Lincoln, which is in the procedure of reinventing itself, stated that more than 50% of its dealers in the top 130 U.S. markets have expressed their commitment to upgrade their dealerships. Lincoln considers this to be a main step considering that many dealers were undecided since they had been doubtful that Ford Motor Co. would be in a position to revive the brand. About 75 dealers in cities like New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Chicago have…
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Though the Ford Transit Connect could be a niche player in the North American marketplace, the little van industry is huge business in Europe. According to Mercedes-Benz, it accounts for some 700,000 units annually, and that is a pie of which Daimler wouldn’t mind finding a bigger slice. And so it has announced its new Citan.

Taking its name from a combination of City and Titan, the Citan will slot in beneath the Vario, Sprinter and Vito in order to meet the demands of workers who require to get around crowded city streets and take their gear with them. Mercedes plans to provide it in a broad range of configurations, lengths and engine possibilities as soon as it hits the industry in the fall.

The idea was unveiled at a logistics symposium held at the Mercedes-Benz Design Center in Sindelfingen, and will be presented for the initial time in public subsequent September at the IAA Commercial Car Show. In the meantime, you can check out the details in the press release right after the jump and the renderings in our high-res image gallery below.

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Right after a great start of Season 18 with three great mid-engined supercars, three amazing best speeds at Nardo, three impressive times around Imola, and three very pleased Leading Gear presenters, we are looking forward to the second episode. Jeremy and James travel to Beijing to cast their eyes over the quickly expanding Chinese motor industry.
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The 2012 Nissan Leaf electric vehicle. Image: Nissan Motors

Just when you thought that legislators in the Golden State had come to their senses, some thing happens to reaffirm our opinion that California may be the least-auto-enthusiast-friendly state in the country. Immediately after showing some degree of sanity by agreeing to adopt the proposed EPA mileage regular of 54.5 mpg by 2025, California has announced that, by 2025, a minimum of 15.4 percent of sales must be of electric, plug-in-hybrid or hydrogen powered vehicles.

To frame that mandate with a dose of reality, let’s appear at the two commercially obtainable electric cars. In 2011, Nissan sold 9,674 Leafs in the United States excluding trucks, that represents just 1.6 percent of its automobile sales in the United States. Chevrolet sold 7,671 Volts, which represented just one percent of its new automobile sales in the U.S. industry.

Do we require to tell you that legislation requiring manufacturers to sell X percent of green cars is absurd, akin to requiring grocery stores to sell 15.4 percent of food from the create aisle? Whilst the penalties for non-compliance aren’t clear (but), automakers can’t dictate regardless of whether or not consumers will purchase a “green” car over a a lot more traditional a single. Confident, they can influence this via advertising, but at the showroom level it’s constantly the consumer who has the final say, unless, of course, the freedom of option element is removed.

As Autoblog and Automotive News (subscription required) report, some ten extra states (such as New York and New Jersey) will most likely stick to California’s lead, requiring automakers to drastically ramp up sales of green vehicles. Automakers, oddly adequate, back the plan, but with very good reason – by mandating sales of electric and plug-in-hybrid vehicles, producers get an artificially inflated industry to sell into.

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Ahh yes… Super Bowl XLVI is lastly here and the long awaited extravaganza of high-budget tv advertisements&nbspis&nbspsure to wow, shock, repulse or delight. This is about the only time that &nbspfolks in fact look forward to the commercials. There is&nbspalways a smorgasbord of funny, weird, attractive and quirky 30, 45 and 60 seconds spots. This year Toyota throws a bit of every little thing into the mix and comes out the gate&nbspwith a robust showing in their bid to drum up assistance for the reinvented Toyota Camry, which has been the best promoting auto in America the last 13 out of 14 years. Check out the video following the jump…

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It really is widespread for folks to take into account the head and neck safety device, or HANS device, a millennial item, one thing developed ten years ago or so. But it was really conceived following an accident in 1981 and the 1st prototype was donned in 1986. It sold only sporadically all through the 90s, but after Dale Earnhardt died in a crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 – coincidentally, of the very same injury that lead to the HANS device’s creation – it went from oddity to obligation in every single main racing series.

Vehicle and Driver looks at the physical numbers behind the device: in a 40g head-on collision, a HANS device can reduce total neck load by about 75 percent, to much less than half the force of the injury threshold. That’s not poor for a one-pound contraption created of carbon fiber, padding and a fabric-and-polyester strap.

Click here to check out the C/D piece, and follow the jump for some enlightening visuals on just what the HANS device can do. There is a video of a test crash with and with out the device fitted, as well as the diverse kinds accessible and the story behind them.

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If we could summarize the Porsche 911 with just one word, it would be “evolution.” For decades, Porsche has methodically enhanced its rear-engined sports vehicle. The style changes are subtle, and power has risen steadily.

To illustrate this, Porsche made a video that plays off the 911′s wealthy history. If you lie awake at night thinking about how great it would be to personal a 911, hit the jump for some far more inspiration.

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In 1 of the smallest recalls we have ever heard, BMW will be calling in six owners of the 2012 X5 xDrive35i SUV to address a issue with the automatic transmission. In a letter to the National Highway Targeted traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Bavarian automaker says that due to a manufacturing error, the automatic transmission’s parking lock may not occur even if the “P” position has been selected and is displayed. Read a lot more »Copyright…
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On Wednesday night, we brought you the lowdown on the refreshed for the 2013 model year X6 crossover along with the new X6 M50d with 381-ponies, courtesy of its tri-turbocharged diesel engine. Now, we also have the first official photographs of the high-performance 2013 X6 M, which gains the exact same cosmetic touches as the rest of the series whilst sustaining the mechanical hardware of the 2012 model. Read far more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com…
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&lsquoGame more than&rsquo is not an expression typically employed in the automotive realm. And though we&rsquore hesitant to use it in this case, we really feel justified when referring to the likes of the new 2012 Audi A7. We&rsquove driven almost everything from electric roadsters to $ 100,000+ sports vehicles (which oddly enough often fit each categories), but Audi&rsquos new 5-door hatchback sedan coupe has emerged as an uncontested winner without having ever truly playing the game. And it&rsquos accomplished so by operating in a little bit of an automotive gray location.

The 2012 Audi A7 is a fascinating amalgamation of two distinctly distinct types. The 1st is a nod to the 2004 Mercedes CLS, a 4 door fastback saloon style &ldquocoupe&rdquo with its sweeping roofline tracking all the way to the rear of the automobile. Though these cars initially sold like hotcakes (and raised very a few eyebrows) the auto producers that tried to adhere to suit had been less productive and the segment eventually cooled off. The second style harkens back to the upscale hatchback which truly hasn&rsquot noticed any profitable action considering that the days of the Sterling 827 and Rover SD1. So it&rsquos fascinating that&nbspAudi chose to develop a auto that mixes in strong elements from both classes, but with its personal skillfully interpreted design esthetic and brand language.

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The List is about fulfilling your wildest wheeled fantasies, and often those wheels are bound and held in spot by tank treads. Our most recent episode takes Jessi and Patrick to Vikings nation in the heart of Minnesota. It is Patrick’s turn to indulge a single of his childhood dreams, which means the pair will be piloting a modest battalion of tanks by way of the woods and more than, well… you will just have to watch.

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Bentley has recently announced that the refreshed Continental GTC convertible and the Mulsanne sedan will be presented to the public at the 2012 Qatar Motor Show.
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Even though there are many (some, like us, might argue far too several) Americans who are obsessed with celebrities and each infinitesimal factor they do, we doubt there are numerous folks who wonder &ldquoWhat do celebrities do with their automobiles when they&rsquore done with them?&rdquo The answer, of course, is that they normally sell them, be it to a dealer, friend, relative, agent, publicist or some other member or their inner circle. Sometimes, although, star cars and trucks escape to the genuine world, and often they show up on eBay. But we can&rsquot keep in mind the last time a star was selling a automobile on the perennially well-known auction site himself or herself. Leave it to 1 Pamela Anderson (no relation) to be the exception to the rule.

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The world&rsquos favorite chesty Canuck is seeking to unload her 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged. This white-on-cream SUV is mostly stock, with a supercharged 4.2L V8 (borrowed from corporate sibling Jaguar) below the bonnet and belting out 400hp to a 6-speed automatic transmission and super sophisticated 4-wheel-drive program. It won&rsquot win any stoplight grands prix with the likes of a Cayenne Turbo S or Grand Cherokee SRT8, but it&rsquos far more than capable of getting out of its own way. Plus it will get more than damn close to any terrain brief of molten lava.

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With just months to go prior to the Olympic Games get beneath way in the capital city of the brand’s home country, MINI introduces two new unique-edition models to spread modern London style around the world. The latest takes on the … Continue reading
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China is booming and the country is currently the biggest automobile industry in the planet. It is estimated that China’s vehicle industry will develop tenfold between 2005 and 2030. Now Morgan Motor Business has announced it will open its initial Chinese dealership named Malvern Morgan Automobiles in the capital Beijing. The 1st automobile of the
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Fiat USA put a video showcasing the 500 Abarth on the Web final November that tested the bounds of what is doable on network Tv. That’s a single of the huge factors it hasn’t been put on Tv but.

You’ll see what we mean when you view the ad, titled “Seduction,” soon after the jump. It was the foam that made it iffy for the networks.

But we chatted with Chrysler advertising chief Olivier Francois at the Detroit Auto Show about Super Bowl commercials where advertisers are known to push the envelope. In the Chrysler-Fiat planet of double titles, Francois is also CEO of Fiat.

Francois, who is thinking about a handful of alternatives for the massive game, is asking yourself if the Abarth video is Super Bowl worthy, and desires to know what Autoblog readers think about the spot. Excellent enough for the huge game, also known as the Super Bowl of advertising?

Chrysler, of course, was the toast of the Super Bowl in 2011, showing an unprecedented two-minute ad featuring Eminem’s “Lose Yourself,” an appearance by Eminem himself and the new ad theme, “Imported From Detroit.”

It’s a high bar to reach again.

What do you feel? Does this Abarth ad have the appropriate stuff?

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Americans are driving their vehicles longer, as the average age of vehicles has almost hit 11 years, according to a new study by Polk. Blame a wretched economy and far more dependable modern day automobiles, but automobiles and trucks continue to stay on the road a lot longer than they did 15 years ago, when the average age was just 8.4 years.

According to a report in The Detroit News, there are other factors for the modify, such as a decline in the number of miles driven last year and improved resistance to rust and corrosion. Regardless of the cause for the record-setting age of our American fleet, the news has the auto industry salivating at the prospect of boom times ahead. The National Automobile Dealers Association is predicting that new vehicle sales this year will hit 13.9 million.

“The economic climate, unemployment are still going to be stubborn, but there is so much pent-up demand I think the industry is going to have an great year,” Toyota President and CEO Jim Lentz told the Detroit News.

How old is your ride? We know that Autoblog readers have much more autos than the typical consumer, so join our poll below by answering how old your everyday driver is.

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Most of you almost certainly know that Lamborghini got its start creating tractors, and that it was a spat that founder Ferruccio Lamborghini got into with Enzo Ferrari over difficulties the former was getting with a single of the latter&rsquos vehicles that drove Mr. Lamborghini to enter the sports automobile enterprise himself. It&rsquos a quite massive leap from farm implements (Enjoyable reality: You can nevertheless acquire a new Lamborghini tractor, but that organization hasn&rsquot had something to do with the car organization because 1972.) to exotic vehicles like the Miura, Countach and Aventador, but there&rsquos never been any sort of &ldquomissing link&rdquo that bridged the gap between these two really dissimilar vehicle segments&hellipright?

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The 2011 MINI Cooper John Cooper Functions

BMW has announced the recall of some 89,000 Cooper S and John Cooper Works models built for the 2007 – 2011 model year. The recall includes the turbocharged Clubman, Convertible and Countryman models as nicely, especially:

- MINI Cooper S, model years 2007-11
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- MINI Cooper S Convertible, model years 2009-11
- MINI Cooper S Countryman, model year 2011
- MINI Cooper John Cooper Works, model years 2009-11
- MINI Cooper John Cooper Functions Clubman, model year 2009
- MINI Cooper John Cooper Works Convertible, model years 2010-11

At problem is a circuit board that runs an auxiliary water pump to cool the turbocharger. Beneath specific conditions, the circuit board can malfunction, leading to failure of the auxiliary water pump and potential overheating of the board and pump assembly. In a limited quantity of circumstances, this overheating resulted in an engine compartment fire. To date, BMW in unaware of any accidents or injuries relating to this condition.

MINI dealers will replace the auxiliary water pump assembly (which contains the potentially defective circuit board) when the recall begins subsequent month. Owners of affected MINI vehicles with questions or concerns can reach BMW’s consumer service at (866) 275-6464 alternatively, updates are also available from the National Highway Site visitors Safety Administration’s Vehicle Safety Hotline, reached at (888) 327-4236.

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For the second time in about three months, the Las Vegas Convention Center is buzzing with the activity endemic to a key international trade show. And although November is when the automotive aftermarket has its annual pow-wow, January is reserved for the consumer electronics sector&rsquos greatest get together or the year: The Consumer Electronics Show, or CES for the abbreviationally-inclined.

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Ironically, the Consumer Electronics Show is, like SEMA, not open to consumers. Even so, thanks to the seemingly limitless (unless SOPA and/or PIPA pass) energy of the Internets, there are plenty of fascinating words and pretty pictures pertaining to all the cool new gadgets and services debuting at the show floating around. But you&rsquore not interested in reading a single write-up for hours and hours, proper? Of course not. That&rsquos why we&rsquove limited the following list to the 25 gizmos we assume are the coolest and most most likely to attain &ldquogotta have&rdquo status.

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In the minds of several, life of a Formula One racing driver is currently larger than life. Driving the greatest automobiles on the absolute limit appears like the ultimate adventure but it calls for a commitment, a want, that only a select couple of have. The Formula 1 racing driver is rare and specific for certain. But there often are those within the sport that have a personality and a determination about them that causes them to transcend even the sport. And although…
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To paraphrase the Almond Joy commercial, often you really feel like a tint, at times you don’t. In states like California, getting any tint on your front windows is verboten. It’s only casually enforced, but it’s nonetheless illegal. In that case, a thing like this setup may come in handy: a Russian gent on installed two power windows in one door, and tinted 1 of them.

We do not know how significantly alteration was required to make the setup operate on this auto (it appears to be a Lada/VAZ model) one commenter asked if the door’s support ribs had to be removed in order to fit the duplicate systems. Check it out for yourself in the video soon after the jump.

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Filmed and planned in 1 day with the Photographer Alexander Sperr, this video functions an Audi R8. Named Follow the Leader, this video is a thing diverse to other Format67.net productions and shows a driver looking for his girlfriend inside the Audi R8.Video Of The Day: Audi R8 by Format67.net

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Possibly one of the most recognized slogans for a luxury auto brand is BMW’s “Ultimate Driving Machine”. BMW desires to be sure that you know the motto by heart, which is why they have released a new commercial titled “We Only Make 1 Thing”.

Reportedly, BMW will take its reemphasized slogan to new heights as they turn into crowned the ideal-selling luxury brand in the U.S. That in itself says a lot about a single automobile business. I know at least one of us here at AutomotiveAddicts.com pick to drive a BMW vehicle and have been doing so for over ten years now.

Check out BMW’s Ultimate Car Commercial for the brand that makes “The Ultimate Driving Machine” below.

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If your nearby Scion dealer is about to hit you with a restraining order for bugging him about Scion FR-S availability, here’s some very good news: Scion wants to give 86 fans the capacity to take early delivery of its FR-S sport coupe. Whilst all the fine print has however to be inked, here’s what we know about how the “First 86” program will work.

On January 12, at 12:00 noon EST, Scion will open up a dedicated purchase request internet site (www.ScionFirst86.com). Consumers interested in purchasing one of the first 86 Scion FR-S models in the United States will then select their car’s color and transmission option (no other alternatives are obtainable), and submit the acquire request form to Scion. The web site will remain up for eight hours and 6 minutes (86, get it?), prior to the ability to enter the lottery will close.

Within 24 hours, Scion will notify the 86 winners, who’ll be sent a date-stamped e-mail with an order confirmation. Winners have 96 hours to check out their selected Scion dealer with the order confirmation and a deposit check for $ 500. When the order is written, Scion will give winners with normal updates on the delivery of their vehicles, which will arrive prior to the common public is able to take delivery of an FR-S.

The plan seems easy adequate, but there are a lot of unanswered questions. Pricing for the FR-S has not but been set, and then there’s the issue of “Additional Dealer Markup.” The Scion FR-S will be a hot automobile at launch, and greedy dealers will want to pad profits on the rear-drive coupe. Certain, you might win the capacity to get the initial FR-S, but can you afford to spend a dealer $ 10k over sticker to take delivery?

We’re not saying that is going to happen, only that it is most likely. Right after all, some BMW dealers had been asking $ 50k over sticker (actually) for one of the couple of 1-Series M automobiles brought into the United States, and $ 5k over sticker is about regular for vehicles like the Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca. Everyone wants to be the first kid on the block with the most recent toy, and that usually comes at a price.

Scion is not giving a lot far more data than we’ve posted above, but you will discover its Q&A on the “First 86” system here.

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Low emissions and high performance, that’s the name of the game for Infiniti at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. The comany nowadays released another teaser of its lightweight sports car concept that it says will be the very first model to not only have a range-extender but also a mid-ship package for optimal weight distribution and
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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Coupe, Hybrid, Lexus

The Lexus LF-LC concept has been leaking on the Internet longer than most Detroit-bound reveals, but that doesn’t make the 2+2 coupe any less stunning. The concept clearly shows the design progression that started with the CT 200h and made real strides with the 2013 GS.

The hot-looking coupe was penned by Lexus’ Calty design studio in Newport Beach, California. It comes as no surprise to us that this rolling design study also packs hybrid power, but Lexus claims that the sleek sports car will also deliver cutting-edge driving dynamics.

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While on the floor at this year’s North American International Auto Show, our friends at BMWBlog were able to listen in on BMW officials confirming that the 2013 BMW M5 will be available from the start of production with a 6-speed manual transmission.

For some time we were swayed in a certain direction with reports that BMW’s M5 would only get the 7-speed M-DCT (M-Double Clutch Transmission). It is good news to hear that BMW will keep enthusiasts and purists alike in the market for a 4-door rocket ship satisfied with a real clutch pedal and 6 manually-shifted forward gears.

Reportedly, the 6-speed manual gearbox will be a no-cost option and have ratios optimized for acceleration, flexibility and fuel economy while maintaining the initial final drive ratio and special M differential.

The new 2013 BMW M5 will be hitting showroom floors late summer 2012.

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For most of its existence, the pickup truck has merely been a four-wheeled tool. A car free of charge of extraneous frills and frivolities, intended as an internal-combustion-powered pack animal. But many pickup buyers, then and now, want some individuality with their utility (We&rsquove currently covered the performance finish of the equation.), and starting in the mid-1950s, the American manufacturers began catering toward those buyers by providing style conscious, playfully-named unique edition models.

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These high-falutin' haulers have run the gamut from gaudy to glorious even so, there have been so several minted more than the decades that it's a bit of a chore to whittle the fleet down to the 10 most elite. However we feel we've managed to do just that, and you can inspect the fruits of our labor soon after the jump.

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If you are a die-tough gear head, probabilities are excellent you will be tuned in to the annual Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction on SPEED. Even if you’re not lucky adequate to be bidding by phone from the comfort of your yacht anchored in Monaco, it’s still entertaining adequate to drool more than the automobiles coming across the block, and to test your knowledge of collector automobile prizes.

If you’ve watched prior auctions, you know that Hagerty Insurance sponsors a thing known as “Fantasy Bid,” which enables us unwashed masses to win prizes by guessing the correct selling price of selected cars as they cross the stage. It’s not your garden range swag, either, because this year’s grand prizes contain a 60-inch Samsung 3D television, a $ 500 Amazon gift card and a Kindle Fire Touch. And a tuned Shelby GT500 Mustang.

Here’s the very good news: the winner of the Mustang will be chosen at random from the pool of registered Hagerty Fantasy Bid players, so you do not want the exact same in-depth knowledge of auto rates that you would to win the other prizes. That is a great thing, since even those of us who operate in the industry and know a factor or two about auto prices don’t stand a likelihood of beating the ringers who can generally guess the precise value of a automobile by its description.

The Shelby GT500 up for grabs comes packing an upgraded Ford Racing supercharger, which boosts output from 550 to 750 horsepower. There’s a Ford Racing exhaust, a Ford Racing handling pack, a Wilwood braking program with added cooling ducts, a beefed-up cooling system from C&ampR Racing, a three.five-inch aluminum driveshaft and assorted aero and body parts from the Shelby catalog. The auto was designed with the assist of 2011 Daytona 500 winner Trevor Bayne and 2011 NASCAR Nationwide Series winner Ricky Stenhouse, Jr., both of whom know a factor or two about going rapidly.

To get a lot more particulars on how to enter, head on over to the SPEED website.

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While not a leak in the strictest sense, the ghost of the 2013 Ford Fusion sedan made an unexpected (but hasty appearance) on Ford's dedicated iPad application giving us our first look at the mid-size sedan model that will be officially revealed on Monday at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved
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While not a leak in the strictest sense, the ghost of the 2013 Ford Fusion sedan made an unexpected (but hasty appearance) on Ford's dedicated iPad application giving us our first look at the mid-size sedan model that will be officially revealed on Monday at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. Read more »Copyright © Carscoop.blogspot.com – All Rights Reserved
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The 2013 Mercedes-Benz B-Class.

The upcoming Mercedes-Benz B-Class hatchback may be best described as the “VolksBenz.” Not that Volkswagen had anything to do with the car (it didn’t), but the new B-Class is meant to be a “People’s Benz,” a car for the masses. No, it won’t be priced along the same lines as a VW Golf, but as Mercedes’ new “gateway to the brand” vehicle, it will be more affordable than anything else with a three-pointed star. You’ll be able to snap up a B-Class of your own this fall, but we wouldn’t recommend tossing the keys to your parents.

If you think Germans lack a sense of humor, watch the surprisingly racy video ad for the upcoming B-Class below. Sure, you’ll want to wash your brain out with soap afterwards, but let’s be honest here: you really don’t believe that a stork dropped you down the chimney of your parent’s house, do you?

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The 2013 Mercedes-Benz B-Class.

The upcoming Mercedes-Benz B-Class hatchback may be best described as the “VolksBenz.” Not that Volkswagen had anything to do with the car (it didn’t), but the new B-Class is meant to be a “People’s Benz,” a car for the masses. No, it won’t be priced along the same lines as a VW Golf, but as Mercedes’ new “gateway to the brand” vehicle, it will be more affordable than anything else with a three-pointed star. You’ll be able to snap up a B-Class of your own this fall, but we wouldn’t recommend tossing the keys to your parents.

If you think Germans lack a sense of humor, watch the surprisingly racy video ad for the upcoming B-Class below. Sure, you’ll want to wash your brain out with soap afterwards, but let’s be honest here: you really don’t believe that a stork dropped you down the chimney of your parent’s house, do you?

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The 2013 Dodge Dart. Image: Chrysler Group LLC

Chrysler put out a press release a couple of days back that focused on Fiat earning another five percent of Chrysler, for meeting the last of 3 objectives assigned by the Obama administration for the duration of the 2009 bailout. Downplayed inside the release was the truth that the new Dodge Dart has achieved an “unadjusted” combined mileage rating of 40 mpg. If the Dart actually hit 40 mpg in combined fuel economy, the car wouldn’t be evolutionary, it would be revolutionary as with everything else in company and politics these days, the math utilized in finding those numbers is somewhat fuzzy.

1st, we’re no specialists on the EPA’s test cycle, and how it’s employed to calculate fuel economy. Those who know far more than we do about this stuff say that the actual fuel economic climate numbers that will appear on the Dart’s window sticker are most likely to be some 20 percent less. Twenty percent isn’t exactly a rounding error, although a combined fuel economic climate of 32 mpg is still impressive.

That said, don’t take the numbers on a window sticker as gospel. The new Chrysler 300 SRT8, for example, gets an EPA estimated 14 mpg about town and an estimated 23 mpg on the highway. Appear closer and you will see that the “expected” range of city mpg varies from 11 to 17 mpg (a spread of practically 55 percent) and the “expected” highway fuel economic climate can be anywhere from 19 to 27 mpg. (a spread of just more than 42 percent).

It is not even that straightforward, since flogging the SRT8 difficult on a track day will yield mileage in the single digits, even though a expert hypermiler could possibly get 30 mpg out of the car below the correct circumstances. There’s a reason that the phrase, “your mileage could vary” has turn out to be portion of our vocabulary.

We’re not which means to downplay the new Dodge Dart, which may possibly prove to be the most essential vehicle the automaker has ever built. We can’t wait to see it up close and personal, or much better however, get behind the wheel. Till then, we know adequate not to think every thing we read in a press release (or on a window sticker).

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Whilst there are no doubt nevertheless a couple of purists who are grumbling about the two most current generations of Dodge Charger getting 4-door sedans (although we have to wonder if they had been this vocal when the last Charger just before that &ndash a 4-cylinder, front drive hatchback &ndash was being created), it&rsquos tough to argue against the 21^st century Chargers&rsquo styling and efficiency, the latter getting specially potent in SRT8 form. We&rsquore especially fond of the new 2012 Charger, with styling that far more closely mirrors that of the iconic 1968-&rsquo70 models and much more strong however far more effective powerplants.

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Even so, even the Charger SRT8 &ndash packing a 6.4L Hemi V8 that makes 470hp &ndash is a bit of a weakling by contemporary super sedan standards. Chrysler&rsquos in-house performance parts and accessories arm, Mopar, isn&rsquot taking this matter lying down. In reality, it has gone so far as to create a idea vehicle for next week&rsquos North American International Automobile Show in Detroit, but there&rsquos significantly far more to this idea than a cat-back exhaust system and massive wheels.

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Filed below: Government/Legal, Safety, Chevrolet, GM

Following on the heels of its Camaro stablemate, the smallest Chevrolet model has performed nicely on the National Highway Safety Administration’s crash tests, earning a coveted 5-star overall safety rating. Two months ago, the Camaro received the first excellent score awarded below NHTSA’s revised testing regimen, although each the Sonic five-door and sedan scored five stars in each category except rollover, in which it earned 4 stars.

Performing nicely in a crash could also support those whose Sonics were recently recalled for missing brake pads. In all seriousness, we’re always happy to see new models earn high scores in crash testing, because it signifies that they are safer. But it’s even far better news when modest cars score nicely, as it assists to dispel the false notion that size is the only thing that matters in a collision.

Read the complete press release soon after the jump.

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Filed below: Auto Purchasing, Spending budget, SUV, Truck, And so on., Crossover, Hatchback, Chrysler, Ford, GM

The numbers are officially in for 2011, and as soon as again, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler sold far more pickup trucks than any other model. The Ford F-Series was the best-selling vehicle by way of November of last year with 516,639 units rolling off of dealer lots. That number handily trounces the Chevrolet Silverado in second location with 367,343 units sold. The Ford Escape and Ford Fusion fell into third and fourth places, respectively, leaving Ram Trucks to fill out the leading five domestic automaker-built vehicles, with 218,750 units.

All told, GM took five spots on the list whilst Ford walked away with four. Chrysler only managed to crack the top rated 10 with its Ram offerings. Overall, American automakers sold more than 1 million pickup trucks last year, proving that in the land of (nonetheless) low cost fuel, The pickup truck remains king. Hit the jump for the complete top rated ten list, total with sales figures by way of November.

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Now that winter is upon us, you can anticipate to see lots of news stories about automobiles driving via intense blizzard circumstances. This, although it certainly looks the component, is not one of those times. Though it appears that the white stuff falling from the sky in the videos after the jump is heavy snow, it is actually a item called ‘spume’ – salt-water sea foam.

Britain’s Fylde Coast was struck by a huge windstorm last week, with wind gusts as high as 130 miles per hour. Spume is the item of decaying algae and other organic materials in the salt water, and the heavy winds whipped it all up onto shore, causing havoc for residents of the costal town Cleveleys.

Hit the jump to see a trio of videos of the falling foam for your self.

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Knowledge the all-new Ford Escape by going on GoldRun adventures around the country! Download the app and choose the Ford runs!
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Although some may possibly dismiss the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG as a Teutonically-icy (save those flamboyant doors) grand tourer, the reality is it&rsquos thoroughly capable junior supercar that&rsquos more than capable of going toe-to-toe with the likes of the Audi R8 V10, Chevrolet Corvette Z06 and Porsche GT3. And as we&rsquove observed in the last year or so, the tuning community is well aware of the 21er Jahrhundert Gullwing&rsquos inherent performance prospective. Senner Tuning is just the latest aftermarket outfitter to jump on the SLS bandwagon.

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As opposed to many tuners, the Senner folks have left the bodywork of this white lightning bolt alone, other than the fitment of carbon fiber sideview mirrors and some little Senner Tuning decals on the rocker panels. Practically all the visual impact comes courtesy of the crouching stance created by the KW Variante 3 adjustable coilover kit and the unique stainless steel and diamond black 20&rdquo Vegas wheels from Aerotechnik&rsquos Corniche line (Nine inches wide in front, 11 inches wide in back.) that fill the wheel wells like a narcoleptic waitress fills buyers&rsquo coffee cups: To the brim, and perhaps a little beyond.

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If you own a auto like the Bugatti Veyron in south Florida, there aren’t a lot of places exactly where you can mat the go-pedal, at least for lengthy. 1 of the better choices is Palm Beach International Raceway (PBIR), which utilized to be known as Moroso Motorsport Park. Aside from the truth that the track is in the middle of nowhere, and has totally no elevation adjust (like every single other track in Florida), it is not a negative facility. Its drag strip is frequently open to the public, and its road course can be run with an instructor or for the duration of high-efficiency driving events.

Drag Occasions was at PBIR final Wednesday, when they noticed a Bugatti Veyron running the road course. Because a mildly tuned Nissan GT-R was already making a couple of runs at the drag strip, it seemed logical to encourage the Veyron owner to try his luck in the quarter mile.

The result shown here is impressive, but we didn’t get to see the Veyron’s initial run, which was done without having making use of the car’s launch control. The net result of that pass was a 12 second run, at 137 miles per hour, which would have been a loss to the GT-R.

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The BMW 1 Series M Coupe may have a contrived name, but the way it delivers driving fun is anything but: A high-output twin-turbo straight-six under the hood, E92 M3 suspension and brake bits at each corner, and unique bodywork that features bulging fenders and much more aggressively sculpted front and rear bumpers. In brief, it&rsquos a car that checks all the proper boxes, except for one crucial one: Widespread availability. Initially, BMW was going to cap production at two,700 copies, but has since said that it will continue creating it by means of the spring, a lot to the delight of prospective buyers (and significantly to the displeasure of speculators who snapped 1 up hoping to flip it for a hefty profit).

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Of course, even with the extended production life it&rsquos unlikely that everyone who wants a 1 Series M will be able to get one before the final 1. What&rsquos a lot more, there are no doubt a lot of 128i and 135i owners out there who would no doubt love to be able to fit their rides with wider wheels and tires without having producing them look prepared for the Baja 1000. If only there was a way to make the 1M&rsquos fat fendered styling much more plentiful. PRIOR Style to the rescue!

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Filed under: Idea Vehicles, Budget, SUV, Japan, Suzuki, India

Suzuki has dropped a couple of teasers of a new concept vehicle headed to this year’s Delhi Auto Expo, and the sneaky shots might hint at a successor to the nicely-worn Jimny/Samurai throne. Correct now, the automaker doesn’t have a known replacement lined up for the pint-sized SUV.

The Samurai could have exited North America lengthy ago, but its direct descendant, the Jimny, is still really much alive elsewhere. In reality, it has cultivated a decades-old reputation for becoming a tough-as-nails bruiser that is as dependable as it is capable. We think Suzuki would do well to preserve the model in its portfolio in the future, and now, new reports suggest the firm could lift parts from the Swift drivetrain to develop a low-cost Jimny successor.

Even so, assuming the teasers indicate a idea car, it would likely be some time ahead of we saw a production model frolicking about in the light of day. Early estimates would put a subsequent-generation Samurai on stage at the Delhi Auto Expo in two years or so. Does that mean the U.S. will see the Samurai name return to its soil? With Suzuki’s floundering presence here in the states, that seems unlikely, but we would welcome a capable, low-dollar off roader to our shores any day. Head over to the Maruti Suzuki page for a closer appear.

Suzuki readying next-gen Jimny/Samurai? initially appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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