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The delivery of the first example of the 2013 Honda Fit EV has been marked by a special ceremony at the Torrance City Hall; it will soon be followed by a full market launch for customers in California and Oregon. The mayor of Torrance, California, today received the keys to the first 2013 Honda Fit EV. The 2013 Honda Fit EV will be leased to [...]

An early 2013 Toyota GT 86 concept was shown as the Scion FR-S at the New York International Auto Show, and that’s how the car will be known in the U.S market. Today, a production version of the joint Toyota/Subaru rear-wheel-drive sports car, the 2013 Toyota GT 86, has finally been revealed. The U.K.-market 2013 Toyota GT 86, which will be identical in the U.S. [...]

The 2013 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack, a new all-wheel-drive edition of the European Passat wagon, will make its global debut in late November at the 2011 Tokyo Auto Show — but it won’t make the trans-Atlantic trek to North America any time soon. In the U.S., VW sells a different version of the 2013 Volkswagen Passat Alltrack, one that was designed primarily for the North American [...]

Citroën is planning to give its baby model a dash of DS-like style for the 2013 Citroen C1, due by 2012. These grainy spy images of a 2013 Citroen C1 prototype, almost certainly captured on a mobile phone during a customer clinic, reveal that Citroën is planning to incorporate much more adventurous surfacing than on the current car; that is particularly apparent around the C-pillars, [...]

Originally shown as a concept at Pebble Beach in August, Infiniti had planned to unveil the production version of the 2013 Infiniti JX at the LA auto show few months ago. For whatever reason, the 2013 Infiniti JX release date was changed and the showroom version was debuted in Canada at the Montreal International Auto Show in January. Unlike the rest of the current Infiniti [...]

The 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser will debut at the Chicago Auto Show this month, and this new Toyota 2013 models won’t come with any options. That means that every 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser feature, like the rear-seat DVD entertainment system, rain-sensing windshield wipers and heated second-row seats, will be standard. In its press release, Toyota suggests that the 2013 Toyota Land Cruiser will come fully [...]

Lexus first unveiled an all-new LX 570 for the 2008 model year, but now the rugged SUV has received a thorough mid-cycle refresh for the 2013 Lexus LX 570 model year. The new 2013 Lexus LX 570 continues to be the most rugged SUV in the Lexus lineup, offering real off road capability for buyers still seeking luxurious appointments. Lexus has updated the LX 570 [...]

Now we’re learning that Kia is set to venture into a whole new market after news broke that they have green-lighted the production of the new Kia GT Concept sports car for 2013. The 2011 Kia GT Concept just revealed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show presages a new rear-wheel drive production platform, though we’re guessing the final product won’t look much like this coupe-like [...]

A new and updated Taurus SHO is being introduced for the 2013 Ford lineup and the 2013 Ford Taurus SHO recently made its debut at the 2011 New York Auto Show. The new 2013 Ford Taurus SHO is the sportiest Taurus yet to wear the coveted performance badge. With its unique blend of the award-winning, fuel-efficient EcoBoost engine, enhanced driving dynamics and performance-inspired design, the [...]

The VW Golf TDI and Jetta TDI (Turbo Diesel) are amongst the most fuel-efficient cars available in America and remain extremely popular in Europe where diesels claim more than 50% of new car sales. Currently Volkswagen is selling both the VW Golf TDI and Jetta TDI models in the USA and Audi also sells its A3 with the same TDI engin, so there are several options [...]