2012
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Mercedes-Benz has the soon-to-be renamed CL Coupe and BMW has the 6-Series, two high-end coupes or 'grand tourers' that compete in a relatively exclusive segment--even Audi has the upcoming A7 four-door coupe--so it wouldn’t be too surprising to see Jaguar launch a new two-door version of its stunning XJ flagship. The automaker’s already acknowledged that it's working on hybrid versions of its new aluminum-bodied sedan and during a media gala event at the launch of the 2010 Jaguar XJ, the car’s design director Ian Callum acknowledged that a coupe version was at least in the...
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GM Drawing On Global Designers For C7 Chevrolet CorvetteThe next-generation C7 Chevrolet Corvette may feature a design penned in Europe or China or anywhere else in the world General Motors has a design studio, according to one of the automaker’s top execs. That’s the word from GM's vice president of global design, Ed Welburn, who revealed to...
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Audi Customers Given Opportunity To Race R8 LMSAudi is offering its customers a unique experience that will enable them to drive an actual R8-based race car in a competitive event with the support of a fully-fledged Le Mans-winning team behind them. The new Audi “Race Experience” package allows customers with sporting ambitions to...
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BMW 1-Series M-Car Back Off The Table?A report out of Geneva says the 1-Series won't get an M-Division product.
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Ford Combines Euro And U.S. Performance Works, Hot Focus Headed Our Way?Reports from Geneva indicate a Ford Focus SVT could be coming to the U.S.
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News Of All-New Performance Focus Comes Out Of GenevaGlobal Performance Variant In the Works
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With the global financial crisis--and all the negative effects associated with it--for the most part behind us, the 2010 Geneva Motor Show is in full swing, and the cars are rolling out. Considering that in the past 12 months we’ve seen vehicle sales drop to almost half the levels they were just a few years ago, a number of major automakers go bankrupt, be consolidated or in some cases both, and tough new fuel economy and safety regulations implemented, some would say we’re lucky to even have a show, let alone one that’s bursting with as many new model launches and concept...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show: 2012 Ford Focus WagonThe 2012 Ford Focus lineup has been expanded with the addition of the Focus Wagon, which is making its debut this week at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. The latest model is the fifth vehicle to be revealed from Ford’s new global C-segment platform that will underpin at least ten vehicles around...
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Best and Worst U.S. Cities To Have Your Car RepairedThe Results Of This AutoMD Study May Surprise You
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Man Trades In Bugatti Veyron For Chevrolet Corvette ZR1You’d never expect to see a Bugatti Veyron sitting in the used car lot of a Chevrolet dealership but that’s exactly what happened at All American Chevrolet in Midland, Texas. The circumstances surrounding the bizarre occurrence are not exactly clear but allegedly a man by the name of...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Opel Ampera Prototypes Start TestingThe first prototype of the upcoming Opel Ampera--Europe's version of the Chevrolet Volt--today received its initial charge of electricity from a newly installed recharging station at Opel’s headquarters in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The event is part of the lead-up to next week’s 2010...
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2010 Geneva Motor Show Preview: Fiat 500C AbarthFiat first displayed its rejuvenated Abarth brand back at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show with the unveiling of the Grande Punto Abarth S2000 racer concept and quickly followed this up with another concept, the Punto Abarth SS (Super Sport), at the Frankfurt Motor Show that same year and then the Abarth...
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BMW’s future plans for a new all-electric urban commuter vehicle known as the Megacity has been getting all the buzz lately but there’s also news that the German luxury automaker may launch a more conventional model positioned below the current 1-Series. Reports of a sub 1-Series model from BMW have been circulating for the past several years but until recently there hasn’t been any substantial details surrounding the new minicar. While we know BMW is set to launch the Megacity sometime in 2012, there remains no confirmation that the minicar is coming. If given the green...
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2012 Land Rover LRX To Debut At Paris Motor ShowThe Land Rover LRX will go into production in early 2011.
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First Details On Next-Gen Jaguar XK, New Diesel Model PlannedOver the past year or so most of the buzz surrounding Jaguar’s future sports car lineup has centered on a new roadster model dubbed the XE, which is expected to arrive in the next couple of years. However, around the same time, a replacement for the stunning XK is also due. We now have the...
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Video: Audi R8, Range Rover Sport Evade Police In Wild ChaseThe ad is created entirely in CG by new design firm Mothership.
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New Details On BMW's M-Division 1-SeriesThe M Division 1-Series won't be called the M1.
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Awesome Or Awful? Ford Transit Connect With Focus RS Engine SwapAn ingenious Englishman swapped a Ford Focus RS into a Transit Connect panel van.
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Michelin has launched the new Pilot Sport 3 to replace part of its Pilot Exalto and Pilot Sport 2 ranges, the latter being the tire of choice for the Chevrolet Corvette ZR-1 supercar and recently revealed Cadillac CTS-V Coupe. According to Michelin’s own test results, the new Pilot Sport 3 tires holds the road better than its predecessor when cornering and stops up to 10 feet shorter. The new Michelin Pilot Sport 3 tires are also some of the most flexible in the industry, capable of fitting sporty hatchbacks and large, powerful saloons as well as sports cars. Some of the cars it will be...
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Video Two Pack: Porsche's 911 GT3 R Hybrid Hits The TrackThe KERS-based hybrid system delivers F1 tech to a GT car.
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2010 Chicago Auto Show CoverageThe 2010 Chicago Auto Show as covered live by Motor Authority.
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Report: MG Planning Three New ModelsA few years back there was a flood of news about MG planning a raft of new models together with its Chinese parent company Shanghai Automotive (SAIC). However, since the release of the rejuvenated TF LE500 roadster, MG has largely fell off the radar. We now have some breaking news on MG, with...
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Borat Gets A Bentley: Kazakhstan Bentley Dealership AnnouncedWhat would Borat do in a Bentley dealership?
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Ford Establishes Global Engineering Team For Future Performance VehiclesJost Capito. The name should ring a bell for most Ford performance fans but for the uninitiated he is the current chief of Ford's global performance vehicles and motorsports business development and one of the key men behind the 305 horsepower Ford Focus RS super-hatch sold overseas. With such...
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