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BMW's new M340i M Performance sedan will cost $54,995 when it goes on sale next summer. The German luxury brand announced pricing for the stylish sport sedan on Tuesday. Should you want all-wheel drive, the price rises to $56,995. Both figures include a mandatory $995 destination fee. The base price will slide buyers behind the wheel of a 3-Series powered by a 3.0-liter twin-turbocharged inline-6 that makes 382 horsepower and 369 pound-feet of torque. The sedan also features an 8-speed automatic transmission. But, purists will scorn at the fact BMW will not offer the M340i with a manual...
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2020 Volkswagen Passat prototype first drive review: Playing it safeWhen the last mid-size sedan buyer exits the showroom in favor of a crossover SUV, Volkswagen will be there to turn out the lights. That’s the overriding thought about the 2020 VW Passat I drove in lightly camouflaged guise at the automaker’s proving grounds south of Phoenix. The...
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Demand for electric Porsche Taycan surging, CEO says they'll build morePorsche hasn't built its first battery-electric car, the Taycan sedan, but it already plans to increase production. The German brand's CEO Oliver Blume told WirtschaftsWoche in a report last Friday that strong demand has led to increased production. Blume said the added production will be split...
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2019 Audi S6 spy shots and videoSport sedan fans can look forward to a redesigned S6, prototypes for which have been spotted on multiple occasions. Audi has already unveiled the redesigned version of the regular A6 and judging by the lack of camouflage gear on testers for the S6 its debut can't be far. Look for the debut to take...
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Toyota keen to add TRD treatment, AWD across lineupToyota may have more TRD models in the pipeline after the recently revealed Camry and Avalon TRD variants. And we could see all-wheel drive become an across-the-board option for its lineup. So is the word from Jack Hollis, vice president and general manager of Toyota Division at Toyota Motor North...
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2019 Nissan Maxima sedan sports new look, more safety techThe 2019 Nissan Maxima that arrived Wednesday at the 2018 LA Auto Show has a subtly new look with standard LED headlights. A new range-topping Platinum Reserve option package dresses the automaker's full-size sedan up with pleated semi-aniline leather upholstery cribbed from the company's GT-R...
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These days, buying an affordable car doesn't mean you have to drive something whose reflection you'd rather not see when passing a wall of glass. This is thanks primarily to brands like Mazda which in recent years has been really pushing the design envelope for non-premium cars. The Japanese firm on Wednesday unveiled a redesign for the Mazda 3 that is particularly alluring in its hatchback body style, though the extremely wide C-pillars will likely hurt visibility. Fortunately, this doesn't appear to be an issue on the sedan. Underpinning the car is the SkyActiv-Vehicle Architecture, Mazda's...
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2019 Maserati Levante, Quattroporte, Ghibli march ahead with subtle updatesMaserati has applied subtle updates to the Ghibli and Quattroporte sedans, as well as its sole SUV, the Levante, for 2019. The updates were announced Tuesday ahead of the official presentation of the 2019 range on Wednesday at the 2018 Los Angeles auto show. But, when we say subtle, we mean subtle...
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Cadillac CT6 to bow out after 2019, going out with twin-turbo V-8 gloryGeneral Motors announced a purge to its passenger car lineup on Monday, and we have official confirmation the Cadillac CT6 sedan is part of the car cull. A Cadillac spokesperson confirmed with Motor Authority that the CT6 sedan will exit production in mid-2019. The spokesperson confirmed the 2019...
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Audi e-tron GT concept set for 2018 LA auto showAudi in March confirmed plans for a high-performance electric sedan which it referred to as the e-tron Gran Turismo, or e-tron GT for short. A shadowy teaser was released at the time hinting at a very aggressive and sleek design. The teaser was of a concept that Audi will unveil on Wednesday at the...
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4 minutes is enough charge time to add 62 miles to the Porsche Taycan's rangeThe Porsche Taycan due out late next year will be among the first production cars with an 800-volt electrical system. It means the electric sport sedan will be able to take advantage of the new generation of high-speed, 350-kilowatt charging stations, which Porsche is already installing at some of...
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2020 Genesis G90 debuts in Korea with major faceliftGenesis will introduce a major update for its G90 flagship for the 2020 model year, with the updated sedan unveiled Tuesday in the brand's home market of Korea. We'll possibly see the car on display at this week's 2018 Los Angeles auto show. The update, which consists of a redesign of the front and...
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Earlier this month, reports spread that Audi gave the OK to a four-door TT sedan, but that's not the case, according to an Audi executive. Audi technical chief, Ulrich Hackenberg, rebuked the original report from British publication Auto Express in comments he made to Car Advice in a report Tuesday. "Where the recent stories came from, I don’t know," he said. He went on to say a four-door TT would not do justice to the nameplate's heritage. A "family car" TT would be "quite difficult," he added. However, the idea of a four-door TT isn't nonsense. Hackenberg said Audi had once drawn...
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2019 Kia K900 coddles buyers for $60,895The 2019 Kia K900 will do its best to sway buyers away from established luxury marques with a $60,895 base price, including the destination charge. That's about $10,000 more than a previous-generation K900 cost. However, we found the second-generation K900 much improved over the soft and wallowy...
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2020 Toyota Camry, Avalon receive TRD treatmentToyota will use the upcoming 2018 Los Angeles auto show to introduce new TRD versions of its Camry and Avalon sedans. TRD, an acronym for Toyota Racing Development, is an established performance sub-brand that already offers enhancements for Toyota's pickup trucks and 86 sports car. Now we can add...
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Stretched Audi A6 L debuts in ChinaAudi on Friday unveiled the stretched version of its redesigned A6 at the 2018 Guangzhou auto show in China. Known as the A6 L, the car is destined to be sold in China only. It's also built there, with its production handled by Audi's joint-venture partner in China, FAW Volkswagen. Unlike many...
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2020 Toyota Corolla revealed, hybrid powertrain comingFollowing the reveal of a redesigned Corolla Hatchback at the start of the year, Toyota has now followed up with the reveal of a redesigned Corolla sedan. The covers came off at a private reveal late on Thursday but the general public will be able to get up close with the car later this month at...
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2020 BMW 330e plug-in hybrid debuts with XtraBoost featureBMW on Thursday unveiled the plug-in hybrid version of its recently revealed eighth-generation 3-Series. Donning the 330e badge of the outgoing 3-Series plug-in hybrid, the new car also features a similar powertrain to the model it replaces but delivers more power and electric range. There's also a...
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Cadillac's CT6 enters the 2019 model year with a series of comprehensive updates, but unfortunately it also loses its plug-in hybrid option launched just two years ago. The information was first reported on Tuesday by GM Authority and since confirmed to Motor Authority by a Cadillac spokesman. The spokesman said the CT6 Plug-In Hybrid is only discontinued in North America, and that Cadillac plans to follow it up with fully electric cars in the coming years. General Motors will introduce 20 new electric cars by the end of 2023 and some of these will be Cadillacs, the spokesman confirmed. The...
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Cadillac's Blackwing V-8 in CT6-V gets its own logoForget Cadillac's Northstar. The future is Blackwing, and it starts with the 2019 Cadillac CT6-V. Cadillac has named the sport sedan's new 4.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-8 the Blackwing, and it even comes with a unique logo. GM Authority first discovered the logo a week ago in a trademark filing...
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2020 BMW M340i is your 382-horsepower sport sedan sweet spotBMW will use this month's 2018 Los Angeles auto show to introduce the new M340i sport sedan. First announced during last month's 2018 Paris auto show, where the redesigned 3-Series made its debut, the M340i is the latest addition to BMW's M Performance range. It reaches showrooms next summer as a...
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2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA spy shots and videoDespite Mercedes-Benz having just launched a new A-Class compact sedan, the automaker's other compact sedan, the CLA, won't be disappearing after the current model runs its course. A redesigned CLA has been spotted once again, this time with minimal camouflage gear. The car is due for a reveal next...
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Could the Audi TT morph into a sedan?Mercedes-Benz has the CLA and BMW will soon have the 2-Series Gran Coupe, but is Audi also set to join the compact coupe-like sedan battle with its next-generation TT? That's exactly what the brand with the four rings is planning, Auto Express reported Thursday. The British rag claims the sedan has...
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Next-gen Mazda 3 to debut at 2018 Los Angeles auto showMazda on Thursday provided a glimpse at the next-generation Mazda 3 sedan and hatch and confirmed the reveal for this month's 2018 Los Angeles auto show. Apart from a teaser photo and video, there aren't any additional new details to go on. However, Mazda has been dropping plenty of hints about its...
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