Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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In late January electric car company Tesla filed for an initial public offering with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in the filing revealed that production of its first model, the...
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BMW Makes HD Radio Standard Across 2011 LineupWith the launch of the new 2011 BMW 5-Series Sedan this May, for the first ever BMW’s entire lineup will be equipped digital HD Radio as standard. For anyone unfamiliar with HD Radio, superior sound quality is one of its significant benefits, along with access to thousands of channels including...
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Victor Muller: New SAAB 9-2 On The Drawing BoardForget all of your bad memories of the ‘Saabaru’ 9-2X mongrel of the past decade because Saab is working on a brand new 9-2, one that will be all Saab and one that will draw inspiration from the original 92 model of the 1950s. Victor Muller, the CEO of Spyker and savior of Saab, has revealed...
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Dealers Fearful Of All-Hybrid Mercedes-Benz S-Class RangeAccording to Mercedes-Benz dealer sources, news that the automaker is considering an all-hybrid lineup for its next-generation S-Class is true. A Mercedes-Benz spokesman admitted to MotorAuthority.com last week that an all-hybrid S-Class lineup was under serious consideration, though nothing had...
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Spy Shots: 2011 Chevrolet Aveo HatchbackWith the 2011 Chevrolet Aveo, General Motors is taking its small car destiny in its own hands, bringing its Honda Fit fighter home to America--at least in terms of design and production. Unlike the first-generation model, which was designed largely in South Korea, the new Aveo will be mostly...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Kia Forte HatchbackJoining the Sedan and Koup models in the ever-expanding Forte lineup, the past week’s 2010 New York Show played host to the unveiling of the third Forte variant, the brand new 2011 Kia Forte Hatchback. The latest five-door continues the brand's design-led transformation, combining a stylish new...
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The affordable large car segment is starting to get just a little overcrowded, and in a time where customers all around the world are downsizing to smaller midsize models, performance, fuel-economy...
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2011 Hyundai Equus On Sale Late Summer, Priced From Mid $50,000 BracketIf you were too easily offended by Hyundai--yes, Hyundai--proclaiming its Genesis sedan could duke it out with the likes of Lexus and Infiniti, boy, are you going to be irked. By late summer, the company’s new flagship, the 2011 Hyundai Equus, will be on sale in the U.S., and according to Hyundai...
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2010 World And Performance Car Of The Year Winners AnnouncedNot to be outdone by the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards from the Detroit Auto Show, the organizers of the 2010 New York Auto Show are heavily promoting their own ‘World’ and ‘Performance’ titles and today revealed the winners for this year’s awards. A...
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2010 New York Auto Show: Mazda Confirms New Gas And Diesel Engines For U.S.Mazda showcased its next-generation of powertrain technologies, which included two new engines and an advanced automatic transmission, last October, and today at the 2010 New York Auto Show the automaker has announced plans to bring these fuel saving engines to the U.S. market. Grouped under the...
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2010 Rapier SL-C Superlite Coupe PreviewBased out of Boston, Massachusetts, Rapier Automotive has been preparing its mid-engine supercar for the past five years and is now taking orders. Almost completely hand-built, the Rapier Superlight Coupe, or SL-C for short, is completely customizable, offering customers several different...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Scion tCLaunched in 2004, the tC quickly became Scion’s top-selling model and brought in a new generation of younger car buyers to the brand. Six years later, the second-generation tC emerges with an aggressive new look, increased driving performance, and a more premium feel. The car is fitted with a new...
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The 2011 Infiniti QX56 in all its bulbousness has made its official world debut today at the 2010 New York Auto Show, and surprisingly pricing for the new ute has also been revealed. The 2011...
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2011 Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe ConfirmedIt’s official. Mercedes-Benz plans to launch a new C-Class Coupe to replace its CLC Sportcoupe model sold overseas and partially fill the gap left by the CLK, which itself has become the new E-Class Coupe.The information was confirmed by Peter Schabert, the chief of the Mercedes-Benz plant in...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Scion iQToyota has finally confirmed the launch of its diminutive iQ minicar for the U.S. market with the unveiling today of the 2011 Scion iQ at 2010 New York Auto Show. Aimed at a new trendsetting generation of urban drivers, the types of customers Scion is known for, the new U.S.-spec iQ will be very...
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2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Production Starts May 3, Sales In JulyChrysler gave us an early look at its redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee at last year’s New York Auto Show but almost a year on and the vital model in the revitalized Chrysler is still nowhere to be seen. Cherokee fans won’t have to wait too much longer however, as the new SUV is...
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2010 New York Auto Show: 2011 Porsche Cayenne S HybridMaking its North American debut next week at the 2010 New York Auto Show is the all-new 2011 Porsche Cayenne, which means Americans will finally get to see the technically advanced Cayenne S Hybrid and plan ahead for its arrival in showrooms before the year is out. The U.S. usually misses out on...
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Build Your Own McLaren MP4-12C With New ConfiguratorThe all-new 2012 McLaren MP4-12C supercar isn’t set to appear on U.S. shores until the middle of next year but eager customers already have the ability to pick and tweak the car to their own desires thanks to the launching of a new online configurator today. The configurator was developed using...
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At this week’s 2010 New York Auto Show Lincoln is unveiling what the company claims will be the most fuel efficient luxury sedan in the U.S., the 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid--remember, this is a...
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2011 BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase Launched In ChinaDue to demand from Asian markets, where many 5-Series cars are used as chauffeur driven limos, BMW has released a new long-wheelbase version of its popular luxury sedan. The new 2011 BMW 5-Series Long-Wheelbase has been designed and developed exclusively for the Chinese car market and will make its...
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2010 New York Auto Show CoverageThe 2010 New York Auto Show turned out to be one of the most exciting and product-filled North American shows so far this year, with the industry bootstrapping itself out of the depths of 2008 and 2009. With nearly as many new cars, concepts and special editions as Detroit and Chicago combined, it...
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Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera Hits The Road - Image UpdateOne hundred and fifty four pounds. That's how much the latest Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera saves over the standard Gallardo. While it might not sound like much, it brings the total weight down to 2,954 pounds, which makes Lamborghini’s latest supercar as light as many compact...
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Lamborghini Giving The Boot To Manual Transmissions?Lamborghini is changing the way it designs and builds cars. For years, Lamborghini would focus on the design, top speed, acceleration and handling of its cars--in that order. However, in the last year or two the automaker has shook things up a little, shuffling the order of priorities to design...
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Report: BMW M6 May Be Replaced By New Super-Sports CarBMW’s next 6-Series is just around the corner and while we can be certain there will be a new Coupe and Convertible, there’s a chance that the M6 variants may not make a return for the new generation. We know that BMW is working on a new high-end sports car based on its Vision...
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