SPECS
ON SALE: Now
BASE PRICE: $21,320
DRIVETRAIN: 4.6-liter, 248-hp, 294-lb-ft V8; RWD, four-speed automatic
CURB WEIGHT: 4,743 lb
0-60 MPH: N/A
FUEL ECONOMY (EPA): 16 mpg
After years of slowly dwindling sales, the Ford F-Series ceded its long-held top spot in May in dramatic fashion. Skyrocketing prices at the pump pushed most new-vehicle buyers into Honda showrooms in search of fuel-sipping [...]

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The performance car onslaught doesn’t stop with the RS5. We knew Audi was planning an RS version of the TT coupé, but these spy shots reveal a roadster is on its way, too.
It gets the same 350bhp 2.5-litre twin-turbo five-cylinder engine as the hard-top and a choice of a six-speed manual or twin-clutch S tronic [...]

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Things are really hotting up at Renault. Following the launch of the three-door Mégane at the Paris Motor Show last week, We can reveal work has already begun in earnest on a flagship Renaultsport version to replace the outgoing R26.
It’s set to hit showrooms in a year’s time with a price tag of around £20,000. [...]

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AutoExpress has a new rendering of the future Alfa Romeo 149. It will be offered in both three and five doors version and will go on sale in the middle of next year as a direct rival to Ford’s Focus (European version).
The 149 is based on the same platform as the Fiat Bravo and Lancia [...]

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Brabus works fast. As soon as Mercedes-Benz unveiled the new GLK sport-utility vehicle, the German tuner snatched one up to work its magic.
The company now has a tuning program for every engine offered in the GLK. For the diesel, Brabus has its ECO PowerXtra D6 tuning that delivers an extra 48 hp and boosts the [...]

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009 Kia Borrego EX
IN FLEET: Sept. 22 - Oct. 6
AS-TESTED PRICE: $39,295
DRIVETRAIN: 4.6-liter V8; 4WD, six-speed automatic
OUTPUT: 337 hp @ 6,000 rpm, 323 lb-ft @ 3,500 rpm
CURB WEIGHT: 4,621 lb
FUEL ECONOMY (EPA/AW): 17/16.3 mpg
SENIOR EDITOR KEVIN A. WILSON: I “threw” a couple of 20-somethings in the third row. The kids are a lot more flexible [...]

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The next chapter in Audi’s small car future has just been written. This sensational model is the new A1 Sportback – and it’s a five-door version of the German manufacturer’s forthcoming compact hatch.
The A1 was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year in the form of the three-door Metroproject Quattro. The wraps [...]

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As-tested price: $65,015
Drivetrain: 5.0-liter V8; AWD, seven-speed automatic
Output: 390 hp @ 6,500 rpm, 369 lb-ft @ 4,400 rpm
Curb weight: 4,575 lb
Fuel economy (EPA/AW): 16/17.3 mpg
Options: Sport package including continuous damping control with auto and sport mode, rear active steer, adaptive front lighting system, auto-leveling headlights, sport-style front seats, driver’s seat with power bolster adjustment, thigh [...]

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According to predictions by analysts reported in Japanese newspapers and compiled in an Automotive News report, Toyota is facing a 40 percent decline in annual profits, proving that even the world’s largest automaker is not immune to weak sales in the U.S. and increasingly around the world.
Estimates are suggesting that Toyota’s operating profit will come [...]

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General Motors, with its stock now selling at 1950s era prices, staunchly maintains that bankruptcy reorganization is not an option.
In a statement issued on Friday, October 10, the company said, “Clearly we face unprecedented challenges related to uncertainty in the financial markets globally and weakening economic fundamentals in many key markets, but bankruptcy protection is [...]

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