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Acura’s new flagship sedan, the 2014 RLX, has been shown for the first time in production trim at this week’s 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The car goes on sale early next year, where it will replace the aging RL (Honda Legend in other markets). We first got a preview of the new RLX with the unveiling of a thinly-veiled concept version at last April’s 2012 New York Auto Show, and comparing the two we can clearly see that Acura’s designers have left most of the concept’s lines intact for the production version. Like a true flagship sedan, the 2014 RLX is the most...
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Infiniti Confirms New Sedan For 2013 Detroit Auto Show - It’s The 2014 G37Infiniti has confirmed it will present a new “luxury sports sedan” at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show on January 14. No further details about the car were revealed, though we already know it will be the 2014 Infiniti G37 that we’ve been spying in prototype form for the past several...
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TMG’s Lexus LS-Based TS-650 Super Sedan Concept DebutsToyota Motorsport Gmbh (TMG), the independently run motorsports partner for Toyota and Lexus, has unveiled its first concept car intended primarily for road use. The concept is the new TMG Sports 650, which is based on a Lexus LS 460 sedan and is set to make its public debut this Friday at the 2012...
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2014 Jaguar XFR-S Bows At 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show: VideoThe most powerful Jaguar sedan ever is ready for a world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and the first photos have hit the Web just before its official reveal. The Jaguar XFR-S sedan counters the efficient new V-6s added to the luxury four-door's lineup with a blistering 550-horsepower...
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New BMW 1-Series Sedan Likely To Feature M Performance ModelBMW is working on a new sedan based on its latest 1-Series range that will be aimed at customers in sedan-loving markets such as the U.S. and China. It will compete against the upcoming 2014 Audi A3 Sedan and 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA Class, though won’t be available until the 2015 calendar year...
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Buick May Get New Grand National, T-Type And GNXIntroduced in 1982, the Buick Regal Grand National began life as a special edition honoring Buick’s back-to-back titles in NASCAR’s Grand National series. However, delivering just 125 horsepower, these race-inspired models left a lot to be desired. Just two years later, the car received...
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While the original Dodge Charger Daytona, the winged terror of the 1970s, may have been a sales flop, today, there’s a lot of interest in original Daytonas (as well as the car’s Plymouth Superbird sibling). Dodge is well aware of this and is now celebrating the return of the legendary Daytona package on its latest version of the Charger. Yes, the Dodge Charger Daytona is back, making its debut this week at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. But unlike the original, only hardcore Dodge fans will recognize this new kit. Instead of an outlandish rear wing and imposing snout, the 2013...
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Tesla Model S Price Rise On The HorizonThe Tesla Model S electric luxury sedan has been a runaway success, with the car praised by most that have driven it and order books already registering more than 13,000 sales. To take advantage of the strong demand, Tesla is in prime position to charge a little more for the Model S and that is...
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TMG Teases Lexus LS-Based TS-650 Prototype Ahead Of Essen DebutTMG, an official motorsports partner of Toyota and Lexus, has released some new teaser images of a high-performance Lexus LS prototype the company plans to unveil at the 2012 Essen Motor Show taking place in Germany at the end of this month. We previously brought you photos of a scale model of the...
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Volvo S60 Polestar Concept Headed To 2012 Los Angeles Auto ShowVolvo will be presenting its 508-horsepower S60 Polestar concept car at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show next week, though the company is still no closer to announcing production plans. Of course, if you’re happy to fork over roughly $300,000, motorsport and engineering firm Polestar will...
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Acura Announces The Debut Of Its New Flagship, The 2014 RLXOn Wednesday, November 28, Acura will reveal the all-new 2014 RLX sedan to a crowd of assembled journalists at the Los Angeles Auto Show. Since the reveal happens during the show’s press days, the general public will have to rely on media coverage to see the new RLX before the show opens its...
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Could Alfa Romeo Get Its Own Version Of The Maserati Ghibli?Talk of a large, rear-wheel-drive sedan for Alfa Romeo dates back several years, with the boss of Fiat Sergio Marchionne previously dismissing the project as being a low priority in light of Alfa Romeo’s long-awaited return to the U.S. With Alfa Romeo currently offering just two models...
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UPDATE: The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz will introduce its facelifted E Class range at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show in January, where we will get to see the latest evolution of the automaker's design language spearheaded by current design boss Gordon Wagener. Instead of the angular look of the current model, look for softer and more rounded surfaces. At the same time, designers will be injecting some sportiness to the range as it seeks younger buyers. During a recent interview, Wagener explained that “design is the visual...
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Report: Maserati Ghibli to debut in early 2013Maserati has ambitions plans to boost its annual sales to as much as 50,000 units per year in the mid to longer term, up from less than 7,000 units sold last year. To do so, the automaker plans to launch several new models, two of which will compete in new segments for the brand. The new models...
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2014 Mercedes-Benz S Class' Autonomous Steering TestedLike it or not, autonomous cars are coming. But with any new technology, especially one that’s particularly groundbreaking, the introduction of self-driving technology in cars is being done gradually, with each introduction merely a stepping stone to the next facet of the technology. First...
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Fisker To Open New Midwest Tech Center For AtlanticFisker’s corporate home and design studio isn’t moving from Anaheim, California any time soon, and the automaker still plans to begin Atlantic sedan production at its assembly plant in Delaware. There’s a lot of real estate, and a lot of specialized electric vehicle knowledge...
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First Look At The 2013 Mercedes-Benz C Class' New AMG Sports PackMercedes-Benz has revealed a new AMG Sports Package for the full 2013 C Class range, which means it is available for both the sedan and coupe versions. Unfortunately, no details have been revealed apart from these initial images depicting a 2013 C Class Coupe fitted with the pack. It confirms that...
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2013 Cadillac XTS Models Recalled For Rear Seat Head Restraint IssueGeneral Motors has announced the recall of 2013 Cadillac XTS models built between October 12, 2011 and August 30, 2012. On the 12,626 cars affected by this recall, the rear seat head restraints may not fully lock in the upright position after being folded. As a result, the rear seat head rests...
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Rolls-Royce knows how to please customers within a given market segment. In the past year, it’s introduced a Year of the Dragon Phantom special edition for China, shown an Art Deco range of bespoke models at the Paris Auto Show and debuted its Aviator Collection Phantom Coupe at Pebble Beach. When it come to ultra-luxury cars, unique design and limited production are major selling points. The latest Rolls-Royce creation to carry on this theme is the “One Thousand and One Nights Ghost Collection,” designed specifically for customers in the Middle East. Featuring warm two-tone...
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2014 E63 AMG To Debut Affalterbach Tuner's Aggressive New LookAt January’s 2013 Detroit Auto Show, Mercedes-Benz will unveil its updated 2014 E Class range, which once again will include a high-performance E63 AMG variant. The reveal of the new E63 AMG, in particular, is very important as this will be the first time that we’ll be seeing the bold...
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2013 Honda Civic Revealed Ahead Of Los Angeles DebutWhen Honda launched its ninth-generation Civic in the U.S. market in 2011, the car was almost universally panned by the media, which collectively found it to be a giant step backward in materials and construction compared to the previous generation. Even Consumer Reports, long one of the...
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BMW Teases The M6 Gran Coupe: GalleryDuring a 40th anniversary celebration at the Nürburgring this week, BMW showed its upcoming M6 Gran Coupe to a select group. Now, it has released teaser images of the car from that event online. The images don't tell the whole story, but they tell most of it. As we've already gleaned in our...
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TMG Lexus LS 650 Prototype Set For 2012 Essen Motor ShowFor the past several years the TMG skunk works based in Cologne, Germany has been working on a number of secret projects for Toyota, including much of the automaker’s recent racing efforts, electric car development and groundwork for the launch of a potential TMG performance brand. One of...
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Jaguar Recalls XF Models For Possible Fuel LeakJaguar Land Rover is recalling 4,195 Jaguar XF sedans, built for model years 2010, 2011 and 2012. At issue is a fuel tank outlet flange that is susceptible to cracking under certain conditions, leading to the possibility of a fuel spill. Most of the vehicles affected by this recall were assembled...
Kurt Ernst