| SEAT Leon SC: SEAT’s Sportiest Offering Debuts for Europe [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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A half year after the unveiling of the third-generation SEAT Leon, VW’s struggling Spanish affiliate launches its first-ever three-door derivative, the SEAT Leon SC. The abbreviation stands for Sports Coupé—and to prove its sporting aspirations, the Leon SC comes with a shorter wheelbase and a more attractive rear end, which slightly reminds us of the [...]
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| Launch Timing for Mercedes-Benz 2013 Calendar-Year Debuts: New Diesels, Black Series, S-class, More |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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Mercedes-Benz is unleashing quite a few new models and fresh variants of a few existing vehicles in 2013, and we now have specific on-sale dates for all of them. (Hit the links for full info on each model.) Instrumented Test: 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 / GLK350 4MATIC First Ride: 2013 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG 4MATIC Sedan Instrumented [...]
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| Petty Cash: The Greatest Road-Racing Jeep Cherokee in LeMons History |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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We’ve discussed the AMC products that have raced in LeMons, but we haven’t discussed much about how Jeep—which was owned by AMC from 1970 through 1987—has performed in our race series. You’d think that the XJ Jeep Cherokee, with its solid front axle, high center of gravity, and 1964-era AMC pushrod six engine would be [...]
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA45 AMG: Launch Timing and First Official “Photo” |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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The hot-rod AMG version of Mercedes-Benz’s new CLA-class compact sedan, the CLA45 AMG, still has yet to be officially unveiled, but we have the first image of the production car. Well, it’s not quite the real car—it’s a computer-generated likeness of the CLA45 AMG from the upcoming PlayStation 4 video game Driveclub. The real deal makes [...]
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| 2013 Ford C-Max Energi Plug-In Hybrid Tested: Timidly Going Where a Few Have Gone Before |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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Boldness is science fiction’s most important plot device. Heroes fearlessly warp into voids in machines that can travel light-years without refueling, gallantly confronting new challenges and achieving ones once unimaginable (until somebody in Hollywood imagines it). There’s never any hesitation when you have total confidence in the technology. And the movie-franchise potential. READ MORE ››
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| Chevrolet Corvette to Celebrate 60th Anniversary at Petersen Museum |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is set to celebrate 60 years – well, 59 years, if we ignore the fact that there wasn’t a 1983 Corvette. Nevertheless, the gearheads at Los Angeles’ famed Petersen Automotive Museum will be holding the 60th Anniversary Corvette Celebration, which will feature the West Coast debut of the new 2014 [...]
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| Fun Fact: Range Rover Autobiography Paint Costs as Much as a Chevrolet Spark |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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There’s an old saying that money can’t buy common sense, and a few 2013 Range Rover Autobiography special-order paint options may test that theory. A recent look at the 2013 Range Rover configurator revealed distinctive paint colors that will set back wealthy buyers $14,500 on top of the Range Rover Autobiography’s $130,995 starting price. Available [...]
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| Honda Promotes American CEO to Run International Automotive Operations |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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Honda’s international executives seem to like what American Honda is doing—it recently promoted the President/CEO of American Honda to run the company’s international automotive operations. Honda announced this morning that Tetsuo Iwamura’s job is growing. Currently the President of Honda North America, the COO of North American Regional Operations, and the President/CEO of American Honda [...]
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| Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG V-12 Heads to the Arctic Circle on Latest Epic Drives |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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On the latest episode of Epic Drives, hosts Jonny Lieberman and Justin Bell drive the 12-cylinder Mercedes-Benz G65 AMG in sub-freezing temperature from Copenhagen, Denmark to the Mercedes Winter Driving Academy in the Article Circle. The story began when the automaker suggested Lieberman attend the driving academy on a frozen lake near the Arctic Circle [...]
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| Video Find: Nissan’s Fishy Robots Help Develop Autonomous Cars |
Feb 22nd, 2013 |
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Nissan is using seven small robots mimicking the behavior of fish in schools to develop its next-generation safety and autonomous driving technology. The robots, called EPOROs, recently made their first trip across the Pacific Ocean to visit the new Nissan Research Center in Silicon Valley. They may look cute, but the EPORO robots are essentially [...]
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