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Lamborghini is adding a rear-wheel-drive model to its Huracán lineup, which already includes the LP 610-4 that the car was launched with and the LP 610-4 Spyder that we just saw at the recent Frankfurt Auto Show. The rear-wheel-drive model made its debut this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show and is officially known as the Huracán LP 580-2. Apart from the rear-wheel-drive configuration, the drivetrain in the Huracán LP 580-2 is pretty much identical to what you find in the LP 610-4 models. You get a 5.2-liter V-10 mated to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, though...
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Toyota’s subcompact SUV to be a Scion in USToyota is working on a sporty, subcompact crossover previewed by its C-HR concept first unveiled at the 2014 Paris Auto Show. In the United States, the vehicle will be sold as a Scion. The news was confirmed today at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show where Scion rolled out its own version of the C-HR...
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2017 Subaru Impreza Hinted By L.A. Show Concept: Live PhotosUnveiled at this week's Los Angeles Auto Show, the Subaru Impreza Sedan concept would be bigger news if we hadn’t just seen the nearly identical Subaru Impreza 5-Door concept at the recent Tokyo Motor Show. Like the similar 5-Door, the Sedan features familiar design elements like a hexagonal...
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Volvo Concept 26 Hints At Interior Design In A World Of Autonomous CarsA handful of firms has started showing off concept cars in which actually doing the driving is optional. Utilizing autonomous car technology, these concepts preview a world where cars are able to drive themselves, essentially becoming an office or lounge on wheels for their owners. Some recent...
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2017 Ford Escape Debuts With New Look, More TechIt was at the Los Angeles Auto Show four years ago that Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] introduced the current Escape. At this year’s show, Ford presented an updated version of its popular compact crossover brimming with new tech features, fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines and revamped styling. The...
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2017 Buick LaCrosse Gets Avenir-Inspired Styling, Lightweight ConstructionBuick’s lineup has been starved of fresh product for the past couple of years—there hasn’t been an all-new model since the Encore arrived in 2012—but starting next year we’ll finally see some new arrivals. One of these is the 2016 Cascada convertible, which Buick has...
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Porsche’s entry-level customer race car at present is the 911 GT3 Cup, but the automaker has now undercut this with a new GT4-spec racer based on the recently revealed Cayman GT4. GT4 competition has been growing in popularity over the years as the series tend to be a much more affordable avenue for budding motorsport enthusiasts compared to the next rung up the ladder, the GT3 class. A handful of automakers already offer GT4-spec versions of their cars and now Porsche is joining the fray with the Cayman GT4 Clubsport. On display this week at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show, the new race...
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2016 Nissan Juke Gets Stinger Edition Personalization PackageIt used to be that getting the factory to personalize your car was something only buyers of high-end autos like supercars would do. Now even buyers of the humble Nissan Juke get to join the personalization club. ALSO SEE: 2017 Ford Escape Debuts With New Look, More Tech Today, at the Los Angeles...
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2016 BMW M4 GTS priced from $134,200BMW’s new M4 GTS has already been shown to the public but the first appearance in the United States is at this week’s 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. If you’re interested, be prepared to pony up $134,200, which includes a $995 destination charge. That may seem steep but recall that...
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2017 Lincoln MKZ Gets Major Update, 400 HorsepowerLincoln today introduced a major update for the 2017 MKZ mid-size sedan, highlighted by a new grille from the Continental Concept car and a new 400-horsepower twin-turbocharged V-6. Most noticeable is the look. The MKZ, which is scheduled to go on sale next summer, will be the first vehicle to get...
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2016 Mazda CX-9 Leaked Ahead Of Los Angeles Auto ShowA new generation of Mazda’s CX-9 crossover will debut tomorrow at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. In the lead up, Mazda released a single teaser image but now there's no need for guess work as some photos of the car have leaked onto the web. The photos, which first appeared on Chinese website...
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2016 Honda Civic Coupe: 2015 Los Angeles Auto ShowFollowing the launch of the all-new, 10th-generation Civic Sedan a few weeks ago, Honda has just introduced the coupe variant. The car is on show this week at the Los Angeles Auto Show and will be arriving in showrooms next March, as a 2016 model. From our live shots, you’ll immediately...
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Yesterday, BMW unveiled the latest entry to its electric car lineup, via live-streaming site Periscope, ahead of this week's 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. Limited to just 50 units in the United States, the i3 Shadow Sport special edition model will feature more aggressive suspension settings, Fluid Black paint and unique 19-inch wheels. The interior will also see some exclusive touches, including gray and blue accents, and in a first for American buyers, a moonroof. ALSO SEE: 2016 Honda Civic Coupe: 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show Power will come from the same 170-horsepower electric motor found on...
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2016 Volkswagen Beetle Gets Dune And Denim Special EditionsVolkswagen used this week’s 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show to introduce a pair of Beetle special editions based on recent concept cars. The special editions are the Beetle Dune and Beetle Denim, and they’re due to go on sale next year. The more interesting of the two is the Beetle Dune. It...
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2017 Bentley Bentayga First Edition Lands In L.A.It's not as if the 2017 Bentley Bentayga lacks exclusivity—annual production of the $229,100 SUV won't exceed a couple thousand. But for buyers who want an even rarer Bentayga, Bentley unveiled a limited run dubbed the First Edition at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood, California...
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2016 GMC Sierra Denali Gets Upmarket Ultimate TrimThe L.A. Auto Show doesn't officially start until Wednesday, but we've already got details on the new Sierra Denali Ultimate trim GMC will be debuting. With the Denali Ultimate, GMC is hoping to take a bigger chunk of the lucrative premium full-size truck segment than the 15 percent it currently...
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2017 GMC Canyon Denali Drops In Ahead Of L.A. Auto ShowGMC’s Canyon, along with the related Colorado from sister brand Chevrolet, was revived for the 2015 model year and saw General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] once again offer a mid-size pickup truck to counter the likes of the Nissan Frontier and Toyota Tacoma. For 2017, the Canyon borrows the...
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2015 Los Angeles Auto Show PreviewIn 1907, the first ever Los Angeles Auto Show took place at a skate park where only 99 cars were shown. Since then, the show has grown to become one of the premier events on the automotive calendar, for both the industry as well as the thousands of fans that turn up each year to see all the new...
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Nissan has a varied lineup of vehicles on show this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, with the star attraction being an updated version of the Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo that we first saw in 2014. The concept was developed exclusively for the virtual world of Gran Turismo 6 but also hints at styling themes we can expect on the next-generation, R36 Nissan GT-R due out later this decade. “This is a look at what a high-performance supercar from Nissan may look like in the future,” Nissan said at the reveal of the original Concept 2020 Vision GT. “Created by a team of...
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Subaru WRX STI S207 Debuts At 2015 Tokyo Motor ShowSubaru’s STI division is notorious for churning out special models offered exclusively in Japan, and the latest WRX STI S207 on display this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show doesn’t deviate from that pattern. So what exactly is the S207? It’s a stiffer, more powerful and much...
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Nissan Teatro for Dayz Is A Customizable Connected Concept: VideoConcept cars are fun. They allow designers and engineers to imagine and create their vision of what our automotive future might look like. Nissan unveiled such a vehicle today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, when it rolled out the Teatro for Dayz. This is the all-electric machine aimed at grabbing...
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Nissan IDS concept hints at next-gen LeafNissan has a handful of concepts on show this week at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, one of which is a small electric hatch that may just preview some of the styling and technology bound for the next-generation Leaf. The new concept is called the IDS, and Nissan says the futuristic five-door hatch is...
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Mitsubishi eX Concept Previews Future All-Electric Outlander Sport: Live PhotosMitsubishi has been showing off a series of compact crossover concept vehicles in recent years that are meant to preview a successor to the Outlander Sport debuting at next month's 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show. A new concept has just been revealed at this week's Tokyo Motor Show, and this one comes...
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2016 Mini Convertible debuts at 2015 Tokyo auto showSet to join the latest Hardtop and Clubman in MINI showrooms next year is a new Convertible, revealed in full today at the 2015 Tokyo Motor Show. The pint-sized drop-top is confirmed to go on sale in the United States next March, meaning it will most likely arrive as a 2016 model. At launch there...
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