Auto Shows
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Lamborghini is sending out its Gallardo in style, launching today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show the final Gallardo variant, the hardcore Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse. As its name suggests, the car has been developed by Lamborghini’s new racing department Squadra Corse and features many of the same components used on the Gallardo LP 570-4 Super Trofeo race car. One of those components is a 562-horsepower 5.2-liter V-10, which in the Gallardo LP 570-4 Squadra Corse helps rocket the car to 62 mph in just 3.4 seconds and on to a top speed of 199 mph. Sadly, only 50 examples are being...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG 4MATIC: 577 HP Super Sedan, LiveIf you've ever driven, say, a locomotive, and wished it were a bit more compact, but still nearly as powerful, you should take a closer look at the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG. With 4MATIC all-wheel drive, a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V-8 rated at 577 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque, and some of...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA debuts at 2013 Frankfurt auto showThe 2013 Frankfurt auto show is in full swing, and while the halls are hot, the new cars are hotter, and Mercedes-Benz's latest addition to the production fold is the GLA Class. Usually, it's tough to get very excited about crossovers--they are, after all, rather utilitarian by nature, however...
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Live Photos: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowInfiniti’s upcoming compact car, the Q30, is due out in 2015 and we’ve had our first taste of it in the form of a concept debuting today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The Q30 in concept form is a hatchback with influences from a coupe and even a crossover thrown in. Underpinning the...
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Ferrari 458 Speciale Live Photos And Video From FrankfurtThe hardcore version of Ferrari’s 458 Italia, the new 458 Speciale, has just been unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show and we have a fresh batch of photos taken from the official debut. The car is the spiritual successor to the previous 430 Scuderia and the 360 Challenge that came before...
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Porsche Confirms 6:57 Nürburgring Lap Time For 918 Spyder: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowThere's long been a battle amongst the world's sports car and supercar manufacturers to see who can post the fastest Nürburgring-Nordschleife lap times. Today, Porsche has re-set the bar, claiming the new fastest run of the circuit in a production car with the 918 Spyder's claimed time of 6...
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There hasn't been a lot of reason to get excited about Volvo's products lately. Sure, they're generally attractive, sometimes innovatively efficient, and even occasionally fun to drive. But that's changed, at least conceptually, with the Concept Coupe. Inspired in part by the classic P1800, the Volvo Concept Coupe debuting at the 2013 Frankfurt auto show today proves Volvo still knows what it takes to make a beautiful car--in theory, anyway. In addition to its vintage inspiration, the Volvo Concept Coupe takes some ideas from the present and future, including a plug-in hybrid powertrain, and...
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Mercedes-Benz Concept S-Class Coupe: Full Details, Live Photos And VideoThe CL is dead, long live the S-Class Coupe. That's right, a new coupe form of the S-Class sedan has been previewed today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, a harbinger of the car that's coming to replace the CL-Class. Whether the new two-door take on the S-Class theme is to your liking or not, it's...
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BMW Concept X5 eDrive Live Photos: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowCrossovers and sport utilities are now an established part of luxury-car lineups--even Jaguar showed a crossover concept--and hybrids are all the range these days. So why not blend the two? Range Rover now has two hybrids, Lexus showed a concept for its second hybrid utility vehicle, and BMW has...
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Formula E’s New Electric Race Car Is The Spark-Renault SRT_01EThe new, all-electric race car that will compete in the first season of the Formula E Championship has been revealed today at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The car’s official title is the Spark-Renault SRT_01E and it will be a common chassis used by all teams in this inaugural season of...
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Opel Monza Concept Live Photos: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowIt’s make or break time for Opel, which is about to embark on an ambitious strategy to launch 23 new models and 13 new powertrains over the coming years in the hope that it can finally reach profitability after years of running billion dollar losses. The new Monza concept is a preview of...
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2015 BMW i8 Live Photos: 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowBMW’s new i8 plug-in hybrid sports car has made its world debut, with the covers coming off this morning at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. We’re glad to report that the avantgarde lines of the various concept versions have made it onto the production version, and in person the car looks...
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Infiniti is hard at work promoting all things Q right now. The family is growing so there will be even more Q on the horizon, and the newest member will most likely be an all-new compact hatchback. To preview that mini machine, Infiniti has brought the Q30 concept to Frankfurt. The styling here attempts to blend the world of coupes, hatchbacks, and crossovers onto one body. Does it work? We will tell you when we see it in the flesh, but for now we've got the lowdown on the goals behind this concept creation. Infiniti is interested in attracting a younger end of the premium automobile buying...
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2015 BMW i8 Revealed, Priced From $135,925Power output of 362 horsepower and torque of 420 pound-feet is reasonable for a 3,300-pound sports coupe with a low drag coefficient of 0.26, but it's nowhere near the top of the power charts. But suppose you combine those specs with advanced carbon fiber construction, the ability to run...
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Porsche 918 Spyder: Founder's Grandson Takes The WheelOn the eve of the Frankfurt Auto Show, Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, the grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche sat briefly to pose in what’s perhaps one of the proudest achievements for the company yet—and certainly the most advanced Porsche street cars ever produced: the Porsche 918...
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Porsche 918 Spyder Debuts At 2013 Frankfurt Auto ShowWe’ve already seen it in production trim, and Jay Leno’s already driven it, but nevertheless here are the official details and photos for Porsche’s 918 Spyder, which just made its debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. First shown in concept form at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, the...
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Audi Surprises Frankfurt With nanuk quattro ConceptBefore we leave to cover an auto show, we typically have a decent idea of what we're going to be seeing. Audi switched things up a little bit by dropping a surprise on us on the eve of the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. It's called the nanuk quattro concept, and it's an on-road/off-road stunner packing...
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Jean Bugatti Honored With New 'Legend' Veyron Special EditionThe second of six new Bugatti Veyron supercars honoring the men that have shaped the marque’s history has been revealed on the eve of the car’s debut at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The first in the series of special edition Veyrons, officially known as the Les Légendes de...
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Yesterday, photos of the Jaguar C-X17 crossover concept leaked onto the web. Now we're just back from the concept's reveal on the eve of the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, and have photos and more details of this new and radically different kind of Jaguar--which previews a production vehicle coming in the next couple of years. It's the first to be built on the company's new aluminium monocoque structure for smaller cars, which carries the codename “iQ[Al]” and will also spawn a small sedan meant to compete head to head with the BMW 3-Series and erase forever the memories of the...
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2013 Frankfurt Auto Show PreviewSummer is coming to a close, and those lucky to have had some time off are likely back at the office now. But with the end of summer comes the first major auto show of the new model year, the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show, press days for which kick off on Tuesday, September 10. The biennial event in the...
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Hankook Is Latest To Roll Out Airless Tire ConceptHankook has revealed a new airless tire design called i-Flex which makes its debut this week in concept form at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. The i-Flex tire constitutes both the tire and wheel and is similar to previous concepts from Bridgestone as well as America’s own Polaris. Apart from...
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Mercedes S-Class Coupe Concept Teased In New Photos And VideoIt's no secret Mercedes-Benz has been working on a new S-Class Coupe for a long time now, but soon, it will get much closer to public reality: a concept version is coming to the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show this week. These latest teaser photos and video show just about what you'd expect based on the...
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Infiniti Q30 Concept Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Auto ShowInfiniti is working on a new hatch to take on rivals in the burgeoning compact luxury segment, such as the Audi A3, BMW 1-Series, Lexus CT 200h and new Mercedes-Benz CLA. We were given our first taste of the car with the unveiling of the slightly odd Etherea back in 2011, but now we have a more...
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New Bugatti Veyron Legend Edition Coming To FrankfurtThe Bugatti Veyron has long, long legs. It's been on the market since 2005 in one form or another, evolving over the better part of the past decade from its original 1,000-horsepower specification to a range of Grand Sport, Grand Sport Vitesse, and limited-edition models. A new special edition will...
Nelson Ireson