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Cadillac has worked hard to move its image from your grandparents' car to sophisticated luxury cars that compete with global brands like Mercedes-Benz. And one of their big markets is China. How to introduce your sedans to a new audience that thinks Buick is a prestige brand? Well, you could try a few stunts on the Shanghai Formula One circuit, including a new lowest lap time for a production sedan set by a 2009 Cadillac CTS-V by race driver John Heinricy. Don't try this at home, kids.
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2010 New York Auto Show: Mazda Confirms New Gas And Diesel Engines For U.S.Mazda showcased its next-generation of powertrain technologies, which included two new engines and an advanced automatic transmission, last October, and today at the 2010 New York Auto Show the automaker has announced plans to bring these fuel saving engines to the U.S. market. Grouped under the...
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2010 Rapier SL-C Superlite Coupe PreviewBased out of Boston, Massachusetts, Rapier Automotive has been preparing its mid-engine supercar for the past five years and is now taking orders. Almost completely hand-built, the Rapier Superlight Coupe, or SL-C for short, is completely customizable, offering customers several different...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Scion tCLaunched in 2004, the tC quickly became Scion’s top-selling model and brought in a new generation of younger car buyers to the brand. Six years later, the second-generation tC emerges with an aggressive new look, increased driving performance, and a more premium feel. The car is fitted with a new...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Infiniti QX56 Pricing Starts At $56,700The next-generation Infiniti QX luxury SUV will be sourced from Japan.
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2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe ConfirmedIt’s official. Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a new C-Class Coupe to replace its CLC Sportcoupe model sold overseas and partially fill the gap left by the CLK, which itself has become the new E-Class Coupe.The information was confirmed by Peter Schabert, the chief of the Mercedes-Benz plant in...
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Toyota has finally confirmed the launch of its diminutive iQ minicar for the U.S. market with the unveiling today of the 2011 Scion iQ at 2010 New York Auto Show. Aimed at a new trendsetting generation of urban drivers, the types of customers Scion is known for, the new U.S.-spec iQ will be very well-equipped when it goes on sale later this year. Already on sale in Europe and Japan, the iQ measures less than 10 feet in length, yet it can comfortably seat three adults plus one small child, and officials are confident it will score top marks in independent and government crash testing. Active...
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2011 Pagani C9 Spy ShotsUnadulterated, bombastic carbon-fiber insanity--the current Pagani Zonda and its several variants are the embodiment of what it is to be a supercar. And its replacement, the C9, looks set to have even more more, and it'll be headed to the U.S., as well. Sadly, these latest spy shots show the car in...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Acura TSX WagonThe 2011 Acura TSX Sport Wagon will be unveiled at the New York Auto Show later this month.
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Old Vesus New: Top Gears Puts '68 Mustang GT 390 Against New GT500The Mustang has been a popular car among teenagers and young adults pretty much since its conception. In the early years it wasn't the horsepower and torque monster that later Shelby and Boss Mustangs became, but its popularity was almost instantaneous. Then the Mustang when through a strange...
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Making History: First Volt Rolls Of the Assembly Line in DetroitVisions of the Future Are Seen Ahead of Schedule in Detroit
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Scion Shows New tC Coupe at 2010 New York Auto ShowNew Engine Delivers 180 Horsepower Of Fun
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The punchy, sport version of the Sonata is out--and it's packing 274 horsepower out of a 2.0-liter engine.
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New York Auto Show: 2011 Nissan Juke Under $20,000Nissan is crossover happy: there's the Rogue compact, the Murano, and now there's the 2011 Nissan Juke. A small five-door with muscular styling and a small turbocharged four-cylinder engine, the Juke made its North American debut at the 2010 New York Auto Show. It arrived wearing a hint at a base...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Wagon Live GalleryMercedes-Benz is hitting the 2010 New York Auto Show hard with a barrage of updated and new (to the U.S., anyway) cars, including the E-Class Wagon, which makes its U.S. debut today. Available only in E350 4Matic trim, the new car offers a touch more utility without the sacrifice to style and...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Mercedes-Benz R-Class Live GalleryThe Mercedes-Benz R-Class hits a different split for its crossover mixup: part SUV, part minivan, it's not really either one. And until this latest facelift, it wasn't really easy on the eyes, either. It's still not as attractive as the rest of the Mercedes lineup, but it's definitely much improved...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Infiniti QX56 Live GalleryThe 2011 Infiniti QX56 is unveiled at the 2010 New York Auto Show.
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Britney Breaks Up With Mercedes, Keeps Creepy Agent/BoyfriendEvery time we see Britney Spears, our interior monologue starts singing nursery rhymes. Example: Little Brit-Brit in that car, How we wonder what you are! Do you come from Crazytown? Or are you playing us for clowns? Either way, you're making bank, You bleached-out, tuneless, redneck skank. Maybe...
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Chrysler gave us an early look at its redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee at last year’s New York Auto Show but almost a year on and the vital model in the revitalized Chrysler is still nowhere to be seen. Cherokee fans won’t have to wait too much longer however, as the new SUV is scheduled to start production on May 3 and go on sale shortly after. The information comes directly from Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne, who also revealed that first sales of new SUV will start in July. The 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee will represent the first major vehicle launch for Chrysler under the...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Porsche Cayenne S HybridMaking its North American debut next week at the 2010 New York Auto Show is the all-new 2011 Porsche Cayenne, which means Americans will finally get to see the technically advanced Cayenne S Hybrid and plan ahead for its arrival in showrooms before the year is out. The U.S. usually misses out on...
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Build Your Own McLaren MP4-12C With New ConfiguratorThe all-new 2012 McLaren MP4-12C supercar isn’t set to appear on U.S. shores until the middle of next year but eager customers already have the ability to pick and tweak the car to their own desires thanks to the launching of a new online configurator today. The configurator was developed using...
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Speaking of the Fiesta, How About That Coming WRC Rally Version?Ford Isn't Just Positioning the Fiesta For Consumer Use
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Top Gear: Ford Fiesta Chased Through a Mall By a CorvetteSometimes Videos Are Louder Than Words
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Lincoln MKZ HybridAt this week’s 2010 New York Auto Show Lincoln is unveiling what the company claims will be the most fuel efficient luxury sedan in the U.S., the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid--remember, this is a segment that includes the smaller Lexus HS 250h. The new hybrid, the first from Lincoln, is set to go...
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