Archive for 'Coupes'
Rendered: 2012 Jaguar XJ Coupe
Posted on 08. Mar, 2010 by admin.
Mercedes-Benz has the soon-to-be renamed CL Coupe and BMW has the 6-Series, two high-end coupes or 'grand tourers' that compete in a relatively exclusive segment--even Audi has the upcoming A7 four-door coupe--so it wouldn’t be too surprising to see Jaguar launch a new two-door version of its stunning XJ flagship. The automaker’s...
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Tesla Goes Public but Model S Delayed
Posted on 02. Feb, 2010 by admin.
Electric vehicle-maker Tesla Motors has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in the first step to sell stock for its initial public offering. In the process, it revealed that the highly touted Model S sedan would not be available until at least 2012.
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Review: BMW 750i
Posted on 11. Jan, 2010 by admin.
BMW is rapidly becoming the Swiss Army Knife of automobile brands. Elegant and well-trained coupes, estates and sedans?
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2010 Aston Martin Rapide: First Look
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Aston Martin, the British builder of exclusive coupes and convertibles, is the latest sports-car maker to try its hand at a four-door car. Aston's entry is called the Rapide, and it's slated to hit U.S. dealerships in May 2010 with a starting price around $200,000
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2010 Aston Martin Rapide: First Look
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by admin.
Aston Martin, the British builder of exclusive coupes and convertibles, is the latest sports-car maker to try its hand at a four-door car. Aston's entry is called the Rapide, and it's slated to hit U.S. dealerships in May 2010 with a starting price around $200,000.
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Consumer Reports’ Most and Least Reliable Cars
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by admin.
Earlier we wrote about automakers’ overall rankings in Consumer Reports’ annual survey. Now, we’re tackling which models ranked highest and lowest among the 1.4 million vehicles surveyed. The big winner is Ford, and it’s not because they had the most vehicles with above average reliability
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Fisker to Build Plug-in Hybrids in Former GM Plant
Posted on 27. Oct, 2009 by admin.
Fisker Automotive has chosen GM’s former assembly plant in Wilmington, Del., to launch its Project NINA, a plan to build family-friendly plug-in hybrid sedans that cost less than $40,000 with a federal tax credit, according to the automaker. Ironically, the vehicle would directly compete with GM’s upcoming Chevy Volt. Vice President and former Delaware senator Joe Biden joined Fisker executives today for the announcement at the plant.
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Ford Focus, Volvo C30 Are Top Safety Picks
Posted on 20. Jul, 2009 by admin.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has been expanding its crash tests to more and more segments. The very influential tests were recently applied to compact coupes, including the Honda Civic, Scion tC, Volco C30, Ford Focus and Chevy Cobalt
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2010 Lexus IS Convertible: First Drive
Posted on 07. Jul, 2009 by admin.
The 2010 Lexus IS C convertible is rolling into dealerships now, and we hope to bring you a full review as early as July, but I got to tool around in a few pre-production models, so here are some early impressions of the brand's first entry-level convertible, which is based on its IS compact sedan. Car fans who saw the film "Three Kings," set in the first Gulf War, may remember yelling at the screen as soldiers played by Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube argued over whether Lexus had a convertible
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New engines added to BMW 1-series lineup
Posted on 25. Jun, 2009 by admin.
Like its 7-series bigger brother, the diminutive BMW 1-series is being upgraded for the 2010 model year with new engines and several special edition models. New to the lineup are the 120i and 118d 1-series Coupes, as well as the Lifestyle and Sport Editions of the three and five-door Hatchback models. Still the only rear-wheel-drive model in the compact segment, the BMW 1-series offers a unique blend of sporty driving and compact car efficiency.
