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Tuesday, March 1, 2016
2017 Lamborghini Centenario: The 759-hp Birthday Present – Official Photos and Info
2017 Audi Q2 Crossover Debuts as First Step in Big SUV Expansion Plans
Key Audi rivals BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and even Lexus have flooded the market with every conceivable size and shape of crossover SUV over the past decade or so. Yet the four-ringed brand from Ingolstadt has plugged along with just three such models: the Q3, Q5, and Q7. All three have been success stories, sure, but profit-laden variations and entries in other size classes have been conspicuous by their absence. Enter the Q2, which begins the rapid expansion of Audi's SUV lineup. READ MORE ››
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Ford Unveils New Edge, S-Max, and Mondeo Five-Door in Upscale Vignale Trim, Kuga Vignale Concept
Ford is moving to expand its upscale Vignale trim in Europe—it isn't offered in the U.S.—from more or less a single offering built around the Mondeo sedan and wagon (sold as the Fusion here), to an entire sub-brand with multiple offerings. Joining the Mondeo Vignale on the automaker's Geneva auto show stand are Vignale iterations based off of the Edge crossover, S-Max people mover, and the Mondeo five-door hatchback (as distinct from the already revealed wagon), as well as a concept Kuga (Escape) Vignale.
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The new Vignale models follow closely in the the original Mondeo Vignale sedan and station wagons' footsteps, with additional chrome brightwork sprinkled over their bodies, polished aluminum wheels, and hexagonal dark-finished grilles. Inside, the three new Vignales all feature hexagon-quilted Windsor leather seats, Ford's Sync 3 infotainment system, active noise control digital noise mitigation, and special aluminum trim. The Edge Vignales on display in Geneva wore attractive Ametista Scura (brown) and White Platinum paint colors, while the S-Max also rocked the white paint, as well as Vignale Milano Grigio gray paint. Engine choices for the range include a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder or a turbodiesel four.
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It is clear based on the Kuga Vignale concept that Ford is thinking about adding a Vignale to the Kuga lineup soon. Ford says that nearly 80 percent of Kugas sold in Europe last year were of the range-topping Titanium variety, indicating room to expand with a pricier offering. That said, the Kuga Vignale concept packs a few touches that aren't likely to see production, namely a leather cargo floor and leather covering for the inside of the tailgate. Figure on the concept's special leather interior, dark-finished grille, and special wheels making the cut for a production model.
-So would any of the attractive, seemingly posh Vignale models work in the U.S.? In all likelihood yes, but as we've pointed out before, that would only be the case if Ford's Lincoln luxury brand didn't exist. Lincolns aren't sold in Europe, leaving Ford the freedom to offer nicer Fords.
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Ken Block Unleashes Smokin’ Hades Upon the UAE in Gymkhana Eight [Video]
If Ken Block knows anything, it's his audience. As a pro skater, he launched DC Shoes with Danny Way. As his interest, er, drifted toward rallying, he assumed that the kids would want to see examples of ridiculous car control. As his Gymkhana series grew to become the bated-breath juggernaut it's become, Block has worked to make the situations more outrageous. And what's more outrageous than taking over the streets of Dubai?
-Take Houston, Las Vegas, and New York City, roll them together, bake under a scorching Gulf sun, and you might begin to approximate the UAE's most populous city. It also happens to be one of the car-nutsiest towns in the world. Block takes advantage of the modern, wide boulevards to blow smoke at the city's famous exotic police cars from behind the wheel of his humble Fiesta, he pirouettes around a Ford Raptor careening down the road on two wheels, and eventually finds himself on a runway, dodging the landing gear of a 747 that's being pulled by an aircraft tug. If it's not quite as eye-popping as the Hoonicorn's pas de deux with a hopping low-rider or that ridiculous sideways leap in the San Francisco installment, there's still plenty of of stuntin' madness, this time paired with a load of eye candy for fans of automotive exotica.
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Regrettably, the Hoonigan-fettled '78 Escort we wrote about last fall is nowhere to be seen in Gymkhana Eight, although the end of the clip teases Block's next machine, the Focus RS RX. It's a wildly beflared thing with honking air intakes protruding from the rear fenders. With any luck, we'll see the Focus and Escort together in the next installment. Because, duh, of course there's going to be a next installment.
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Monday, February 29, 2016
2017 Honda Civic Hatchback Debuts in Concept Form—or Is That “Type R Form”?
-Honda has now rolled out the hatchback version of its all-new Civic at the Geneva show—and even though the model was introduced on the Continent, this is a debut that has plenty of relevance to America. READ MORE ››
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Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze Previews New Small CUV
-If you're thinking that the one thing the world needs least right now is a convertible crossover, you have plenty of company. But there are enough people interested in the idea that Land Rover is going there with its handsome and pricey Range Rover Evoque convertible. And now VW is showing us something remarkably similar in the form of the T-Cross Breeze. It's technically a concept, but VW says it "can well imagine putting such a convertible on the market as a production model." Of course, it'll morph into something far more practical first, a fixed-roof subcompact crossover to tussle with the likes of the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, and Jeep Renegade. READ MORE ››
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Volkswagen T-Cross Breeze Previews New Small CUV – Auto Shows
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