sport sedans
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Baudette, Minnesota, is a sleepy little town at the far northern end of the Midwestern state. Its population is just over 1,100 residents, and its claim to fame is that it’s home to Automotive Enviro Testing, which specializes in extreme cold weather testing of vehicles. Cold weather can be sub-optimal for any vehicle, but problems are compounded when the test subject is an electric car. That's why manufacturers like Volvo go to great lengths to test electric vehicles under extreme winter conditions before bringing them to market. Electric automaker Tesla wants prospective 2012 Model S...
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BMW To Run 2013 M5 In This Year's One Lap Of AmericaBMW will enter the 2012 One Lap Of America event in a new M5, driven by BMW Performance Center instructors.
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Chris Harris Drives BMW's New M550d xDrive: VideoBritish motor journalist Chris Harris gives his take on the new BMW M550d xDrive, forbidden fruit to those of us on this side of the Atlantic.
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2012 BMW 3-Series: First U.S. Drive, Full ReviewBMW has given the 3-Series its most radical set of changes in many years, and because we—and sport-sedan owners and enthusiasts in general—so often use the 3-Series as a benchmark, maybe even the archetype for sport sedans, it’s time to take note. Which is what we did this past...
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Tesla Confirms Model S Development On TrackFollowing the departure of two Tesla executives, the electric automaker held a phone conference to brief attendees on the status of the Model S sedan and the Model X crossover.
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Audi Reinterprets Melville's Classic, 'Moby Dick'Audi's latest television spot is a retake on the classic work of American literature, "Moby Dick," with an Audi quattro playing the white whale to a tow truck driver named Ahab.
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With a curb weight of less than 3,400 pounds, the 2013 Cadillac ATS is the lightest sport sedan in this class, and it has a perfect 50/50 weight balance.
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Adrian van Hooydonk Takes Us Through The New BMW 3-Series: VideoBMW Group Chief Designer Adrian van Hooydonk gives an overview of the new 3-Series' styling in BMW's latest short video.
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Lexus Prices The All-New 2013 GS 350Lexus has upped the content of its all-new GS 350, but has held the price at 2011 model year levels.
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2012 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design: First DriveThe 2012 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design is more powerful, sharper, and more amenable to being driven hard
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Turbo Suzuki Kizashi Apex Concept: 2011 New York Auto ShowOver several decades, Suzuki has established quite a reputation for itself in the U.S. as a maker of high-quality, high-performance motorcycles and ATVs. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for its cars; while quality and performance claims hold, from our experience, Suzuki's sparse and...
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2012 Buick Regal GS PreviewThe 2012 Buick Regal GS is here, unveiled in Miami ahead of a likely showing at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. Just as expected, it's essentially unchanged from its concept form, powered by a 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder, and it gets a handful of other upgrades that should make it the driver's...
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Last week we were graced with the first images and details of the facelifted 2011 Lexus IS range and today we have details for the high-performance IS-F model. Joining the rest of the IS range at next month’s 2010 Paris Auto Show, the new 2011 Lexus IS-F will feature subtle styling tweaks, a revised interior and a cleaner powerplant. Peak output remains at 423 horsepower but the car’s 5.0-liter V-8 is now fully compliant with the latest Euro 5 emissions standards. Acceleration for the 0-62 mph sprint takes 4.7 seconds and top speed has been electronically limited to 168 mph. The...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Dodge Charger SRT8Hot on the heels of yesterday’s spy shots of the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 comes new shots of the hotted-up version of the 2011 Dodge Charger, which like the Jeep, comes onto the market with a completely refreshed design. Though camouflaged, we can clearly see the new face of the Charger...
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Driven: 2010 Audi A4If you've driven the A4 in the past, and crossed it off your list in favor of another compact sport sedan, you owe it another chance.
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Video: 2010 Porsche Panamera V-6Sporting a new 300 horsepower V-6 engine, the new ‘entry-level’ Panamera and Panamera 4 deliver Porsche driving excitement, luxury appointed comfort, and reasonable fuel economy for a sports sedan--all on a budget, in Porsche terms at least. Coming in at a discount of almost $15,000...
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2010 Porsche Panamera V-6 PreviewLast year Porsche chose the Shanghai Auto Show to launch its new Panamera sedan in S, 4S and Turbo trims and now the automaker is returning to China for the latest additions to its growing Panamera lineup. This April at the 2010 Beijing Auto Show we will see the launch of the new V-6 powered 2010...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran