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- First Official Photos of Kia's New K9 RWD Flagship Sedan
- Carscoop's A to Z Guide to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show
- An Inside View of Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car Competition
- The Full Skinny on the New Volvo V40 Including the Engine Range
- Top Gear USA Consulting Producer Crashes Camaro ZL1 at Presentation
- Possibly the First 2012 Porsche 911 Crash
- Sources Say GM wants to Acquire 5 Percent Stake in PSA Peugeot-Citroën as Alliance Talks Progress
- SPIED: New Kia Cee'd Spawns an MPV to Take on the Citroen C4 Picasso and Ford C-MAX
- Italdesign Giugiaro Video Teases New Prototype for the Geneva Motor Show
- Acura Announces Prices for V6-powered 2013 RDX, Starts from $34,320*
- Umm…You Dropped Something on the Road - Like a Couple of Kids!
- China and U.S.A. are Key to Bentley’s Plan to Double its Sales
- Subaru Refines 2012 Legacy Tourer in the UK, gets More Fuel Efficient Boxer Diesel
- Chinese Government Scraps All Foreign Brands from its New Car Buying List
- Surprise! New Kia K9 RWD Flagship Sedan Filmed Completely Uncovered
- Another Live Photo of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept
- New Volvo V40 Five-Door Hatch gets its Video Debut as Well
- Nissan Reveals New Almera Sedan for Russia, goes on Sale Next Year
- Tesla Fails Again in its Libel Suit Against Top Gear for Roadster Test
- Our Spies Capture a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster Prototype
- Nissan to Tease Next Generation X-Trail with Hi-Cross Concept at the Geneva Motor Show
- Pininfarina Cambiano Concept is a Classic GT Coupe on One Side, a Saloon on the Other
| First Official Photos of Kia's New K9 RWD Flagship Sedan Posted: 27 Feb 2012 09:08 PM PST  Only hours after we shared with you a scoop video showing the Kia K9 without any camouflage whatsoever, the South Korean automaker revealed the first official photographs of its all-new flagship sedan that will be launched in its home market this summer. Initially referred to by its codename 'KH', Kia confirmed that the Korean market version of the car will be named 'K9' adding that the name for export markets, as well as overseas launch timings, will be announced later this year. With the new K9, Kia completes its domestic range of "K" sedans, which also include the K5 (Optima in overseas markets) and K7 (Cadenza in overseas markets).
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| Carscoop's A to Z Guide to the 2012 Geneva Motor Show Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:46 PM PST  Switzerland is not a country that springs to mind when you think about cars. It doesn't even produce cars on a large scale. Yet every March since 1905, it hosts one of the world's most important motor shows at its second-largest city. The 2012 Geneva Motor Show will open its doors to auto journalists on February 6 and to the public, between March 8 and 18. It will host 260 exhibitors, including 30 major car manufacturers. According to the organizers, visitors at the 82nd Geneva International Auto Salon will see 180 world and European premieres of all sorts. If we had to name a single characteristic, we would say that car designer seem to have gotten their "mojo" back, having penned many handsome models. Read more »
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| An Inside View of Motor Trend’s Best Driver’s Car Competition Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:44 PM PST  There are more automotive awards given each year than you can shake a stick at; there's the World Car of the Year, the American Car/Truck of the Year, the European Car of the Year, and so on and so forth. Then there are individual publication and website awards. Luckily, most of them are driver oriented, thus their "COTY" announcements usually concern a driver's car and not a people carrier or an underpowered eco-box. The crew over at Motor Trend has published a behind-the-scenes video explaining its criteria in judging the best new driver's car of 2011. Read more »
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| The Full Skinny on the New Volvo V40 Including the Engine Range Posted: 27 Feb 2012 04:07 PM PST  You've no doubt seen the official pictures and video of the all-new Volvo V40, which is proving to be the worst kept secret of the 2012 Geneva Auto Salon. Nevertheless, we have more news coming our way thanks to our Greek friends over at Auto2day-gr, as they sent us the skinny on all those details about the V40 we were missing. And yes, we can confirm that the data is official.
As it turns out, the publication was referring to the maximum length of the series, which it said would eventually include the S40 sedan, C40 three-door hatchback and XC40 SUV, and not specifically the V40. The V40 measures 4,369mm (172.0 -in.) long, 2,041mm (80.3-in.) wide including the mirrors and 1,445mm (56.9-in.) tall, while it rides on a 2,647mm (104.2-in.) wheelbase. That makes it roughly the same size as its BMW rival, the new generation of the 1-Series. Read more »
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| Top Gear USA Consulting Producer Crashes Camaro ZL1 at Presentation Posted: 27 Feb 2012 03:04 PM PST  When you're test driving a very powerful sports car like the new 580hp rear-wheel drive Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, there's always a chance something might go wrong. Unfortunately, for auto journalist Aaron Gold, something did go wrong, but at least he wasn't hurt. As we found out from his Facebook page where he posted this picture, Aaron Gold hold several positions including the Vice President of the Los Angeles-based Motor Press Guild (MPG), a consulting producer on the History Channel series Top Gear USA and an editor at "About.com Cars". As for the accident, Gold commented on the picture he uploaded: "Blame it on the rain". He also added: "Driver was me, I am fine, thank you. GM guys said the damage is cosmetic, but maybe they are trying to make me feel better..." Read more »
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| Possibly the First 2012 Porsche 911 Crash Posted: 27 Feb 2012 02:31 PM PST  Unlike other more exotic and therefore rarer sports cars, due to the number of Porsche 911s sold around the world, there's not as much interest when one of them crashes. Unless of course, it's the first or one of the first of a new series like the 991. The owner of this brand-new 2012 Porsche 911 coupe had the unfortunate experience of being the first we've heard of to be involved in an accident when he met a Volvo V50 in the Netherlands. If you're interested, you'll find more pictures in the video that follows below the break. Read more »
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| Sources Say GM wants to Acquire 5 Percent Stake in PSA Peugeot-Citroën as Alliance Talks Progress Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:42 PM PST  A merger, a tie-up, an alliance or a collaboration, whatever you call it, at the end of the day, it all boils down to one thing: how well two automakers can work together in order to minimize costs and maximize profits. As previously reported, General Motors and PSA Peugeot Citroen are discussing a "strategic alliance" in Europe that could prove beneficial for both companies. GM would find a way to cut costs in its Opel and Vauxhall brands, which are bleeding cash for what seems like forever, while Peugeot and Citroen would use GM as a means to increase their volume and lessen their dependence on the troubled European market by expanding elsewhere. Read more »
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| SPIED: New Kia Cee'd Spawns an MPV to Take on the Citroen C4 Picasso and Ford C-MAX Posted: 27 Feb 2012 01:08 PM PST  The upcoming 82nd Geneva International Auto Salon will host the world premiere of the new generation Cee'd, which is Kia's entry in the oh-so popular European C-segment with competitors like the VW Golf and Toyota Auris. However, the South Korean automaker's plans don't stop with the hatchback model as Kia has already begun testing a minivan version that will fight against the likes of the Renault Scenic. Read more »
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| Italdesign Giugiaro Video Teases New Prototype for the Geneva Motor Show Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:32 PM PST  Italdesign-Giugiaro will join several other Italian design houses at the Geneva Motor Show including Bertone and Pininfarina with its own special concept model. The famed Italian company, which last year ended up in the loving (?) arms of the almighty Volkswagen Group, hasn't really revealed much on the prototype vehicle it has in store for us. "This is one of the most technologically advanced cars for human-machine interface and unique style," said Italdesign-Giugiaro in a short statement. Read more »
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| Acura Announces Prices for V6-powered 2013 RDX, Starts from $34,320* Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:03 PM PST  The more mature 2013 Acura RDX crossover that was revealed alongside the new ILX compact sedan at the Chicago Auto Show earlier this month will go on sale in the U.S. this spring with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $34,320, which does not include a destination charge of $885 (*) that puts the total to $35,205. Read more »
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| Umm…You Dropped Something on the Road - Like a Couple of Kids! Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:43 AM PST  Driving a minivan with passengers stowed in the cargo area is a stupid move in itself but doing it with the tailgate open is just criminal as you're asking for trouble. And trouble is what these feloniously mindless parents got when two of the kids in the boot area…fell out of the Citroen Berlingo! Luckily, the van wasn't speeding and there was no vehicle following on from behind, so the two youngsters got up by themselves. Evidently shaken but not seriously hurt. Feel free to check out the video after the jump. Read more »
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| China and U.S.A. are Key to Bentley’s Plan to Double its Sales Posted: 27 Feb 2012 11:16 AM PST  Despite the global crisis, last year Bentley increased its sales by 30 percent compared to 2010, yet the VW Group-owned luxury carmaker has even grander plans for the next five years. While he is satisfied with the results so far, Bentley's CEO Wolfgang Duerheimer wants his company to more than double its annual sales from today's 7,000 units to 15,000 in 2017. Duerheimer told Automotive News Europe that he counts on China and the recovering U.S. market to contribute a lot in that increase. "We are currently experiencing a boom in China, where our sales almost doubled to 1,839 vehicles in 2011", said Duerheimer. "That made China Bentley's second-largest single market. It will likely advance into the number one spot this year", he added. Read more »
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| Subaru Refines 2012 Legacy Tourer in the UK, gets More Fuel Efficient Boxer Diesel Posted: 27 Feb 2012 10:41 AM PST  Subaru has launched an updated version of its load lugging Legacy Tourer in the United Kingdom. The 2012 model has received a number of technical enhancements highlighted by the presentation of a revised diesel engine and select equipment upgrades. The most important change for 2012 is of course the fitment of a tweaked 2.0-liter flat-four turbo diesel engine, which is Euro 5-compliant and features a more efficient turbocharger, and new exhaust-camshaft timing and lighter connecting rods. It also gets a new oxidation catalytic converters and Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). Read more »
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| Chinese Government Scraps All Foreign Brands from its New Car Buying List Posted: 27 Feb 2012 12:12 PM PST  It's customary for state officials of a car-producing nation to prefer local manufacturers for their transportation needs. For example, German dignitaries will mostly be seen on TV stepping out of a Mercedes, BMW or Audi; their British counterparts choose brands like Jaguar, the French, large Peugeots or Renaults and so on. It's also natural to promote their domestic products, though we haven't heard of any law specifically prohibiting the purchase of certain brands for all government agencies. Until now, that is. Read more »
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| Surprise! New Kia K9 RWD Flagship Sedan Filmed Completely Uncovered Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:35 PM PST  The brass over at Kia Motors was only ready for us to see a handful of teaser sketches of its soon-to-be released, rear-wheel drive flagship sedan codenamed "KH", which most of you may know as the K9. Of course, our spies were also able to snag some shots of a camouflaged prototype, but now, we have two videos of the actual production model without a hint of disguise, spotted on the road.
Kia hasn't published a lot of details yet, but it is reasonable to believe that the KH will share its platform architecture and mechanical hardware with the Hyundai Genesis. This means it could be offered with the same 3.8-liter V6, and 4.6-liter and 5.0-liter V8 engines as its Hyundai counterpart. Read more »
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| Another Live Photo of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept Posted: 27 Feb 2012 09:19 AM PST  Carscoop reader Richard G. just dropped this picture of Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque Convertible into our mailbox. This is the first time we see the British firm's study with its fabric top in the up position as both Land Rover's official images as well as the single photo of the car spotted by a Twitter user on the streets of London over the weekend, depicted the Evoque Convertible with its roof open. Read more »
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| New Volvo V40 Five-Door Hatch gets its Video Debut as Well Posted: 27 Feb 2012 08:06 AM PST  The news on Volvo's fresh entry in the premium compact hatchback segment just keeps dropping in. After a boatload of photos were spilled onto the internet this weekend, we now have the first official promo video of the new V40, which will make its world premiere at next week's Geneva Motor Show. You can watch the short clip in the video right after the break. Read more »
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| Nissan Reveals New Almera Sedan for Russia, goes on Sale Next Year Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:37 AM PST  The Almera nameplate is set to make a return to Nissan's lineup as a compact-sized sedan model, which the company says has been developed exclusively for Russia and will be manufactured locally in Togliatti on an all-new production line starting from early next year. According to the Japanese automaker, Nissan engineering teams in Japan, the UK and Russia developed the new Almera. However, the single photo released by Nissan, suggests otherwise as the new Almera appears to be based on the second generation of the Japanese market Bluebird Sylphy that uses Nissan's B-platform and which was introduced in the country back in 2005. Read more »
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| Tesla Fails Again in its Libel Suit Against Top Gear for Roadster Test Posted: 27 Feb 2012 07:13 AM PST  Back in December of 2008, Top Gear tested the Tesla Roadster. The Elise-based electric sports car was panned on almost every respect, from its abysmal range and overheating engine to the failed brakes. Last March, Tesla filed a libel suit against BBC's TV car show, claiming that the whole test was "staged" and demanded that the channel stop airing the episode while also asking for a compensation for damages. After its first court case was dismissed in October of 2011, Tesla modified its lawsuit and gave it another shot. Unfortunately for Tesla, the lawsuit was dismissed by Mr Justice Tugendhat. Read more »
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| Our Spies Capture a Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4 Roadster Prototype Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:42 AM PST  It's no secret that the next step for Lamborghini is the presentation of a roadster version of its new Aventador LP700-4 supercar and our scoop photographers have just landed the first shots of a camouflaged prototype testing in northern Sweden. The said test car was fitted with fake roof parts to conceal the fact that it is the roadster model, but a close look at the pictures reveals that there's something different about the top of this Aventador.
The Roadster version of the Aventador LP700-4 is expected to be slightly heavier than the coupe iteration due to the necessary strengthening of the chassis to compensate for the loss of the roof. Read more »
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| Nissan to Tease Next Generation X-Trail with Hi-Cross Concept at the Geneva Motor Show Posted: 27 Feb 2012 06:07 AM PST  As the auto industry gears up for the rapidly approaching 82nd Geneva International Auto Show, Nissan released a single teaser photo and video footage of a new concept model called the Hi-Cross. For now, the Japanese company is only willing to tell us that the Hi-Cross demonstrates how it is "exploring ideas to expand" its crossover lineup. However, sources state that the Hi-Cross is a concept model for a new D-segment crossover that will replace the more rugged X-Trail SUV, following in the footsteps of the B-segment Juke and C-segment Qashqai, both of which have proved to be a success for Nissan. Read more »
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| Pininfarina Cambiano Concept is a Classic GT Coupe on One Side, a Saloon on the Other Posted: 27 Feb 2012 05:46 AM PST  The first official photos of Pininfarina's Cambiano concept car are out in the open ahead of its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show thanks to the folks over at Italian car magazine Quattroruote. When Pininfarina first announced the Cambiano, it made word of a sedan model but the teaser pictures that followed clearly showed a two-door coupe. As it turns out, the Cambiano study is both a coupe and a sports sedan.
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