Tag Archives: 2012
Ferrari F70 Chassis Video 2012 Paris Motor Show

2012 Paris: Ferrari previews F70 carbon fiber chassis w/ video

Ferrari’s much-anticipated Enzo successor has been one of the biggest stories to be buzzing around as quite a few of us car geeks are anxious to learn how Ferrari plans to evolve the hypercar. And of course, Ferrari decided to shed some light in lieu of the 2012 Paris Auto Show. Ferrari had decided to [...]

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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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2013 Kia Carens Trunk Arrangement

2012 Paris: Kia unveils all-new 2013 Carens for Europe

Kia pulled the sheets off of its latest crossover today, called the 2013 Kia Carens. The Carens was actually sold as the Rondo here in the United States for a brief three years between 2007 and 2010. However, because of declining sales that never recovered, Kia pulled the Rondo from the US Domestic Market and [...]

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2012 Honda Civic Euro Version Starter Button

2012 Paris: Honda teases new Civic ‘wagon’ for Europe, officially shares details for future gen

Over the past week and in build up to the 2012 Paris Auto Show, Honda of Europe and Honda CEO Takanobu Ito have been slowly releasing details of the next generation Honda Civic. In lieu of this, Honda had released a new press statement that gave some more official details on what to expect for [...]

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2012 Mercedes-Benz B-Class Electric Drive Concept

2012 Paris: Mercedes-Benz shows off B-Class Electric Drive

In tandem with Mercedes-Benz’s unveiling of the all-electric SLS AMG Coupe Electric Drive, the Stuttgart-based brand had also decided to show off its B-Class Electric Drive Concept. “In developing our electric vehicles we accord top priority to customer benefits,” said Professor Dr Thomas Weber, a member of the Board of Management at Daimler AG, in [...]

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2012 Peugeot RCZ R Concept

2012 Paris: Peugeot unveils RCZ R Concept, a hot version of their sexy coupe that we don’t get

The 2012 Paris Motor Show is obviously in full swing. And to add to the already substantial list of debuts that already occurred is the latest Peugeot concept based off of the brand’s sexy RCZ sports coupe. Called the Peugeot RCZ R Concept, the French car maker says it’s a new hot performance version of [...]

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Audi Crosslane Coupe Concept Top Story

Report: Audi teases Q2 crossover for Paris debut

Note: 2012 Audi Q3 Concept pictured. WhatCar? reports that Audi will be unveiling its anticipated Q2 compact crossover at this year’s 2012 Paris Motor Show. According to the report, the Q2 is based off of Audi’s A1 subcompact, which is built off of Volkswagen Group’s A0 platform. The Q2 will don a raised driving position, [...]

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2007 Honda Civic Type-R Rear 3-4 Cruising

Follow-up: Honda CEO also confirms Civic Type-R for EU, plans to sell 6 million units worldwide

Honda Motor Co. has intentionally spilled a big bucket of beans. The Japanese-brand released a press statement and in tandem with a contributing report from AutomotiveNews, Honda has some big plans for their future lineup, for the time being. According to Honda themselves, the brand’s CEO Takanobu Ito confirmed that a new Civic Type-R will [...]

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2013 Audi A3 Sportback Front 3-4 Left

Audi reveals latest A3 five-door for Europe before Paris

Today, Audi had decided to pull the virtual sheets off of its latest A3 Sportback ahead of its Paris debut, the five-door version. As with the three-door, the Audi A3 in general will not be coming stateside, which is due to the fact that Audi is preparing a new compact sedan based on the A3. [...]

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