| Automobile Magazine Names Tesla Model S as 2013 Automobile of the Year |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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With the end of the year is quickly approaching, that can only mean one thing; various media outlets handing out accolades for the best car, truck, or SUV of the year. Sister publication Motor Trend has already announced that the 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class took the title for SUV of the year and now another sister [...]
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| U.S. Auto Sales Relatively Healthy, Despite Hurricane Sandy's Toll |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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| Three of the Most Interesting Toyota Priuses You’re Likely Ever to Encounter [2012 SEMA Show] |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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Whether it’s a regular five-door, the new V people mover, or the small C hatchback, all Prius models are painfully boring—with the exception of this trio we stumbled across at SEMA. The group, which consists of a pair of Prius Cs and a Prius V, were being used as attention-grabbers for Japanese car-accessory maker HTNA. [...]
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| Mazda’s Trio of CX-5 Concepts: The Fun, the Fearsome, and the Functional [2012 SEMA Show] |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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The Mazda CX-5 is S-L-O-W. Slow. We’ve tested one that swaps gears itself and we’ve tested one with a row-your-own gearbox and neither fulfilled our need for rapid acceleration nor a high terminal velocity. What the CX-5 offers, however, is F-U-N. Fun. And that fun factor looks to be ratcheted up some with these three [...]
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| Acura ILX “Street Build” Project Straps On Blower, Body Kit [2012 SEMA Show] |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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Acura celebrated its return to the SEMA show—it took six years off to focus on stuff like the recently discontinued ZDX—by debuting a couple of ILX projects. One is a race car scheduled to compete at Thunderhill in a few weeks and the other is this supercharged roadgoing model. Based on the ILX 2.4 with [...]
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| Best of SEMA 2012, Part II: Blasts from the Past, a Classy Lambo, the FR-S, and More |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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The 2012 SEMA show goes on! And after a bit more walking, we’ve got some more cool stuff live from the floor in Las Vegas. Our first Best of SEMA installment was filled mostly with major manufacturers’ wares, so we decided to spend day two seeking out some of the wildest and most exotic machinery [...]
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| Acura Debuts ILX Endurance Racer, Hits Track at Thunderhill Dec. 8/9 [2012 SEMA Show] |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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While we haven’t yet completely warmed up to our long-term Acura ILX 2.4, here’s an example we wouldn’t mind wrapping our arms around forever and ever. OK, maybe not forever, but at least 25 hours. The car you see here, which debuted at the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, is one of a pair [...]
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| 2013 Toyota Avalon and Avalon Hybrid, a drive review: Toyota amps up the Avalon to flagship status |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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| Ultra Cool: Jeff Dunham Builds Ultraviolet 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 for SEMA |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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Funny man Jeff Dunham may make plenty of jokes, but he takes seriously his passion for cars. On display at this week’s SEMA show is an electric purple and black 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 designed with input from the comedian himself. With the help of Mopar and SRT, Dunham customized the Challenger to look and [...]
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| 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender: Lexus ES |
Nov 1st, 2012 |
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The 2013 Lexus ES ditches its Camry connection for a platform related to the reworked Toyota Avalon in an effort to achieve LS-levels of comfort. The Lexus gains 1.7 inches of wheelbase and another inch of overall length in switching to the Avalon’s platform, boosting ever-important rear legroom by 4.1 inches. Aside from the additional [...]
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