| Sources Say Ford to Reveal 2015 F-150 Concept in Detroit [2013 Detroit Auto Show] |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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The full-size pickup market is about to be turned upside down. Competition in the next 12 to 24 months will be fierce. Nissan and Toyota each have redesigned pickups on the horizon. Chevrolet and GMC recently unveiled the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and the GMC Sierra 1500, respectively, and GM’s new mid-sized pickups—the Colorado and the Canyon—will take aim [...]
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| Carbon Motors TX7: Police-Grade Vaporware with a $150K Price Tag |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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Not content with a claimed 24,442 orders for its E7 cop car—of which it seems exactly one prototype has been produced—Connersville, Indiana–based carmaker and daydreamer Carbon Motors is announcing a second vehicle. A vehicle that’s scheduled to begin production at the end of next year—shortly before the E7 is scheduled to begin rolling off production [...]
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| Aaron Robinson: The Exquisite, Expensive Hobby of Writing Car Books |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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The line for the omelet bar at any auto-media breakfast almost always includes a few published authors. Many of my colleagues in the press have tried their hand at writing books about cars, car companies, car culture, or car people. As we butter our crumpets, they often encourage me to do the same, but with [...]
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| 2013 Ford Focus ST Goes up Against VW Golf R, Subaru BRZ on Head 2 Head |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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On this week’s episode of Head 2 Head, associate road test editor Carlos Lago hits the track to see if the new 2013 Ford Focus ST has what it takes to challenge the direct descendant of the original hot hatch, the 2012 Volkswagen Golf R. Lago starts out by comparing how the Focus ST and [...]
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| 2013 Toyota Avalon to Offer Qi Wireless In-Car Phone Charging |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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A new technology offered on the 2013 Toyota Avalon full-size sedan shows just how spoiled modern drivers have become. If it’s too much effort to plug-in your cell phone or other device for charging, well-equipped 2013 Toyota Avalons will offer Qi wireless charging. Available on the 2013 Avalon Limited with the V-6 or the four-cylinder [...]
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| Video Find: Go Behind the Scenes of Gymkhana Five, Watch Ford’s Stop-Motion Tribute to Ken Block |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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As of this morning, more than 36,000,000 people have watched Ken Block’s Gymkhana Five: Ultimate Urban Playground; San Francisco. To celebrate, Block and company has released a behind-the-scenes look at how Gymkhana Five was made. Also hopping on the Gymkhana bandwagon is Ford, which has just released Snowkhana One – a holiday-themed tribute to Mr. [...]
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| Infiniti President Defends New Model Nomenclature on Facebook |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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Infiniti’s new naming scheme for its vehicles has prompted outcries of confusion from both the media and the general public, so Infiniti president Johan de Nysschen took to Facebook to explain why Infiniti’s familiar model names are changing. In a nutshell, Infiniti’s new nomenclature works as follows: car names will begin with ”Q,” while SUV [...]
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| Spied! BMW 2 Series Coupe Spotted, Next-Gen X5 Sheds More Camo |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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Here are spy shots of the upcoming 2 Series coupe, which have surfaced just a few weeks after the convertible version was caught testing on German roads. As previously reported, the 2 Series will follow BMW’s revised nomenclature, which specifies that two-doors (and four-door coupes) are assigned even numbers while sedans will sport odd numbers. [...]
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| Next-Gen Chevrolet Camaro Will Be U.S.-Built Alongside Cadillac CTS, ATS |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
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The next-generation Chevrolet Camaro will be built in the U.S., GM announced today. While the 2013 Chevrolet Camaro is currently produced in Canada at a plant in Oshawa, the revised Camaro will move production to GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant in Michigan, where the Cadillac CTS and Cadillac ATS are made. Camaro production will [...]
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| Recall Alert 2012 Hyundai Veloster |
Dec 19th, 2012 |
compact hatchback due to problems with the parking brake, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The affected vehicles have manual transmissions and were manufactured from ...
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