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Nissan Versa Note gets a new face, updated transmission
What is it? The 2017 Nissan Versa Note arrives with revised front-end styling. Specifically, it’s Nissan’s “V-Motion” grille, sleeker swept-back headlights along with new wheel designs. Not massive...
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Alfa Romeo finally reveals Stelvio SUV – with 505 HP
What is it? The SUV version of the phantasmagorical Alfa Romeo Giulia sedan we tested last month built on the same platform and powered by the same engines, including — give a big cheer — the 505...
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Mini adding plug-in hybrid to 2017 Cooper Countryman lineup
What is it? Certainly the biggest and most capable Mini ever, the all-new, second-generation Countryman crossover debuts with three models — Cooper, Cooper S and, for the first time, Cooper S E, a...
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Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition
What is it? Hot on the heels of a refresh for 2017 — exterior look, interior style and a new hybrid model — comes the Nissan Rogue: Rogue One Star Wars Limited Edition. In keeping with the futuristic...
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Mercedes-Maybach S650 drops the top on uber luxury
What is it? The Mercedes-Maybach S650 is the first of the company’s ultra-luxurious droptops. It’s all about rewarding the driver by both pampering and thrilling them at the same time. It sure looks...
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Green cars make a splash at the 2016 L.A. Auto Show
What better place to launch an electric than in Los Angeles, the land of “green?” And surely the star of the 2016 Los Angeles Auto Show was Jaguar’s new I-Pace, 90 kWh of high-performance electric SUV....
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Mercedes E63 goes AWD for the first time
What is it? The next-generation Mercedes-Benz E63 arrives with bolder looks, more power and it now drives all four wheels, which is a marked departure from previous models. Fear not as there is a drift...
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Porsche Panamera lineup grows with long-wheelbase model
What is it? Porsche continues adding models to the newly revised, second-generation Panamera line; in this case the 2017 Panamera 4 and the long-wheelbase Panamera Executive, bringing the count up to...
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Mazda’s diesel CX-5 is officially coming to North America
Yesterday, we told you about Mazda’s all-new CX-5 and its nifty diesel engine. Well, that diesel engine is finally coming to North America. Power numbers haven’t been announced yet, but the 2.2-litre...
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Porsche is building a mid-engine 911 – for Le Mans
“How do you like our new and latest fighting machine?” It was pretty much a rhetorical question Detlev van Platen, senior board member of sales and marketing at Porsche, asked the audience at the Los...
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Acura reveals its high-tech Precision Cockpit
Acura used its time at the L.A. Auto Show to showcase its new Precision Cockpit – a modern way of displaying vital information in a clean and uncluttered format that does not take away from the prime...
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The fun, funky and far-out rides of the 2016 L.A. Auto Show
We are what we drive, the saying goes, so we humans must be a wildly eccentric lot, judging by the insanely modified, wonderfully imagined, historic, or still-in-dream-form vehicles on display at the...
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Subaru taking a shot at three-row SUVs with new Viziv 7
What is it? The Viziv 7 concept isn’t Subaru’s first shot at building a three-row SUV – that title goes to the Tribeca, whose plug was unceremoniously pulled in 2014 – but it’s a lot more polished and,...
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Chevrolet Bolt is the 2017 Green Car of the Year
LOS ANGELES — In what was probably the most anti-climactic “sealed envelope” award announcement, the Chevrolet Bolt EV was named 2017 Green Car of the Year. That despite four solid contenders, but as...
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Volvo wants to make your life easier with Concierge Services
What is it? Volvo Concierge Services is an experimental — it will be tested on 300 XC90 and S90 customers in San Francisco — connected car technology app that Volvo contends could put an end...
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Performance cars to get your heart racing – at any budget
As usual, the real excitement of any auto show is the eye candy and the horsepower. This year at the L.A. Auto Show, there’s no arguing that several vehicles – from affordable but souped-up standards...
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2017 Volkswagen e-Golf officially coming to Canada
What is it? The 2017 Volkswagen e-Golf is an electrified version of VW’s popular Golf hatchback. It gets an improved 134-horsepower electric motor and a revised battery that improves range by 50 per...
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All-new Jeep Compass is what a small SUV should look like
What is it? Jeep’s new Compass revitalized take on what a compact SUV should look like. And, perhaps more importantly, how it should perform, especially off-road. Why does it matter? The last...
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L.A. show has no shortage of spectacle and surprises
The media introductions of the Los Angeles Auto Show are just about over, as the show will soon open its doors to the public. And what can they expect to see once they get there? David Booth has a...
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C-HR eschews Toyota’s ubiquitous styling for some sizzle
What is it: The C-HR (Coupe High Rider) is Toyota’s entry into the burgeoning compact tall hatchback segment. Expect it to do battle in the showrooms against Honda’s HR-V. Why does it matter? The C-HR...
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