Keith Buglewicz, Contributing Writer
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The 2012 Ferrari FF is not just the company's new flagship. Nor is it just the most unusually styled Ferrari in, well, maybe ever.
It's also the first all-wheel drive Ferrari thanks to the company's...
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Buick Beating Lexus In Luxury Car SalesQuick, what's the second-best selling luxury nameplate in the U.S.? BMW? BZZZT, they're in first place these days. How about Mercedes-Benz? Nope. Cadillac maybe? Closer, but no cigar. No, according to our friends over at Kicking Tires, Buick has outsold every other luxury brand in the U.S. in the...
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The Geneva Show: Where Do We Go From Here?The Geneva Motor Show is going on right now, and as usual, dozens of new and exciting cars were unveiled. Every auto show these days is viewed through green-tinted lenses, and Geneva is no exception. Mixed in with the mainstream Chevy Cruze Hatchback and Toyota Prius x were hybrid, diesel and...
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Lexus Recalls More Than 400,000 Vehicles For Sticking AcceleratorsLexus is recalling approximately 409,000 vehicles for various reasons, all of which could lead to a stuck accelerator pedal. Three different vehicles are involved, and each has a different problem. The biggest recall is for 372,000 Lexus RX models, made from 2004-2006, including some early 2007...
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Jaguar To Unveil XKR-S At Geneva Show"Legendary" is a word that's thrown about with abandon these days, but it's an apt description of the Jaguar E-Type. For decades it has been the embodiment of Jaguar itself: Bold, sleek, sexy, fast, powerful. Its influence is still felt today, in the fastback shape of dozens of different...
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Maserati Ups Ante With GranTurismo Convertible SportMaserati will unveil a new, faster version of its stunning GranTurismo Convertible at the Geneva Motor Show next week. Known as the Maserati GranTurismo Converitble Sport (GranCabrio Sport outside the U.S.), the upgraded model will have more power, better handling, more aggressive looks and a...
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There is, you may have heard, some backlash to the idea of global warming and environmentally responsible driving. For every hybrid driver, there is someone who will deride the purchase, and maybe...
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Audi To Unveil High-Performance A3 Sedan Concept In GenevaThe Audi A3 is one of those cars that, despite its inherent goodness, hasn't ever really caught on in the U.S. Maybe it's the high price, or the fact that it doesn't offer much more performance than a Volkswagen Golf, which shares the underpinnings. Then there's the hatchback-only shape, which is...
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BMW Launches New Sub Brand: BMW iBMW is jumping into the green mobility movement with both feet with the creation of a new sub-brand: BMW i. Under the banner "Born Electric," BMW will begin selling two new cars, the i3 and i8, in 2013, both of which put an emphasis on "sustainable premium mobility. " The BMW i3 was previously...
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Lexus Unveils IS 350 C F Sport Special EditionSpecial editions are a car company's way of squeezing extra profit from certain models. For example, Ford became somewhat infamous for the practice after it introduce "special edition" Mustangs one after the other a couple of years ago. It's an effective tool, though. Customers like anything with...
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Audi A8 To Get 4G LTE BroadbandIt's no secret that cars are getting more connected every day. Since GM introduced OnStar more than a decade ago, the way that modern vehicles communicate with the world around them has gotten more and more sophisticated. So it's no surprise that Audi will be introducing the next-generation of...
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Infiniti Unveils Etherea Luxury Concept Ahead of Geneva ShowOver the past decade, the luxury car market has changed dramatically. Sure, there's still an emphasis on leather this, wood that, and spun-aluminum the other. But there's also a philosophy that less is sometimes more. It applies not just to fuel economy, although hybrids and diesels have become...
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When the roads freeze, YouTube quickly buzzes with videos of vehicular mayhem as careless drivers ignore warning signs and common sense, becoming mere participants in zero-friction physics... -
BMW Makes X6 Slightly Less Useless, Adds Three-Across Rear SeatSince its introduction, the BMW X6 has been one of those vehicles that makes you cock your head like a confused collie whenever you see it. BMW says it's sporty, but even though it's pretty quick, its Suburban-size width and 2.5 tons of weight fight you around every corner. The X6's crazy roofline...
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2011 Geneva Show: BMW Vision ConnectedDrive Foretells Interconnected Future
There are concept cars, and there are concept cars. The former are often thinly disguised versions of upcoming production cars, usually given a fancy grille and wheels, or some unrealistic LED lights to separate them from the production model. Then there are the high-concept cars, the ones that...
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2012 Hyundai Genesis R-Spec: The Other 5.0
A little more than three years ago, a Hyundai featured prominently on a site with "Luxury Car" in the title would have been, at best, a good April Fool's joke. Then the company went out and built the Genesis sedan, blowing our minds with its level of sophistication, and making us take a closer look...
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2012 Acura TL Unveiled With New Nose
The current-generation Acura TL's styling has been controversial since its debut a few years ago. In this case, "controversial" is a euphemism for "ugly." It's unfortunate, because the TL is actually a pretty good car, especially TLs with a six-speed manual. Well, the near-universal derision has...
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2012 Buick Regal to Get eAssistBuick unveiled its eAssist mild hybrid technology on the 2012 LaCrosse at the Los Angeles Auto Show last year. Now, the company will unveil a similar system for the smaller, hot-selling Regal sedan. If you're thinking that eAssist is Buick's answer to full-hybrid systems from Infiniti, BMW...
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Once a year, Americans celebrate their love of capitalism with a three-hour long festival of new television commercials. Conveniently broken up by a football game, the ad-fest usually features a... -
2012 Infiniti M Hybrid Nets 32 MPGInfiniti made some pretty bold claims when it unveiled the 2012 M Hybrid at the Los Angeles Auto Show last year. The breakdown was something like this: Lots of horsepower, lots of performance, not a lot of fuel consumed in the process. Well, the numbers are in, and it turns out that Infiniti wasn't...
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Lexus To Showcase Performance at Chicago Auto Show
Luxurious, sumptuous, comfortable, precise, high-quality. All are words used to describe Lexus cars. But "fun" and "sporty" aren't usually in the mix, and for good reason. For all their qualities, the company hasn't ever really hit its performance stride. Or has it? Lexus promises to showcase its...
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Cadillac SRX To Get Bigger V-6Earlier this year, Cadillac dropped the 2.8-liter turbocharged V-6 engine option from its SRX crossover. There was some curiosity about the move, since the 2.8-liter six offered much improved performance compared to the 3.0-liter V-6 that is currently standard equipment in the SRX. Well, wonder no...
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DIY King Builds Pedal-Powered 911Porsche lust cannot be contained by the mere lack of ability to buy one. Cash-strapped enthusiasts will resort to many means to obtain the object of their desire: Toy cars, posters, a jacket with the crest emblazoned on the chest, and so forth. But this is the first time I've ever seen someone...
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Cadillac Unveils Black Diamond Edition CTS-VWhat's with all the special black editions lately? Now Cadillac is getting into the blackout paint luxury car meme with its Black Diamond Edition CTS-V. Available in all versions of the CTS-V -- sedan, coupe and wagon -- the Black Diamond package consists primarily of a special, proprietary black...
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