| New Chinese Car Company to Debut at Geneva Auto Show |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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Early next year at the Shanghai Auto Show, Qoros will unveil a new and entirely original, upscale, compact sedan for the European and Chinese automotive markets. It will be the Chinese automaker’s first offering. Forgive us for glossing over the details. The brand, and its business model, will have nothing at all to do with [...]
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| Land Rover to Expand Lineup, Include 16 Models by 2020 |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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Land Rover, makers of iconic off-road vehicles like the Defender, is setting out to expand its lineup to 16 models by 2020. The British automaker plans to focus heavily on the three main categories that are growing at an exponential rate in the SUV segment: luxury, leisure, and utility. Gerry McGovern, design director for Land [...]
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| Could We Get a 325-Horsepower Buick Regal GSX? Maybe. |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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You might not believe it, but there’s a 325-horsepower, all-wheel-drive version of the Buick Regal GS sold abroad that we’re probably never going to get in the U.S. But we wouldn’t say it’s impossible—not by a long shot. Abroad, GM’s U.K. brand Vauxhall sells the Regal as the Insignia. And beyond the high-performance Regal GS [...]
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| 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Road Test |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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Fiat's scorpion has some potent venom, and North America can't get enough.
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| 320 Fisker Karmas Destroyed in Hurricane Sandy, Resulting in $32-Million Loss |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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| Hyundai and Kia Face Lawsuits, Losses Over Exaggerated Fuel-Economy Claims |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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| Fisker’s Fate Depends on Bankruptcy Court’s A123 Decision Tomorrow |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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Tomorrow, a federal bankruptcy court will rule on whether Johnson Controls, an American industry supplier, or Wanxiang, a Chinese firm, can buy A123′s battery business. Johnson made what appeared to be a final deal after Wanxiang’s initial bid was nixed, but a subsequent offer from the Chinese company was provisionally approved by the court a [...]
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| Lingenfelter Unveils 1969 Camaro Retro Kit for Fifth-Gen Camaros |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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Car design has evolved significantly over the past 50 years, but whether that’s a good or a bad thing could be debated all day. Although the muscle-car look born in the 1960s has made a comeback in a number of today’s Detroit-made muscle, none are as authentic as the photo above. And that’s where Lingenfelter [...]
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| 2013 Mini John Cooper Works GP Hatchback Priced Just Shy of $40K |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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The latest Mini John Cooper Works GP hatchback is supposed to be the fastest Mini ever made, despite it producing the same 211 hp from its turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder as any other John Cooper Works hatch. The reason the GP is so much quicker, then, is because the GP is torquier than the JCW by [...]
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| 2014 Maserati Quattroporte: The Evolution of Four-Door Italian Greatness |
Nov 7th, 2012 |
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There are few things more glamorous than a four-door Maserati. When the first-generation Quattroporte—which simply means “four-door” in the beautiful Italian language—was launched in 1963, it was the fastest such car on the market. And it became the perfect long-distance cruiser for a jet set bothered by neither fuel prices nor speed limits, traveling at [...]
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