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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Saab 9-4X Live Photos

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 04:03 PM PST

As Saab announced back in August, the 2011 9-4X just came out from behind the curtain at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The live photos confirm the production model will closely resemble the concept we've seen before. So what is the new 9-4X? About what you'd expect, since it was co-developed with the Cadillac SRX before the split from General...


2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet, With Live Shots

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 02:50 PM PST

This one came way from left field. Or was it right field? Whichever way, for months we've known that some sort of Murano convertible was in the works. The bathtub-like convertible, based on Nissan's stylish mid-size crossover, might very well be the world's first all-wheel drive crossover convertible, as the automaker claims. But, the Nissan...


2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Honda Fit Electric Car, World Debut

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 01:59 PM PST

d This afternoon, Honda unveiled its plans for an all-electric version of the Honda Fit subcompact hatchback to be launched globally in 2012. The announcement came at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. The announcement represented a full circle of sorts, since Los Angeles was the home of many of the 300 Honda EV-Plus electric cars that the company...


2012 Porsche Cayman R: First Look

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 12:00 PM PST

With fewer pounds, more horsepower and a new model year on its Monroney, the 2012 Porsche Cayman R makes its first public appearance at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show. In a clever reveal, Porsche's models took on the fashions of each of the six decades of Porsche sportscars in America, while pulling off consecutive car covers before the Cayman was...


2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Nissan Quest

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:25 AM PST

Large SUVs and minivans have fallen on the hardest of times in the industry's late downturn, and casualties of the recession are still mounting. Take the Nissan Quest minivan; Nissan decided to bring U.S. production of the Quest minivan to an end this year but a new model is in the works and is making its debut this week at the 2010 Los Angeles...


2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Nissan Ellure Concept Car

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 11:25 AM PST

At the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, Nissan has unveiled a concept design that points the way toward some of its next-generation sedan models—even though Nissan swears that its Ellure show car is not “intended as preview of any upcoming production model,” in the words of Shiro Nakamura, Nissan’s chief creative officer...


2010 LA Auto Show: 2012 Mazda Mazda5 Live Photos

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:18 AM PST

Put on a happy face--that's what Mazda is doing with the Mazda5, the pert little Euro-sized MPV that's been refreshed for the 2012 model year. The Mazda MPV is on display this week at the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show, wearing the new grinning front clip that's related to the smiley faces on the current Mazda3 and Mazda2. Loosely speaking the Mazda5...


Unveiled: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:07 AM PST

LOS ANGELES--Chevrolet kicked off the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show by formally introducing the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible. There weren't a lot of new details--Chevy has already released information on the car's specs and pricing. But I did spend a few minutes chatting with John Fitzpatrick, the marketing manager for performance cars (Corvette...


2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2011 Toyota Corolla Live Photos

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 10:00 AM PST

The 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show is open to the press, and we've nailed down the first live photos of the 2011 Toyota Corolla. The Corolla is one of the most popular cars currently on sale in the U.S. The 2011 model is a facelift, with new front and rear bumpers, a lightly reskinned interior, and two new colors--as well as the Toyota Care...


2010 LA Auto Show: Jaguar C-X75 Concept, Up Close & Personal

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:48 AM PST

If you have possibly the most striking concept car of the year, what better place to show it off than what may be the biggest, best, and most jaw-dropping car collection in the U.S.? Which is how Jaguar came to display its stunning C-X75 supercar concept at Jay Leno's Garage. In a nondescript industrial park in Burbank, California, is a warehouse...


Toyota Best In Fleet MPG; Ford Claims Most Improved, Best In Class

Posted: 17 Nov 2010 05:18 AM PST

While Toyota still ranks at the top in fuel economy across its passenger-car fleet for the 2010 model year—led by vehicles like the 2011 Prius—Ford Motor Co. [NYSE: F] is moving on up. Ford says that from 2004 to 2009, its fleet-average fuel economy improved more than any other automaker; it posted nearly double the improvement of top...


2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG

Posted: 16 Nov 2010 07:00 PM PST

Burbling turbo V-8 power, a sleek four-door coupe profile, and now, AMG badges. That's what's on deck this week for the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show in the form of the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG, which is making its world debut. The 5.5-liter twin-turbo V-8 promises 518 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque paired with AMG's MCT multi-clutch...


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