Here’s yet another set of wheels Americans can’t have – the 2014 Audi RS6 Avant. The automaker has just released details and photos of its hot new wagon, which will produce 552 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque from a 4.0-liter twin-turbo V-8. The new eight-cylinder has already made its way into a number of [...]
As you can tell from the wide assortment of automotive announcements coming after a relative summer drought in stories, the Los Angeles Auto Show is set to open at the end of this week. While a great deal of a the releases and premieres at the 2012 edition of the Los Angeles car show will revolve around regular commuter cars or crossover vehicles, Chrysler Group has devoted part of their show presentation to selling the Ram brand to commercial customers. Launching a division dedicated …
When going to a party, is it typical for you to bring a bottle of wine? When attending a friend’s house to watch a movie, do you supply a few bags of potato chips? When hanging out at a barbecue, would you be the good guest who presented a six-pack of beer? Well, in the case of Ford, they provided one part of the world with something fun to their Fiesta in 2005. A pocket rocket launched in Europe, the Ford Fiesta ST subcompact car succeeded in raising the performance roof on the cont…
Hyundai and Kia today announced that the companies are revising their fuel economy estimates downward after the EPA spot-checked several models and found that the results did not live up to Hyundai’s and Kia’s claims.
The affected Hyundai models include the 2012 and ’13 Accent, Elantra, Sonata Hybrid, Azera, Tucson, and Veloster, and the 2012 Genesis sedan and 2013 Genesis coupe, and Santa Fe Sport. From Kia, this correction includes 2012 and ’13 Rio, Sorento, Soul, and Sportage.
The fuel economy fi…
The Mercedes-Benz A250 Sport – image: Mercedes-Benz
If you’re looking for what may be the ultimate hot hatch, your wait ends at next March’s Geneva Auto Show. According to Autocar (via Left Lane News), that’s where Mercedes-Benz will debut it’s latest tuned creation, the A45 AMG hatchback. Under the hood lurks a heavily-modified M274 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, expected to send 349 horsepower and 332 pound-feet of torque through a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox to all four wheels.
If…
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New reports coming out of UK suggest that Lamborghini will be unveiling the production Aventador Roadster at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. The model scheduled to go on sale later next year.
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For the first time, a V12 Lamborghini will be getting a retractable hard top.
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Audi’s A3 Sportback S – image: Audi
In the gospel according to German automakers, U.S. customers don’t like hatchbacks, wagons or diesels. Odd, then, that some 35-percent of Audi A3 models sold come with its TDI turbodiesel engine, and equally odd that Volkswagen dealers have no trouble selling all the diesel models they import. Maybe Americans do appreciate the practicality of automobiles other than gasoline-powered sedans and crossovers.
According to Car and Driver, via Left Lane News, …
As the hybrid and plug-in hybrid wars have begun to heat up during the past year, it’s easy to forget Honda’s sporty and impractical CR-Z hybrid even exists. When the two-seat CR-Z was introduced to our market for 2011, we found it to be reasonably engaging to drive, albeit slow and a car that tried to satisfy both enthusiasts and hypermilers without total success. Apparently, consumers have had an equally lukewarm reaction to the little two-seater, snapping up roughly just 11,000 of them in 2011, a…
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AutoBlog reports, after speaking with Audi’s President of U.S. operations Scott Koegh, that the four-ringed make will be bringing its RS5 Cabriolet to the United States in the first quarter of 2013.
“That car is a no-brainer,” Koegh told AutoBlog. “We think our RS strategy fills the brand. We think adding…
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Tesla Motors has just surprised the automotive world by unveiling what it calls a ‘Supercharger network.’ The Tesla Superchargers are basically quick charging stations that will be placed along well-traveled routes in North America – so if you’re one of the many that feared taking a long-trip in your …