| Video: 2014 Ford Fiesta ST |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Automobile Magazine brings us its latest installment of CarPorn.
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| Audi Pushes Back Introductions of Next-Gen A4 and Q7 (Again) |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Audi’s new head of R&D Ulrich Hackenberg is leaving no stone unturned, according to Focus. The German publication reports that the next generation of the A4 will be delayed until the summer of 2015 and that the next Q7 is being delayed again for sub-standard styling. The new A4 was originally scheduled to launch later [...]
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| SUV Shrinkage: Mazda Considering 2-Based Crossover |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Rumors from Japan have Mazda creating a small SUV based on the upcoming redesign of the Mazda 2. Automotive News, citing Japan’s Nikkei business daily, estimates the little SUV (possibly named the CX-2) will debut later in 2014, following this summer’s intro of the new Mazda 2. It is suggested Mazda’s small SUV would begin [...]
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| Wanxiang My Fisker? EV Maker’s Bloated Corpse Sold to Chinese Supplier |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Like many distressed American companies in our post-recession economy, Fisker Automotive is now under full Chinese ownership. Earlier this week, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware approved Fisker’s sale to Illinois-based Wanxiang America Corp., a subsidiary of China’s largest auto-parts conglomerate, for $149.2 million. In January 2013, Wanxiang snapped up Fisker’s battery supplier, A123 Systems [...]
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Edition 507 Tested: Because POWER |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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It’s hard to fully enjoy something when you know it’s almost over. Production of the current Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG is drawing to a close, with the sedan gone by midyear, though the coupe will be around into 2015. With the end looming, every drive of this C63 coupe felt bittersweet. READ MORE ››
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| Brilliant! Aston Launches Gorgeous V8 Vantage N430 and DB9 Carbon Editions [2014 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Keeping a car fresh for more than decade is testament to the quality of its design. Conceived by current Jaguar chief designer Ian Callum, both the Aston Martin DB9 and its more compact sibling, the V8 Vantage, were originally previewed in 2003. Refreshes have kept them visually relevant—the super-sultry styling language doesn’t hurt—but it would [...]
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| Georgia Releases Specialty License Plate Featuring Confederate Flag, Uproar Ensues |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Georgia has redesigned a specialty license plate featuring the Confederate flag, and like every time the stars and bars are displayed, the Civil War’s bitter divide comes to boil. We’re not sure how anyone in the Georgia Department of Revenue didn’t see the controversy coming, particularly since the state itself removed the Confederate symbol from [...]
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| These Sketches Will Come to Life When the Audi TT Debuts in Geneva [2014 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Sure, we already have a pretty good idea of what the 2015 Audi TT looks like based on the design cues of the Allroad Shooting Brake concept that debuted at the Detroit auto show in January. But now Audi has released these sketches detailing the precise styling of the third-generation TT, which will be unveiled [...]
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| We Go Ridiculously In-Depth with the 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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What car are we describing? It’s a wedge-shaped, two-seat Chevrolet with a rear transaxle, a front-mounted pushrod 6.2-liter V-8 with an Eaton TVS supercharger nestled in its valley, and some carbon-fiber body pieces. It makes more than 600 horsepower, wears shocks filled with magnetorheological fluid, and is offered with carbon-ceramic brakes nearly as large as [...]
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| 2013 Audi S7 Quattro Long-Term Intro: Pure Biz-Jet on Wheels |
Feb 19th, 2014 |
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Editorial tears were shed when the Audi S7 burst through the $80K base-price barrier for 2014, foiling inclusion of this highly esteemed sports sedan on our annual 10Best list. (It had previously made the 2013 list) Taking solace where it could be had, we kicked off a 40,000-mile long-term test of the 2013 S7 you [...]
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