Archive | November, 2011

Honda Small Sports EV Concept teased ahead of Tokyo debut

At the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show this year, Honda’s booth will carry a theme of “What makes people feel good?” “Honda will propose an exciting and thrilling mobility life of the future that it envisions as a company providing personal mobility to people all around the world,” the company said in a statement. “The display [...]

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Suzuki Swift EV Hybrid Concept coming to Tokyo Motor Show

In a hopefully cheaper fashion than the Chevy Volt, Suzuki is offering a plug in hybrid version of their Swift compact at this year’s Tokyo Auto Show. If the photos are any indication, Suzuki has spent their money putting an expensive powertrain into a cheap car rather than blowing loads of money on a new, [...]

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Build your own 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera

Porsche USA has just released the online configurator for the 2012 911 Carrera and we only have one gripe with the whole choices. There are about 3 special colors that we think shouldn’t even exist – they include the GT Silver Metallic, Cognac Metallic and Lime Gold Metallic – those colors are almost so ugly [...]

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Toyota recalls 420,000 vehicles in the United States

Toyota recalls 420,000 vehicles in the United States

Toyota announced today that is recalling 420,000 cars in the United States due to a potential problem with the power steering. The recall consists of approximately 283,200 Toyota models and 137,000 Lexus models where the company will replace the crankshaft pulley on the V6 engine. “There is a possibility that the outer ring of the [...]

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Lincoln teases new design language, 2013 MKS and MKT to debut in LA

Lincoln teases new design language, 2013 MKS and MKT to debut in LA

At the 2011 LA Auto Show next week, Lincoln will debut the new 2013 MKS sedan and the MKT crossover. Yesterday on its Facebook page, FoMoCo’s luxury brand posted a teaser to its new design language stating: “The next step for Lincoln…forward-looking and more elegantly crafted. Now it gets interesting.” We’ll see how interesting things [...]

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2011 LA Preview: Buick LaCrosse GL Concept captures the essence of luxury

While Buick is considered a luxury brand, we wouldn’t put it up there on the top next to Cadillac, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Audi or Lexus. The brand mostly competes with the likes of Volvo and Acura when it comes to the luxury market. However, at the 2011 LA Auto Show, GM designers will capture the essence [...]

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GM accidentally publishes 2013 Cadillac XTS photo on Caddy’s site

GM accidentally publishes 2013 Cadillac XTS photo on Caddy’s site

*Updated: GM has officially released a high-res photo of the Cadillac XTS. Mistakes, typos and other types of accidents happen when you’re updated a website on a daily basis (believe us, we know the feeling). Something like that happened today over at cadillac.com earlier today when a picture of the 2013 Cadillac XTS, which is [...]

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2012 BMW 3 Series U.S. ordering guide leaked, M Sport Package won’t be available until July 2012

2012 BMW 3 Series U.S. ordering guide leaked, M Sport Package won’t be available until July 2012

Production of the 2012 BMW 3 Series recently kicked off at the German automaker’s Munich plant. Following the Euro market, the new 3 will be headed to the stateside in February 2012. So, what can you expect when you head to the dealership to order one? Lucky for you our sources have handed us the [...]

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2011 LA Preview: 2012 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Yellow Jacket

As American as The Star Spangled banner, the Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 Yellow Jacket edition aims to please and shock prospective muscle-car owners at this year’s LA Auto Show. Okay, lets get a couple issues out of the way: a Brit wrote the national anthem, the Dodge is made in Canada and even though it [...]

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2011 LA Preview: 2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic and Liberty Arctic models

Riding on success of other special edition Jeeps, Chrysler announced Arctic versions of the 2012 Wrangler and the Liberty; those expecting a balls-to-the-walls Top Gear Arctic Hilux beater will be disappointed. Now I don’t have anything against the scatter cushion-brandishing interior designers of the world, but when America’s off road specialists dish out aesthetic upgrades [...]

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