Archive | 2012 Releases
2013 Volkswagen Beetle Convertible Interior

Volkswagen reveals 2013 Beetle Convertible ahead of LA debut

Volkswagen peeled the digital covers on the latest addition to the current Beetle: the all-new 2013 Beetle Convertible ahead of its world debut at the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The new 2013 Beetle Convertible follows a long standing tradition of being one of the longest automobiles to ever be in production in history. That [...]

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2013 Range Rover Evoque Pure Left Side Studio Shot

Report: Land Rover releases new more affordable 2013 Range Rover Evoque Pure

WorldCarFans reports that Land Rover has just introduced a new version of the Range Rover Evoque called the Evoque Pure. And what makes this specific Evoque so special is that it’s a more affordable version—it start’s at $2,000 cheaper than the outgoing base model. This reduction in pricing was enabled by the removal of the [...]

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2012 Nissan Frontier

Recalls: Nissan and NHTSA recall 2012 Nissan Frontiers, Pathfinders, Xterras over front wheel hubs

Nissan of North America and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have just issued a recall for a mixture of 2,417 2012 Nissan Frontiers, Pathfinders, and Xterras, over faulty front wheel hubs. The campaign’s press release states that the vehicles equipped with front wheel hubs may not meet “design hardness specifications.” As a result, premature [...]

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2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Cutaway

2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid starts at $25,790, gets 45 mpg

Volkswagen of America announced the pricing of the latest 2013 Jetta Hybrid via a press release today. With a $795 destination charged per vehicle, a base Jetta Hybrid will demand $25,790 from your pockets, with an upper level SE model priced at $27,785. Check out our original post on the Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid. Volkswagen’s latest [...]

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2012 Paris BMW M Performance 3-Series

2012 Paris Report: BMW unveils M Performance packages for Europe’s 1-, 3-, and 5-Series

Following some earlier reports, BMW unveiled their latest M Performance packages for the latest BMW 1-Series (F20), 3-Series (F30), and the 5-Series (F10) at this year’s 2012 Paris Auto Show. According to the Munich-brand’s report, the BMW M Performance accessory line allows any of the aforementioned cars to have various upgrades, all backed by BMW’s [...]

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Report: Koenigsegg launches Agera R in US

Aside from all of the commotion from the 2012 Paris Auto Show, Koenigsegg reportedly announced that their Agera R has recently been officially launched in the United States. Of course powering Koenigsegg’s latest hypercar is their own in-house bred 5.0L twin-turbo V8, which allows the Koenigsegg to hit 62mpg in just 2.9 seconds, for a [...]

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Exagon Motors Furtive-eGT Prototype Testing

Exagon Motors takes a crack at the hybrid sports car with the Furtive-eGT

Exagon Motors has recently revealed its super quick and highly appealing hybrid model, the Furtive-eGT. The model is an extended range hybrid powered by two Siemen’s electric motors, offering up 125kW a piece. It produces 354 lb-ft of torque and hits its 0-62mph time in just 3.5 seconds, with an electronically limited top speed of [...]

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Audi R8 GT850 by Prior Design Shift Gate

Prior Design tunes Audi R8 GT3 for some serious track performance

A new kit has been released that focuses on visual upgrades for the Audi R8 by Prior Design. Fashioned to mimic the design of the R8 GT3, the kit is aptly named the GT850, and comes with a new front fascia with a carbon fiber splitter, revised intakes, a roof mounted scoop, aerodynamic side skirts, [...]

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2012 Paris Report: 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 debuts at Paris with cylinder deactivation and stop/start systems

The new 2013 Lamborghini Aventador LP 700-4 is generally not the vehicle people seek out when it comes to fuel economy; nevertheless the supercar company has installed both cylinder deactivation technology and an engine stop/start system in the model. Boasting a 180 millisecond reaction time, the start/stop system is designed to shut off when the [...]

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2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 Coupe Interior PDK

2012 Paris: 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4/4S Coupe/Convertible bring fun in any weather

Porsche showed off its latest addition to the Type 991 generation 911 sports car lineup: the 2013 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 and 4S models. Additionally, Porsche announced that their latest Porsche Traction Management system will find its way in the latest 911 4 and 4S coupe and convertible. Visually, you can tell the difference between [...]

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