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2014 Ford Fiesta ST test drive: Pocket Rocket redux

Sport compacts seemed dead a decade ago. It seems Ford had a different idea in mind, its 2014 Fiesta ST being a modern-day "pocket rocket".

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BMW 4-Series convertible: The coupe goes topless

There are several unveilings happening in Los Angeles and Tokyo at about the same time this year. The new BMW 4-Series convertible is among them.

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Subaru Levorg: Legacy Revolution Touring

Subaru will introduce a new version of its Legacy midsize sedan in Japan next year. Code name: Levorg, aka LEgacy reVOlution touRinG.

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Mini Cooper 2015: new look and improved fuel economy

The new 2015 Mini Cooper has been unveiled not once, not twice, but three times in the same week.

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2015 Mazda3 Hybrid: 3.2 liters per 100 kilometers, but in Japan only

Mazda has officially unveiled the hybrid, Japan- exclusive version of its Mazda3 compact car in Tokyo.

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Mitsubishi sees your next-generation RVR and raises you a Pajero

Mitsubishi unveiled three concept SUVs in Tokyo, one of them, the GC-PHEV, giving an indication of what the 2016 Pajero SUV will look like.

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2014 Tesla Model S: So hot it's on fire!

Tesla ignited its the electric-car revolution all on its own with the Model S sedan. Some of its customers ignited their car batteries, but that wouldn't stop them from buying another!

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The next "Chevy Volt" might very well be a Mazda

Hiroshima, Tokyo — Mazda has developed a very compact range-extender module, using a small rotary engine that could double the Mazda2 EV's range, using very little gasoline… or hydrogen.

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Video: 2015 Subaru WRX caught "in the wild"

Subaru just released its first official video of a 2015 WRX sport sedan, in what clearly appears to be its natural element.

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2014 Dodge Dart GT: Dodge's modest exuberance

Dodge was working on a powerful but costly Dart R/T. The italo-american company finally opted for a more affordable, yet as muscular Dart GT.

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Kia KND-7: first-ever car to have its own App Store

Kia took the stage at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to feature the KND-7 concept car, a small sporty hatchback formerly known as the CUB, upgraded to feature several new applications…...

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First drive: 2015 Subaru WRX STI

Carmel Valley, California — "A broader range of settings for a broader range of drivers". This is how Masuo Takatsu. head designer of the 2015 WRX STI, describes the changes made to the sporty and...

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Volkswagen's People's Car hover car makes a comeback

Volkswagen's People's Car hover car concept is back in the news, two years after its initial presentation in Beijing. You have to admit that this concept car does not lack intriguing features.

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Autonet TV: Honda's Type R Civic not for North America

Honda unveiled a very attractive Type R concept in Geneva last week. This is another one of those good- looking sport compact car that will not make it this side of the ocean, unfortunately.

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2014 BMW i3 test drive: Yuppies can go electric too

Young urban professionals showing off their economic success by driving a German car were a big thing in the 1980s. Hipsters, the modern-day yuppies, can now join in without burning one drop of gas,...

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