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Kia is working on a sleek sports sedan with rear-wheel drive that was first previewed in 2011 in the form of the GT concept. Code-named CK, the new car has already been spotted on the back of a truck and is set for debut later this year, most likely at September’s 2016 Paris Auto Show. Until now it was thought to be called a GT but reports out of Australia suggest Kia will go with the Stinger name. Stinger was the name Kia used for a sports car concept unveiled in 2014. While the sports car has been ruled out for production due to lack of demand, some of its design elements—and it...
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2017 Porsche Panamera teasedPorsche has started its official teaser campaign for the second-generation Panamera. The car is expected to debut at this September’s 2016 Paris Auto Show and go on sale shortly after as a 2017 model. The teaser video doesn’t show much but a separate image also released by Porsche shows...
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VLF Automotive’s V-8-powered Karmas finally start deliveryIt’s been almost three and a half years since industry veteran Bob Lutz showed up at the Detroit Auto Show with a Fisker Karma sedan whose extended-range electric drivetrain was stripped out and replaced by a supercharged V-8 engine normally found in the C6 Corvette ZR1 supercar. Lutz is now...
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2017 BMW 5-Series spy shots and videoBMW’s current 5-Series has been around since the 2011 model year and was given a mid-cycle update for 2014. Now we have a new set of spy shots of a prototype for the next-generation 5-Series, and this one's wearing the least camouflage gear yet. At present, we're expecting the car on the...
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2017 Audi A4 scores top safety marksAudi's new A4 has earned top marks in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's latest round of crash tests, a huge improvement over its predecessor. IIHS says the 2017 A4 received a "good" rating, its highest, in all of its crash tests—including the demanding small-overlap frontal crash...
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2017 Genesis G80 debuts in Korea with new Sport trimHyundai’s Genesis sedan has undergone an update for the 2017 model year, and as part of the update the car has been moved over to the new Genesis luxury brand and rechristened a G80. The Genesis G80 made its world debut today at the 2016 Busan Auto Show, and introduced alongside the regular...
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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] in its five-year strategy announcement made in May 2014 stated that a new Dodge Charger would be launched in 2018. Reports last year claimed the new Charger’s launch had been pushed back to 2019 or perhaps even later. Now we’re hearing that a new Charger won’t arrive until early in the next decade. The information comes from Automotive News (subscription required), whose sources claim FCA will give the current Charger another update to help keep it fresh. The current Charger was introduced for the 2006 model year and given a significant...
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BMW celebrates 30 years of the M3The M3 has turned 30 and to celebrate the milestone BMW has presented the 30 Jahre Edition based on the current model. The automaker did the same when its M5 turned 30 two years ago. The M3 30 Jahre Edition comes in the exclusive color Macao Blue metallic, which once celebrated its premiere in...
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Buick Verano to bow out this yearBuick has confirmed to Automotive News (subscription required) that production of the Verano compact sedan at the Lake Orion plant in suburban Detroit will cease in October. The confirmation backs up a previous report, also from Automotive News, that the Verano is about to be dropped from...
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Sentra Nismo likely to be next from Nissan’s go-fast divisionThe next Nissan to receive some performance tweaks from in-house tuner Nismo is likely to be the Sentra. A partially camouflaged Sentra prototype wearing a sporty body kit has been spotted testing in the United States and is thought to be a new Sentra Nismo. The prototype, photos of which can be...
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2018 Maserati Quattroporte spy shotsMaserati is working on a mid-cycle update for its Quattroporte. The luxury sedan, now in its sixth generation, arrived in its current form as a 2014 model. The updated model should go on sale next year as a 2018 model. The cladding on the car suggests the only visual changes will be some tweaks to...
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Lincoln returns to Matthew McConaughey for new MKZ ad campaignLincoln Motor Company has once again turned to actor Matthew McConaughey for its ad campaign, with this latest series focused on the automaker's updated MKZ mid-size sedan. The MKZ was given more than a thorough nip and tuck for 2017, something Lincoln highlights in the new series of three...
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With the launch of its large cars complete, Volvo is now focused on introducing a new generation of compact cars. The first of these compacts, or “40” series models, isn’t due until 2017 but to help build excitement—and perhaps persuade buyers to hold off on a competitor—Volvo has previewed two of them with a pair of concepts. The concepts include a crossover SUV previewing a new XC40, and a sedan previewing a new S40. Volvo’s next-generation compact car range will also include a replacement for the current V40 hatchback. The concepts, like the production...
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Mopar brings out first accessories for 2017 Alfa Romeo GiuliaFiat Chrysler Automobiles’ [NYSE:FCAU] official parts and accessories division Mopar has rolled out its first upgrades for the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia. Mopar says it plans to offer 80 options for the Giulia and the first of these have been announced for markets where the stylish sports sedan...
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Marchionne hints at front-wheel-drive Chrysler 300Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne has given his strongest indication yet that the successor to the Chrysler 300 might ride on a front-wheel-drive platform. Speaking during a recent visit to FCA’s Windsor Assembly plant, where the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica entered...
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Italian police get their hands on Alfa Romeo’s Giulia QuadrifoglioAlfa Romeo’s long-awaited Giulia entered production a few weeks ago and one of the first to get their hands on the svelte sedan is Italy’s famous Carabinieri. The Italian police force is no stranger to impressive cars. Though nothing on the scale of the police cars officers in Dubai...
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Lincoln adds approach detection system to new ContinentalLincoln says its new approach detection feature in the 2017 Continental flagship sedan will do more than just turn on the lights when the key fob gets near the vehicle. Instead, it essentially throws out a welcome mat, something Lincoln says is designed to remind owners of checking into a high-end...
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200-horsepower Hyundai Elantra Sport revealedHyundai’s new Elantra has received a new performance range-topper in the automaker’s home market. The good news is that the car is headed to the United States with a debut expected to take place at the annual SEMA show the first week of November. It will be badged an Elantra Sport and...
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Update: Cadillac spokesman David Caldwell has confirmed that rumors of Cadillac’s planned compact sedan being based on the front-wheel-drive D2XX platform of the Chevrolet Cruze and other General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] compacts were false. Cadillac is working on a new compact sedan positioned below its ATS to target German rivals like the Audi A3 and Mercedes-Benz CLA. In early 2015 brand boss Johan de Nysschen said the new compact sedan would feature rear-wheel-drive underpinnings to help differentiate it against its front-wheel-drive foes. But GM Inside News, citing multiple...
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2017 Audi A4 previewA new generation of the Audi A4 is being launched for 2017, one that’s lighter, more powerful and much more advanced than ever before. It arrives with only one engine option, though with two outputs. The engine is turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-4 good for 190 horsepower and 236 pound-feet of...
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Buick unveils China-only LaCrosse HybridBuick's largest market is also now home to the brand's most fuel-efficient sedan. No, that's not the United States. It's China, where Buick took to the stage at this week's 2016 Beijing Auto Show to unveil the LaCrosse Hybrid Electric Vehicle (or HEV). CHECK OUT: Tesla's upgraded Model S is the...
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Citroën C6 makes return…as China specialCitroën’s last C6, which bowed out of production in 2012, is one of the best examples of the quirkiness of the French brands that many find so appealing. It's a luxurious, full-size sedan that sports a coupe-like profile—something it featured before the design was the industry du...
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2017 Subaru WRX and WRX STI previewSubaru’s Impreza has been completely redesigned for the 2017 model year but new versions of the WRX and WRX STI are still some years off. That means the current performance duo, introduced for 2015, will remain on sale for the time being, albeit with some updates to keep them fresh. ALSO SEE...
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Mini sports car plans dropped in favor of sedan?Last year, the boss of Mini Peter Schwarzenbauer started talking about a refocus of the brand around five core models or pillars. The pillars already include the new Hardtop (and Hardtop 4 Door), Convertible and Clubman. Later this year, the new Countryman will arrive as the fourth pillar. That...
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