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Lincoln has given us a concept previewing its sedan to replace the MKS, which will revive the automaker’s storied “Continental” nameplate when it goes on sale early next year. It’s been criticized for borrowing styling cues from a handful of contemporary cars, but it’s still hugely satisfying in many ways, at least for those with automotive aesthetic tastes that span the better part of the last century. The McLaren 570S Coupe, the first member of the British automaker’s entry-level Sports Series range, has been revealed. As expected, the car’s...
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Hyundai Reveals Funky Enduro Crossover Concept At 2015 Seoul Motor ShowHyundai is giving us a clear look at the styling of its future crossovers with the Enduro concept car unveiled this week at the 2015 Seoul Motor Show. The vehicle is a three-door, compact crossover and it features an evolution of the design we first saw on the Intrado concept unveiled one year ago...
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2016 Mitsubishi Outlander Brings Sporty New Look To New York Auto ShowMitsubishi’s lineup of vehicles is about to take on an aggressive new look, starting with the 2016 Outlander on show this week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. The latest model is only an update of the one we saw when the current Outlander made its debut back in 2012, and it’s set to be...
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2016 Hyundai Tucson Debuts At The New York Auto ShowHyundai's 2016 Tucson made its global debut at the Geneva Motor Show at the beginning of March, but the New York Auto Show this week provided the first opportunity to get a look at the compact SUV in U.S. trim. CHECK OUT: Honda Confirms Type-R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto...
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2016 GMC Terrain Debuts At 2015 New York Auto Show: Live PhotosThe Terrain was first introduced for the 2010 model year to help General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] GMC brand, known for its big and brawny SUVs and pickup trucks, capitalize on growing demand for compact, fuel-efficient crossovers. The segment is still booming, growing 17.4 percent last year...
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Kia Optima Debuts At 2015 New York Auto Show: Live PhotosKia’s all-new 2016 Optima sedan has made its debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show. It was at the New York event back in 2010 that Kia first broke off the shackles of lame, design by committee styling when it unveiled its striking, third-generation Optima. The vehicle quickly became the...
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While "performance SUV" might sound like a funny category to enthusiasts—remember, it's relatively recently that the vehicles have become a hot item in the new car market—the 2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 injects even more testosterone into what's currently a booming segment. ALSO SEE: 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Puts The M-Class Out To Pasture No one has ever accused Mercedes' tuning wing of delivering under-powered product, and the GLE63 4Matic, based on the M-Class-replacing GLE, has the beans to match up to its brethren. Its 5.5-liter twin turbo pumps out a robust 550 horsepower and 516...
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2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Puts The M-Class Out To Pasture: Live PhotosThe Mercedes-Benz M-Class has been with us since the 1998 model year, and during that time has managed to become one of the German automaker’s best-selling models. Now, it’s being put out to pasture—well, its name at least—with the new GLE set to replace it. The GLE arrives...
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Nissan Hopes To Invigorate Its '4-Door Sports Car' With 2016 Maxima: Live PhotosNissan and its luxury arm Infiniti have nailed their performance game of late, but can that sheen of speed be extended to the glossy new Maxima? ALSO SEE: Honda Confirms Type-R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto Show If the 2016 Maxima, debuting this week at the 2015 New York Auto...
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2016 Mazda MX-5 Club Debuts At New York Auto Show: Live PhotosMazda’s all-new, fourth-generation MX-5 Miata hasn’t even reached showrooms yet, but already the Japanese automaker is expanding the lineup with a new variant. That variant is called the “MX-5 Club”, and it’s making its world debut this week at the 2015 New York Auto...
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Mercedes Takes Out 2015 World, Luxury And Performance Car Of The Year AwardsIt’s a Mercedes-Benz trifecta in the latest round of the World Car Awards, the winners of which were just announced at the 2015 New York Auto Show. Over the years, the awards have grown to include five separate categories, seeking to determine the best of the best of the ever-increasing new...
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New McLaren Sports Series Coming In 2016 Won’t Be A SpiderThe McLaren Sports Series just made its official debut at the 2015 New York Auto Show with the 570S Coupe, but already, the company—and the enthusiast public—is looking forward to next year, and the next variant to arrive. We don’t know for sure what it will be, but we do know it...
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Kia used its home market’s premier automotive event, the 2015 Seoul Auto Show, to present the funky Novo concept car. A compact sedan with coupe-like styling, the Novo hints at the design direction for the Korean brand’s next-generation compact cars like the Forte and Rio. In fact, the design team used the underpinnings of the current Forte for the car. ALSO SEE: Nissan Hopes To Invigorate Its '4-Door Sports Car' With 2016 Maxima: Live Photos The Novo name comes from the Latin word “novatus”, which roughly translates to “renewed” or “refreshed”...
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Hyundai Unveils Second Veloster-Based Mid-Engine ConceptWhile all eyes are on New York this week, over in Korea the biennial Seoul Auto Show is taking place where this year Hyundai unveiled a handful of concepts including this mid-engined Veloster race car. The concept is called the “RM15”, short for “Racing Midship 2015”, and...
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2016 Ford Focus RS U.S. Specs, Availability Confirmed: Live Photos And VideoCome spring 2016, the Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] new Focus RS will be sitting in dealerships all across the country. You don't have to wait until then to get a good, close-up look at the car, however, as Ford's presented the U.S.-spec version at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show...
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Subaru Shows Off 580-HP WRX STI VT15x For 2015 Global Rallycross SeasonThe 2015 Red Bull Global Rallycross season kicks off at the end of May, and Subaru is ready to come out swinging. Once again turning to Vermont SportsCar to create its racing superstars, the team has created the STI-based VT15x. It's a 580-horsepower all-wheel-drive gravel-ready rocket. We're not...
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2016 Range Rover Sport HST Limited Edition: 2015 New York Auto Show Preview & Live PhotosThe new generation of the Range Rover Sport is already a hot SUV thanks to the arrival of the new SVR model, which takes the Jaguar-Land Rover 5.0-liter supercharged V-8 and turns up the handling wick as well, rocketing to 60 mph in just 4.5 seconds and around the ‘Ring in 8:14. Now...
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2016 Jaguar XF: Full Details, Video & Live PhotosWith all of the excitement surrounding the arrival of the new XE small sedan, it’s easy to forget that Jaguar is also set to introduce a new generation of its XF mid-sizer in the very near future. We were treated to a preview last week and now the svelte sedan has made its debut at this...
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With prestigious brands Bentley and Maserati readying new luxury SUVs, fearing that its own contender in the segment, the Range Rover, may soon be seen as a bit too plebeian, Land Rover has launched a new flagship version developed together with its personalization department Special Vehicles Operations. The flagship version is called the “Range Rover SVAutobiography”, and it made its world debut on Wednesday at the 2015 New York Auto Show. ALSO SEE: Lincoln Continental Concept Debuts At The 2015 New York Auto Show The vehicle adopts Jaguar Land Rover’s supercharged...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG G65 brings V-12 goodness for $218,825If you thought the G63 AMG wasn’t badass enough, wait until the G65 AMG hits the scene later this year. The V-12 brute has been on sale elsewhere since 2012 but it’s now coming to the U.S., priced from a staggering $218,825, including a $925 destination charge. This means the...
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2016 Porsche Boxster Spyder Offers 375-Horsepower, Top-Down Fun: Live PhotosPorsche’s hottest Boxster at present is the 330-horsepower GTS but by the end of the year the German automaker will have this baby in showrooms: the all-new Boxster Spyder, making its debut this week at the 2015 New York Auto Show. A successor to the 2011 Boxster Spyder, as well as a tribute...
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Subaru Unveils Radical STI Performance Concept In New York: Live PhotosSubaru has done a really excellent job of making concept cars over the course of the last few years. Remember the original concept for the current-generation WRX? Supremely fantastic. The Subaru Legacy concept? An inspiring, enticingly styled mid-size sedan. Sadly, the concepts don't always...
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Rolls-Royce Unveils Wraith 'Inspired By Film' In New YorkRolls-Royce unveiled a special-edition Wraith inspired by its own film.
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Honda Confirms Type R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto ShowThe new Honda Civic is here, and it’s a concept in name only—this is effectively what you’ll see for the 2016 model year. Ten generations in, the Civic has had some great years and some bad ones. This year is shaping up to be one of the good ones—thanks in part to the sporty...
Nelson Ireson