Camaro5 has grabbed some shots of what appear to be a pair of 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 models out testing. Oddly, they're wearing Indy 500 pace car stickers. The new shots reveal little we haven't already seen in our own spy shots of the Z28, but the Indy 500 twist...

  • Porsche 918 Spyder Concept
    Porsche Looking To Slot New Model Between 911 and 918 Spyder?

    Porsche is already planning a hybrid for every model range, and the 918 Spyder makes us hopeful that it'll be done in a manner that's not only green, but exciting as well. That makes the reports out of Europe this week that Porsche is considering a model between the 911 and 918 Spyder supercar all...

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