Stefan Marjoram’s Auto Art Advent returns for 2012

With the turn of the calendar to December, the holidays are suddenly upon us, with all the attendant shopping mall roulettes, big-screen TVs, and extended family get-togethers. But it’s not all bad – Stefan Marjoran has decided to reprise his Auto Art Advent series this year, with a new piece of automotive-themed art every day of the month until Christmas. As he noted on his blog, this year he’s going to try out different techniques and materials throughout the month, so stay tuned.

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Top 10 Most Expensive to Insure 2012 Model Year Cars Under $20,000

Not Cheap, Yet Under $20,000

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LA Show 2012 Highlights: 2013 Chrysler Town & Country S

Chrysler hopes the lightning that has struck the 200 and 300 S models can spark sales to new minivan customers for the model that enjoys the segment’s highest loyalty in the business (according to RL Polk). Like its sedan siblings, the new 2013 Chrysler Town & Country S debuting at the 2012 Los Angeles auto show gets a black-chrome grille, S badging, darkened headlight surrounds, 17-inch polished-face black-painted pocket wheels, and an all-black interior with embroidering on the leather bolst…

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LA Show 2012 Highlights: 2014 Subaru Forester

A new Subaru Forester has been unveiled at the Los Angeles motor show, and will reach the UK next summer.Slightly bigger than today’s car, the styling of the fourth-generation Forester is sportier with a more sloped-back screen and a less utilitarian feel.The current Subaru Forester is a key element of Subaru’s UK line-up, and the new version will get different engines to the US cars when it reaches these shores. UK buyers will be able to choose from 148bhp 2.0-litre diesel and petrol ‘boxer’ un…

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2012 LA Auto Show in a Mega Gallery with More than 400 Photos

The press days of the 2012 edition of the LA Auto Show during which carmakers presented their newest automotive goods are done and gone, but the show has just opened its doors to the public and will remain open until December 9 for those of you who would like to see the cars up, close and in most cases, personal. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved

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The Good, The Bad and the Ugly Of the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

Years ago, the Los Angeles International Auto Show was held much closer in the calendar to the Detroit show.  Then a few years ago, organizers moved the show earlier, to late November, in order to create some separation between the two shows.  LA now has a personality all its own compared to Detroit – there’s much more emphasis on green energy and import brands than in Detroit, or even New York and Chicago.  Those I spoke with who attended this year’s LA show noted that it just…

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2012 LA: BMW i8 Spyder Concept goes topless in LA

BMW i’s i8 Spyder Concept is also making its stateside debut at the 2012 LA Auto Show next to the new i3 Coupe Concept.
So when will you see the i3 and the i8 on the roads? One of BMW i brand’s slogan is ‘the future is closer than you think’ – and that’s very true. The BMW i3 will be hitting markets next year, followed by the i8 in 2014.
Refresher: Power for the BMW i8 Spyder Concept comes from the same setup as the i8 coupe. A 131-hp electric-motor drives the front a…

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2012 LA: BMW i8 Spyder Concept goes topless in LA

BMW i’s i8 Spyder Concept is also making its stateside debut at the 2012 LA Auto Show next to the new i3 Coupe Concept.
So when will you see the i3 and the i8 on the roads? One of BMW i brand’s slogan is ‘the future is closer than you think’ – and that’s very true. The BMW i3 will be hitting markets next year, followed by the i8 in 2014.
Refresher: Power for the BMW i8 Spyder Concept comes from the same setup as the i8 coupe. A 131-hp electric-motor drives the front a…

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LA Show 2012 Highlights: 2014 Jaguar XFR-S

This is Jaguar’s fastest ever saloon car: the new XFR-S, a more powerful, more hardcore version of the firm’s XFR. It has been revealed at the Los Angeles motor show today.The new super-saloon gets the 5.0-litre supercharged V8 from the XKR-S, which gives it 39bhp and 41lb ft more than the XFR. Although the XFR-S is the quickest saloon that Jaguar has built, the official performance figures indicate that it isn’t quite as rapid as the more expensive XKR-S.The saloon reaches 62mph in 4.6sec, whe…

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LA Show 2012 Highlights: 2014 Fiat 500L Trekking

Fiat continues its US range expansion with the launch of the 500L and the 500L Trekking at the LA motor show.The Trekking is a lightly restyled 500L, designed to give the car a soft-roader look; so it gets new front and rear bumpers and black body strips and wheel arch covers. It rides on 17-inch wheels which slightly increase the car’s ground clearance.Thanks to: Autocar

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