McLaren Automotive has a 20 year heritage in producing landmark sports cars for the road: the McLaren F1 road car, which was launched in 1992, set the world land speed record for a production car, and is regarded as one of the iconic sports cars of the modern age. The Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren (2003 – …
The new SKODA compact hatch will be called the Rapid, the brand announced today at AUTO CHINA 2012 in Beijing. The car will make its debut in Europe before the year is out. A Chinese version of the Rapid will be built and sold in China from 2013. The close-to-series concept car, which SKODA is …
Just in time for Earth Day, General Motors‘ Chevrolet division says that the clean-diesel version of its Cruze sedan coming out this year will get 46 mpg in highway driving, four more miles per gallon than it projected last February. The announcement is important for Chevrolet because exceptionally high fueleconomy ratings tend to get the attention of buyers, and, say auto …
Consumer Reports adores the Tesla Model S. That’s the latest honor for the luxury electric vehicle, which also won Motor Trend Car of the Year. The news is pumping Tesla’s share price, rewarding investors who took a chance on the start-up company. After putting the Model S through a rigorous evaluation, the Yonkers, N.Y., independent …
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While General Motors has recovered since its epic 2009 bankruptcy, and its passenger cars are better than they have ever been, the company remains dependent on sales of pickup trucks and SUVs for its profits. That’s just the way it is. Detroit, GM included, does trucks and full-sized heavy duty SUVs better than any of …
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The world’s largest automaker rolled out a new version of the compact Thursday night at a splashy event in Santa Monica, Calif., hoping to shed the old version’s low-cost image and attract new, younger buyers to its brand. The 2014 version, which goes on sale in the fall, is longer and sits lower, with an …
Mazda unveiled what’s probably their most important model Wednesday at an empty warehouse space in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City, a neighborhood filled with artsy boutiques and graffiti that could one day hang on the walls of a museum. The 2014 Mazda3 will be the second production model Mazda has manufactured using what …
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Toyota received a two-month extension to make changes to its popular RAV4crossover before the vehicle underwent an important new safety test. The extra time didn’t help. The vehicle received the worst-possible grade of “poor” on the new small-front overlap test administered by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety this week. Other small SUVs received their …
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Cadillac is showing off a low-lying two-door coupe that likely is the prototype for the brand’s re-entry into the big, elegant and expensive luxury car market. The four-seat Elmiraj concept car, with steep angles at the corners, vertical LED headlamps and huge 22-inch wheels, was unveiled Thursday at a luxury car event in Carmel, Calif. …
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It’s been known as the Microbus. The Minibus. The Transporter Kombi. The Volkswagen Type 2. Whatever you want to call it, the last one is rolling off the assembly line in Brazil this month, marking the end of an era. The VW Microbus, the forerunner of the modern minivan, was last sold in the U.S. …
