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Auto shows aren't full of surprises these days--most new cars show up on the Internet long before the covers come off at a major auto show. That wasn't the case here at the New York Auto Show, where Honda sprang a genuine surprise on the world with a concept-car preview of the next-generation Civic. ALSO SEE: Honda Confirms Type-R For U.S. At Civic Concept Debut: 2015 New York Auto Show First of all, let's address the obvious. Honda calls this a concept car, but it's obviously very close to production. It blends styling elements of the CR-V and Accord in an exciting way--and we haven't been...
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The Contera MD1 Is A Center-Steering, Group C-Inspired Dream Machine: VideoLoads of enthusiasts regard the Group C endurance racers of the 1980s—see the spectacular Porsche 962—as some of the sexiest machines to ever grace a track, and now an enterprising British startup is bringing the race cars' iconic style to the road. The Contera MD1 was conceived by...
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McLaren 570S Coupe Priced From $184,900, Less Expensive 540C Coming SoonWe were expecting a price tag below $200k for the new 570S Coupe and McLaren has pulled through with an impressive $184,900 sticker. That’s a substantial $80k less than McLaren’s next car up the ladder, the 650S, despite the new 570S sharing much in common with its big brother including...
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2016 Mercedes-AMG GLE63 Is Practicality Made Potent: Live PhotosWhile "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...
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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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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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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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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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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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The 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 looking new Civic Concept, but also to the Civic Type R hot hatch, which will be coming to the U.S. soon, too. ALSO SEE: Subaru Unveils Radical STI Performance Concept In New York Honda promises the new Civic, which will be available as a sedan, coupe (previewed by today's concept) and hatch, will...
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2016 Lexus RX: 2015 New York Auto Show Live Photos And VideoLexus has unveiled a much more aggressively styled RX SUV at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show. The RX nameplate is a significant one for Lexus, with three out of every 10 of the brand’s vehicles ever sold being one of the family-friendly SUVs, yet the design team has been brave...
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2016 Cadillac CT6 At New York Auto Show: Live PhotosCadillac finally has an entry in the prestigious full-size luxury sedan segment thanks to the arrival of the 2016 CT6 at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show. The arrival marks several firsts for General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] as a whole, and no doubt it’s also put the more established...
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McLaren 570S Coupe revealed ahead of 2015 New York Auto ShowThe Sports Series is here, and it’s every inch a McLaren. Don’t call this the cheap one. Call it the 570S. To be fair, it’s still not likely to be inexpensive—figure something around $150,000. But you’ll get an awful lot of bang for those 150,000 bucks. ALSO SEE...
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New 911 GT2 Coming, Says Porsche ExecIt appears reports of the Porsche 911 GT2’s demise have been greatly exaggerated, as a senior executive at the German sports car manufacturer has confirmed that a new one is in fact in the works. The information comes from Andreas Preuninger, the man in charge of development of...
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2015 Mercedes-AMG C63 Priced From $64,825Mercedes-AMG’s brilliant C63 is ready for its market debut and today we learned that the sledgehammer of a sedan will retail for just $64,825, including a $925 destination charge. That’s not a bad deal considering you’re getting a lightweight, rear-wheel-drive platform in which is...
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Chevrolet’s all-new, sixth-generation Camaro is set to be revealed May 16 at Detroit’s Belle Isle Park, just two weeks before IndyCar’s Belle Isle Grand Prix is held at the site. That means we won’t be seeing the car at this week’s 2015 New York Auto Show, but that’s okay as Chevy has dropped plenty of details to keep us satisfied until the May reveal. We’ve already been treated via official means to a teaser image, a look at one of the car’s badges and confirmation that the car will offer the 6.2-liter LT1 V-8 found in the Corvette. On top of...
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2016 Opel Astra Spy ShotsWith development of the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze now largely finalized, one of the next vehicles to be spun off General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] revised D2XX compact car platform will be the next generation of the Opel Astra. A prototype for the new car has now been spotted once again...
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Lincoln Continental Concept Debuts At The 2015 New York Auto ShowMummified in official, officious words like “effortlessly powerful” and “quiet luxury,” the new Lincoln Continental concept car slid silently into New York City Sunday evening. Wearing the brand’s new face and promising great things for the future, the Continental...
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BMW Celebrates Three Millionth Vehicle In Spartanburg, Status As Largest U.S. Auto ExporterWhile enthusiasts the world over still complain about forbidden fruit, in reality, today's automotive industry is more global than ever. Fiat and Chrysler have merged, Pirelli is now—in a Twilight Zone-worthy twist—property of the Chinese government, Jaguar Land Rover is a subsidiary of...
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2016 BMW 7-Series Spy ShotsThese are the latest spy shots of a prototype for the 2016 BMW 7-Series, the next generation of BMW’s flagship sedan. The automaker is taking an evolutionary approach with the styling of its next 7-Series, code-named the "G11", although the latest prototype does reveal a slightly sporty...
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2017 Mitsubishi Montero spy shotsUpdate: The vehicle has been unveiled as a Montero Sport and is not due in the United States. Click here for more details. It was at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show where Mitsubishi presented three concept cars all previewing future production models. One of these was a concept called the...
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