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Chevy Camaro Convertible Officially Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show on Facebook
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Set to make its world premiere next Wednesday at the LA Auto Show, Chevrolet has released the first official pics of the new 2011 Camaro Convertible on its Camaro Facebook page. Sporting a rag-top, rather than a hard-top, the convertible model should only get a small weight gain over its coupe counterpart. Both the V6…
Porsche to Unveil New “Mid-Engine Sports Car” at LA Auto Show
Alongside the new 911 Carrera GTS and 911 Speedster models, Porsche will unveil a “mid-engine sports car” at the LA Auto Show. While the first two are just North American premieres, having already been shown at the Paris Auto Show, this new model is a World Premier. As we’ve reported in the past, the car…
Toyota Teases RAV4 EV Ahead Of Los Angeles Auto Show Debut
The next product from Tesla is not the long awaited Model S sedan, but something far more plebian – a Toyota RAV4 using a Tesla derived battery pack and electric propulsion system. Toyota just released this teaser photo the RAV4 EV, but don’t hold your breath for too long. It’s hard to imagine this car…
U.S.-Spec Fiat 500 Initially Being Offered in Red, White and… Grey
Next week Fiat will officially debut the U.S.-spec version of its new 500 minicar. And in honor of Fiat’s official return to America the Italian automaker will initially offer the car in three colors: red, white and… grey? (Close enough). The initial offering of 500s, called the Prima Edizione, will be available in one of…
Range Rover Evoque 5-Door Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show Debut
Not wanting to wait until the LA Auto Show next week, Land Rover has tossed-back the drape on the 5-door version of its new Range Rover Evoque model. Looking as impressive as the “coupe” model that was recently unveiled at the Paris Auto Show, the 5-door adds practicality without taking away any style. We’ll be…
Hyundai Elantra Teased Ahead of LA Auto Show Reveal
Later this week Hyundai will be previewing its new Elantra model ahead of its LA Auto Show reveal, but the clever folks in Hyundai’s PR department have let slip little bit of the car’s sheetmetal before the unveiling. There’s little new here as we’ve already seen the Elantra not once, not twice, not three times,…
Audi Q5 Hybrid Leaked Ahead of LA Auto Show Debut [video]
Ahead of its official debut at the LA Auto Show next week several photos, videos and specs of the new Audi Q5 Hybrid SUV have leaked online. The hybrid Audi SUV will get an all-new hybrid setup, using a smaller 4-cylinder engine rather than the V6 option used in the big-brother Cayenne Hybrid S. Reportedly,…
2012 Audi A6 Teased Ahead of Possible LA Auto Show Debut
Audi recently released details (and photos) of its production plans at its Neckarsulm facility, including news that the new 2012 A6 would be built there. No actual photos of the next-generation A6 were included, however, a teaser of a draped A6 was released sitting alongside the other vehicles being built at the same location, including…
U.S.-Spec Mitsubishi i-MiEV Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show With Wider, Longer Body
Ahead of its planned debut at the LA Auto Show next week, Mitsubishi has released photos and details of it’s U.S.-spec i-MiEV electric car. Normally there’s little differentiation between a U.S.-spec model and one from the brand’s domestic market, but in this case the tiny i-MiEV has been widened to meet the needs of U.S….
SEMA 2010: Best In Show, Editor’s Picks
It may surprise you, but the AutoGuide editors are not faceless robots who write in the third person while chained to our keyboards. We actually have personalities, and with that, specific taste in automobiles. Now that we can finally express ourselves individually, we decided to do a post of our “favorites” from the 2010 SEMA…
2012 Buick Regal GS Revealed Ahead of LA Auto Show
Set to debut in just a few weeks time at the LA Auto Show, Buick has taken the covers off the official production version of its new Regal GS sports sedan. Changing little from the concept first shown at the Detroit Auto Show at the start of the year, it retains the 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder…
SEMA 2010: Worst of Show [video]
Do you like to slow down when you see a car crash? If so, then you’ll love our “Worst of Show” from the 2010 SEMA Show. Scissor doors? Check. Purple Interior? Check. Chrome paint? Check. And those cars have nothing on the Hulk-themed donkmobile above. A Mecca for the automotive tuning industry, SEMA brings together…
SEMA 2010: Trucks of the SEMA Show
It wouldn’t be the SEMA Show without trucks. A massive segment of all vehicle sales, cars like the Camry and Civic get a lot of attention, but Ford sells more F-Series trucks than anybody sells cars. Needless to say, the aftermarket segment for the truck industry is simply enormous, ranging from serious off-road setups, to…
SEMA 2010: Best In Show, Part 3
For all you lovers of body on frame chassis and four wheel drive, we bring you our favorite trucks of the 2010 SEMA Show. If you prefer big motors, Made In America and think that lifting a truck is better than slamming a sport compact, check out the gallery below for all sorts of pickup-bed…
SEMA 2010: Platinum Motorsport SL65 AMG Black Series is Evil Incarnate
No doubt belonging to one of their celebrity clients, the team at Platinum Motorsport built a very special Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series, displaying it at the Continental Tires booth at SEMA. Continental would like you to know that it’s wearing their new ExtremeContact DW and ExtremeContact DWS tires – which come wrapped around some…
SEMA 2010: Vorsteiner M3 Widebody Gets Wraptivo Wrap for SEMA
One of the most impressive vehicles at the SEMA Show is a widebody BMW M3. Built by the carbon fiber experts at Vorsteiner, the kit is actually called the GTRS3 M3 and adds significant width to the body of the Bimmer. Located in the Wraptivo booth, it’s been given a full wrap job since the…
SEMA 2010: Best In Show, Part 1
SEMA is so vast that it’s hard to truly see it all. Thanks to our eagle-eyed photographers, we’ve been able to cherry pick the best cars over the past few days, starting with the cars of the wheel and tire exhibit. Rather than the usual dubs and donks, the wheel and tire exhibit had everything…
Modified Mustangs of the 2010 SEMA Show [Gallery]
We’ve already brought you extensive coverage of Ford‘s official Mustang presence at the 2010 SEMA Show, including the RTR-X 1969 Fastback, but that’s only a small glimpse of the modified Mustangs at the world’s largest aftermarket expo. A wander through the numerous halls of the Las Vegas Convention Center reveals a very long list of…
Modified Nissan GT-Rs of the 2010 SEMA Show [Gallery]
Despite its huge throngs of worshipers, the Nissan GT-R is a rarity at this year’s SEMA Show. The few we did cross paths with were, however, seriously impressive machines, representing some of the biggest GT-R tuners in the world. Among them we count AMS and Switzer as two of the biggest. The AMS Alpha 9…
SEMA 2010: Redline Dodge Charger Concept Revealed in Las Vegas [Video]
Having just officially announced the new 2011 Charger last week, Dodge has revealed a special RedLine version of the muscle sedan at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Built by Mopar’s “Underground” division the car is based on the 5.7-liter HEMI R/T model and gets a long list of upgrades. Outside there’s a more…
SEMA 2010: H&R Springs Mazda2 Looks Track-Ready
Mazda does have an official presence at the SEMA Show with several hopped-up versions of the new Mazda2, but the nicest modified example of the Japanese automaker’s entry-level hatchback has got to be at the H&R Springs booth. Sporting a 3D Carbon body kit and rear spoiler as well as some graphics along the side,…
SEMA 2010: Matte-Grey Jaguar XJ220 is Not a Wrap
One of the big stories at this year’s SEMA Show is the launch of Wraptivo by Meguiar’s. Essentially the car care experts at Meguiar’s have decided to make custom wrap jobs for your car more readily available. And with most folks preferring the wrap route (because it’s far cheaper and not permanent), others prefer to…
Matte-Black Cars of the 2010 SEMA Show [Gallery]
The trend of painting cars matte-black seems to have some staying power, as is obvious by touring the SEMA Show this year. We honestly thought it might have petered out by now, but even we can’t resist how menacing a matte-black paint job makes almost any vehicle look. Now because this is SEMA, matte black…
SEMA 2010: Ford Mustang Concepts Crash Ford’s Fiesta
Pardon the bad Spanish puns, but the Ford Fiesta isn’t the only game in town at the Blue Oval’s stand at this year’s SEMA Show. Ford’s pony car came galloping into Vegas with 6 variations of the Mustang, including V6 and V8 versions. While most of the cars were packing the 5.0 V8, the V6…
