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Skoda Superb Suggestively Teased via Sketch

Posted: 14 Dec 2014 03:21 AM PST

We don't expect the new Skoda Superb to look as good or rakish as the Vision C concept, but we do expect more from it in terms of design than what the (kind of simple-looking) Octavia has to offer. However, it seems it won't be that big a departure from what the Octavia looks like, if we are to judge it by looking at the teaser sketch posted here.
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You Don't Want to Be in a Stretched Limo in the Event of a Crash

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 05:25 PM PST

Stretched limousines are associated with wild partying and prom nights, among other things, but how safe are these vehicles in case of a crash?
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NHTSA Lambasts Chrysler for Limiting Recalls Concerning Faulty Airbags

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 03:58 PM PST

Last Friday, National Highway Traffic Safety Association Deputy Chief David Friedman called out Chrysler for its decision to limit an earlier recall for defective passenger-side airbag deflators.
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This Immaculate 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Was a Gift from Mussolini to His Mistress

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 02:46 PM PST

Cars previously owned by celebrities are easier to sell, but is this also true for cars that belonged to infamous dictators?
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Renault Insists New Espace is a Quality Product

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 01:35 PM PST

Renault has tried really hard to make the Espace people carrier/crossover stand out. It not only looks very modern in its design, but one of the aims was to make it feel posh, expensive and well screwed together.
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CR Reviews the Often Overlooked 2015 Subaru Impreza

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 12:25 PM PST

Consumer Reports says the 2015 Subaru Impreza is a lot of car for the amount you're asked to pay for it. It's a car that is often outshined by more aggressively promoted rivals, even though there's a lot to recommend it.
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Toyota NA CEO Wants Scion to Become Brand of Small Premium Cars

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:53 AM PST

Jim Lentz, the CEO of Toyota North America, wants to reinvent Scion as a brand of small-premium cars.
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My Precious: Ferrari Enzo With Just 354 Miles For Sale

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 09:42 AM PST

It's been 10 years since Ferrari ended production of the Enzo, so it's only natural for used ones to crop up from time to time in the used market. They still make good money, too, and they're all pretty much low mileage.
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A Classic Mini Gets Destroyed Because It Was Illegally Imported To The U.S.

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 10:06 AM PST

Someone breaking that 25-year importation rule in the States is responsible for this classic Mini getting crushed in New Jersey
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VW to Give More Freedom to Brand and Regional Leaders

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 07:20 AM PST

The VW Group, which stretches from luxury brands like Bentley to affordable ones like Skoda, has a total of 108 factories worldwide and its annual sales nudge the €200 billion (US$245 billion) mark.
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Next BMW 760i Could Get Rolls Royce Wraith's V12

Posted: 13 Dec 2014 06:17 AM PST

A report that appeared on Spanish site Motores suggests that the next BMW 7-Series flagship will use the Rolls Royce Ghost and Wraith's newer V12 engine for the top of the range model (probably still called the 760i).

The 6.6-liter twin-turbo unit codenamed N74B66 is an offspring of BMW's NB60 6.0-liter V12 found in today's 760i/760Li.
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