| Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition Bows at 2013 Geneva Motor Show, Only 500 Available in North America |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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It’s been almost two decades since we last had the chance to buy new Alfa Romeo vehicles in the United States but that all changed in the course of one day. Today, both the Alfa Romeo 4C and Alfa Romeo 4C Launch Edition debuted at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, both of which are destined [...]
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| Detroit Automakers Challenged with Winning over Female Buyers |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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As women influence car-buying decisions in every four out of five purchases, it’s important to cater more to their needs. Detroit’s automakers still face challenges, mainly due to the fact that many women prefer foreign automakers to domestic automakers. With women’s names on the registration of more than 39 percent of all new cars sold, [...]
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| Auto Supplier Continental Makes Safety “Halo” to Get Driver’s Eyes Back on the Road |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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It’s not a matter of if, but when. When are we going to see technologies that actively keep a driver’s eyes on the road? Soon, says Continental AG, one of the world’s leading suppliers of automotive technologies. You may know Continental from its tire brand, but the company also makes electronics for nearly everything out [...]
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| Video: Twitter-Activated Vending Machine Dispenses Chevy Camaro Hot Wheels |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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At the 2013 Canadian International Auto Show, Hot Wheels and Chevrolet Canada have teamed up with Twitter to produce a vending machine activated by tweeting. That’s right; by following the steps clearly labeled on the machine, it will dispense a diecast of the 2013 Hot Wheels Camaro. All it takes to add this car to [...]
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| Ignition Episode 56: 2013 MazdaSpeed3 Does Its Best Impression of a Muscle Car |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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While a bit brutish for a sport compact car, there’s something endearing about the 2013 MazdaSpeed3. Mazda has programmed it to limit the torque–pulling force–going to the front wheels in first and second gear because it’s simply too much grunt for the car. It has a little but of understeer–front-end plowing–in hard corners. And its [...]
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| Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 174 |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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| The Provo Concept Is the Funky-Fresh Kia Hybrid You Didn’t Know You Wanted [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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It’s a little-known fact in the western world, but the Osmond family—yes, those intrepid 1970s stars of stage, screen, and cosmetic dentistry—are huge in Korea. So much so, Kia decided to name their new hybrid concept vehicle the Provo in tribute to the Utah town the Osmond clan calls home. READ MORE ››
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| 2014 Porsche 911 GT3: Low, Glorious, and Sexy [In the Round 360˚ Photos] |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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Porsche’s newest 911 GT3—like its less-extreme siblings—maintains the classic 911 look and proportions, but it’s all-new. What better way to pore over the nuances than to take it for a 360-degree spin? Photos and Info: 2014 Porsche 911 GT3 Instrumented Test: 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera First Drive: 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 / Carrera 4S [...]
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| Ferrari FF Gets Apple’d: Siri Integration and iPad Minis Now Included [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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While the 900-pound news gorilla on the Ferrari stand in Geneva is the freshly unveiled 900-plus-hp hybrid LaFerrari, the Scuderia’s FF grand tourer, which debuted in the Swiss city in 2011, is getting a few new features. Referred to variously as a shooting brake, an estate car, a two-door wagon, a tourer, and occasionally the [...]
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| Italdesign Giugiaro’s Parcour Concept Is 360˚ of Beguiling Confusion [In the Round Photos] |
Mar 5th, 2013 |
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Volkswagen holds Group Night festivities ahead of most of the world’s leading auto expos, wherein each brand within the Group debuts a new model or concept. They’re usually a balance of tame—think whatever Škoda’s doing—and wild—so Porsche and Lamborghini. This year’s Geneva event turned the heat way up, hosting the unveils of the Lamborghini Veneno, [...]
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