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2012 Porsche Cayman R

One year after unveiling the stripped-down, purist-oriented Boxster Spyder at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show, Porsche is back in L.A. again with its newest mid-engined offering – the Cayman R. Essentially a more extreme version of the Cayman S, the Cayman R loses 121 pounds and gains 10 horsepower. Curb weight is down to [...]

Nissan Ellure Concept

Revitalizing the sedan isn’t anything new to Nissan — just three years ago it introduced the current seventh-generation Maxima as the new age affordable “four-door sports car” (or 4DSC) fit for mall sprees and canyon runs. Even still, Nissan’s design leaders say, the well-aged segment remains bland. For 2010 and beyond, there is a need [...]

2011 Mitsubishi i-MiEV

The i-MiEV has grown substantially in order to suit Americans’ super-sized tastes. The U.S.-spec car has grown nearly a foot in length, bringing overall length to 12 feet. Width has grown nearly four inches, as have the front and rear track dimensions. Height, however, remains virtually unchanged at five feet. Predictably, the i-MiEV’s bumper fascias [...]

2012 Mercedes Benz CLS63 AMG

Mercedes gave up building mere automobiles a long time ago. The current obsession is building ground-bound rolling rockets like its latest offering, the 2012 CLS63 AMG. Not only does it have the thrust to reach orbit, but also the looks to impress any advanced civilization. The original CLS defined the modern 4-door coupe concept with [...]

Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante revealed

The Porsche Cayman R was not the only special edition sports car with losing weight in mind to debut this week, as Lamborghini has also brought out a toy of its very own: the Gallardo LP 570-4 Spyder Performante. This topless exotic bull comes sans 140 lbs otherwise found on the normal LP 570-4 Spyder, [...]

Honda Fit EV Concept 2011

Honda today unveiled the all-new Fit EV Concept electric vehicle and the platform for a midsize plug-in hybrid vehicle. Both vehicles are integral to the Honda Electric Mobility Network, the company’s comprehensive approach to reducing CO2 emissions through innovative products, energy-management and energy-production technologies. The Fit EV Concept hints strongly at the direction and styling [...]

Honda NSX Gets New Lease on Life

The NSX lives, at least in a different form. According to one source, Honda never gave up its plans for an NSX successor. Even though the V-10-powered post-NSX concept came along at the wrong time — during the economic meltdown — and had to be cancelled, Honda engineers didn’t completely shelve the project. They simply [...]

Pontiac G8 to Return – As a Chevy!

With rear drive and a punchy V-8 under the hood, the Pontiac G8 was the first real sport sedan for Pontiac in decades, and we mourned its demise when GM killed off the Excitement Division as part of its post-bankruptcy rationalization. But it appears the G8 will make a comeback — only this time wearing [...]