| The Detroit Electric SP:01 Unveiled |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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The Detroit Electric SP:01 is a limited edition, two-seat sports car that is purely electric. The company says it will set new standards for performance and handling, and with a top speed of 155 mph, and the ability to go from 0 to 60 in 3.7 seconds, that it will be the world’s fastest pure-electric [...]
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| GM Announces Investment in New Tiny Ecotec Engines, New V-6, and 8-Speed Automatic Transmission |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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General Motors, for all of the wonderment coming from it, hasn’t had a brand new engine for quite some time. The 3.6-liter, twin-turbocharged V-6 in the upcoming 2014 Cadillac CTS is based on the same engine used in everything from the Chevrolet Impala, to the Camaro, and even the company’s full-size crossovers. Its four-cylinder engines [...]
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| How the Ford Atlas Concept Came to Be |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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Making its debut at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show, the Ford Atlas Concept turned heads. Designers of the Ford Atlas Concept understood the need for purpose-built options for inspiration, balancing style and function. The concept went through many versions, making sure there was a purpose for every element of the vehicle, as well as keeping [...]
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| Chrysler Considering Diesel Option for 300, Report Says |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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Jeep introduced a diesel-powered Grand Cherokee earlier this year—which we’ve already driven—and an oil-burning Ram 1500 pickup won’t be far behind, so it should come as no surprise that rumors of a diesel option for the Chrysler 300 have begun to make the rounds on the internet. In an interview with Wards Auto, Saad Chehab, [...]
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz First Drive: A $500,000 Track-Ready Eco Toy |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Electric Drive boasts a 120-mile range and 738 horsepower, but don’t believe for a minute that you can enjoy both at the same time. When pushed to its full potential, the electric SLS won’t make it two laps around the 12.9-mile Nürburgring Nordschleife. This great conundrum—manage the battery range or exercise [...]
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| Chevrolet Reveals Hot Wheels Edition Camaro Convertible by Giving Away (For a Time) 33 of Them |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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If you were one of the 33 major directors of the Indianapolis 500, you’d now be tooling around in one of the new Chevrolet Camaro Hot Wheels edition convertibles. Chevy lined up 33 of the softtop Hot Wheels Camaros at the Brickyard and gave one to each director—well, for a time, anyway; those directors will [...]
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| March Sales Pace at 15.27 Million-Unit Annual Rate |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
The majority of manufacturers reported an increase in sales over last March, with the exception of Mazda and Hyundai. March’s SAAR stood at 15.27 million units, up from 14.14 million units one year ago.
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| Mini X6: BMW X4 Concept Previews Future Production SAC |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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BMW's Latest, Higher-Volume SAC
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| Thread of the Day: Should the Chevrolet Spark Offer a Three-Cylinder Engine? |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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With the news of GM’s big investment in building a new family of Ecotec three- and four-cylinder engines, we’ve already begun playing a guessing game of where those new mills will find a home. Keeping in mind three-cylinder U.S.-market cars such as the 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost and 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage, the Chevrolet Spark [...]
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| We Hear: Mercedes Planning Mini-Fighting X-Class Cars |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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Mercedes-Benz and BMW are known rivals, but a new report from Automobile suggests that the German automaker from Stuttgart is gunning for BMW’s Mini division and BMW’s own upcoming front-drive model with a new subcompact X-Class range. Thanks to its partnership with Renault-Nissan, Mercedes will have access to a flexible shared platform upon which it [...]
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