| 2012 Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black Edition: Once You Go Carbon Black, You’ll Never Go Back |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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We understand that the Vanquish has replaced Aston’s long-running DBS as the “high-volume” flagship for 2013, but we recently had a chance for a last fling with a very special DBS. Special, that is, because it is draped in a shimmering, black hue so fetching that you may wonder why every Aston doesn’t come painted [...]
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| Kia Exec Says Brand Will Compete with Luxury Automakers by 2017 |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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Hyundai spent the previous decade boasting that by 2010, the Korean automaker would be a serious competitor to Mercedes-Benz and BMW. It didn’t happen. Now it’s Kia’s turn. Kia vice chairman Hyoung-Keun Lee announced the automaker will become a premium global player over the next five years. The models will be on the same level in terms [...]
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| Fisker Looking for Strategic Partners, Wants to Maintain Relationship With A123 Systems |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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Fledgling automaker Fisker Automotive, which produces the stunning-looking Karma electric sedan, is seeking strategic partners and has employed the services of an investment firm to help it do so. The recently embattled company’s move—first reported by The Wall Street Journal, and confirmed to Car and Driver by a Fisker representative—is hardly surprising, and is apparently [...]
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| Ford Confirms 3.2-Liter Diesel for 2014 Ford Transit |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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When Ford announced earlier this year that a then-unspecified diesel engine would be among the powertrain options offered in its full-size Transit van, the smart money was on a federalized version of the 3.2-liter Duratorq inline-five already serving in the Transit and the Ranger in overseas markets. Scheduled to go on sale late next year as [...]
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| Juggling Chainsaws |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
‘Da Man’ juggles a couple of key issues impacting the industry and reminds us that even the best can drop the ball every once in a while.
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| Rinspeed Micromax Coming to Geneva, a Congested Urban Future Near You |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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It seems everyone is jumping on the electric city car bandwagon these days, with major manufacturers like Audi, BMW, and Toyota recently showing off small electrified concepts. Now, even Swiss tuner Rinspeed is eager to get in on the EV action, with plans to bring its own electric city car to next year’s Geneva show. [...]
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| Watch the 2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus Redeem Itself on Latest Ignition |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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As a whole, we at Motor Trend love the Audi R8. We’ve reviewed its many iterations countless times and we even named it our Best Handling Car winner in 2008 – the precursor to our Best Driver’s Car award. Senior features editor Jonny Lieberman was one of the few holdouts on staff who didn’t much [...]
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| Sagging Sales Forcing Acura to Drop Base 2.0-liter ILX? |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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Now that Honda has remedied the 2013 Civic with a redesign, it appears the automaker has shifted its attention toward the C-segment car’s more premium platform-mate, the 2013 Acura ILX. The new compact sedan is not the sales superstar it was projected to be, but the Japanese automaker plans on fixing the problem by making [...]
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| Video Find: Take a Closer Look at the Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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We recently had the chance to drive the priceless Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo Concept faster than anyone else had been previously allowed – a whopping 45 mph. After we were done with it, Porsche apparently turned on the camera to film the plug-in hybrid station wagon driving through what will undoubtedly become its natural habitat [...]
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| N.J. cars pumped full of jet fuel |
Dec 10th, 2012 |
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KEYPORT, N.J. Several motorists fueling up in Monmouth County Sunday found themselves with tanks full of jet fuel, though that didn't mean their cars would be taking off. Instead, they were ...
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