Renault has just released official pricing information for the Clio-based Captur crossover in its home market of France. It starts from €15,500, and undercuts one of its main rivals, the Nissan Juke, by around €500. It is not as unique as its Japanese rival, but with Renault's latest styling language, we say it is one of the prettier small crossovers in Europe. Read more »
In five days, the 2013 Formula One season kicks off with the Rolex Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne, Australia. Fans will see quite a few changes from last season, beginning with the cars: in an effort to level the playing field, certain technologies (such as blown diffusers, which routed exhaust gas to create additional downforce) will be banned by the 2013 competition rules.
That should up the number of teams running at the front of each race, meaning that the championship won’t be just a battle …
U.S. soldiers prepping a C-130 drop zone ramp US Army via Wikimedia CommonsSeventeen years since retiring its last tank capable of air drop, the U.S. Army is in the early stages of developing a new one. Armored vehicles are incredibly useful in battle. But they are difficult to transport to remote locations (where many confrontations take place) because they skydive very poorly. You would too if you were 50 tons of clanking machinery. The armored vehicle geeks at the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellen…
Interested in Ford’s new Fiesta ST pocket rocket? Then you’ll need to scrape up at least $22,195 – that’s how much dough you’ll have to spend to get your hands on a bare bones version of the new 197-hp 2014 Ford Fiesta ST when it hits U.S. streets later this year. The configurator for the new [...]
With domestic natural gas production at an all-time high, the fuel is an increasingly attractive alternative to gasoline and diesel. All of the Detroit Three have an entry in the market, and GM kicked off production of its bi-fuel Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra models at its Fort Wayne, Indiana plant last week. Powered by [...]
Nissan has released pricing for the new-for-2013 Pathfinder, and it will start at $29,095 when it arrives in dealers at the end of October. That’s $1020 less than the previous-generation, body-on-frame Pathfinder. Nissan still is tight-lipped about the equipment list and what will be fitted in which trim, but we’ll be interested to discover how much of a role standard features are playing in the crossover’s price drop. Follow the jump for a full breakdown of the 2013 Pathfinder pricing.
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Nissan has released pricing for the all-new 2013 Sentra. Although it is down on power with only 130 hp from its 1.8-liter four-cylinder, compared to the 140-hp 2.0 from the last gen, it seems Nissan is giving a discount on all the horses that you don’t get. The new Sentra is available for $16,770, which is $440 less than the outgoing Sentra. It is over $1000 cheaper than both the Subaru Impreza and the Volkswagen Jetta, but only a Jefferson less than the Dodge Dart. Let’s break this down.
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Weand#8217;ve had our first taste of the 2013 SRT Viper on-track at GingerMan Raceway in South Haven, Mich., which you can read about
Acura has just released pricing and other details for its latest 2013 TL. The Japanese luxury brand has also subtly hinted that they’re keeping driving enthusiasm in mind as the 2013 Acura TL is still available with a six-speed manual with the SH-AWD system. Pricing starts at $36,800 for the base model, whereas the top dog TL with SH-AWD, a manual transmission, and the Technology Package rings in at $44,080.
The Acura TL was just recently refreshed for the 2012 model year, so it largely carries over in…
Acura has just released pricing and other details for its latest 2013 TL. The Japanese luxury brand has also subtly hinted that they’re keeping driving enthusiasm in mind as the 2013 Acura TL is still available with a six-speed manual with the SH-AWD system. Pricing starts at $36,800 for the base model, whereas the top dog TL with SH-AWD, a manual transmission, and the Technology Package rings in at $44,080.
The Acura TL was just recently refreshed for the 2012 model year, so it largely carries over in…