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Last week's media days at the Paris Motor Show were the usual mix of cars and marketing. They brought together stunning concept cars, more prosaic production models under pin spots, and speeches laying out how important every single model actually was to the future of the automotive world. DON'T MISS: Volkswagen XL Sport With Ducati V-Twin Engine: Paris Motor Show Photos One of the genuinely interesting concepts, though, was the Volkswagen XL Sport. It offers a Lotus-like case study of why tiny and light vehicles designed for ultra-efficiency can make remarkably interesting sports cars when...
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Paris Motor Show Roundup: Electric, Hybrid, And Other Green Cars
All of the major green-car debuts from the 2014 Paris Motor Show.
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Volkswagen XL Sport With Ducati V-Twin Engine: Paris Motor Show Photos
One of the best ways to make a very fast car is to start with a small vehicle that's extremely light and strong, and add a more powerful engine. That's the genesis of the Volkswagen XL Sport unveiled yesterday at the Paris Motor Show. If the small, lightweight vehicle happens to be the...
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2017 Jaguar XE Diesel To Face Off Against BMW 328d (3-Series Diesel)
The 2017 Jaguar XE diesel will be the automaker's most fuel-efficient production car ever.
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Infiniti Q80 Inspiration Hybrid Concept Unveiled At Paris Motor Show
Infiniti has made little secret of its desire to launch a new flagship that would finally fill the void left by the departure of its largest sedan, the Q45. Today, at the 2014 Paris Motor Show, we now have our first solid look at the automaker’s progress--in the form of the stunning Q80...
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Jeep Renegade Is 'Male,' While Fiat 500X Will Be More 'Female': Analyst
The 2015 Jeep Renegade, a subcompact crossover from Jeep's owner Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, won't go on sale for a few more months--although it's now in dealerships in Europe. The littlest Jeep will add incremental sales in North America, although its main markets are likely to be Asia and Europe...
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Now that German carmakers have started to work in earnest on plug-in hybrids, expect to see a whole lot more of them in the coming years--though not always in North America. Following the Volkswagen Golf GTE plug-in hybrid it unveiled last year, which is now on sale in Europe, the second VW to carry that powertrain has been unveiled ahead of its official debut at the Paris Motor Show this week. DON'T MISS: Volkswagen Golf GTE Plug-In Hybrid: First Drive Of Prototype The larger Volkswagen Passat GTE uses the same powertrain as the Golf GTE, a 154-horsepower turbocharged 1.4-liter four-cylinder...
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Citroen Compressed-Air Hybrid For Paris Motor Show: Cactus Airflow 2L Concept
A hybrid system, broadly defined, is any two power sources that combine to provide torque to drive a car's wheels. While most are hybrid-electric--a combustion engine plus one or two electric motors powered by a battery pack--other types exist as well. France's PSA Peugeot Citroën is...
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Kia Optima Diesel Mild Hybrid Planned, But Not For U.S. Market
The Kia Optima Mild Hybrid concept will debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show.
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Sedan Unveiled At Beijing Auto Show
China's 2015 Chevrolet Cruze sedan will arrive in the U.S. as a 2016 model next year.
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Honda Previews Hybrid 'Concept B' Hatch At Beijing Auto Show
It's a sign of how important the Chinese car market is becoming, that major automakers seem to show as many new concept vehicles in Beijing as they do at more traditional auto show venues. The latest to emerge from the Chinese show's halls is Honda's Concept B, previewing a hatchback due on the...
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2015 Chevrolet Trax: AWD Subcompact Hatchback To Launch Next Year
Small cars with all-wheel drive are an increasingly popular offering from automakers eager to boost their overall fuel efficiency while providing a feature that more and more buyers demand. Now Chevy has jumped into the game, with the 2015 Chevrolet Trax it launched last week at the New York Auto...
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Animal rights and electric cars don't usually intersect much, but a long-running New York City battle has produced one of the more unusual electric-car designs shown in public. At the New York Auto Show last week, a very large electric vehicle--effectively a larger-than-life electric scale model of a Brass Era touring car--was shown to the public by NYClass. The animal-rights advocacy group has long advocated for the removal of horse-drawn carriages from Central Park on the grounds of animal cruelty. eCarriage over horses It proposes that the 68 carriages now operating in and around the park...
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Surprise NY Auto Show Appearance: New 2015 Lexus NX Crossover
The 2015 Lexus NX compact crossover has had a long gestation, with two concept vehicles shown over the last 18 months. It was finally, officially unveiled yesterday at the Beijing Auto Show, as Lexus had announced it would be. Then, unexpectedly, it popped up halfway around the world--at the New...
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2015 Honda HR-V: First Details On New Compact Crossover
Honda has announced the first official details of its new HR-V small crossover--previously known as the Vezel in overseas markets. Based on the latest generation Honda Fit, the HR-V is set to rival cars like Nissan's Juke and MINI's Countryman in the compact crossover market. Arriving this winter...
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2015 Toyota Camry: New York Auto Show Live Photos
Toyota's Camry is a classic case of where improving something just a little can make a disporportionately large difference. As America's best-selling passenger car, one with an available hybrid model, any improvements are big news. ALSO SEE: Where Do U.S. Electric Cars Save Money The Quickest?...
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2015 Hyundai Sonata: Redesigned Sedan Debuts In New York (Photos)
This year's New York Auto Show is seemingly one of facelifts and revisions, but one car offering slightly greater changes is the new 2015 Hyundai Sonata. The 2015 car marks a step away from the dramatically swooping lines of recent Hyundais to something a little more grown-up--evidence that Kia...
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BMW Concept X5 eDrive Updated For New York Auto Show (Photos)
BMW's X5 eDrive plug-in hybrid isn't due in production form until 2015, but the German automaker has unveiled an updated version of the Concept X5 eDrive at the New York Auto Show. First shown at last September's Frankfurt Auto Show, the latest Concept displays a host of small refinements to bring...
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Volkswagen is to launch a revised 2015 Jetta sedan at the New York Auto Show--but wagon duties will move to its VW Golf sister car. The 2015 Jetta is denoted by subtle styling revisions, a new TDI diesel powerplant and a series of equipment and safety system improvements. Styling improvements If you weren't a fan of the 2014 Jetta, 2015's alterations probably won't draw you in. Visually, it's very similar to the previous model--noticeable changes amount to a revised radiator grille at the front and small aerodynamic lip to the rear trunklid. Peer closer and only the sharpest of...
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Audi A3 TDI Sportback Unveiled At NY Show, To Join Sedan Model Next Year: Live Photos
Audi will debut its new A3 Sportback TDI at today's New York Auto Show. The four-door hatchback will join the A3 sedan TDI in the summer of 2015, as a sportier option for those wanting Audi's compelling mix of luxury and economy. Sportback models have been on sale in Europe for several years now...
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2015 Ford Focus Updates: New Front Styling, 1.0-Liter Three-Cylinder Option - Live Photos
The 2015 Ford Focus gets familial Ford styling and an optional three-cylinder EcoBoost engine.
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Volvo Previews S60 Gasoline Plug-In Hybrid At Beijing Auto Show
Just over a year ago we got a chance to drive Volvo's V60 Plug-In Hybrid. It's a powerful, attractive and fuel-efficient vehicle--but the major talking point is its use of a diesel, rather than gasoline engine as its main source of motive power. The car is selling well in Europe, but Volvo is...
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New York Auto Show: Green Cars And Concepts Roundup
The 2014 New York Auto Show is fast approaching, and as usual a small roster of green vehicles will be making their debuts. This year it's mainly about production vehicles, with very few green concepts in attendance. That's not such a bad thing though--while there's little truly fuel efficient...
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2015 VW Golf TDI SportWagen Concept: New York Auto Show Debut
Next week's New York Auto Show will see the debut of a car bound to appeal to fans of diesel wagons everywhere. Aha, you say, it's the new Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen! Well, no. But, yes, sort of. ALSO SEE: Johammer Electric Motorcycle: World's Weirdest Way To Go Green What VW is calling the...
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