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- Subaru BRZ Concept STI: Live Photos from LA Auto Show and New Promo Video [Updated]
- New Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder Brings Rear-Wheel Drive to Drop-Top Model
- That's More Like it: Naughty 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Ad [Video]
- 2013 Cadillac XTS in the Flesh and on the Move in New Videos
- Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Altechno Clobbers Bugatti Veyron on the Drag Strip [Video]
- Spicy VW Beetle R Concept Makes its U.S. Debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show [with Video]
- 2013 Honda Fit EV gets up to 123 miles, Priced at $36,625 but will be Available only for Lease [Video]
- New 2012 Honda CR-V Breaks Cover at Los Angeles Auto Show [73 Photos]
- Chrysler Invests $1.7 Billion to Build Fiat-Based Jeep in the U.S., Marchionne says Nitro “Should Never Have Been Built”
- LA Auto Show: New Porsche Panamera GTS with AWD and 430HP [41 Photos]
- Infiniti Introduces New IPL G Convertible at 2011 LA Auto Show
- 2012 Hyundai Azera Sedan to go up Against Buick LaCrosse and Lexus ES [with Video + 50 Photos]
- 2013 Infiniti JX: New Luxury Crossover gets 7-Seats, 265HP V6 and a Starting Price of $41,400*
- New 2013 Mazda CX-5 Debuts in Los Angeles, Returns up to 33MPG
- Cuckoo Job? Toyota Station Wagon Caught with Oversized Bird Nest on Roof
- LA Show Preview: Jaguar's New 550HP and 186MPH XKR-S Convertible
- New 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Hits U.S. Shores with 160HP 1.4L Turbo Engine [36 Photos]
- LA Show Preview: 2013 Cadillac XTS gets 300HP V6 and Available AWD
- All-New 2013 Ford Escape Officially Revealed, will be Sold as the Kuga in Europe [109 Photos]
| Subaru BRZ Concept STI: Live Photos from LA Auto Show and New Promo Video [Updated] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 07:57 PM PST  The highly anticipated Subaru BRZ Concept STI made its debut today at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show in order to prepare us for the production model that is scheduled to appear at the Tokyo Motor Show in Japan on November 30 before it goes on sale worldwide next spring.
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| New Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder Brings Rear-Wheel Drive to Drop-Top Model Posted: 16 Nov 2011 07:22 PM PST  Once upon a time, sports cars and rear-wheel drive layouts were synonymous terms, but not anymore - especially when it comes to the Volkswagen Group that has essentially built an empire of all sorts of front- and all-wheel drive models. But every so often, even the VW Group succumbs to the allure of rear-wheel drive. Today, its Lamborghini brand introduced the new Gallardo LP 550-2 Spyder, which combines the open-top body style with rear wheel drive. Read more »
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| That's More Like it: Naughty 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Ad [Video] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 06:53 PM PST  After seeing the lukewarm response to its U.S. market commercials on the 500C starring Jennifer Lopez (…or was that the other way around?), Fiat's marketing division put its act together and presented a more appropriate ad for its 2012 500 Abarth, which was unveiled today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The new advertisement conveys the message that the 160-horsepower 500 Abarth is a naughty little Italian city car in a cheeky but tasteful way. The 1-minute long commercial concludes with the female voiceover, "The Fiat 500 Abarth. You'll never forget the first time you see one". You can take a look at the clip for yourself in the video after break. Read more »
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| 2013 Cadillac XTS in the Flesh and on the Move in New Videos Posted: 16 Nov 2011 05:48 PM PST  The big news for Cadillac today was the presentation of the all-new XTS full-size luxury sedan, and we've got some fresh pictures as well as two new videos including one that shows the car on the road (admittedly, not in the best quality) to share with you.
While the new XTS is Cadillac's largest sedan and as such, should be the brand's flagship saloon model, it does not target the likes of the BMW 7 Series nor the Mercedes S-Class. Read more »
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| Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Altechno Clobbers Bugatti Veyron on the Drag Strip [Video] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 05:06 PM PST  The 1,001-horsepower Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is considered to be the world's fastest production car with an eye-boggling top speed of 253.1 mph [407km/h]. It's also one of the most expensive with a base price of a little over $2.1 million. But is that enough to beat a wildly modified Nissan Skyline GT-R R34 Altechno that pushes out a monstrous output of 900-horsepower on a quarter-mile duel? Unfortunately for the owner of the Bugatti, the answer to that question is no. You can watch the drag race in the video after the break. Read more »
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| Spicy VW Beetle R Concept Makes its U.S. Debut at the 2011 LA Auto Show [with Video] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 04:20 PM PST  Officially, it's just a concept, but the wording on VW's press release hints at a production version of the Beetle R that was first shown at the 64th IAA in Frankfurt before it made its North American debut today at the LA Auto Show. Developed by Volkswagen R GmbH - that is, the same people responsible for the Scirocco R and Golf R models, the Beetle R is said to show "the potential for an ever sportier version of the Beetle" Read more »
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| Posted: 16 Nov 2011 03:52 PM PST  The brand-new 2012 CR-V may be the talk of the day at Honda's Los Angeles Auto Show booth, but the Japanese carmaker also presented the production version of the Fit EV and announced plans to begin leasing the pure electric subcompact from next year. Honda said that the Fit EV's MSRP is $36,625 with an estimated lease priced at $399 a month. It will initially be offered for lease to customers in select California and Oregon markets next summer, followed by six East Coast markets in early 2013. Read more »
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| New 2012 Honda CR-V Breaks Cover at Los Angeles Auto Show [73 Photos] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 03:58 PM PST  Making its world premiere in final production guise at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show today is the all-new, fourth generation Honda CR-V that will first go on sale in the States as a 2012 model on December 15th, and the rest of the world next year. Honda had prepared us for the new CR-V's evolutionary looks through a thinly disguised concept model that was displayed at the Orange County International Auto Show in California in late September. The transition from concept to production reality didn't bring many changes other than a less aggressive choice of wheels, a matte instead of a glossy finish for the plastic cladding on the body, and clear graphics on the headlamps and tail lamps.
At 178.5-in. long, 71.6-in. wide and 65.1-in. tall with a 103.1-in. wheelbase, the new model retains the same width and wheelbase measurements with the previous CR-V, but is 0.8-in. shorter in overall length and 1-in. in height. Read more »
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| Posted: 16 Nov 2011 01:31 PM PST  Chrysler announced today that it plans to invest US$1.7 billion for the development and production of the next Jeep SUV, including a $500 million investment at its assembly plant in Toledo, Ohio, where the new model will be manufactured not just for the U.S., but also for export to all global markets. The plant will be updated with an additional 260,000 square feet added to its body shop, a new quality lab and improvements to its paint shop and material handling facilities.
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| LA Auto Show: New Porsche Panamera GTS with AWD and 430HP [41 Photos] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 12:56 PM PST  The new Porsche Panamera GTS made its world debut today in Los Angeles. The latest addition to the Panamera family, which slots between the S/4S and Turbo models, is based on the all-wheel drive 4S adding more power, upgraded brakes and chassis along with plenty of styling tweaks inside and out. Power comes from a mildly tuned version of the naturally-aspirated 4.8-liter V8 engine found in the S/4S that gains 30HP and 15 lb-ft pushing the total to 430-horses at 6,700 rpm and 384 lb. ft of peak torque.
To further improve handling, the Stuttgart firm's engineers added a lowered air suspension and the Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) system. Porsche says that with the suspension set at "Normal," the GTS sits an 10mm lower than any other Panamera model. Read more »
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| Infiniti Introduces New IPL G Convertible at 2011 LA Auto Show Posted: 16 Nov 2011 12:06 PM PST  Being a luxury carmaker is all fine and dandy but if don't have your own performance division, you haven't really made it to the major league. BMW has the M Division, Mercedes-Benz has AMG, Audi its RS and S lines while even luxury-oriented Lexus has the "F Sport" range to show for itself. Infiniti's answer to all these acronyms is IPL, which stands for Infiniti Performance Line. With just one model though, the IPL G Coupe, it's not really a line, is it? Therefore, the Japanese carmaker chose the 2011 LA Auto Show to unveil its second production IPL model based on the G37 Convertible. Read more »
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| 2012 Hyundai Azera Sedan to go up Against Buick LaCrosse and Lexus ES [with Video + 50 Photos] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 08:21 PM PST  Proving that you don't necessarily need to start off with a strong brand name to succeed in today's crowded car market, Hyundai and its Kia affiliate are building their awareness among consumers with a constant stream of either brand new entries or updated vehicles that are hugely improved over their predecessors. At the 2011 edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai is lifting the covers of the new generation of its Azera sedan that will go on sale shortly as a 2012 model. As Hyundai pointed out, the 2012 Azera is the seventh new vehicle in Hyundai's 24/7 version 2.0 product initiative, which means seven new models every 24 months, and comes on the heels of the all-new Tucson, Sonata, Equus, Elantra, Accent and Veloster.
According to Hyundai, the Azera competes against the likes of the Ford Taurus, Nissan Maxima, Buick LaCrosse, Toyota Avalon and even the Acura TL and Lexus ES350. Read more »
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| 2013 Infiniti JX: New Luxury Crossover gets 7-Seats, 265HP V6 and a Starting Price of $41,400* Posted: 16 Nov 2011 11:33 AM PST  We had the chance to see Infiniti's new 7-seater crossover model in showcar trim at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance in California this past August, but now it's time for the final production version of the JX to make its world premiere at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. To answer your first question, we didn't find any styling changes whatsoever from concept to production, but that shouldn't come as a surprise as there was nothing really conceptual about the JX study in the first place. There are some interesting styling cues to be found on the JX such as the crescent-cut D-pillar and the swoopy belt line, but it's hardly a looker in our books.
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| New 2013 Mazda CX-5 Debuts in Los Angeles, Returns up to 33MPG Posted: 16 Nov 2011 10:44 AM PST  Like many other new production and concept vehicles, the 2013 Mazda CX-5 is making its first appearance on U.S soil at the 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show. Mazda's entry in the compact SUV segment, which made its world premiere in Frankfurt this past September, will go up against the also new Ford Escape and Honda CR-V as well as the current Toyota RAV4, Kia Sportage and VW Tiguan models.
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| Cuckoo Job? Toyota Station Wagon Caught with Oversized Bird Nest on Roof Posted: 16 Nov 2011 10:07 AM PST  We're not ready to call this one a cuckoo job just yet as it may very well turn out to be one of those publicity stunts seeking to get some viral attention on Youtube, but even so, strapping a huge bird nest-like wooden fixture on the roof top of a Toyota station wagon with yellow caution tapes doesn't seem like a very safe idea… You can watch the short clip right after the jump. Read more »
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| LA Show Preview: Jaguar's New 550HP and 186MPH XKR-S Convertible Posted: 16 Nov 2011 07:40 AM PST  Billed by Jaguar as the most powerful and fastest open-top GT model in the brand's history, the new XKR-S Convertible will make its world premiere today at the 2011 LA Auto Show. Packing 550HP and 680Nm (501 lb-ft) of torque from its supercharged 50-liter V8 that was borrowed from XKR-S coupe, the convertible model accelerates from standstill to 100 km/h (62 mph) in 4.2 seconds and can reach an electronically limited top speed of 300 km/h (186 mph). Read more »
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| New 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth Hits U.S. Shores with 160HP 1.4L Turbo Engine [36 Photos] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 07:16 AM PST  After the U.S. launch of the regular Fiat 500 and the canvas-top 500C, it's time for the Italian automaker to introduce the sportier version of its retro-styled mini, the new 2012 500 Abarth that makes its debut today at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The good news is that Fiat opted to offer the 500 Abarth with a more powerful engine than the standard 135-horsepower four-banger that's available on the basic European model. In the States, the hot 500 gets a turbocharged, twin intercooled and MultiAir-equipped 1.4-liter engine that produces a more robust 160-horsepower at 5,500 rpm and 170 lb-ft (230Nm) of peak torque between 2,500 and 4,000 rpm. Read more »
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| LA Show Preview: 2013 Cadillac XTS gets 300HP V6 and Available AWD Posted: 16 Nov 2011 06:32 AM PST  The newest addition to Cadillac's sedan lineup, the 2013 XTS was fully revealed on Wednesday in advance of its first public appearance at the Los Angeles Auto Show later in the day. The XTS takes its place as Cadillac's largest model replacing both the DTS and the STS. And large it is at 202-in. (5,131mm) long, 72.9-in. (1,851mm) wide and 59.1-in. (1,501mm) tall.
The new Cadillac's exterior styling is more adventurous than the DTS/STS models and almost identical to last year's XTS Platinum concept study. Read more »
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| All-New 2013 Ford Escape Officially Revealed, will be Sold as the Kuga in Europe [109 Photos] Posted: 16 Nov 2011 08:10 PM PST  Out goes the old in comes the new Say hello to Ford's brand new compact crossover, the Escape, which will be a global model replacing among others, the Kuga in Europe. The new Escape is definitely more modern than the best-selling model it replaces, something that Ford's design boss, Martin Smith, is keen to stress out: "The Escape's athletic good looks are no accident", he says, adding that "we wanted to create the impression of an athlete like a runner or swimmer in the new body – right down to the defined muscles that convey movement and energy."
In the U.S. market, it will be available in both front- and four-wheel layouts with three gasoline engines, all of which are combined with a six-speed automatic transmission. Read more »
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