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We now know what the future of the New York City taxi will look like. According to Reuters, the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission has awarded Nissan a 10-year contract to produce the vehicles. The Japanese automaker beat out both Ford and a Turkish automaker to cinch the deal worth more than... 

10-05-2011

According to Bloomberg, Honda has delayed the release of the next-generation CR-V as a result of supplier constriction brought on by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear tragedies in Japan. The report says that the 2012 Honda CR-V will debut a month later than originally anticipated, though that model... 

10-05-2011

The BMW X1 compact crossover went on sale in Europe in November 2009, and ever since its launch, we’ve heard plenty of reports about the CUV’s on-sale date being pushed back here in the United States. The X1 is in very high demand in Europe, and limited supplies are what’s causing... 

10-05-2011

In yet another happy chapter of our lives, we’ve been among the first to hop in the year’s most hotly anticipated exotic, the 2012 Lamborghini Aventador LP700-4. After the super sport’s debut at this year’s Geneva Motor Show in March, plus some previous prototype drives while... 

9-05-2011

You may remember the Concept C from last year. It was BMW Motorrad’s vision of what a large motor scooter could look like, and now it’s headed into production. Our friends at Hell for Leather report that a production version of the Concept C will be unveiled at major motorbike shows after... 

9-05-2011

Armchair quarterbacks have been quick to charge Toyota with losing its engineering nerve, labeling it a brand content to churn out safe, middle-of-the-road milquetoast offerings for every segment in which it competes. Admittedly, this isn’t the same company that once marketed a supercharged, mid-engined,... 

7-05-2011

Seat was awarded the internal contract to build the Audi Q3 at its factory in Martorell, Spain, but jobs aren’t the only thing the Spanish subsidiary of Volkswagen may get out of the arrangement. According to a new report from What Car?, Seat will receive a production version of the IBX concept... 

7-05-2011

We’re all suitably bowled over by the chest-hair enhancing Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8, with its compression-ratio gulping 6.4-liter Hemi V8 booming out 465 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. Love it all, but we have trouble seeing anyone on Earth actually realizing its promised 13 percent... 

6-05-2011

The 2012 Fiat 500c is one adorable little drop-top, and it’ll be available at retail outlets this spring, priced from $19,500. That price point gives the 500c the distinction of being the only cabrio under $20,000, though it’s safe to assume that the price tag will jump quickly when adding... 

6-05-2011

A staple product of General Motors’ overseas subsidiaries, the Opel Astra has been a long time in the making. The five-door hatchback was revealed back in 2009 at the Frankfurt Motor Show, which was then followed by the GTC show car that previewed the three-door version in concept form (along... 

6-05-2011

With such a broad (and ever-expanding) range of products, Mercedes-Benz is always bound to be introducing something new at any given moment. And in this case, the German automaker has officially confirmed pricing for its new CLS. Joining the Three-Pointed Star is the swoopy new 2012 CLS. Mercedes will... 

5-05-2011

The Ford Crown Victoria has been such a valuable asset to police agencies around the U.S. that some municipalities have gone as far as to order extras. The reason? The Crown Vic will be retired at the end of 2011, with a replacement coming in the form of the Taurus Police Interceptor. But with the new... 

3-05-2011