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Cadillac’s award-winning ATS sedan is about to spawn its first spinoff, an ATS Coupe, which will make its debut in January at the Detroit Auto Show. The new coupe, which will target the likes of the Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe and new BMW 4-Series, will eventually go on sale in the summer, as a 2015 model. The information was first reported by Edmunds, which is also claiming the ATS Coupe will feature the same powertrain lineup as the current ATS sedan. That means a base 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, mid-level 2.0-liter turbo four and range-topping 3.6-liter V-6. ATS Coupe buyers...
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2015 Hyundai Genesis PreviewHyundai’s second-generation Genesis sedan has made its debut in the Korean automaker’s home market, which means we now have the first official photos and details for the car. We’ll have to wait until its 2014 Detroit Auto Show debut in January to confirm specs for the U.S. market...
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Nissan BladeGlider: '1+2' Concept Probably A Two-Seater When ProducedNissan's BladeGlider electric sports-car concept measures up as one of the wildest concepts of the Tokyo Motor Show. And what makes it particularly far out is that Nissan plans to build it. MUST READ: 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO And GT-R Premium: First Drive With its unique '1+2' seating layout, a body...
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Polestar-Enhanced Volvo S60 And V60 Confirmed For U.S.Swedish motorsport and engineering firm Polestar is slowly establishing itself as the official performance arm of Volvo, starting off with running the automaker’s motorsport program and more recently dabbling in the world of tuning Volvo road cars. Polestar first launched a hotted-up C30...
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2014 Maserati Ghibli priced from $65,600Maserati’s new 2014 Ghibli is priced from just $65,600, putting it in direct competition with higher-specced versions of Germany’s popular mid-size luxury sedans such as the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. The entry-level pricing gets you a rear-wheel-drive Ghibli with 345...
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2016 Audi R8 To Weigh Up To 130 Pounds Less Than Current CarA second generation of the Audi R8 is due in the next 12 to 18 months, and while it won’t deviate much from the current formula there will be a few key differences. We already know the new R8 will ride on a revised version of the current car’s platform, once again offer the choice of...
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It may be struggling in the U.S. market, but Mitsubishi is still a big global automaker. For the Tokyo Motor Show, it rolled out three separate concepts. Two of them pointed toward future designs for vehicles that may be sold in North America--a full-size sport utility vehicle and a replacement for the current Outlander Sport compact crossover--both with plug-in hybrid powertrains. The third concept, for a small minivan or what Europeans call a Multi-Purpose Vehicle or MPV, is less like to come to the States. Mitsubishi GC-PHEV The GC-PHEV concept--it's short for Grand Cruiser Plug-In...
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Mazda's Rotary Engine Could Live On... In Electric Cars?Fans of Mazda's rotary engines are among the most vociferous advocates you'll find in the automotive world. While some will never understand the appeal of rotary engines, others love their smoothness, stratospheric rev limits, unique noise and the kudos of a Le Mans win, among other things. It's...
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Last Lamborghini Gallardo Rolls Off The Assembly LineTen years ago, the world was introduced to a brand-new machine produced inside a Sant'Agata Bolognese factory. Powered by a 5.0-liter V-10 engine, the original Lamborghini Gallardo roared to life and helped create a volume seller (relatively speaking) for the famed Italian automaker. Now, a decade...
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2014 Pirelli Calendar Rolls Back To 1986Pirelli may be best known for the round, black things you put on your car, but the brand is also well-known for its annual Pirelli Calendar series. Now in its 50th year, the 2014 Pirelli Calendar has gone a slightly different direction--by resurrecting an unused set of photographs from 1986. The...
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Porsche Macan Pricing, Next-Gen Mitsubishi Evo, Fisker Bankruptcy: Today’s Car NewsPorsche has revealed via an online configurator that its new 2015 Macan crossover in S trim will be priced from $51,095, including destination. That means the eventual base Macan will almost certainly undercut the starting price of Porsche’s present least expensive model, the $49,500 Boxster...
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2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO And GT-R Premium First Drive'Video-game-like' is how we've heard the Nissan GT-R driving experience described on many occasions. The description is apt, especially when you're out on the track. This is a car that's so astonishingly fast—0-60 mph in 2.7 seconds for the current 545-hp version—that you can become...
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One of the more stunning cars on show at this week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show was a concept designed by Mercedes-Benz for the new Gran Turismo 6 video game, which goes on sale in the coming weeks. The concept is the Mercedes-Benz AMG Vision Gran Turismo, which we were able to get up close and personal with. Responsible for the design was a team made up of designers from Mercedes styling studios in Sindelfingen, Germany as well as in Como, Italy and Carlsbad, California, and led by the automaker’s design chief Gordon Wagener. Unfortunately, a production version isn’t...
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2015 Cadillac Escalade: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoOne of the world's most recognizable luxury SUVs is back, and it's better than ever before. That much is clear to see in our video of the car from the Los Angeles International Auto Show, where the 2015 Cadillac Escalade makes its debut. Outwardly similar to the outgoing car, GM has improved the...
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2015 Porsche Macan: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoThe initial shock of Porsche's Cayenne SUV has turned to begrudging acceptance over the years, but its presence should make the new 2015 Macan crossover much easier to stomach. That's just as well--with a starting price of just over $50,000 for the mid-range Macan S trim, Macans will soon be...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S65 AMG: 2013 L.A. Auto Show VideoThe ultimate Mercedes-Benz S-Class has landed: the all-new 2015 S65 AMG. The big bruiser made its world debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show last week and will be sailing into showrooms in the second quarter of 2014. Under the hood sits a twin-turbocharged 6.0-liter V-12 that carries over from...
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Mitsubishi Delays New Evo To Focus On Mainstream Models And EVsThe wait for a successor to the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X may be a tad longer than originally expected, as Mitsubishi focuses its resources on its strengths such as SUVs and electrified vehicles. That’s the claim of the automaker’s product chief, Ryugo Nakao, who spoke recently with...
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2015 Porsche Macan Pricing Revealed Via ConfiguratorOne of the stars of last week’s 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show was Porsche’s all-new 2015 Macan crossover. The vehicle goes on sale in the first half of next year, initially in more potent Macan S and Macan Turbo trim. We can now reveal how much Porsche will be charging for the new...
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It’s not every day that an ordinary stretch of road just suddenly explodes, outside of a war zone, at least, but here’s proof that it can sometimes happen, even in ordinary suburbia. Dashcam footage has captured the moment that a road explodes after a buildup of pressure below due to a burst water main. As the footage shows, a crack appears in the road and almost immediately two big pieces are pushed upwards. Unfortunately, a driver of an oncoming Toyota is too slow to react and plows straight into the resultant rubble. Moments later more water escape, rocking the vehicle. The...
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Watch The Development Of The 2015 Nissan GT-R NISMO: VideoNissan has released a documentary on the development of the fastest car it’s ever produced, the 2015 GT-R NISMO. The video provides a detailed behind-the-scenes look at the development of the car, including a rundown on many of the tests and simulations executed as well as interviews with...
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2014 SRT Viper TA Limited To 159 UnitsSRT’s awesome Viper TA (Time Attack) track special is ready for its showroom debut but if you're thinking of getting one you had better not waste too much time in deciding as only 159 examples are planned, divided up into 93 in the hero TA Orange color, 33 in Venom Black and the remaining 33...
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2014 World, Luxury And Performance Car Of The Year Candidates AnnouncedNot to be outdone by the more established North American Car Of The Year and European Car Of The Year awards, the World Car Of The Year award is starting to gain more prominence in the auto show arena despite being the relative newcomer. The award event is now entering its 10th year and will...
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Fisker files for bankruptcy, assets sold to Hybrid TechnologyElectric car startup Fisker Automotive has finally filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, more than one year since it last built one its $103,000 Karma extended-range electric sedans. It means Fisker will fail to pay its remaining portion of a $192 million loan awarded to it back in 2010 under the...
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Vettel Wins In Brazil While Webber Bows Out With SecondThe 2013 Formula One season is now over, with the final race in Brazil this past weekend seeing Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel emerge victorious. His teammate Mark Webber finished second in what was the Australian’s last race in Formula One. Third place in the Brazilian Grand Prix...
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