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The Volkswagen Jetta’s long-awaited changeover from the current inline-five-cylinder engine to a turbo four will happen in 2013 for the 2014 model year, the company’s U.S. product czar Rainer Michel told us this week. Soon after, Michel says, the engine will land in a 2014.5 model-year Passat. This confirms the timing we heard earlier from a different—and has-to-stay-nameless—source.

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The BMW 328i Luxury's logbook had finally cooled down after a disappointing trip to the local road course when something else happened: the weather heated up. Between surviving one choice mishap and dealing with sweltering temperatures, our BMW has had a rough month.

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Vorsteiner has created a new aero package for the already gorgeous 458. This includes a front spoiler, side skirts and a revised rear diffuser. This is combined with specialised 21 inch rims. All parts are made out of carbon fibre.

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Spanish specialty carmaker Aspid Cars has dropped the primary teaser pictures of its new GT-21 Invictus, a 2+2 seater sports automotive. this is often Aspid's second vehicle series when the hardcore Super Sports (SS), which sort of resembles a Lotus seven on steroids.

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The version of the ATS that Cadillac meant to spice up the company’s overall fuel-economy numbers has simply received a rather lackluster rating from the EPA. With a Two hundred-hp, 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, the ATS is rated at simply twenty two town mpg and thirty three highway.

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Mazda Officially Reveals Mildly Facelifted 2013 MX-5 Roadster in Japan


A leaked brochure gave us our first look at the mildly refreshed MX-5 in both soft- and retractable hard-top (RHT) body styles earlier this week and now Mazda has come out with an official release for the 2013 model that goes on sale today in Japan. 

We suspect that if not all, most of the changes on the JDM model will be applied on the international market versions before the end of the year. 


The second facelift for the third-generation MX-5 since its debut in 2005 brings a redesigned face with a new bumper sporting a larger front grille opening with a more curved upper part, new front fog lamp housings, a front chin spoiler plus black headlamp bezels for the soft-top and chrome bezels for the hard-top model. 


In addition, the refreshed roadster model gains a pedestrian protection system in the guise of an Active Bonnet, which raises the rear end of the hood in the event of an accident to absorb the energy of impact and reduce the severity of head injuries in collisions involving pedestrians. 


Also new for the 2013 model year is the Dolphin Gray Mica paint finish that replaces the Metropolitan Gray Mica and newly styled 17-inch alloy wheels for the MX-5 RHT. 

Inside, the Japanese carmaker has introduced a new tan color option for models fitted with leather seats while a Glossy Dark Gray finish is used for the decoration panel and steering wheel bezel. 


Finally, Mazda's engineers have tweaked the throttle and brake booster to improve control of the accelerator in the manual transmission models and the brakes in all models. 


In Japan, the updated MX-5 starts at 2,330,000 Yen (about US$29,200 / €23,300


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