BMW’s biggest sedan, the 7-series, was comprehensively updated for 2013 and
now we’ve got pricing info on the entire 7er lineup. The 7 enters this new model
year with tweaked six- and eight-cylinder engines, a new eight-speed automatic,
and a refocused ActiveHybrid 7 model. (We’ve previously laid out the changes to
the ActiveHybrid 7 and the rest of the 7-series lineup.) Besides both the
six-cylinder 740i and eight-cylinder 750i gaining more...
As soon as Kia placed the new K3 compact sedan at a mall in its home market of
South Korea, we knew it was only a matter of time before the automaker would
blow the covers or in this case, the box off the compact sedan model.
The first thing you need to know about the K3 is that it is a global model
with the alphanumeric moniker used only in Korea where it goes on sale this
fall.
In the first quarter of 2013, the sedan will begin...
For the first time since the introduction of the supercharged Evora S, buyers
will have the option of choosing between the standard six-speed manual
transmission and Lotus’s Intelligent Precision Shift six-speed automatic.
The
IPS six-speed transmission can be operated in four settings: a fully automatic
mode; a manual mode with gear changes selected by steering-wheel-mounted paddle
shifters; a fully automatic sport mode that increases...
Less than 24 hours after Ford issued a recall of close to 500,000 Escape V6 SUVs
from the 2001-2004MY to repair stuck throttles, Mazda followed suite today and
announced its own recall of 217,500 examples of the Tribute V6 for the same
problem. The two models are mechanically related and were built together by
Ford.
The Japanese carmaker's recall covers more model years of the Tribute fitted
with a 3.0-liter V6 engine and cruise...
Fortune magazine’s Alex Taylor has called the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco
“the most disliked car of the year (so far).” Chevy’s roll-out of the eAssist
Eco mild hybrid six months ahead of the conventionally powered Malibu is to
blame. Like too many new cars and trucks introduced recently, the eAssist
promises more than it delivers. It doesn’t give the Eco buyer much, if any,
real-world fuel economy gains even if it’s helping the automaker...
Within the coral-colored brick walls of Ferrari’s Maranello operations, a new
supercar is starting to roll off the line. The replacement for the 599GTB
Fiorano and its numerous offshoots, the new F12berlinetta will be Ferrari’s most
expensive, quickest, and most powerful model when it goes on sale in the U.S.
early next year at an estimated price of $330,000. Its reign as Ferrari’s
flagship will be a brief one, as the Enzo replacement is...
Presenting the 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe! OK, we present a rendering of
what we think the M-badged Gran Coupe will look like. Up to this point, only
camo’d versions of the M6 GC have been seen, but BMW recently confirmed the
model for U.S. sales in 2013 and so we thought we’d provide an early peek at the
car.
As you might expect, the M6 Gran Coupe will get M-specific wheels, aggressive
fascias with bigger intakes up front, and M5/M6 hardware...
Nissan claims the 2013 Versa sedan will see a bump in highway fuel economy
from 38 mpg to 40 when equipped with the CVT. The car also will once again be
available with a traditional four-speed automatic, which brings the low-buck,
lackluster ride’s gearbox count to three; the two self-shifters are complemented
by a five-speed manual.The CVT’s 2-mpg increase in highway mileage comes from
new engine and transmission programming, and improved...
Not much of a logical, rational case can be made for the Dodge Ram
SRT-10. A full-size pickup with a Viper engine isn't a practical vehicle. It
doesn't address any unmet need in the market. It's ridiculous, and that's what
we loved about it. As it happens, though, OEMs like Ford (F-150 Lightning) and
Chrysler (Ram SRT-10) are chasing the off-road enthusiast these days, and as
much as we like the SVT Raptor (Ford) and the Ram Runner (Chrysler),...
The wall surrounding the 2013 Lexus LS has completely broken with some
30 or so high-resolution photos of both the regular LS 460 and the F-Sport
variant of the same model flooding the web-o-sphere.
Taking into consideration the fact that the current generation of the LS has
been with us since 2006 with Lexus performing a mild makeover in 2009, when the
company announced that it was preparing a new model, we believed that it would...
There is a debate going on right now, as to whether Chevrolet designers should
make the next Camaro coupe, expected to be introduced in 2015, look more like a
first-generation model (1967-1969) or the second-generation version built from
1970 to 1981.
But what if GM and Chevrolet were to take a different path and create
something with very few, if any, retro touches?
This is where 22-year-old automotive design graduate...
In 1995, Subaru became one of the first manufacturers to jump into the emerging
crossover SUV market when it introduced the Forester, which was essentially an
Impreza with a new, taller body. Fast-forward to 2012, and Subaru has once again
called upon the Impreza to be the bones for an-all new compact crossover, this
one called the 2013 Subaru XV Crosstrek. The interior of the Crosstrek is nearly
identical to that of Impreza, save a few...
When a photo of the 2014 Mazda 6 leaked on a Russian car-enthusiast website,
it raised a few eyebrows. Not because the car looked any different from what we
expected, but rather because it came from a Russian site. That all makes a
little more sense now, because Mazda has announced that the 6 will make its
debut at the Moscow auto show next month, rather than the Paris show this
September as had been expected. The company also filled in...
