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2013 BMW X6 gets a facelift, M Performance package

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:37:22 +0000

BMW has released the first images and details for the new facelifted X6 Sports Activity Coupe. Changes are minimal but the highlight is the introduction of the new M-Performance package.

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2013 BMW X6 gets a facelift, M Performance package

First Drive: 2012 Audi A1 Sportback [w/video]

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:11:58 +0000

Filed under: Budget , Europe , Hatchback , Audi , First Drives , Luxury Do We Really Want Audi To Think This Small In America? Perhaps… It is perhaps with all the speed of a mighty iceberg, but increasingly, more and more North American buyers appear willing to think smaller when pondering their next auto purchase. The other shoe, which still has largely yet to drop, is for automakers to convince consumers of the merits of a luxury subcompact, paying a price premium for a longer list of creature comforts, options and badge appeal

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Report: GM CEO stands up for Chevy Volt in D.C. hearing; Issa tells NHTSA: "I don’t believe you"

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:24:56 +0000

Filed under: Hybrid , Government/Legal , Safety , Hatchback , Chevrolet , Electric What a surprise. Today’s Congressional hearing over the Chevrolet Volt fire and the resulting investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration turned out to be contentious. The hearing took place in the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform’s Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending. Just from the title of the event – “Volt Vehicle Fire: What did NHTSA Know and When Did They Know It?” – it was plain to see that chairman Darrell Issa was not looking to mess around

Deep Dive: Mini’s Big Plans

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:45:33 +0000

Deep Dive: Mini’s Big Plans The third-generation Mini will spawn four new models. In early 2013, the Mini Paceman crossover coupe — the seventh and final body style of the current Mini — will arrive. Just six months later, the third-generation new Mini is set to debut.

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2013 MINI Cooper spied winter testing in daylight

admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 02:51:39 +0000

Spies have captured these latest daylight shots of a 2013 MINI Cooper prototype testing in a group of some MINI prototypes in addition to a BMW 1 Series GT.

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2013 MINI Cooper spied winter testing in daylight