Archive | November, 2011
2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 price starts at $54,995

While FoMoCo celebrates the day with a 650-hp 2013 Ford Shelby GT500, General Motors is attempting to take away some of the spotlight by releasing the pricing details on the new 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 Coupe. Prices for the Camaro ZL1 Coupe will start at $54,995, including Performance Traction Management and Magnetic Ride suspension, when [...]

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Meet the new Toyota Prius C, known to Japan as the Aqua

Toyota is teasing a bunch of its Tokyo Motor Show debuts today and one of the many vehicles to debut in Japan next month will be the Toyota Aqua, which will eventually come to the United States as the Toyota Prius C. Toyota says that the Aqua “combines the features of a compact car with [...]

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Toyota to show three new concepts in Tokyo, will offer fuel-cell sedan in 2015

Toyota’s display at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show will feature several concept cars to highlight its brand, aiming “to make fresh proposals concerning the dream and joy of motor vehicles under the concept ‘Fun to Drive, Again.’” The first concept is the new Toyota Fun-Vii – study that “heralds a future where people, cars and [...]

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Official: 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe unveiled in Korea

At one of Korea’s biggest motorsports competition, the Korea Speed Festival, Hyundai unveiled its new 2013 Genesis Coupe in front of 5,000 driving enthusiasts. This is the first facelift/redesign of the rear-wheel-drive Genesis Coupe since its introduction in October 2008 and it isn’t a bad one at all. The 2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe gets a new [...]

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2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

2012 Chevrolet Camaro is the first car to completely ace NHTSA’s new safety test

We’re not sure why General Motors isn’t making a big deal about this – but the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro Coupe has become the first vehicle to earn a perfect score in the recently revised crash testing by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s New Car Assessment Program. The 2012 Camaro receives a 5-star overall rating [...]

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Audi introduces two special-edition A1 models in UK, new 141-hp diesel

Audi’s UK lineup is getting some new variants for the A1, with the Contrast Edition and Black Edition, along with a 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine that puts out more power than the 1.6-liter TDI. The new 2.0-liter TDI tops out on torque at 236 lb-ft of torque between 1750 and 2500rpm, with 141-hp. The 0-62mph [...]

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Chris Bangle to receive lifetime design achievement award

Chris Bangle to receive lifetime design achievement award

After years in the vehicle design industary, Chris Bangle has been chosen by top automotive design professionals as the winner of the 2012 Lifetime Design Achievement Award. The group of designers that chose Bangle for the award only obtained that privilege by wining it themselves. EyesOn Design annually issues the award, with past winners including [...]

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2013 Ford Shelby GT500

2013 Ford Shelby GT500 gets 650-hp, top speed of more than 200 mph

Topping off the 2013 Ford Mustang lineup is the new Shelby GT500. The model gets a bunch of design changes for the 2013 model year to keep it uniform with the rest of the lineup but what’s most interesting is what’s under the hood – and that’s about to put the upcoming 580-hp Chevrolet Camaro [...]

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2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 pays tribute to 1970 model

Joining the new 2013 Ford Mustang lineup is the new Boss 302. The 2013 Ford Mustang Boss 302 gets the same design upgrades as the base models with a sportier appeal with a body kit. It is features a reflective hockey stick graphics package – first modern application on a production car – paying homage [...]

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2013 Ford Mustang unveiled, 5.0 V8 now makes 420-hp

Ford has just taken the covers off of the new 2013 Ford Mustang, which now receives a new design with a more in-your-face grille, new hood and new signature LED headlamps and tail lamps. “The new Mustang is the perfect example of continuing to build on excellence. It takes the greatness of the 5.0-liter and [...]

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