Coupes
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As the industry marches toward greener cars, battery and hybrid drivetrains are expanding into vehicle segments never before concerned with fuel economy ratings or much with emissions. No segment is excluded from this progress, not even luxury grand tourers. Toyota, along with its luxury division Lexus, is the king of hybrids, so it was no surprise when the stunning LC 500 unveiled in 2016 included a hybrid variant--the LC 500h. In a week of testing the 2018 Lexus LC 500h it’s clear that choosing the hybrid model is no compromise over the V-8 model. ALSO SEE: 2019 Lexus ES revealed...
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Volvo's new Polestar electric-car brand to launch 600-hp model in 2019
Polestar, formerly Volvo's in-house tuning division, was recently separated from the Swedish brand; Volvo plans to turn it into a standalone brand. Polestar announced plans to build electric and electrified performance cars in the near future, and the brand revealed its first attempt with what it...
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Genesis to offer high-end electric luxury coupe; so long, V-8
Tesla has made an unexpected success out of its pioneering luxury electric vehicles, which offer a healthy dose of performance for good measure. Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand, while taking a couple pages from Lexus for its launch strategy, may be following a similar path to Tesla for a future...
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2018 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive preview
The 2018 Smart ForTwo Electric Drive goes on sale in the U.S. next year.
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Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 concept coupe: all-electric powertrain hints at future plans
As the famed Monterey Car Week moves into high gear today, Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a new concept car: the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6. It's not too surprising that a large, elegant, uber-luxe streamlined coupe with gullwing doors might be shown to depict a future design direction for its...
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BMW i8 prototype to drop engine, go all-electric: report
BMW is reportedly constructing an all-electric i8 prototype.
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Honda releases the Alpha Final Label special edition in Japan.
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R.I.P. Cadillac ELR: what went wrong with luxury electric coupe?
After a long and tortured development process and a short life, GM has quietly euthanized its Cadillac ELR range-extended electric luxury coupe. The derivative of the first-generation Chevrolet Volt was intended to sell at a higher price, to help recoup some of the development costs of the Voltec...
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BMW i8 plug-in hybrid coupe to get longer range, other updates: report
The BMW i8 may soon get powertrain upgrades and wireless charging.
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2016 Honda Civic Coupe: Gas Mileage Equals Sedan's 35 MPG Combined
The 2016 Honda Civic Coupe is expected to achieve 35 mpg combined.
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Cadillac ELR Is Walking Dead (But May Be Great, Rare Used Car)
You almost have to pity the Cadillac ELR range-extended electric coupe: It's a very pretty car with luxurious appointments, but no one wants to buy it. And if the rumors that now-departed General Motors CEO Dan Akerson personally set its initial price at $75,000 are true, you have to wonder how it...
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2016 Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe Soldiers On With Minor Upgrades
Honda unveils a handful of updates for the 2016 CR-Z hybrid in Japan.
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The BMW M4 GTS will mark the carmaker's first production application of water injection.
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Honda CR-Z Hybrid Coupe Gets Huge Sales Incentive: UPDATE
The Honda CR-Z gets a huge incentive as sales lag.
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Audi e-Tron All-Electric 'Coupe SUV' Confirmed For 2018
Audi will launch its "sport SUV with electric drive" in 2018.
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Sexy BMW i8 Plug-In Hybrid Falls To Sticker Price As Dealer Markups Wane
Any insanely alluring, attractive, enticing car will likely see dealer markups when it first goes on sale. Ask any potential buyer of a new Chevy Corvette or Dodge Hellcat model how much their dealership added to the sticker price for the first ones on the lot. And the same applied as well to the...
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2016 Chevrolet Camaro Loses Weight, Adds Turbo Four For Fuel Economy
Muscle-car fans pretty much set the Internet on fire this weekend as news and photos of the redesigned 2016 Chevrolet Camaro coupe emerged. The second generation of the reanimated Camaro pony car has tauter styling, more power, and less weight. All of that adds up to a car with tauter handling that...
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$75,000 Cadillac ELR Coupe Price Was 'Overestimate', Chief Marketer Says
The Cadillac Converj concept, a range-extended electric coupe design, debuted to favorable reviews in January 2009. That was pretty much the last time much went right for the car, which went on sale in December 2013 as the 2014 Cadillac ELR. Now Cadillac's head marketer has admitted that pricing...
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It's now clear that we'll see a slew of all-electric luxury vehicles with ranges of 200 miles or more from German makers Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2017 or 2018. What's less clear is whether those vehicles will be developed as electric cars from the ground up or whether they'll be adapted versions of gasoline models. The current BMW i3 electric car has no gasoline-only counterpart, for example, so it's an example of the former--but the Volkswagen e-Golf is all but indistinguishable from gasoline and diesel Golfs. DON'T MISS: Audi e-Tron Confirmed; Sleek Electric SUV May Beat...
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2016 Cadillac ELR: More Performance, More Range, Lower Price
The specifications of the updated 2016 Cadillac ELR range-extended electric car were released this morning, and one big question has been answered. The luxury coupe will not use the revised Voltec powertrain that propels the new second-generation 2016 Chevrolet Volt on sale later this year. But it...
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BMW Targets Twice As Many Electric-Car Sales This Year
BMW hopes to increase sales of both the i3 and i8.
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Surprise 2016 Honda Civic Concept At NY Auto Show Previews Production Car
The Honda Civic concept debuting at the 2015 New York Auto Show previews the next-generation production model.
Stephen Edelstein -
BMW i8 Plug-In Hybrid Coupe Production Will Double To Meet Demand
BMW is increasing i8 production to cut wait times.
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2015 BMW i8 Video Road Test
The BMW i8 is sleek and stunning, but it's no V-8-powered supercar. Is it the car that will give plug-in hybrids sex appeal? First, you need to know what makes the i8 go. This is no straightforward supercar: The i8 gets power in a complex way--it can be front-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive, or...
Joel Feder