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For a roomy five-seat sedan packing 338 horsepower and capable of accelerating from 0-60 mph in 5.6 seconds, the new 2013 Lexus GS 450h is remarkably fuel efficient.
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Mugen Enhanced Honda CR-Z iCF Goes On Sale In UKFollowing a successful program launch at the 2011 Goodwood Festival of Speed back in July, Honda’s British unit has joined forces with the automaker’s official in-house tuner to launch a 130-plus mph version of its CR-Z hybrid hatch. With almost 50 percent more power than the standard...
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Spy ShotsThe new 2012 Volkswagen Beetle has been winning fans all over the globe since its launch earlier this year, and this despite only the hard-top model having been revealed. However, as we saw with the previous generation ‘New Beetle’, sales of the convertible are just as important as...
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Bentley Launches Cold Climate Accessories Just In Time For WinterLast winter Bentley set a world land speed record for driving on ice with its Continental Supersports managing to reach a top speed of 205.48 mph on the hazardous frozen waters of the Baltic Sea near Finland. Not only was this a cool way to show off the prowess of the Bentley coupe’s...
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Daimler To Axe Maybach By 2013: ReportIt’s no secret Maybach has been a major flop for Daimler, with the brand’s annual sales figures for its 57 and 62 sedans falling far short of original projections. In June we reported that a decision on Maybach’s future would be made this year and now there are reports claiming...
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Mark Webber Wins Season-Ending Formula 1 Brazilian Grand PrixMark Webber won his first grand prix of the year at the 2011 Formula 1 season finale yesterday at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He was victorious at the Brazilian Grand Prix in 2009 and he repeated that feat--and bagged himself a fastest lap just for good measure--at...
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Meet the new Toyota GT 86 or 2013 Scion FR-S as it will be known in the U.S., the long-awaited production version of the string of FT-86 concept cars seen over the past couple of years.
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Ex-Ferrari Designer To Style Future Chryslers And LanciasLorenzo Ramaciotti, a former Pininfarina designer and man responsible for cars like the 360 Modena, 550 Maranello and 612 Scaglietti, has been tasked with the challenge of making future Chryslers appear at home even if they're wearing a Lancia badge. Ramaciotti retired from designing cars in 2005...
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Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel: 2,884 Miles In Under Two MinutesEarlier this month two brothers from the UK drove a Jaguar XF luxury sedan across the U.S., starting in New York and ending up in Los Angeles after traveling some 2,884 miles. While this in itself is nothing spectacular, the fact that they averaged a fuel economy of 52.4 mpg over the course of the...
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Chrysler Gets Poetic With Latest Imported From Detroit AdThe latest ad starring the 2012 Chrysler 300 features some prose from Michigan Poet Laureate Edgar A. Guest.
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More Details On 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL’s New TechnologyUPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL Class has been revealed. Click here for all the info and photos. We recently gave you a taste of some of the technical highlights of the upcoming 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class, but now we have an in-depth look at the new technologies making their way onto the luxury...
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Smart 341 Parkour Concept Wins 2011 L.A. Auto Show Design ChallengeAnnie and her Smart 341 Parkour Concept have taken top honors at the recent Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge, which this year focused on the theme of “Hollywood’s Hottest New Movie Car”. Penned at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Sindelfingen, Germany, the 341...
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Infiniti’s new seven-seat JX crossover has been revealed, and now you can start customizing your ideal version thanks to the launch of an online configurator on Infiniti’s main website.
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2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet: 2012 Detroit Auto Show PreviewThis January’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show will see the unveiling of the convertible version of the new 991 series Porsche 911, which as we previously reported will debut an innovative folding roof design offering a sharper look, improved aerodynamics and increased refinement. The new 911...
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Toyota Teases Production FT-86 Sports Car In New VideoThe production version of Toyota’s string of FT-86 concept cars is set to debut next week at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show and in the lead up to its unveiling a new teaser video has been posted, revealing many new details including parts of the interior, engine bay and overall design. Of course...
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Lexus Working On GS With Downsized Hybrid Drivetrain?Lexus recently took the wraps off its new 2013 GS 450h and although the automaker is yet to announce any mileage figures, the latest hybrid luxury sedan is expected to be roughly 30 percent more fuel efficient than the one it replaces. That means we could be seeing a combined gas mileage of around...
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Legendary Ferrari Designer Sergio Scaglietti Dies Aged 91Legendary Ferrari designer and coachbuilder Sergio Scaglietti passed away at the age of 91 late yesterday at his home in Modena, Italy. While in the modern era his name was attached to the Pininfarina-designed 612 Scaglietti, named in honor of his valued contribution to Ferrari throughout the...
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2011 Lotus Elise Recalled For Faulty Turn SignalsFollowing last month’s recall of the 2005 and 2006 Lotus Exige and Elise models for potentially dangerous oil leaks, Lotus has issued a new recall, this time only concerning the 2011 Elise. The affected models are those Elise sports cars built between June 2010 and February 2011, of which...
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Bentley has auctioned off a brand new 2012 Continental GTC for charity, helping to raise more than £240,000 (approximately $377,000) in the process.
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Ferrari Owners’ Club To Get Right Of First Refusal On New ModelsIf you thought Ferrari’s notoriously long waiting lists were bad enough, spare a thought for the true aficionados who've owned multiple Ferraris but can’t get their hands on the latest limited edition models due to them selling out too fast. Okay, we’re sure no one is shedding a...
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BMW And Hyundai Partner On Next-Gen Vehicle ConnectivityTwo major automakers competing in very different segments have partnered to help develop the next-generation of vehicle networking and connectivity technology. Those two automakers are BMW and Hyundai, which have joined global tech firms Broadcom, NXP, Freescale, and Harman to establish the Special...
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2012 BMW M6 Convertible Spy ShotsIt's still months away from reaching showrooms, but the 2012 BMW M6 Convertible has been captured in testing once again by our spy photographers, this time with its top down. We've already seen the new 2012 6-Series Coupe, and brought you our first-drive impressions of the convertible, but the M6...
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Pagani Presents First Customer-Specced HuayraControversial styling and a questionable engine choice notwithstanding, Pagani’s new Huayra supercar is an impressive piece of machinery; one made all the more so when you consider that it’s just Pagani’s second car, the first of course being the now legendary Zonda. Revealed to...
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McLaren May Switch From Mercedes To Honda Engines In F1: ReportHonda may return to the world of Formula 1 as an engine supplier according to latest reports coming out of Germany, and the first team it may sign a deal with is former partner McLaren, which it supplied engines to during the glory days of Alain Prost and Ayrton Senna. At present McLaren still...
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