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bmoreDLJ: Still looks better than a Durango. #standardtaxi more »
Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet: Yeah, it's ugly, but hopefully it will get the job done. It's not like Caprices and Panthers look all that great, and they make horrible cabs. We lo... more »
skaycog: Wheelchair accessible vehicles don't have to be less than pleasing to the eye. Not that I think a PT Cruiser is pleasing to the eye, but there are th... more »
brandegee: Okay, now Ford needs to build one based on the Transit Connect and show that "mobility" doesn't have to resemble an 8-year-old Trailblazer. #standardtaxi more »
drewdrawshashtags: Last time I checked, London Taxis were also low load-floor wheelchair accessible vehicles, but they've got so much style they're a national icon, whil... more »
BigHarv: God, they couldn't spend just a little money making this less ugly? Wait, would it even take more money? #standardtaxi more »
Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: The smart fortwo and Mitsubishi i also have DeDion rear ends, too. It's sort of a wacky arrangement, but it gets the job done. #standardtaxi more »
KeyserSoze: WTF is going on over there? Why does every car coming out of Japan look like it was carved by a sushi chef on acid? Enough already with the stretched,... more »
Pessimippopotamus: It's getting even more melty... #nissanskyline more »
ManicSquirrel is preparing for winter: Those look as if they could almost pass as old drawings of the concept for the current generation G coupe. The back is nearly the same (albeit in sket... more »

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VPG MV-1 Handicapable Standard Taxi Spied
The Vehicle Production Group MV-1 isn't a pretty vehicle, but it's designed with function in mind. That function? It's a purpose-built, wheelchair-accessible vehicle. This "mule" was spotted around Detroit and never has a slang term been more aesthetically accurate. More »
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Next-Gen Nissan Skyline Coupe Speculated
It'll be called the Infiniti G-something here in the US, but the 2012 Nissan Skyline Coupe will debut late in 2011. Rumor has it there'll be a hybrid powertrain underhood. Hopefully it doesn't closely resemble these drawings. [4WheelsNews]
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Chevy Cruze Wagon NOT Spotted
Could GM be seeing the light and bringing wagons back to the fore? If this Chevy Cruze Wagon spy photo is any indicator, they just might. Update: We've been duped. It's a photoshop fake. Proof of the sad reality below. More »
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Lexus LFA Completely Uncovered
The Lexus LF-A will debut at the Tokyo Motor Show this evening, which may explain why someone was bold enough to drive around Miami in the first completely undisguised version we've seen. Gallery of the $400K Toyota below. More »
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2011 Mercedes E-Class Convertible Leaks In Trademark Filing
No surprises here, the 2011 Mercedes E-Class Convertible looks just like the Coupe sans roof. These shots come from a European trademark filing and reveal a handsome, C-Class based four-seat convertible. More »
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Legion Of Chevy Volt Testers Take Leisurely Drive
A slew of Chevy Volt pre-production engineering units took a test drive near Toledo, Ohio earlier this week. Of course GM PR was also on hand to take a slew of pictures documenting the ~~marketing~~ engineering exercise. Gallery below. More »
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2011 Subaru Coupe Spied On The ‘Ring, Again
Subaru engineers must be going gangbusters on the Nurburgring this week, this is the second time in two days that the 2011 Subaru Coupe's been spied lapping there. The gallery below shows the car in gruesome detail. More »
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2010 BMW 5-Series Gets A Swirly
Although swirly-camo-ed, it's possible to see the overall shape of the new 2010 BMW 5-Series from these new shots taken near Kitzbuhel, Austria. We can see that the front gets the most dramatic change over the outgoing car. What else? More »
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Honda Accord Crosstour Brings The Butt
The Honda Accord Crosstour is currently undergoing inspection by the autojourno set, including our own Ray Wert. These first live photos, below the jump, reveal the new crossover certainly conforms to the Beyoncé definition of "healthy." More »
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2011 Subaru Coupe Spied On The ‘Ring
The luxurious speeders at Speedlux just spied the 2011 Subaru Coupe, the Subie version of the Toyota FT-86 on the Nurburgring. Who'd have thought that Toyota could make a better looking 2.0-liter, four-cylinder RWD sports coupe? More »
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2011 Ford Explorer Showing Off Next-Gen Body
After months of Freestyle-bodied 2011 Ford Explorer mules, we're finally getting a closer look at the shape of the next Explorer. Looks about 90% the size of the current model. It should, considering it shares underpinnings with the Flex. [Autoweek]
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NASCAR Mustang Teased Ahead of Unveil
Today's the first day the muscle car wars collide with the NASCAR world. The NASCAR Ford Mustang race car will be unveiled at 1PM EST but until then, here's the first sneak peek at things to come. [Ford via MustangEvolution]
#newcars

Lexus LF-A Sounds Awesome Even When Tested By Auto Journalists

Dutch auto journalist Thomas Bangma, seen here at a press drive for the Lexus LF-A, says it's the best car he's ever driven, on par with the McLaren M1 and Pagani Zonda. It does sound sweet. Clear shots below. More »
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Next Mercedes B-Class Getting Pontiac Vibe-Like Profile
Seems the next Mercedes B-Class is abandoning its MPV shape in favor of a more five-door-hatch-like profile. The shape matters not to us as long as they remove the un-Mercedes-like amounts of suck from the current car. [SecretNewCars]
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2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon: Now With Pretty Stickers!
The 2010 Dodge Ram Power Wagon features new sheet metal, an interior upgrade sharing styling and components with the light-duty Ram 1500 and in lieu of 2009's chrome Power Wagon badges there's big vinyl tailgate and hood graphics. [Petersen's4Wheel, PickupTrucks]
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2011 Mercedes SLS AMG Convertible Spied On Video
Auto Motor und Sport snagged some driving video of the 2011 Mercedes SLS AMG Convertible ~~promotional~~ prototype fleet as they continue their tour of the west coast. The convertible has a fabric power top and normal doors. [AMS]
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2012 Audi RS4 Spotted With Huge Fenders, Maybe
The video junkies at Fast Lane Daily spotted this wide-body A6 and, after much mental exercise, are convinced it's a development mule for the 2012 Audi RS4. Why? You'll have to ask them. [Fast Lane Daily]
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2010 Porsche Boxster Speedster Spied On The 'Ring
Following in Porsche's speedster tradition, the 2010 Porsche Boxster Speedster will receive a simplified front fascia, chopped down windscreen and aerodynamic humps over the engine compartment. CAR says to expect 320 HP from the 3.4-liter engine. [CAR Magazine]
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Commie Killing Pickup Spied On Set Of Red Dawn Remake

Communist forces are invading America (again) and this is the pickup that's going to stop them. Spied on the set of the new Red Dawn remake, this Dodge Ram is a proud Wolverine. More »
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2011 Ford Super Duty Out For A Lightly Camouflaged Drive
The 2011 Ford Super Duty is on the way and testers are out in force in Detroit. Reader Adrian spotted this one with light camouflage making the rounds. So that badge looks to be what, a foot across? More »
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Mahindra TR40 Diesel Pickup Spotted In US-Spec Form
The Mahindra TR40 will hit the US in February and we've finally gotten a look at the US-spec model. The truck's equipped with a standard grille guard to meet low-speed crash requirements, but otherwise, diesel-y Indian goodness. [Pickuptrucks.com]
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New A-Team Will Use Same Old GMC Van In Upcoming Movie
The new A-Team movie tells the story of Iraq veterans framed for a crime they didn't commit, but uses the same old GMC van. Quinton Jackson plays BA, Liam Neeson plays Hannibal and Jessica Biel is involved somehow. [SplashNews]
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Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Crew Cab Shows Off Extra Two Doors
Judging from PickupTrucks.com's spy photos of a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor SuperCrew Crew Cab test truck with four full-size doors, Ford will build a four-door 145-inch-wheelbase version of the off-roader pick-er-up. But will it fly like the two-door? [PickupTrucks]
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Next M5 Reveals Muscular Power Bulge, Not Much Else
The front end of what could be the 2011 BMW M5 revision will evidently look like the current M3. No word on what's under that bulge or if it's necessary or merely cosmetic. [Bimmerpost]
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2011 Infiniti M56: First Non-Foam Photos
Infiniti revealed the new M with a foam model and some virtual reality voodoo last month, but now Brenda Priddy's unexpectedly stumbled upon the 2011 Infiniti M56 out-of-doors and the sheet metal looks curvaceously sensual in real life. More »
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Lexus LF-A: Clearest Look Yet!
The sneaky spy photographers at KGP have caught the Lexus LF-A, Toyota's luxe-brand's super car that'll reportedly command a $400,000 price tag with almost no camouflage. We wonder where they spotted it. Any guesses? Gallery below. More »
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What's The Mystery Cadillac In GM's Money-Back Ad?
The CTS Coupe's coming next year, the ATS and STS/DTS-replacing Cadillac XTS are in the works, but in Ed Whitacre's 60-Day Money-Back Guarantee commercial, there's a Caddy peeking out from under wraps. But which is it? Find out below. More »
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Nissan GT-R SpecM Readies To Run The 'Ring
The GT-R SpecV? That's so January. Now Nissan's GT-R test team's shown up at the 'Ring with a lightly camouflaged prototype appearing to be the upcoming GT-R SpecM. Oh yeah, that just happened. Did we blow your mind? Gallery below. More »
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Marussia B2, Russia's Second Super Car, Spotted With Comrades
When the Marussia B1 super car dropped cloth, it afforded seemingly limitless jokes about Russia. Now their next car, the Marussia B2, has been spotted completely uncloaked on the streets of Moscow ahead of this week's Frankfurt debut More »
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2011 Infiniti QX Spied Pretending To Be Really Big Kia Soul
It looks like the 2011 Infiniti QX is taking a page from the Ford Flex/Kia Soul/Nissan Cube's squared-off playbook. Are those fake fender vents or Dub "22" badges? Another shot below. More »
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Mercedes E-Class Convertible Spied On Sex And The City Sequel Set
The arrival of the 2011 Mercedes E-Class Convertible is as predictable as the sequel for "The Sex and The City." Expect it next summer, around the same time your girlfriend drags you to the cinema. [X17]
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2013 Jaguar XE: Biggest. Cat's Eyes. Ever.
Automobile's speculatively rendered an all-new model Jaguar plans for the 2013 model year. It's a compact sports-car — a spiritual successor to the E-type called the Jaguar XE and it's taken front-fascia-personification to a whole new level — catsonification. More »
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2011 Hyundai Genesis Shows A New Mr. Ed-Like Grille
The 2011 Hyundai Genesis will receive a refreshed grille to better match the new toothy grin on the now-coming-stateside top-of-the-line Hyundai flagship, the Equus. We're also told to expect a new eight-speed auto tranny and a supercharged engine. Yowza! [DetNews]
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2011 Ford Focus: Small Car, Big Promise
Still heavily disguised as a current-generation Euro-spec Focus, the set-for-unveil-next-year 2011 Ford Focus is the first single-platform global car from Ford. You should thank whichever deity you're partial to, because this better-in-Euro econobox is actually coming Stateside. More »
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Camaro Convertible Pre-Production Models Spied Down Under
A commenter from Camaro5 spotted these eight 2011 Chevy Camaro Convertible production or pre-production models sunning themselves outside a Holden plant in Australia. One more photo below the jump. More »
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2010 Lexus LS Brochure Leaks 460 SZ Performance Model
Leaked images of the new 2010 Lexus LS 460 SZ reveal a much-needed performance derivative to the 2010 LS range capable of making record time from Boca to Palm Beach. The rest of the lineup also gets some tweakage. More »
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2011 Chevrolet Aveo (Viva) Spied With Decent-Looking Interior
The 2011 Chevrolet Aveo (or Viva) has to be a more competent econobox than the one it'll replace, able to compete globally against Japanese, Korean and even American competition; Based on these first interior images, it may have a shot. More »
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2010 Hyundai Tucson To Get More Shapely?
A newly-restyled 2010 Hyundai Tucson is set to debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month, but these images appear to spill the beans on a shapelier crossover. More »
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2011 Hyundai Sonata: Even More Camry-Like
These photos from Hyundai-Blog purport to be an undisguised European version of the 2011 Hyundai Sonata undergoing some photography. More »
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Mercedes SLS AMG Convertible Spotted In Cali
Till this point we've been calling the new Mercedes SLS Gullwing, but photos below, taken by our own Wes Siler, seem to indicate there'll be a non-gullwing convertible as well. More »

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