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2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302S Race Car Revealed at PRI
Ford chose the very appropriate Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show to debut the all new 2013 Mustang Boss 302S race car. Siting mid-way between the Laguna Seca model and the Boss 302R race car (a purpose built machine designed to compete in the Grand Am Series), the 302S is a slightly less aggressive track machine…
Subaru Impreza WRX STI tS Teased With Carbon Fiber Roof
With Subaru‘s Impreza Design Concept having been recently unveiled at the LA Auto Show, the new Impreza should be here soon, followed shortly thereafter by a new WRX and STI. But there’s still some life in the current models yet and Subaru has just announced a new tS special edition of the STI in it’s…
Mitsubishi Global Small Car Revealed in Design Sketches; Is This the New Colt?
Mitsubishi has just announced a new global small car that could turn out to be the next Colt. Currently Mitsubishi sells the Colt in major markets like Europe and Japan, competing in the popular sub-compact segment. The Colt has also been long-rumored to make a return to North America, where the small car segment has…
Jaguar Planning Crossover Model
With the recent reveal of the Range Rover Evoque and its excellent reception by the press, it comes as little surprise that sister-company Jaguar is also looking to expand into the crossover realm. That being said, it’s highly unlikely that Jaguar would produce an all-new platform for the vehicle and so it’s likely to share…
Volkswagen Golf R Officially Confirmed for the U.S.
Volkswagen‘s hottest of hatchbacks will make its way to U.S. soil, confirms the German automaker. A spiritual successor to the R32, the Golf R is part of VW’s new ‘R’ performance brand, and gets its motivation from VW’s always-impressive 2.0T turbocharged 4-cylinder rather than the old V6 in the R32. While VW hasn’t released specs…
BMW 1 Series M Coupe Revealed: Is This the Modern Day E30 M3?
BMW has just released full details and images of the new 1 Series M Coupe. That’s right, full details, not a partial reveal or choppy video, but the complete car – and there’s no shortage of pics either (see the gallery below). Perhaps more important at this stage, however, are the specs – which don’t…
High-End Chevy Silverado ‘Scottsdale’ Pickup Under Consideration
Chevy will look to introduce a new high-end version of its popular Silverado pickup truck in a bid to compete with similar offerings from rivals at Ford and Ram. The new truck, which is rumored to wear the ‘Scottsdale’ badge, will sit above the LTZ model, which is the current top-trim offered by Chevy. Recently…
Ferrari 458 GT2 Race Car Spied Testing at Fiorano
First came the debut of the 458 Italia, Ferrari‘s replacement for the F430. Then came the Challenge version, a dedicated track machine for use in the Italian automaker’s gentleman driving series. We’re still expecting some sort of street version of the Challenge model in a few years time, but until then Ferrari is prepping a…
Kia Optima Technical Service Bulletin Issued for Sticky or Unresponsive Gas Pedal
Kia has issued a technical service bulletin (TSB) to dealers, instructing them of potentially unresponsive gas pedals on the new 2011 Optima. According to the TSB, the Optima sedans built between October 16 and November 24 could exhibit sticking or unresponsive accelerator pedals, but to a faulty spring that may not push the pedal back…
Porsche to Develop Future VW Group Performance Models, Not Audi
From the outside, Volkswagen might look like a stable collection of some of the world’s best-selling brands, combined with some of the most exotic. But behind the scenes there’s a power struggle and newcomer Porsche looks to be taking over from the inside – an ironic twist to the German sports car maker’s story, with…
Volkswagen Golf R Coming to America, Will Debut at Detroit Auto Show
While still less than certain, the Volkswagen Golf R is reportedly set to be offered in North America next year, with a likely announcement set for the upcoming Detroit Auto Show in January. The ultra-hot hatch has already been on sale in Europe for close to a year, making the GTI look tame in comparison…
BMW 1 Series M Coupe Fully Revealed in Video
As anticipation builds for the car’s official reveal at the Detroit Auto Show in January, BMW has finally shown its new 1 Series M Coupe completely uncovered and from several angles in a new short video. The car is expected to deliver 340-hp from a twin-turbo inline-six engine. As is obvious from the video, the…
Ford Escape/Kuga Concept to Debut at Detroit Auto Show
As reported many months ago, Ford will replace its Escape compact SUV with a new crossover model similar to the European Kuga. Based on the same architecture as the new global Focus, the new Escape/Kuga will be previewed in concept form at the upcoming Detroit Auto Show in January. The same platform will be used…
Chevrolet Aveo to Change Name to ‘Sonic’
Despite having already debuted the new Chevy Aveo show car at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year, and the official production model reveal at the Paris Auto Show, General Motors has reportedly decided to change the sub-compact’s name when it arrives here in 2011. According to the team at GMInsideNews, Chevy has green-lighted a…
Hyundai Considering BMW 3 Series, Lexus RX Rivals Under Genesis Brand
With Hyundai‘s recent sales success, the Korean automaker is considering expanding its product offerings to include new models in the luxury segment that would rival the most popular and high-volume vehicles currently offered by Japanese and German competitors. While Hyundai already offers the Genesis Sedan and the new Equus flagship model, the two vehicles being…
McLaren Offers Limited Edition Upgrade Kit for the SLR
When Mercedes rolled out the SLR Stirling Moss edition at the Detroit Auto Show a few years back, we thought perhaps the onslaught of special edition versions of the overpriced and over-hyped supercar had finally come to an end. At least that’s what Mercedes would have had us believe, especially with the McLaren/Mercedes partnership coming…
2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Priced from $29,150
Chevrolet has yet to officially announce pricing figures for the new 2011 Camaro Convertible, but that doesn’t mean they don’t exist yet. A trip by the new cars section on Edmunds.com shows the data has been released to a select group of car shopping sites and the Camaro Convertible comes in at exactly where GM…
MINI to Contest Dakar Rally
While MINI‘s WRC aspirations have garnered a lot of attention among fans of the automaker and racing enthusiasts, the British brand’s off-road ambitions won’t be limited to just one series. The German off-road X-raid Team has just announced it will run the new MINI All4 Racing car in the annual Dakar Rally, which now runs…
Volvo Recalls S40, V50, S60 and XC60 for Power Seat Defect
A recall has been announced for four late model Volvo vehicles due to an issue with the power seats that could post a safety risk. In total 7,420 vehicles could be affected by the recall, with the list including the S40, V50, S60 and XC60 crossover from model years 2009 to 2011. The issue surrounds…
Cosworth-Tuned Range Rover Evoque Teased by Project Kahn
While British-tuner Projet Kahn might be best-known for its wheel designs and aero packages for Land Rover models, the company also has a close working relationship with engine tuner Cosworth. In the past Cosworth has worked on tweaking the powerplants in models like the Range Rover Sport and now they plan to expand their expertise…
GM to Expand Volt Range to Three Models by 2015
General Motors will look to expand its lineup of extended range electric cars to three models by the time the current Chevrolet Volt’s production cycle has run its course. At least that is GM’s plan for the European market under the Opel/Vauxhall brands where GM has just launched the sister car to the Volt, the…
Mazda May Offer Plug-In Hybrids, Electric Cars
Mazda will look to grow its offering of ‘green’ cars with the announcement that it is considering offering both plug-in hybrid models and electric cars in the future. In an interview with Bloomberg News, Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said both types of vehicles are currently being studied by the Japanese automaker. It’s not yet clear…
Mercedes E-Class Wagon Gets the Limo Treatment
Be it for a wedding or for a high-powered executive, there’s a time and a place for a stretched Mercedes S-Class. And with MB already selling a long wheelbase version of the E-Class in China, one has to admit there’s demand for such a product. But a stretched E-Class wagon? That’s right, Mercedes tuner Binz…
2012 Volkswagen New Beetle Spied Testing [Video]
After being teased on Oprah recently, some spy video of Volkswagen‘s 2012 New Beetle has popped up online giving us the best look at at the new car. With lines more reminiscent of the original Bug, there’s a more prominent hood with a profile that’s closer to a coupe, eliminating some of the excessively cute…
