Car News
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The Audi Q3 has finally been confirmed for the U.S., with the stylish compact crossover due to land in local showrooms this spring. To whet the appetite of American buyers Audi has unveiled this sporty new Q3 Vail Concept at this week's 2012 Detroit Auto Show, and we now have the live photos direct from the auto show floor. Targeted at the crowds that drive up to the famous mountain ski resorts of Colorado each year, the Q3 Vail features a powerful 2.5-liter TFSI engine rated at 314 horsepower and hints at a possible sporty variant for the Q3 line. The concept is painted in a color developed...
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2013 Lincoln MKZ Previewed By New Concept At 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Just a day after Cadillac took the wraps off the 2013 ATS luxury sedan, Lincoln is revealing a new sedan of its own, in concept form, with the new MKZ Concept. Debuting alongside the all-new Ford Fusion, which will likely share its core with the future production MKZ, Lincoln nevertheless promises...
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2013 Hyundai Veloster Turbo Live Pics: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Hyundai's new three-door Veloster sporty coupe is very appealing in so many ways. Its unique three-door layout allows back-seat passengers to enter more easily than in a standard coupe, thanks to an added (smaller) rear passenger-side door; it offers more connectivity and better interior...
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CES 2012: NPR News App Making Debut In Ford Vehicles
At the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Ford and NPR are announcing what Ford says is the first dedicated news app for Sync AppLink. Likewise, NPR is the first major news organization to release its own in-car streaming app.
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Audi Confirms Q3 For U.S., Reveals Q3 Vail Concept In Detroit
Audi is showing a customized version of its soon-to-be-released Q3 SUV at the Detroit Auto Show. Aimed at fans of winter sports, the Q3 Vail offers a unique blend of performance, luxury and style.
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2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe Preview: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
The 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe gets an all-new eight-speed automatic, and both engines make more power—a lot more power—while also improving their gas-mileage ratings.
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The Acura NSX Concept has just made its debut at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show, and we have the live images of the car hot off the show floor. Due for production within three years, the next Acura NSX looks like it's ready to take on the world's super cars. Whether it'll be able to do that on hard performance figures with a V-6 engine and a hybrid powertrain is yet to be proven, but the team that's building it--development and construction will take place here in the U.S.--will also be racing it, according to Honda chief Takanobu Ito. For the full details on the Acura NSX Concept, read our...
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2013 Acura ILX Preview: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
With a hat trick of new cars at this year's Detroit auto show--including the hybrid NSX concept--the Acura brand is taking fresh aim at luxury-car buyers that have moved onward and upward to other brands. With the ILX concept, Acura's looking for fresh talent. The new four-door makes it clear that...
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Acura NSX Concept Revealed At 2012 Detroit Auto Show
After a development program that saw the original plan for the new NSX scrapped, the project abandoned, then revived in its current form, the fact that Acura is showing the NSX Concept at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show at all is something of a miracle. The fact that it looks as good as it does--and...
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2013 Acura RDX Concept: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Now at the 2012 Detroit auto show, Acura is giving us an advance glimpse of the 2013 Acura RDX—in prototype form—and at first glance the new model looks to be taking a more conservative direction, closer to that of the Honda CR-V, which remains closely related.
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Chevrolet Tru 140S Concept Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
While Chevy’s latest concepts, the Code 130R and the Tru 140S (shown here) aren’t the first cars marketed to Millenials, they may well be the first that solicited feedback from under-30 customers throughout the design process. As John McFarland, Chevy’s senior manager for Global...
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2013 Audi RS5 Storms Into U.S. Showrooms Spring 2012
Audi's eagerly anticipated RS 5 makes its U.S. debut at this week's Detroit Auto Showm with deliveries set to begin this spring.
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The Current Dodge Challenger, which debuted in 2008, may be replaced by a smaller, lighter pony car with the legendary Barracuda nameplate.
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2013 Scion FR-S Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
The Toyota GT-86 family of coupes has finally seen its third member unveiled in the sheet metal at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. There's nothing to surprise us with the 2013 Scion FR-S, as it gets its power from the same 2.0-liter boxer four-cylinder engine rated at 200 horsepower and 151 pound-feet...
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2013 Lexus LX 570 Revealed At 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Like its corporate cousin, the 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser, the Lexus LX 570 has undergone a minor facelift to inject some life into the big SUV for the 2013 model year. The key changes are some minor styling revisions to the exterior though the interior, too, gets an upgrade. The 2013 LX 570, which...
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Lexus LF-LC Concept Debuts At 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Though the 2013 Lexus GS sedan has already taken the Lexus brand in a new--and we think positive--design direction, the future beyond the GS is being previewed this week with the new LF-LC Concept, penned in the company's Calty design studio. "The concept we're showing here in Detroit continues the...
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2013 Audi A8 Gets 3.0-Liter Gas And Diesel Options In U.S.
Audi has announced at this week’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show that it is expanding its A8 family with two new fuel-efficient powertrain options in the 2013 model year, one of which is a diesel. We can confirm that Audi’s flagship sedan will offer a 3.0-liter V-6 ‘TDI’ turbodiesel...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
With no additional power over the regular Sonic fitted with Chevy’s turbocharged 1.4-liter engine, the new 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS is more trim level than standalone model but we’re sure this won’t put off too many buyers. That’s because the Sonic RS comes pretty...
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Aston Martin will campaign a pair of V8 Vantage based racers in the 2012 Grand-Am Continental Tire series.
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Chevrolet Code 130R Concept Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Chevrolet has given us a vision of what it thinks buyers of the future, today’s youth, will seek when it comes time for them to drop their hard-earned at a dealership. That vision comes in the form of two striking sports car concepts unveiled today at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show: the...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
Porsche's new 911 is a great sports car, though to some it may be less 911 than ever. We don't really care; it's undoubtedly one of the best combinations of sport, comfort, and style in the under-$100,000 price range. And now it's available as a convertible. The 2012 Porsche 911 Cabriolet packs the...
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Exclusive: 2014 Chrysler Hatchback To Follow 2013 Dodge Dart?
Will Chrysler soon be getting a hatchback that shares the same underpinnings as the Dodge Dart? If you have some confidence in a persistent industry rumor about the possibility, as well the reaction of Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, it just might.
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Mercedes E400 Hybrid, E300 Bluetec Hybrid Live Photos: 2012 Detroit Auto Show
The 2012 Detroit Auto Show is in full swing, sometimes literally, with musical acts gracing stages and the occasional appearance by, say, Jon Lovitz for the Smart For Us pickup concept. But despite the hoopla, the cars are still the real stars. The two that just crossed Mercedes-Benz's stage are of...
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The 'Other' Detroit Auto Show Focuses On Exotics
If your in the market for a new Ferrari or Lamborghini, you won't find either maker exhibiting at the Detroit Auto Show; instead, you'll need an invite to the Gallery to view their wares.
Kurt Ernst