| Porsche signs tennis ace Maria Sharapova as brand ambassador |
Apr 24th, 2013 |
as a brand ambassador for the next three years. The partnership will see the 26-year-old Russian ace play a leading role in the German sports car brand’s global communications campaign between now and ...
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| Spied! 2015 Chevrolet Cruze Looks to Ditch Staid Styling in Favor of Sportier Looks |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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When it came time to review the Chevrolet Cruze, one of our biggest gripes came by way of its overly conservative styling. If you could get past it, you’d find the Cruze to be a perfectly nice compact sedan, driving confidently and getting fuel economy numbers that were too legit to quit. From our new [...]
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| Toyota Prius May Not Reach 2013 Target |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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Thanks to falling gas prices, the Toyota Prius may not reach its target growth in 2013. The automaker planned on selling 250,000 Prius models this year in the US, which would be a 5.6 percent increase over 2012. However, in the first quarter of the year, sales of the hybrid line dropped 8.4 percent. Just [...]
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| Location-based Crash Tests Could Result in Safer Cars |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has recently upgraded its Vehicle Research Center with a new system that allows for more accurate crash testing that could ultimately lead to safer cars. The new technology will help researchers to determine the effectiveness of active safety systems–such as collision avoidance–by judging braking distances as well as [...]
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| U.S. Department of Energy Recovers $21 Million from Fisker Despite Missing $10 Million Loan Repayment |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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Embattled Fisker Automotive looks like it’s falling farther down the proverbial mine shaft, missing its scheduled $10 million repayment to the U.S. Department of Energy on Monday for a loan of $192 million it took out to fund its green luxury car startup. And yet, somehow, the DOE recovered $21 million from Fisker, which came [...]
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| Spied! 2014 Cadillac ATS Coupe; Ditches Fastback for More Traditional Look |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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With the 2014 Cadillac CTS moving up in both size and price and eliminating its coupe and wagon variants, it gives the Cadillac ATS lineup a little more wiggle room to expand. The first new version out of the gate will be the 2014 Cadillac ATS coupe, seen here testing in heavy camouflage. Ditching the [...]
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| 2014 Subaru Forester 2.5i Tested: Doubling Down on Comfort and Tech |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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The Subaru Forester accounted for about 25 percent of Subaru’s total U.S. sales in 2012. But while impressive as a component of Subaru’s total picture, those Forester sales are less than a third of the numbers racked up by the Honda CR-V and Ford Escape, and that disparity, plus the arrival of a redesigned Toyota [...]
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| Infiniti to Build Extended-Wheelbase Q50 for Chinese Market [2013 Shanghia Auto Show] |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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To accommodate the tastes of the Chinese market, where those with the means to own a premium vehicle often prefer to enjoy it from the luxury of the back seat, Infiniti has announced a long-wheelbase version of it’s Q50 sedan. The extended-wheelbase Q50, as well as the Chinese-market QX50 compact crossover—what the EX37 will come [...]
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| Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 181 |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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| Checkpoint Carlo: How Tax Cops Killed Italy’s Supercar Market |
Apr 23rd, 2013 |
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Ferrari’s home market is in a shambles even as the company records massive growth in the U.S., China, and India. Italy accounted for only 248 of the black stallion’s sales in 2012, half the number sold there the year before. Maserati’s sales have fallen 80 percent since 2009, but it’s not just Fiat brands that [...]
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