2013
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Just yesterday we bought you word that Jeep and Mopar would again collaborate on concepts for the 2013 Moab Easter Jeep Safari, complete with teaser images of the Jeep Trailhawk II and Jeep Wrangler Slim concepts. There wasn’t much to go on, but Chrysler did promise more details in the coming weeks. It should have said “in the coming days,” since the automaker is now showing all of the goods that will be on display at this year’s Moab event. The Trailhawk II concept is built on a Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel V-6 platform, fitted with 35-inch off-road tires mounted on...
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2013 Dodge Challenger V-6 Models Recalled Due To Faulty Wiring
Faulty wiring on some 2013 Dodge Challenger models could lead to a short circuit, which could cause a possible fire.
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M Class Guard Joins Mercedes' Armored Car Fleet
Mercedes-Benz already builds what may qualify as the most comprehensive line of civilian armored vehicles available, with models in the S Class, E Class and G Class product lines awaiting delivery to high-profile consumers worldwide. Now you can add the Mercedes-Benz M Class crossover to the list...
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Special Edition Mitsubishi Evo Announced - But Not By Mitsubishi
When it comes to compact, affordable all-wheel drive performance sedans, buyers in the United States are stuck with a choice between Subaru and Mitsubishi. Both offer AWD performance cars in varying levels of output, but the real choice comes between the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution and the Subaru...
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Tesla Model S Meets The Jaws Of Life: Video
For decades, accident scene first responders had set protocols for removing victims trapped in the wreckage of an automobile. Whether the car was built by Kia or by Hummer, cutting off the roof was generally a matter of slicing through the A-pillars, followed by the B and C-pillars. We’re...
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Chevrolet Announces 2013 COPO Camaro Details
If you missed your chance to buy a drag-strip-ready COPO Camaro in 2012, here's some good news: the car will be produced for 2013, but in the same production run of just 69 units, the same as in 2012. The number is significant as it pays homage to the 1969 Camaro ZL1, of which just 69 examples were...
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A MINI, albeit a highly-modified one, has been driven to victory in the arduous Dakar Rally for the past two years, with Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel and his co-driver Jean-Paul Cottret pulling off the feat on both occasions. Their weapon of choice was the custom-built MINI ALL4 Racing, which is a high-performance racing version of the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman sports crossover. In celebration of that success, MINI has built a special-edition JCW Countryman, which has been revealed ahead of its debut tomorrow at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Only 11 examples will be built...
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Last C6 Chevrolet Corvette Rolls Off The Line
The very last C6 Corvette to ever be built was a white 2013 Corvette 427 Convertible.
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2013 Alpina B3 Revealed Ahead Of Geneva Debut
Alpina has a history of making BMW models go faster, with perhaps a bit more focus on luxury and a bit less emphasis on motorsports than BMW’s M Division. Though the only current Alpina model sold on these shores is the BMW 7-Series-based B7, the brand builds and sells a variety of models in...
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Hennessey’s Hot Hatch: The Ford Focus ST HPE 300 - Video
As head of Hennessey Performance Engineering (HPE), tuning legend John Hennessey has some impressive cars to choose from as his daily driver. While the world-record-setting Venom GT may be a bit extreme for commuting, we can certainly see the attraction of a 1,000 horsepower Cadillac CTS-V as a...
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Volvo Reinvents High Beams To Make Night Driving Safer
If you live in the city, chances are good you don’t use your high beams much for night driving, since you’re rarely in an environment where they can be employed without distracting other drivers. If you live in the country, on the other hand, high beams provide a welcome margin of...
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Mercedes-Benz Tells The History Of The F1 Safety Car: Video
In racing, a safety car is used to collect the race cars on the track following a yellow flag condition, generally for an accident, debris or rain. While the safety car laps the track at a much slower speed than the cars being raced, it must still maintain a brisk enough pace to keep tires warm and...
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If you drive to and from your place of employment, you’ve probably noticed that the roads are getting more and more crowded with each passing year, while drivers are getting less and less attentive to the task at hand. Blame it on a growing number of cars and drivers, ever-present distractions (such as cell phones and tablets) and a general indifference towards rules of the road, but the net result is this: commuting by car is getting to be more dangerous and stressful than it ever was. Cadillac feels your pain, and wants you to know that safety systems available in its ATS, SRX and XTS...
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SL65 AMG-Based Brabus 800 Roadster To Debut In Geneva
The Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG, in stock form, pumps out some 621 horsepower and 738 pound-feet of torque from its twin-turbo, 6.0-liter V-12 engine. Before you add a single option, the car prices at nearly $214,500, including destination fee and gas-guzzler tax. If those numbers aren’t...
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2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible: First Drive
We take the 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed Convertible on a long and treacherous winter drive through the mountains of California and Nevada. Along the way we find some surprising characteristics of this hyper-luxury, super-performance drop-top.
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Cadillac Building XTS Sedans In China - For The Chinese Market
China is the world’s largest market for automotive sales, and General Motors’ [NYSE:GM] luxury brand, Cadillac, is a well-established player in the Chinese market. Cadillac’s Chinese dealer network now includes some 150 stores, which is roughly twice as many as the brand had in...
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Tesla's Elon Musk Puts The Cost Of Bad Press At $100 Million: Video
The strange and curious case of The New York Times versus Tesla just won’t seem to go away. What was supposed to be a tech piece on Tesla’s new Supercharger fast-charging stations, written by N.Y. Times reporter John Broder, turned into fuel for the range-anxiety bonfire when the...
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Abarth To Show Four New "Fuori Serie" Creations In Geneva
Fiat, like MINI, knows that that buyers of its 500 Abarth models want to personalize their rides. Unlike MINI, which specializes in primarily cosmetic changes, Abarth has launched a program that gives customers an even broader-scope upgrade and customization path. Introduced at last...
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Last October, Hyundai rolled out the production version of its Veloster RE:MIX at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Embracing the RE:MIX ethos of “individual creativity, passion and connectivity,” the limited-edition Veloster was rumored to be hitting dealers before the end of 2012. It actually took until mid-February for Hyundai to get inventory into dealer hands, which is why the first Veloster RE:MIX has just now been delivered to Brittany Carmona, a customer of Sterling McCall Hyundai in Houston, Texas. RE:MIX Velosters will be available in Sprint Gray, Century White, 26.2...
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Did Mercedes-Benz Outsell BMW In The U.S. Last Year?
Based on the U.S. sales numbers reported at the end of 2012, BMW, excluding its MINI and Rolls-Royce brands, sold 281,460 cars and SUVs last year. Mercedes-Benz, excluding the Smart brand and its Sprinter vans, sold 274,134 cars and SUVs here. Simple math shows that BMW outsold Mercedes-Benz by...
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Cadillac's XTS Sedan Looks To Bring Luxury To Livery
Unlike limousines, which are generally designed to coddle occupants in over-the-top luxury, livery cars are meant to get passengers to and from airports or business meetings in reasonable comfort. Sure, livery cars are a step down from limos, but they’re a big step up from the other...
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Ford Announces Its Final Mustang Customizer Winner
Ford’s “Mustang Customizer” contest allowed fans to build the Mustang of their dreams on a dedicated website, then go head to head against others on Facebook to rack up points. The more points you earned, the more entries you received into a contest that could deliver your dream...
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Cadillac Launches Limited Edition, Special Finish CTS Models
Borrowing a page from BMW, Cadillac is building a limited edition of its CTS-V Coupe, finished in a matte color its calling Silver Frost. Only 100 examples will be built, and Cadillac is already labeling them as “collector editions.” Like BMW’s “Frozen” matte-finish...
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2013 SRT Viper GTS-R At Sebring Winter Test: Gallery
The 2013 SRT Viper GTS-R will again contend the American Le Mans Series before heading to the 2013 Le Mans 24 Hours in France.
Nelson Ireson