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  • Tesla presentation slide from June, 2012 outlining 'Gen 3' platform variants

    Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] CEO Elon Musk may have inadvertently announced the name of the electric car company’s planned fifth model, believed to be a high-riding, hatch-like car similar to the Model X but based on a third-generation platform debuting in the Model 3 small sedan due out in 2017. In a recent Twitter post, Musk made mention of a vehicle called the Model Y. But almost immediately after making the post he removed it, leading to speculation that this was more than just a typo. The story comes via Tech Insider (via Green Car Reports), which has a screen capture of Musk's deleted...

  • 2015 Lexus LS 460 F Sport
    Lexus Won't Show New LS At 2015 Tokyo Motor Show But Promises Forward-Looking Concept

    Lexus engineers are working on a new generation of the LS flagship sedan, the nameplate’s fifth, and while there have been reports we’ll see the car make its debut at this month's 2015 Tokyo Motor Show, sources have confirmed it won't be at the automaker's home event. Instead, Lexus...

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    Fisker Gets New Name And Logo: Video

    It was in early 2014 that China’s Wanxiang bought the remains of bankrupt electric car startup Fisker Automotive. Since then the company has launched a new website for Fisker, started a service program for existing Fisker customers, and announced plans to start production of Fisker’s...

  • 2016 Mitsubishi Lancer
    2016 Mitsubishi Lancer Debuts Sans The Evo

    It’s been almost nine years since we first saw the current Mitsubishi Lancer, but the Japanese automaker has no plans to redesign the car just yet. Instead, Mitsubishi will keep selling it through the 2016 model year, though sadly the high-performance Lancer Evolution is no longer part of the...

  • 2016 Lexus LS 460 F Sport
    2016 Lexus LS gets minor updates ahead of new model’s arrival

    The current Lexus LS is now entering its 10th year on the market, making it a veritable dinosaur in automotive terms, but the good news is that a new one is in the works. We’re expecting this all-new LS in the second half of next year, as a 2017 model, but even with its impending arrival...

  • 2016 Honda Civic Sedan and 2015 Civic Coupe - Image via CivicX
    Compare And Contrast The 2016 Honda Civic With The Previous Generation

    Honda is introducing an all-new, 10-generation Civic for the 2016 model year, one based on a global platform and powered by new turbocharged four-cylinder engines. And in addition to the regular sedan and coupe variants, there will also be a return of a five-door Civic hatch. We now have an...

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class facelift spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien

    The Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class only arrived on these shores in 2013, but it's already approaching the midway point in its life cycle at which point the popular compact sedan will receive a subtle facelift. The changes will mirror those made to the related A-Class hatchback earlier this year. A prototype for the updated CLA has just been spotted. The car is expected to go on sale in the fall of 2016, as a 2017 model. Most of the changes will be cosmetic, as the 2016 model year already sees the CLA receive some mechanical upgrades. For example, Mercedes made its Dynamic Select system standard on...

  • 2016 Nissan Altima
    2016 Nissan Altima Adopts Maxima Big Brother’s Sporty Look

    Nissan’s fifth-generation Altima arrived on the scene as a 2013 model, and for 2016 the popular mid-size sedan has been given a substantial update. The move isn't surprising as the Altima is one of Nissan’s top performers, with the car posting record sales for each of the past five...

  • 2016 Volkswagen Passat
    2016 Volkswagen Passat Gets Visual Tweaks, More Tech And Sporty R-Line Package

    Obviously, the reveal of the Passat isn't why the automotive universe is talking about Volkswagen these days. That said, the show must go on, and the company revealed its 2016 Passat at an event in Brooklyn, New York on Monday night. The mid-size sedan gets new front and rear clips aimed at giving...

  • Thunder Power Sedan concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Thunder Power Sedan Is Taiwan's Take On The Tesla Model S

    Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] is currently the go-to machine for those looking to add electrified style and performance in their life. Other automakers have, of course, noticed and now more offerings are on their way. Porsche rolled out its Mission E electric sedan concept at this week's Frankfurt Auto...

  • 2016 Honda Civic Sedan
    2016 Honda Civic First Look

    Honda’s tenth-generation Civic is finally here, with the Japanese automaker today giving us our first look at the sedan variant due in showrooms later this fall. Arriving as a 2016 model, the new Civic is completely unrelated to the highly criticized model introduced for 2012 as it benefits...

  • Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio makes debut

    Alfa Romeo’s new Giulia small sedan launches on the market next year initially in its high-performance Quadrifoglio trim. This is the version designed to compete with the likes of the Cadillac ATS-V, BMW M3 and Mercedes-AMG C63, and the new kid on the block is already out-muscling the...

  • 2017 Audi S4, Frankfurt Auto Show

    Joining the new A4 sedan in showrooms next year will be the sporty S4 variant, which made its debut yesterday at the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show in both sedan and Avant wagon bodystyles. We’ll only be getting the sedan, which Audi says will run from 0-62 mph in 4.7 seconds and easily reach its governed top speed of 155 mph. The S4 still features a 3.0-liter V-6, however, the previous model’s supercharger has been replaced by a turbocharger. Sadly, there isn’t any electrical assistance for the turbo, as had been rumored. Nevertheless, the newly developed engine spits out a stout...

  • 2016 Chevrolet SS
    Chevrolet SS gets refresh for 2016, may vanish after 2017

    The Chevrolet SS will get some performance-inspired exterior tweaks for the 2016 model year, including functional hood vents, LED lighting and new 19-inch wheels. As the Australian-market Holden Commodore on which the Chevy is based recently received similar treatments, the changes were widely...

  • Porsche Mission E concept, 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show
    Porsche Mission E electric sedan concept: 310-mile range, 15-minute charging

    If you ever wanted to know what a Porsche ten years down the track might be like, look no further than the Mission E concept car unveiled moments ago. It’s a sleek, mid-size sedan that looks almost like an elongated 911, and Porsche boasts that the concept develops more than 600 horsepower...

  • 2017 Buick LaCrosse spy shots - Image via Autohome
    2017 Buick LaCrosse Spy Shots

    A redesigned Buick LaCrosse isn’t due out until next year but an undisguised version has already been spotted. The photo, and others like it posted to Chinese website Autohome (via AutoEvolution), reveals an evolutionary look for the new large sedan, albeit with influences from the latest...

  • 2016 Holden Commodore
    2016 Holden Commodore Revealed, May Preview Updates For The Chevy SS

    Holden has unveiled what’s likely to be the last major update for its Commodore family of models before the Australian General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] subsidiary ceases production in late 2017 and finally retires the car’s rear-wheel-drive Zeta platform. There will be a next-generation...

  • 2016 Honda Civic  -  spotted ahead of intro, CivicX Forums
    2016 Honda Civic Spotted

    The 2016 Honda Civic is officially going to bow next week; but Honda apparently couldn’t wait to sneak out in public with it. Thank CivicX for these first undisguised photos of the 2016 Honda Civic. We'd call them spy pics, but there was no sleuthing required; here it is, in U.S.-spec form...

  • 2017 Hyundai Elantra (Korean spec)

    Hyundai’s all-new, sixth-generation Elantra compact sedan has been revealed in the automaker’s home market of Korea, where the car is known as an Avante. It will make its global debut at the 2015 Los Angeles Auto Show in November and reach showrooms sometime in 2016, as a 2017 model. It will then spawn a new generation of the Elantra GT hatchback and possibly a new Elantra Coupe as well. CHECK OUT: 2017 Bentley Bentayga Priced From $229,100 In line with the current trend in the industry, the new Elantra has shed some pounds thanks to the increased use of high-strength...

  • 2017 Volvo S90 spy shots - Image via S. Baldauf/SB-Medien
    2017 Volvo S90 Spy Shots

    Volvo’s next all-new car will be a mid-size sedan reviving the automaker’s S90 nameplate, and a prototype for it has just been spotted. The car will replace the aging S80 in Volvo’s lineup and should make its debut late this year or early next. It’s due in showrooms around...

  • 2016 Audi A8 L Security
    Audi A8 L Security: For When The Going Gets Way Past Tough

    The world can be a dangerous place, particularly so if you're a high-value target like a diplomat, tycoon, or celebrity. So for the—hopefully small—percentage of clients who believe that there is quite literally someone gunning for them, Audi offers the A8 L Security. The latest version...

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz C350 Plug-In Hybrid
    2016 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Gains Three New Variants Including Plug-In Hybrid And Diesel

    Mercedes-Benz’s latest C-Class was all-new for 2015 and for its first year on the market the vehicle was offered in just two variants, a C300 and C400, both of which came standard with 4Matic all-wheel drive. For the 2016 model year, the C400 is replaced by the sporty new C450 AMG, and...

  • 2016 Chrysler 300 90th Anniversary Edition
    2016 Chrysler 300 Gets 90th Anniversary Edition

    In 2015, Chrysler turns 90 years old. For perspective, that means when the marque released its first car in 1925, now-standard components like air cleaners and oil filters were high-tech innovations. ALSO SEE: Barracuda Coming Back As A Dodge? Needless to say, current models are a little more...

  • 2016 BMW 7-Series
    2016 BMW 7-Series first drive review

    The Monticello Motor Club is a country club with a racetrack instead of a golf course. Performance car owners in the New York metropolitan area join to take advantage of the reconfigurable road course that features up to 3.6 miles of track, as many as 22 turns, and 450 feet of elevation changes...

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