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Renders of a Lamborghini SUV have left everyone to wonder just what the Italians are up to with regards to their future plans (other than a dozen or so alphanumerically-enhanced Aventadors). The company has responded to the rumors with few details but some intrigue. More »
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Yeah, so, this is happening. We knew a new Fusion hybrid would come when the new Evos concept-based model arrives next year. Now, the US Patent and Trademark office reveals not only what they could potentially be calling it — "Energi" — but also that it's a plug-in hybrid, too. More »
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According to the kids over at Edmunds' Inside Line, BMW's M Division may be pulling a Monty Python — working on a proposal to develop a Z4M. More »
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Mania over the new 2013 Dodge Viper has given way to pure insanity, with outlets reporting that the next generation super Mopar's going to appear at a regional press event in Florida next month. Yeah, we don't think that's happening — and you should believe us, because at least two of us here are crazy enough to think even Sports Night's coming back one day. So we'll believe anything if there's a shred of hope it'll happen. More »
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Someday, automakers may have to confiscate all cameraphones when they preview new models at dealer meetings. But, you know, whoops. Instead, we may have just found out that Audi's planning a special edition S5 4.2. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5849959&view=rss&microfeed=true Bloomberg reports Porsche may expand its line-up to seven model lines to achieve a goal of selling at least 200,000 sports cars and sport-utility vehicles by 2018. Anyone care to name them all? More »
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We all know the muscular Chevy Camaro ZL1's getting the same LSA V8 found in the CTS-V, but while that engine puts out 556 horsepower in the Caddy there are fresh rumors stating the ZL1 will be north of 570 horsepower. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5820209&view=rss&microfeed=true MustangDaily claims an all-new version of Ford's pony car will debut as a 2015 model, with a refreshed Mustang coming in 2013 to fill the gap. Wanna bet it'll still have a truck axle in the back? More »
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When it leaked that the 2012 Porsche 911 was getting a 7-speed manual transmission everyone immediately wondered how they were going to lay it out. We think we've got an answer. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5818480&view=rss&microfeed=true There are rumors out there about Renault-Nissan buying a controlling stake in AutoVAZ (maker of Lada cars), which would make it the third largest automaker. No one show them this video. (Hat tip Nathanial!) More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5813037&view=rss&microfeed=true We already know the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 will be more powerful, look more aggressive and have a new, adaptive-damping suspension (welcome to the 2010s, boys!), but what of the geekier minutiae? Allpar's ascertained some of these devilish details. More »
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It took an outcry from Volkswagen's most hard-core U.S. fans to convince the Teutonic transporter that the 266 hp and all-wheel-drive GOlf R. They'll have to act fast, since only 1,000 will be sold — and only in red. More »
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The boys over at AutoExpress have divined the tea leaves, and tell us today that they've learned the 2014 Ford Mustang will, for the first time, ditch the decades-old live rear axle in favor of an independent rear suspension. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5810280&view=rss&microfeed=true As BMW continues to squeeze more cars into the numbers 1-7, rumors are that BMW will move the next generation 1-series up to the 2-series name. At the very least, BMW's registering the BMW M2 trademark. More »
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The BMW M1, like Sasquatch, is something people just want to believe. Have to believe. And now someone's saying it'll happen once again. We're waiting for the blurry photos because one day it'll be true. More »
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According to research firm AutomotiveCompass, Chrysler Canada will build a niche "lifestyle" pickup truck starting in late 2013. The competitor to Honda's Ridgeline will reportedly be built at the company's assembly plant in Windsor, Canada. But will it Rampage? More »
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We've already determined the BMW 1 Series M Coupe deserves its M badge, but y'know what would really make it deserving of M-itude? A CSL version. Apparently BMW hasn't ruled out building the lighter-weight, more-powerful 1M variant. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5803189&view=rss&microfeed=true Rumor has it the sportier S versions of the A6 and A& will add turbodiesels as an option next year. An übersedan with an überdiesel? Now you're torquing. More »
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A McLaren dealer in London says he heard the MP4-12C did a lap of Dunsfold in 1:14.118 . If true, the new Macca tops the list-topping Ariel Atom V8 500's 1:15.1. Stunning to say the least. (H/T to Andrew!) More »
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Follow the logic: Vauxhall builds an Insignia-based coupe, meaning GM can build a Buick Regal coupe, meaning they can give it 312 horsepower and AWD and call it the "GNX." Just call us the kings of wishful thinking. More »
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A BMW M5 with xDrive? Don your Internet fire suits and get to the forums in in 3-2-1... There's no production confirmation, but as Autocar reports, BMW officials have confirmed they're messing with the concept. Is the end of tail-out action near? More »
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After only tepid responses to the XLR and before that the Allante, Cadillac appears ready to try again with a modern convertible, this time one with its own unique bodywork. More »
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Although Cadillac has talked about building a real flagship sedan for years (heck, we'd heard they were talking about it in 2006), a world-beating full-size sedan hasn't been a part of the lineup in, like, forever. And while the Cadillac XTS, a stretched version of the front-wheel-drive Epsilon platform underneath the Buick LaCrosse and Saab 9-5, is nice, it's not enough to compete with the S-Class or 7 Series. More »
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Shelby's New York Auto Show dance card includes the previously announced Super Snake, but now we're also hearing dropped hints about a mystery model that Mustangs Daily suspect will be the Shelby GTS, a less-expensive upgrade slotted below the GT350. More »
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An order sheet posted on Teamspeed could prove the 4.0-liter Porsche GT3 RS special edition is real. Do we really need another 911? Sure we do, when it's based on the best Porsche ever built, and uses the RSR engine. More »
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Bentley hasn't confirmed it, but a return of the Bentley Turbo R could be two years away. The Mulsanne-based coupe would get a 600-hp version of the top Bentley's 6.75-liter V8. That, and about an acre of polished Burr oak. More »
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Japanese magazine Mag-X speculates on the next major update of the Lexus LS flagship, due in 2013. Expect the six-figure sedan-o-fortress to make another stab upward toward parity with the likes of Mercedes S-Class and Audi A8. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5790887&view=rss&microfeed=true The 2012 BMW M5's great on ice, but details of the new 5er have been scarce. Now Focus.de's reporting the U.S. will get a manual transmission, but no one else will. That's so wonderfully backwards. (H/T 5post!) More »
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Jalopnik tipster Cyrus came across a murder of crow-black Porsches at a California gas station: two Boxsters and this camouflaged 911 Turbo. Strangest part? The 911 made no sound as it pulled away. Is Porsche considering a hybrid 911? More »
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This week's best rumor: Tanner Foust was given the $500,000 Global RallyCross Ford sponsorship after Ken Block was fired for showing up in shorts 90 minutes late to a meeting with Bill Ford Jr. That's half true. More »
]]> http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5782581&view=rss&microfeed=true There's much disagreement over what engine the 2013 Shelby GT500 will get, with some hinting it'll be a 500+ HP twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 and now Car And Driver stating it'll be a 600+ HP 5.8-liter supercharged V8. Such wonderful disagreement. More »
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A report from Korea's RPM9 indicates former BMW styling head Chris Bangle, the Charlie Sheen of auto designers, could become lead designer at Hyundai, specifically to work on the company's next Equus. Trying to get a confirmation. (H/T Seung!) More »
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An offhand comment from Mitsubishi's global product director that "we must stop" making the Evo after the Lancer Evolution X had Subaru fanboys cheering and everyone else worried. But is it true? More »
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The 2011 Ford Explorer's currently only available with a naturally aspirated 3.5-liter V6, with a 2.0-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder engine on the way. But a page on Ford's website is hinting at a Ford Explorer SHO with the 3.5-liter turbocharged EcoBoost engine. More »
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Former General Motors product czar "Maximum" Bob Lutz left the company last year, but new GM CEO Dan Akerson's been trying to get him back. The only thing standing in his way according to The Daily Beast is the U.S. Treasury Department, which fears the move could be perceived as a golden parachute. More »
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The 2014 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon will get GM's new global, body-on-frame small-truck platform. Those trucks will debut in Thailand, the one-ton-pickup-rich country where they'll be built. Unlike the Ford Ranger, though, US buyers are getting GM's Thai takeout. More »
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It's not a secret amongst tuners that an abnormally large percentage of the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's are exported two kind of people: Russians or people I've heard euphemistically referred to as "Latin American businessmen." Seriously. And these "Latin American businessmen" will be pleased as cocaine-laced punch when they hear the 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8's getting the same 6.4-liter HEMI V8 found in the just released 2012 Charger SRT8. More »
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A Porsche GT3 with an automanual transmission? There go those winds of change blowing again. A Rennlist member who's spoken with a Porsche higher-up says the next GT3 will get Porsche's dual-clutch PDK transmission. The consolation prize is 480 horsepower. More »
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The Detroit News reports GM's Mark Reuss saying Chevy plans to unveil a car based on the Camaro (the "Z28" or whatever) and another car, a... something. The other won't be the new Chevelle — we know that. More »
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The Alfa Romeo 4C GTA concept's bound for Geneva, but our Greek friends seem to think the hopefully 2uettottanta-inspired roadster will debut on Valentines Day. Why? The company asked them to not mention details of the car until then. [AutoBlog.gr] More »
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