| Kate Upton Teaser Ad Supposedly with a 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Kate Upton is featured in a new ad for the 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA, we think; it’s also possible there’s some Mercedes-Benz featured in a Kate Upton ad. The luxury German automaker—not wanting to miss a possible viral-homerun—has contracted the Sports Illustrated swimsuit model to appear in its ads touting the new four-dour sports sedan. The [...]
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| The Downshift Episode 48: Reinventing the Lexus IS! |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Despite strong sales, Lexus is undergoing a transition; the luxury arm of Toyota is aspiring to become more emotional and aggressive. On the latest Downshift, chief engineer of the 2014 Lexus IS, Junichi Furuyama, brings to life the development of the automaker’s compact sports sedan. Tasked with creating a car that can rival—and overtake—the BMW [...]
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| Toyota and BMW Finalizing Agreement to License Fuel-Cell Technology |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Having signed a memorandum of agreement last year, BMW is now finalizing its deal with Toyota to license the Japanese giant’s hydrogen fuel-cell technology for a future car. Believed by some to be the expensive option of our fantasies and others to be a viable fuel for powering cars, hydrogen can be converted into electricity [...]
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| 2013 Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid Get Top Safety Ratings |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has awarded the 2013 Ford Fusion and 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid its top safety rating of five stars overall. The testing included front, side, and rollover evaluations. The restyled Fusion represents Ford’s midsize sedan offering and competes against the Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, and Mazda6, among others. Referring to [...]
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| Kia to go Juke Hunting at Geneva Motor Show with Urban Crossover Concept |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Exploiting yet another burgeoning segment of vehicles, Kia is heading to the Geneva Motor Show with what it calls a “racy new urban concept.” That’s how the British say small crossover. “With the company’s signature tiger-nose morphing into a mischievous, yet friendly, grille and headlight arrangement, coupled with strong styling lines that exude speed and [...]
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| Infiniti Q50 Will Get Mercedes-Benz Turbocharged Four |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Infiniti boss Johan de Nysschen connected the all-too-close dots during the Detroit auto show, explaining that the new Q50—that’s the G37 replacement, remember?—will be offered in the U.S. with a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine designed by Mercedes-Benz. De Nysschen was speaking with Autoweek, and Infiniti reps have since confirmed to us the accuracy of the [...]
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| 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek Tested: A Bulldoggy Wagon with Extra Ground Clearance |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Aside from a passel of Jeeps, the odd Toyota, and a few hulking pickups, the population of new vehicles that traffic in off-pavement readiness right off the showroom floor is limited. Except, that is, at the Subaru store. In 2012, the company’s sales accounted for barely two percent of the U.S. market; that’s a profitable, [...]
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| Scion Shows Off Latest xD Rally Car for Rally America |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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High-speed rallying never really seems to catch on in the U.S., but the sport is filled with slick cars, many of them created from pretty humble roots. Take Scion’s xD rally car as an example. The workaday model is a point-A-to-point-B econobox that utterly fails to deliver on Scion’s supposed mission of youthful awesomeness. (Its [...]
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| Thread of the Day: Do You Like the Aston Martin Rapide S’ Revised Design? (W/Poll) |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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With the new Aston Martin Rapide S, the British automaker has added more power and improved driving dynamics. Perhaps just as important for a car wearing Aston Martin badges, the four-door benefits from exterior and interior styling updates. Will the Rapide S’ freshened design and power boost help the car make a bigger impact on [...]
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| Nissan Once Considered Eliminating Infiniti, 500,000-Unit Goal Pushed Back |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Long before Infiniti’s recent and controversial nomenclature switch to Q and QX, the brand had bigger issues to worry about. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, for example, once considered pulling the plug on the luxury division. Nissan’s executive vice president Andy Palmer shared this bit of news with WardsAuto during the 2013 Detroit auto show, recalling [...]
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