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Abarth 695 Edizione Maserati Bows at Mille Miglia
The Abarth 695 Tributo Maserati makes its “society debut” at the Mille Miglia 2012, rechristened as the Abarth 695 Edizione Maserati.
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Eterniti Sells First Artemis Luxury Crossover
Eterniti Motors said it sold its first Artemis crossover at the recent 2012 Beijing Auto Show.
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2014 Porsche 918 Spyder Begins Prototype Testing
Porsche has completed the initial prototypes of the new 918 Spyder ahead of the hybrid supercar’s scheduled production startup in September 2013.
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2013 Honda CR-V | Road Test
Every time a new version of a popular car is launched, our phones are inundated with calls from eager buyers waiting to know everything about it. The frequency of these calls is directly proportional to the car’s popularity, especially if it’s an economical nameplate. Obviously, the CR-V is one of the most popular cars in the Middle East and the questions just kept on coming.
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Guangzhou Fiat’s Viaggo to Launch in September
One car that we didn’t actually report on during the Beijing Auto Show last month was Fiat’s fantastic looking Viaggo. A while back we reported on rumors that Fiat’s forthcoming Chinese compact sedan was a facelifted Dodge Dart for the Chinese market, we weren’t entirely wrong, the facelift was a little bit more substantial than a mere badge swap, it’s largely a new car
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VW Hover Car Is "Back to the Future" in Multiple Ways
A new Volkswagen concept floats along in magical solution to urban transportation — theoretically, of course.
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Magna Steyr Will Build Infiniti Entry-Luxury Compact in 2014
Magna Steyr, a division of Canadian auto-parts giant Magna, will assemble the production version of the Infiniti Etherea, a new entry-luxury compact from Nissan’s premium brand, beginning in 2014.
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Bob Lutz Continues to Stand By The Chevy Volt
By Jeff Cobb Since his days with GM, Bob Lutz was an ardent backer of the Volt – here shown as a concept car in January 2007 after its introduction at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Yesterday at the EVS 26 symposium in Los Angeles, former GM vice chairman and “father of the Chevy Volt” Bob Lutz defended his recent fighting back against right-leaning Volt detractors, while in related news, he continued to rally support for the car.
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Why the Beijing Auto Show is Probably the Worst in the Chinese Automotive Calendar
Beijing wasn’t always the capital of China, it jumped from city to city with the changing of dynasty or during war times, at different points in history the capital has moved around from Xi’an to Peiping (modern day Beijing) to Nanjing to Chongqing and beyond, the word ‘ jing ’ usually means capital, Bei means north, nan means south, thus making Nanjing the Southern capital, Beijing the north capital, and interestingly still, Tokyo is referred to as Dong Jing or Eastern Capital in Chinese, probably relating back to the days when Japan was a tributary state. Although Beijing is the capital city and the heart of Chinese government as well as a cultural heavy hitter, it’s clearly woefully unprepared for international automotive events that bring the brightest and the best to Beijing for one whole week.
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Shanghai International Modified Auto Show
I’m fairly bored of auto shows, I must have been to every major auto show in China in the past six years at least twice, probably more, so when I get another auto show invitation sent my way I treat them with a little bit of skepticism.
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Lincoln reimagines the gear shifter with the new 2013 MKZ
Gallery – 18 images I’ll be honest, when I checked out the Lincoln MKZ at the 2012 New York Auto Show last month – I totally missed this cool new feature. Replacing the boring and mundane automatic gear-shifter of our days, Lincoln has come with a new way to present the gear-selector by placing it on the side-strip of the center stack.
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Rendering: 2013 BMW 7 Series Facelift
This fall BMW will unveil the facelifted version of the flagship model: the F01/F02 7 Series. The 2013 BMW 7 Series will go on sale later this year and it brings significant updates inside and outside the car