Car News
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Think the Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet's interior is lavish? How about a wet bar with deep, pink piled shag carpet. Your move Maybach. Galpin Auto Sports' restoration department, Galpin Restorations, brought a five-year project car to the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, a restored car built specifically for "The Pink Panther" animated series in the 1960s. According to Mark Hulz, manager for Galpin Auto Sports in California, the car, dubbed the Panthermobile, was originally built by Jay Ohrberg, who also built signature cars that appeared in "Back to the Future," and "Knight Rider." Hulz said...
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2017 Mini Countryman previewMini has revealed a bigger, more sophisticated Countryman SUV for the nameplate’s second iteration. And this time there’s a plug-in hybrid model, representing the first hybrid from the brand. The new Countryman made its world debut on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show and goes...
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Land Rover debuts Dynamic Design Pack for Discovery in LAAlthough the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show this week wasn't the official debut for Land Rover's new Discovery, the company marked the revival of the nameplate for the United States market in sunny SoCal by releasing details about an optional Dynamic Design Pack. The Dynamic Design Pack can be added to...
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Mercedes-AMG unveils new E63 at 2016 LA auto showMercedes on Wednesday showed the most powerful E-Class ever, the new E63, at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The 2018 Mercedes-AMG E63 in S trim puts out 603 horsepower, 26 more hp than the last model. Both the E63 S and E63 dropped cover, and both use a twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 that uses...
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Mercedes-Maybach S650 Cabriolet debuts at 2016 LA auto showThe next model from the Mercedes-Maybach sub-brand has been revealed in the form of an ultra-luxurious version of the S-Class Cabriolet. It joins Maybach’s S600 and S600 Pullman sedans as the sub-brand’s sole convertible. The car is badged an “S650” and limited to just 300...
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Acura Precision Cockpit concept previews future cabin designEarly this year at the Detroit auto show, Acura showed the future of its exterior design in the form of the Acura Precision sedan concept. At the 2016 Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, the brand showed what its future interiors will look like and how they will function with the Acura Precision...
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Consumer perception of turbodiesel engines may be near an all-time low in the United States, but that's not stopping Mazda from finally bringing its own oil-burning mills to American dealer lots. Mazda is the king of slow-car-fast, and diesel could bring that to a new level. The automaker has offered a diesel choice outside of the country for some time now, and according to sources, it's finally cleared the environmental regulations necessary to offer it here. This actually is a great time for Mazda to bring diesel to the U.S. market. There are a number of fans of that fuel type that feel...
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Porsche Panamera base, Executive models debut at LA auto showPorsche is expanding its Panamera range less than six months after the covers came off the second-generation model. On Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, the German sports car marque introduced a base Panamera model as well as a long-wheelbase Executive option. They join the Panamera 4S...
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2017 Cadillac CT6 Plug-In Hybrid priced from $76,090Cadillac's CT6 Plug-In Hybrid was first shown at the 2015 Shanghai auto show but is only now making its North American debut, appearing on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The car will go on sale in the spring of 2017 with a starting price of $76,090, including a $995 destination...
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Rugged Mercedes-Benz G550 4x4² priced from $225,925One of the biggest, baddest SUVs in production, Mercedes-Benz’s stoic G-Class, is about to get a whole lot tougher with the arrival of the new G550 4x4² variant. The boxy off-roader goes on sale in the United States in early 2017, priced from $225,925 with shipping. This makes it the...
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Multimatic had to invent the shocks for the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2Chevrolet’s Colorado ZR2 promises to be one heck of an off-roader, and one of the main reasons is the truck’s unique shock absorbers. To achieve the desired performance, Multimatic, the company that builds the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] GT and numerous other race cars, had to invent a...
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2018 Genesis G80 Sport debuts with 365-hp twin-turbo V-6The handsome Genesis G80 sails into the 2018 model year with a new performance-oriented option dubbed the G80 Sport. The vehicle was teased at the global reveal of the G80 in June but now it’s finally out in the open. It’s on display this week at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show. The G80...
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Honda’s award-winning, 10th-generation Civic has already been revealed as a sedan, coupe and hatchback, but we’re still waiting on the performance-oriented versions of the respective body styles. The hardcore Civic Type R that was previewed in prototype form during September’s 2016 Paris auto show will be available exclusively as a hatch. For performance buyers after the sedan or coupe body styles, the tamer Si will have to suffice. Honda on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show previewed its new Civic Si, in coupe form. The preview also came in the form of a...
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2017 Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 is your mid-size off-road truckGas is cheap and trucks are hot again. The proof is in the success of Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] F-150 Raptor and the introduction of more off-road oriented trucks such as the Tacoma and Tundra TRD Pro. Now Chevrolet's jumping into the ring with the highly anticipated Colorado ZR2. The ZR2...
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2017 Nissan Sentra Nismo revealed at 2016 LA auto showNissan is spicing up its humble Sentra sedan for the 2017 model year. We’ve already had a taste of the Sentra SR Turbo, which packs a turbocharged 1.6-liter inline-4 good for 188 horsepower and 177 pound-feet of torque. And at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show on Wednesday, Nissan introduced a...
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Aston Martin Vanquish S debuts at 2016 LA auto showA new generation of Aston Martin’s Vanquish supercar is in the offing but before it arrives the British automaker will introduce a more potent version of the current, second-generation model that's been on sale since the 2014 model year. It’s called the Vanquish S, and it was shown to...
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2018 Alfa Romeo Stelvio SUV finally makes debutIt’s been a long time coming but Alfa Romeo’s first SUV is finally here in the form of the 2018 Stelvio. Making its debut on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show, the Stelvio brings Italian flair and passion to the small luxury SUV segment. The name is borrowed from a small town...
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Lamborghini Huracán Rear-Wheel Drive Spyder debuts in LALove the rear-wheel-drive Lamborghin Huracán LP 580-2 but wished it came as a convertible? Well, your wish has come true as Lamborghini has just unveiled an open-top version. It makes its debut on Wednesday at the 2016 Los Angeles auto show and races into showrooms in January 2017. Apart...
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Porsche North America has you covered on both coasts. After opening an Experience Center in Atlanta, the automaker has just opened the doors on a new center in Los Angeles. Well, just south of L.A. actually, in the town of Carson, which sits right next to the 405 Freeway near where Goodyear lands and stores its West Coast blimp. After many years of construction and $60 million invested, Porsche now has a new home in California. This Experience Center is a 53-acre facility that features 4.1 miles of driver development and educational circuits. There's a race car museum that will be updated...
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Gidi Chamdi rips off new Nissan GT-R quarter mile recordYou know the name AMS Performance. It's the tuning company turning out insanely powerful and wickedly quick Nissan GT-Rs. You also probably know the name Gidi Chamdi, as we wrote about him and his Lamborghini Gallardo when he used it to hit 240.64 mph in a half-mile airstrip run, securing himself...
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In spat with shareholders, Ron Dennis loses head role at McLarenThe rumors that emerged in October suggesting Ron Dennis was about to leave McLaren after 36 years have proven true. The 69-year-old, Chairman, CEO and founder of the McLaren Technology Group, is set to leave the company once his current contract expires at the end of 2016. He has been placed on...
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2017 Buick Cascada gets bright red paint optionBig news for the Buick Cascada today! You can now get one... in red. As everyone knows, red paint basically means you've purchased a sports car. Buick knows this too, which is why the actual color of the car is Sport Red. It's being offered on the 2017 Cascada's Sport Touring trim, and there won't...
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Jaguar I-Pace, 2017 Kia Soul Turbo, 2018 Ford Ecosport: Today’s Car NewsJaguar plans to launch an electric SUV by the end of 2018. We received a preview of it overnight in the form of the I-Pace concept car. It’s based on a dedicated platform for electric cars and has a range of 220 miles. Kia’s popular Soul is getting turbocharged power for the 2017 model...
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2017 BMW M760i priced from $154,795, Alpina B7 from $137,995The BMW 7-Series range is being expanded for 2017 with two performance-oriented models. One is the V-12-powered M760i xDrive, which BMW has priced from $154,795. The other is the V-8-powered Alpina B7 xDrive, which has been priced from $137,995. (Both figures include a $995 destination charge.)...
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