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The press days for the 2013 Detroit Auto Show are finally over but we’ve still got plenty of news coming your way, so buckle up and prepare for another onslaught of live photos, videos and interviews direct from the show floor. So far today we’ve already seen a pair of new products from legendary tuner Shelby American. They include a new hot hatch--yes, you read that correctly--as well as an impressive wide-body kit for the Ford Mustang. We’ve also compiled a gallery of the 50 best photos from the Detroit show and determined the defining spirit of this year’s event...
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Shelby GT500 Super Snake with new wide-body kit debuts in DetroitJoining its custom Focus ST at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show this week was Shelby American’s new wide-body kit for the Ford Mustang, which the company previewed on its flagship GT500 Super Snake. Based on the one-off kit designed for the company’s stunning GT500 Cobra, which was built to...
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Inside Koenigsegg Explains The Triplex Suspension: VideoIn this second Inside Koenigsegg video, Christian Von Koenigsegg takes us through his company’s Triplex suspension design, which reportedly delivers both maximum traction and superior ride comfort. Those two areas are often at odds in suspension design, since making a car go around corners...
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The 2013 Detroit Auto Show In 50 Photos And An IdeaCapturing the theme of an auto show is usually a fairly easy matter; skeining together the mutters and exclamations of our colleagues, observing the gesticulating from the carmakers, dividing the horsepower by the mpgs, then distilling it all to yield the defining spirit. This year, however, the...
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Updated Acura NSX Concept Live Photos: 2013 Detroit Auto ShowA new Acura NSX supercar is brewing, and though the concept versions we’ve seen don’t appear to resemble the original NSX in anyway, apart from also featuring a mid-engine layout and V-6 engine, the two cars do have some core commonality. Just like the original ‘New Sportscar...
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Shelby Goes Small With Custom Ford Focus ST: 2013 Detroit Auto ShowIt’s not quite the EcoBoosted Shelby we were expecting, but the legendary American tuner formed by the late Carroll Shelby has stayed true to its word, unveiling at this week’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show a new product powered by one of Ford’s fuel-efficient EcoBoost engines. That new...
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At the 2013 Detroit Auto Show this week, Jeep introduced the most significant update to its latest Grand Cherokee SUV since the model’s launch in 2009. The update included fresh new styling, a standard eight-speed automatic transmission and a new fuel-efficient ‘EcoDiesel’ model. CLICK HERE FOR OUR IN-DEPTH PREVIEW OF THE 2014 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE RANGE. The good news is that the high-performance SRT8 variant is still offered, though for the latest model year it has been rebranded simply as an SRT. The new naming practice is allegedly being introduced as part of SRT’s...
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2014 Maserati Quattroporte Live Photos And Video From DetroitThe 2014 Maserati Quattroporte, the sixth generation of the Italian flagship sedan, has finally made its world debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and we now have all the pretty live shots plus a video. The latest Maserati four-door is roomier, lighter and quicker than before, even in its base...
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Nissan Resonance Concept Hints At The Next Murano: Detroit Auto Show Live PicturesCrossovers don’t have to be bland, something that automaker Nissan proved with its stylish Murano and Murano Cross Cabriolet models. Abandoning the utilitarian box-on-box styling traditionally favored by SUVs and crossovers, the Murano was one of the first such vehicles that customers bought...
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2014 Audi RS 7 Live Photos And Video From DetroitThe all-new Audi RS 7 has been expected to arrive here in the U.S. for months now, but this week we got confirmation at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show. Anyone lamenting Audi’s decision not to bring over its latest generation of the RS 6 needn’t be sad anymore, as the new RS 7, which arrives...
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2014 Cadillac ELR Live Photos From The 2013 Detroit Auto ShowSince we’re the glass-is-half-empty sort, we’ll give you the bad news up front: you won’t be able to buy a 2014 Cadillac ELR plug-in hybrid coupe until sometime next year, although we’re sure your local Cadillac dealer would be happy to take your deposit now. We don’t...
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Via Motors Shows Its 800 Horsepower, 100 MPGe XTRUX Pickup: Live PhotosWhen it comes to range-extended electric vehicles, the concept of delivering fuel economy up to 100 miles per gallon equivalent isn’t all that foreign; after all, the 2013 Chevrolet Volt delivers 98 MPGe. What the Volt and other range-extended electric vehicles fail to deliver is 800-plus...
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Today, January 15, 2013, marks the 100th birthday of automaker Aston Martin. It also officially kicks off the brand’s 100th anniversary celebration, which will include driving events in the U.K. and the U.S., as well as a week-long festival scheduled for mid-July. As you’d expect, Aston Martin is also paying tribute to its first 100 years by building Centenary Editions of its Vanquish, V8 Vantage, DB9 and Rapide automobiles. As the name implies, only 100 copies of each model will be built. First up is the Centenary Edition Vanquish, which boasts a graduated-finish paint scheme...
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Kia Goes Upmarket In Detroit With New 2014 Cadenza SedanKia is following the path of its corporate cousin Hyundai by unveiling a new upmarket sedan complete with a powerful V-6, a leather-lined cabin and plenty of techno-wizardry. The new sedan is the 2014 Kia Cadenza, which will serve as the flagship for the Korean automaker here in the United States...
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Acura Updates NSX Concept For 2013 Detroit Auto Show: VideoAcura has unveiled an updated version of its production-destined NSX concept, which not only gives us a better indication as to what the final version will look like but also the styling of its interior. You may recall that the previous NSX concept unveiled at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show only showed...
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2014 Acura MDX Preview: Detroit Auto ShowUnlike automakers who show futuristic concepts, only to release production vehicles that look nothing like them, Acura and its parent Honda err of the side of caution. While officially a “prototype,” the 2014 Acura MDX on display at this week’s Detroit Auto Show gives a good idea...
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2014 Lexus IS Live Photos From 2013 Detroit Auto Show DebutWith Lexus having already released images of its new 2014 IS range, and international media having already driven it, there’s not much else to reveal now that the car’s official public debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show has taken place. We can confirm that the latest IS will once again...
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Lamborghini Confirms American Super Trofeo Series, Official GT3 EntryLamborghini has officially announced its return to international motorsport, with the company’s CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirming this week plans to race the Gallardo in an FIA-sanctioned event. Winkelmann didn’t reveal which GT3 series Lamborghini will enter, or how many cars it plans...
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Jeep has introduced a substantial update for its 2014 Grand Cherokee, which sees the big SUV receive new styling, a fuel-efficient diesel option and an eight-speed automatic as standard across the board. The SRT8 is still part of the lineup but as the newest addition to the now standalone SRT brand, this high-performance off-roadster gets plenty of unique styling elements to allow it to stand out from the regular Grand Cherokee range. The base model still sports Chrysler’s Pentastar V-6, whose 3.6-liters of displacement generates 290 horsepower. Opt for the 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 and you...
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Lamborghini Sales Up 30 Percent In 2012Lamborghini sales grew an impressive 30 percent last year to end the period with 2,083 sales in total. That’s still off the pace of the company’s record result in 2008, where it sold a total of 2,430 vehicles. Nevertheless, it’s substantially higher than the 1,602 vehicles sold in...
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2014 Infiniti Q50 Live Photos And Video From DetroitThe 2014 Infiniti Q50, the replacement for the aging G37 Sedan, has finally made its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, and while we weren’t completely enamored after seeing the initial press photos, now that we’ve seen it live we must admit that the new 3-Series and C Class fighter...
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Volkswagen CrossBlue Concept Live Photos: 2013 Detroit Auto ShowVolkswagen has given a preview of a new model destined for production that it hopes will attract young families. The preview came in the form of a stylish new crossover concept that’s remarkably fuel efficient. Called the CrossBlue, the new concept was unveiled this week at the 2013 Detroit...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG Live Photos: 2013 Detroit Auto ShowMercedes-Benz’s updated E63 AMG has made its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show and these are the first live images of the new brute. Looking every bit as menacing as its numbers would suggest, the new E63 AMG is now officially the fastest four-door in production. This is made possible due...
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2014 Cadillac ELR Preview: Guilt-Free Luxury Upstages The Chevy VoltEven if you’re not entirely a car person, you’ve likely noticed and perhaps even lusted after the stylish Cadillac CTS-V Coupe—perhaps in a way that you haven’t seen Cadillac before. Now take some of that same gravitas, and plug it in, and you get some of the essence behind...
Bengt Halvorson