| 2013 Kia Cadenza Makes Debut Ahead of L.A. Auto Show Introduction |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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We’re not sure you asked for it, but here it is regardless: the 2013 Kia Cadenza full-size sedan. Slotting above the Kia Optima, the Cadenza is the automaker’s first foray into the full-size sedan arena since the Kia Amanti left our shores in 2009. If you don’t remember what the Kia Amanti was, don’t fret; [...]
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| Ford Hits Major Pothole With 2012 Consumer Reports Reliability Survey |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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| BMW Introduces 2013 M3 Coupe Frozen Limited Edition (Now Available in Three Matte Colors!) |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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By now, BMW’s Frozen [insert color here] limited-edition M3 and their matte-finished paint should no longer be new in concept—the company has churned out several variations of this theme for years. (Remember the 2011 M3 Frozen Gray edition, the Frozen Black edition from the same year, last year’s Competition Edition Frozen Silver M3, and the [...]
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| Lexus Should Build the Supercharged GS F Sport Show Car [2012 SEMA Show] |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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Every Lexus ever offered in the U.S. has been naturally aspirated. No superchargers. No turbochargers. For the brand’s 23-year existence. This should change, and the Supercharged 2013 GS350 F Sport, which is just an outsourced show car created for SEMA, would be a good starting point. Following the dog-earned, weather-worn playbook that correlates a SEMA [...]
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| 2013 Motor Trend Car of the Year Contender: CODA EV Sedan |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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Take a look at this CODA. What do you see? Most judges saw a curious throwback to the 1990s Asian sedans. The CODA’s bones are indeed boxy though its shape actually dates to only 2004 (it was sold as a gas car starting in 2005). Moreover, the hand behind its angles was no less than [...]
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| Win a $25 Shell Gift Card in Car of the Day Instagram Daily Giveaway |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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Motor Trend is giving away $25 Shell gift cards daily for fans who share on Instagram original photos with #motortrend and #caroftheday in the caption. We’re looking for the best, most original photos and will compile a daily snapshot photo that combines a few of each day’s coolest photos. Overall, we’re giving away a $25 [...]
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| Chrysler Nets $381 Million in the Third Quarter, Up 80 Percent |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN – Chrysler Group LLC, the Fiat Auto majority-owned domestic automaker, posted net income of $381 million for the third quarter of 2012, up 80 percent from $212 million for the third quarter of ’11. “We’ve changed the conversation at Chrysler Group,” Chairman and CEO Sergio Marchionne said in a prepared statement. Indeed, [...]
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| Spied! 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra with Less Camo |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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New 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2014 GMC Sierra prototypes are wearing less camouflage than we’ve seen before, giving us a slightly better preview of the full-size trucks’ styling before they officially debut. GM recently released a teaser image of the new 2014 Chevrolet Silverado’s headlight and announced the full-size pickup would debut on December 13 [...]
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| Consumer Reports Dings Ford and Chrysler, While GM and Audi Improve |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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Reliability Survey Results for 2013 Models
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| Toyota Says Camry Will Sell 400,000 Units in 2012, Win Midsize Sales Race |
Oct 29th, 2012 |
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It’s not all that surprising to hear, but Toyota is already taking its Camry mid-size sedan on a victory lap after announcing that it expects the car to hit 400,000 sales in the 2012 calendar year and win the mid-size market sales race. We’ve been reporting for months on how the Camry has pulled out [...]
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