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The new 2007 Hyundai Elantra is the new product from Hyundai on the New York Auto Show. The midsize gets Hyundai??™s now six airbags, ABS brakes and front-seat active head restraints. The bigger dimensions allow for an interior that??™s larger than the inner sanctums of the Civic, Corolla and even the Acura TL. It’s clear [...]

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Take a look at new 2007 Infiniti G35! Hot pic from New York Auto Show.

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General Motors unveil the new Pontiac Pursuit on Chicago Auto Show. The coupe will be a high-performance relative of the Chevrolet Cobalt coupe with some Pontiac influences. The vehicle will give the Buick-Pontiac-GMC channel a shot at the small-car market, a source close to GM says. GM is still considering names for it. Pontiac intends [...]

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Toyota unveiled the redesigned Tundra at the Chicago Auto Show. What emerges for the 2007 model year is a bigger, beefier pickup, with styling that takes its cues from the FTX concept truck from 2004. What buyers will find in the redesigned Tundra: 1. A bigger truck. 2. A new 5.7-liter V-8 joins the engine [...]

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The new Honda Civic Si model was anounced on Chicago Auto Show. A concept on the Chicago stage but promised for production in the fall, the Civic Si Sedan will share the current Si Coupe’s 197-hp four and six-speed manual transmission, along with its limited-slip differential. New 18-inch wheels jazz up the sedan, and four-piston [...]

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The Chevrolet Camaro concept was one of the hits of the 2006 NAIAS. GM’s product boss Bob Lutz admitted the retro-styled 2+2 had been sent back to the drawing board after the original finished version had been seen by one highly influential viewer. “We felt good about it but we didn’t feel great about it. [...]

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The Kia Rio 2006 received the Autobytel “Editors’ Choice Award for Most Improved New Car.” “Rio is a magnificent subcompact class-leading car with attractive styling and performance wrapped in a smart yet extremely affordable package,” said Len Hunt, executive vice president and COO of Kia Motors America. “We’re pleased that Autobytel, the press and the [...]

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Mazda will unveil the CX-7, a new SUV, at the next Detroit Auto Show. New Mazda SUV specifically designed for the North American market and will go on sale in the North American in the spring of 2006. The Mazda CX-7 is powered by the MZR 2.3-litre DISI TURBO, an intercooled 2.3-litre 4-cylinder turbocharged direct-injection [...]

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BMW confirmed that the production version of the Z4 Coupe unveiled earlier this fall at the Frankfurt Auto Show will begin arriving at U.S. dealerships by next June and that it will be joined by an all-new, high-performance M Coupe. The Z4 Coupe and the M Coupe will be built at the company’s plant in [...]

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As you all know, yesterday was Thanksgiving, but as you also know, DaimlerChrysler never sleeps. While I was feasting on grossly over-portioned amounts of turkey and stuffing, DaimlerChrysler was hard at work releasing details of a Brabus concept car, designed to show the true potential of the smart forfour. The Brabus smart car features, among [...]

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