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2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe price starts at $76,895

BMW of North America has announced pricing details of the new 2013 BMW 640i Gran Coupe, which will hit dealerships early summer. The 2013 640i Gran Coupe will set you back a total of $76,895. The BMW 640i Gran Coupe will be powered by a 3.0 liter 6-cylinder TwinPower Turbo engine making 315-hp at 5,800 [...]

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Aston Martin V12 Zagato

Aston Martin V12 Zagato revealed, only 150 will be built

Aston Martin has dropped the first images and details on the new V12 Zagato after the ‘final design signed-off and engineering development work progressing apace’ and after it was leaked on the internet. The new Aston Martin V12 Zagato is a very exciting addition for us since it’s a car based on the Vantage V12 [...]

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2013 Mitsubishi Outlander

2013 Mitsubishi Outlander shown, EV Outlander due later this year

What you’re looking at above is the first and only image of the new 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander. The redesigned model will be making its world debut at the 2012 Geneva Moor Show and will go on sale in Russia this summer followed by all of Europe, Japan, China and North America. Mitsubishi also confirmed that it [...]

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Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon Teaser

Chevrolet Cruze Station Wagon to debut in Geneva

While we won’t be getting it in the United States, General Motors has just released a picture of the Chevrolet Cruze station wagon that will debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next month. The station wagon variant will be joining the sedan and the hatchback (another trim we wish we got in the U.S. [...]

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Ford SYNC offered as standard equipment on 2013 Ford Fusion, Flex

The Ford SYNC system is now available on more than 4 million vehicles on the road. The feature is available either as an option or standard equipment on every new Ford model sold in North America. Ford now says that it will go ahead and offer the SYNC system as standard equipment on the new [...]

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Maybach was killed because Daimler lost more than $430,000 on each unit

Maybach was killed because Daimler lost more than $430,000 on each unit

Maybach has announced that seven years into its run, the ultra-luxury automaker will be closing its doors for good in 2013. Several factors have contributed to the brand’s demise. Hyper-focused on aesthetics and refinement, Maybach used its price tag to represent status, not the ground-breaking technology, stellar engineering, or ahead-of-the-curve releases like one might expect [...]

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2012 Toyota Highlander

Toyota investing $400 million to increase production of Highlander

A $400 million investment is being made by Toyota Motor Corp to move production of its Highlander crossover from Japan to Princeton, Indiana, where the Highlander is currently made. “This project allows for better utilization of the Indiana plant and will help Toyota capitalize on the improving North American and global auto market,” said Steve [...]

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2010 Volvo XC60

Report: Volvo says dealers will soon get more XC60 models

Volvo dealers are saying that sales numbers for the automaker are being hindered by a lack of inventory. To meet consumer demands, Volvo is now providing retailers with up to 6,000 additional XC60 models thanks to a production increase in Europe. The production increase is a result of an investment made by Volvo last year [...]

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Toyota GT 86 Drift

Video: Two 2013 Toyota GT 86s goes drifting

What’s the best way to test a new sports coupe? Take it drifting while you burn some tires. That’s exactly what you’re about to witness in this video with the new Toyota GT 86. Check out more news on the Toyota GT 86. Refresher: Power for the 2013 Toyota GT 86 comes from a 2.0 liter 4-clyinder [...]

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Jaguar XFR

Report: Jaguar XFR-S in the works because… XFR is being overshadowed by M5, E63 AMG

According to a report coming out of the UK, Jaguar is seriously thinking of a hotter ‘S’ version of the XFR sedan. Executives inside Jaguar say that the 503-hp XFR is being ‘outgunned’ by new rivals such as the 552-hp BMW M5 and the 549-hp Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG. The recently launched Jaguar XKR-S is powered by [...]

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