Filed under: China , Europe , Technology , Toyota According to a report by TheDetroitBureau.com, Toyota is teaming up with Gazoo Razing (full name: Gazoo Racing Masters of N
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Design/Style , Luxury It’s the eve of press days at the Detroit Auto Show , and Mercedes-Benz has kicked off the week in fine style with the premiere of its 2013 SL . While the 60-year-old franchise has periodically undergone radical revisions, the sixth-generation should look familiar to anyone who has seen the outgoing model, but that doesn’t mean that Benz hasn’t tugged and pulled the SL every which way. While the general form looks very similar to the fifth-generation roadster, there are subtle tweaks everywhere, the most noticeable being the eagle’s-eye LED daytime running lamps.
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Detroit: 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL is still the daddy
Filed under: Etc. , Videos , Toys/Games That there’s a Santa Claus and an “elf” riding some sort of contraption behind a miniature big rig is intriguing enough. In reality, the downsized big rig is the story.
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Video: Nothing says "Merry Christmas" like a 1/4-scale R/C big rig sleigh
Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Hatchback , Subaru WRX . Those three letters tell automotive enthusiasts the world over that they are not dealing with an ordinary Impreza , and it all began in rally racing with a 2.0-liter turbocharged flat-four engine. Though some models – including the current WRX and STI in the United States – had engines displacing as much as 2.5 liters, the WRX earned its reputation with 2.0 liters, and that’s the displacement specified for competition use.
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Report: Next-gen Subaru WRX targeting downsized 2.0-liter four that’s upsized to 270 hp
Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Videos , Misc. Auto Shows , Electric , MISC Think of the name Dartz and, if you’re up on your whale foreskin-upholstered SUVs, you’ll invariably arrive at the Prombron . But while glad to furnish Eastern European mobsters with the machine that makes the Hummer look like a beauty queen, Dartz is keen to break out of the Prombron’s mold with sleeker offerings. That’s what led to the design of the chopped-down Nagel sedan and, more recently, to the Mojo roadster.
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Official: Dartz headed to Monaco with Jo-Mojo electric roadster concept [w/video]
Filed under: Japan , Tokyo Motor Show Tokyo Struggles To Remain Relevant On The World Stage The 2009 Tokyo Motor Show was largely ignored by industry and media alike. There is one model that looks more like a phone booth than a car, another that dispenses its driver like candy from a vending machine. There are party concepts, complete with disco lights, and other concept vehicles that could have been a case study for a film like Transformers. One thing you always know about the Tokyo Motor Show was that you will get to see some of the wildest, weirdest and wackiest concept cars ever created – and occasionally some, like the snail-shaped Nissan S-Cargo, might actually go into production
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Opinion: Will there be a Tokyo Motor Show in 2013?