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Audi’s latest A6 midsizer first hit the scene as a 2012 model, so the car is just about due for its mid-cycle update. Right on cue, a prototype for just such a car has been spotted. This one is... -
2015 Subaru Outback: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosJust months after the debut of the all-new Subaru Legacy sedan at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, the car’s soft-roader wagon variant, the Outback, has made its auto show debut, this time in the Big Apple. Like the new Legacy, the new Outback will be rolling into showrooms this summer as a 2015...
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2015 Dodge Challenger Comes In Eight Trim Levels, None Of Them Supercharged: Live PhotosDodge has finally taken the covers off its 2015 Challenger, but the model we’re most interested in, the high-performance SRT, is nowhere to be seen. Hopefully we’ll see it soon, as it’s the one that’s expected to get Chrysler’s new supercharged 6.2-liter HEMI V-8...
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2015 LaFerrari XX, 2015 Dodge Challenger, 2015 VW Touareg: Today’s Car NewsA prototype for what’s believed to be the LaFerrari XX experimental car has been spotted at the Nürburgring. Incredibly, the prototype is said to have lapped the German circuit in about 6 minutes and 35 seconds. A facelifted version of the Challenger muscle car was revealed overnight. It...
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2015 Chevy Cruze Gets New Styling And Tech: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosChevrolet is working on a new generation of its Cruze compact for the 2016 model year, a car that has already been revealed in its Chinese market specification and is due locally sometime next year. But going on sale this fall as a 2015 model will be an updated version of the current Cruze, which...
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Wolfgang Dürheimer Back At The Helm Of Bentley And BugattiThe game of musical chairs continues among the senior execs at the Volkswagen Group. Wolfgang Dürheimer has just been announced as CEO of both the Bentley and Bugatti brands, a role he relinquished at the end of 2012 to become the head of R&D at Audi. Dürheimer didn’t last long...
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MINI may have just introduced an all-new Cooper Hardtop, but that doesn’t mean it’s ignoring its other models. The automaker has just rolled out an updated version of its Cooper...
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2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosThe U.S. is about to get its second BMW Alpina model in the form of the 6-Series-based 2015 BMW Alpina B6 xDrive Gran Coupe, which made its world debut this week at the 2014 New York Auto Show. Alpina is a semi-official BMW tuner based in the German automaker’s home state of Bavaria and...
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Lincoln Launches In ChinaIt may be a little late to the party, but Lincoln has finally launched in China, the world’s biggest market for new cars. Lincoln first announced its intention to launch in China in late 2012 and since then has been negotiating with potential dealers and developing a new ownership experience...
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2014 Formula One Chinese Grand Prix PreviewWe’re now at the fourth race of the 2014 Formula One season, the Chinese Grand Prix, which once again is taking place at the Shanghai International Circuit. This year the race coincides with the Beijing Auto Show, so there will be a lot of focus on China this weekend for automotive fans...
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Volvo S60 Plug-In Hybrid Concept To Debut At 2014 Beijing Auto ShowVolvo’s V60 wagon has been sold with a diesel-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain overseas for the past couple of years. At the 2014 Beijing Auto Show on Sunday, the Swedish automaker will show an S60 concept powered by a gasoline-electric plug-in hybrid drivetrain. The concept is the Volvo...
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Land Rover Confirms Discovery Sport Name For LR2 ReplacementLand Rover has used this week’s 2014 New York Auto Show to confirm that the first model from its new Discovery family of SUVs and crossovers will be called the Discovery Sport. We’ve already known this for some time, though, and reported earlier in the year that the Discovery Sport name...
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2015 Volkswagen Jetta And Golf SportWagen Concept On Show In New York: Live Photos Viknesh VijayenthiranVolkswagen’s latest Jetta has been on sale since the 2011 model year, during which time it’s seen its engine lineup expanded and a new hybrid variant added. For 2015, the Jetta is...
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2015 Acura TLX: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosBack at January’s 2014 Detroit Auto Show we were treated with a thinly veiled ‘prototype’ version of Acura’s 2015 TLX sedan, the new midsizer that’s set to replace both the TSX and TL in Acura’s lineup. Today the automaker revealed the production version of the...
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2015 Volkswagen Touareg Set For 2014 Beijing Auto Show DebutVolkswagen’s second generation Touareg has enjoyed moderate sales since its launch in 2011, despite the vehicle’s lack of updates over the years apart from the addition of sporty R-Line trim. To reignite excitement in its mid-size SUV, VW will introduce an updated version for the 2015...
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2015 Mazda MX-5 Miata 25th Anniversary Edition Debuts In New York: Live PhotosMazda will launch a new generation of its MX-5 Miata next year but to see off the current version, as well as celebrate the nameplate’s 25th anniversary this year, the Japanese automaker has launched a new special edition. The car is based on the current, third-generation MX-5 and is called...
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2014 Scion FR-S Release Series 1.0 Debuts In New York: Live PhotosScion has revealed a special edition FR-S at today’s 2014 New York Auto Show. The car is called the Scion FR-S Release Series 1.0 and it will be built in a limited run of just 1,500 examples. ALSO SEE: 2015 Ford Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition Debuts At 2014 New York Auto Show The FR-S...
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe: 2014 New York Auto Show Live PhotosMercedes-Benz’s replacement for the CL-Class, the new S-Class Coupe, made its debut last month at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show. Today, we have the first details and photos for the high-performance AMG variant, which will join the regular model in showrooms this fall, as a 2015 model. It's been...
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If you’re looking to buy the most inexpensive BMW M car, $62,925 will get you the latest 2015 M3 sedan. For $65,125 you can hop into the 2015 M4 coupe, and if still have money to burn then the...
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2015 Ford Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition Debuts At 2014 New York Auto ShowFord’s new 2015 Mustang 50 Year Limited Edition may not be listed as a 2014.5 model, but it comes exactly 50 years after the original pony car was revealed at New York World's Fair back in 1964. This time Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is using the 2014 New York Auto Show to present the latest...
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BMW Brings Updated Concept X5 eDrive To New York, Production Version Due 2015BMW is working on a plug-in hybrid version of its X5 SUV, with prototypes already testing on public roads (read a drive report at Green Car Reports), but the vehicle isn’t due to enter production until sometime in 2015. In the meantime, the German automaker is rolling out concept versions of...
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2015 Nissan Murano Live Photos: 2014 New York Auto ShowNissan’s third-generation Murano crossover, which is launching as a 2015 model, has been revealed in full at the 2014 New York Auto Show. The new Murano features the bold styling first shown on Nissan’s Resonance concept in 2013 and should stand out from the crowd in the competitive...
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2015 BMW X4 Revealed, Priced From $45,625: Live PhotosThe success of BMW’s original X6 coupe-like crossover has surprised many, including most other makes which are now in the rush to launch rival versions of their own. BMW, however, has beat them to the punch yet again by launching a second coupe-like crossover, the all-new 2015 X4, which has...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata debuts at 2014 New York auto showThe redesigned 2015 Hyundai Sonata was revealed initially in its home market of Korea, but now it's made its world debut at the 2014 New York Auto Show. As we previously reported, Hyundai is adopting a more aggressive rollout program for its Sonata and will start sales of this new model this fall...
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