| 2013 Nissan NV200 Priced from $20,835, Offers Up to 25 mpg Highway [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Nissan has announced pricing for the 2013 NV200, which made its production-spec debut at the 2013 Chicago auto show. The compact commercial van will start at $20,835, and Nissan also released the van’s final technical specs, including engine-output and fuel-economy figures. The NV200 is designed to go head-to-head with the likes of Ford’s Transit Connect, [...]
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| Subaru Viziv Concept Points to New Design Direction, Not Tie-Up with TV Manufacturer [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Subaru will unveil this Viziv crossover concept at the upcoming Geneva auto show in March. The automaker says the Viziv showcases the design direction and technology of its future models. From the teaser photo, it’s hard to gauge what technology we’ll see other than LED headlamps and maybe active grille shutters, but it does look [...]
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| Nissan Announces NISMO RS High-Performance Models, First Coming Next Year [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Immediately following the debuts of the 2013 Juke NISMO and 2014 370Z NISMO at the 2013 Chicago auto show, Nissan announced it is working on even-higher-performance NISMO RS models. The harder-core RSs will aim to take regular Nissans into the dynamic stratosphere, and company reps told us to expect the first NISMO RS to arrive [...]
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| 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI SE long-term sedan review: Closing out the second-quarter with our long-term Passat |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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When the price of gas climbs to the $4-a-gallon mark and beyond, people complain and automakers fear sales will fall off the edge of a cliff.
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| We Hear: Mercedes E550 V-8 Replaced by E400 Turbo V-6 After 2014 Model Year |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Mercedes-Benz E-Class engine choices will be shaken up in model year 2015. Associate editor Scott Evans is driving the updated 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-Class lineup and got a glimpse into the E-Class’ likely future powertrain plans that will likely upset fans of bigger displacement but please those who favor forced induction. As we’ve mentioned before, a [...]
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| 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo, 2014 Nissan 370Z Nismo Power Into 2013 Chicago Auto Show |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Show floor update: “We’re taking a holistic approach with the Nismo Juke, ” said Simon Sproule, Nissan’s Corporate Vice President, Global Marketing Communications at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show. That means the Nismo-fied Juke’s 100 revised components account for 37 percent more downforce than the garden-variety Juke. On sale in March, enthusiasts can also look [...]
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| Nurburgring-Tuned 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition Ditches Rear Seats – 2013 Chicago |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Show floor update: Looking sinister in Jet Black at the Nissan show stand, the Track Edition GT-R showed off all its extra carbon fiber and front seats highlighted with bright blue trim. Instead of the impractical rear seats, there are two lightweight quilted cloth mats. Pricing information will be revealed closer to the launch date, [...]
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| 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR Debuts at 2013 Chicago Auto Show With Beetle R-Line |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Show floor update: Though it bears a golden hue in the official photos, the 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR is actually canary yellow in person. This is unfortunate because the car looks far better in the darker shade. Not coincidentally, the new GSR was announced 40 years after the original GSR came out. To help sustain [...]
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| Ford Fiesta ST RallyCross Car, Ken Block-Modified Focus TrackSTer Debuts in Chicago |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Show floor update: Although the TrackSTer won’t be available to the masses, enthusiasts can outfit their Focus STs to look similar to Ken Block’s blue pocket rocket you see below. We talked to fifteen52′s Brad Beardow, who estimated making a TrackSTer of your own would cost about $75,000 on top of the price for a [...]
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| MT Poll: What’s Your Favorite 2013 Chicago Auto Show Debut? |
Feb 7th, 2013 |
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Picking the Best of Chicago
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