Mazda CX-5 Gets Power Boost: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

Mazda is remedying the biggest complain regarding its wonderful CX-5 crossover; the lack of power. Starting next year, the 2014 CX-5 can be ordered with the new 2.5L Skyactiv engine offered in the new Mazda6.

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Kia Forte Shows Off Its Schnoz: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

Yesterday we showed off the profile of the 2014 Kia Forte. Now here’s the mug.

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Hyundai Veloster C3 Rolltop – The Korean Cabrio: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
Part Fiat 500C and part GMC Envoy XUV, the Volster C3 rolltop concept has a rolling canvas roof (like the Fiat) designed to help make it easy to carry tall o…
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2014 Acura RLX Pictures Revealed: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

Whether you love or hate Acura, there’s no denying that they stick to their guns.

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Live Shots Of The Ford Fiesta ST: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
The Ford Fiesta ST looks even better in a bland color like silver. It’s the kind of car you could leave parked on the street without worrying about the…
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Jaguar XFR-S Is Obnoxiously Blue: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show
The Jaguar XKR-S must be self-destructive. The elegant lines of the XF and the awesome 550-horsepower supercharged V8 are marred by the retina-searing blue p…
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Toyota RAV4 Re-Design Marks The End Of The 4-Speed Automatic
Aside from the antiquated gearbox, Toyota’s next-gen RAV4 is also ditching its third row seat and V6 engine option. The 2.5L four-cylinder option makin…
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500C+(2)500L = $$$: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

Fiat dropped a product onslaught at the LA show, revealing two variants of the 500L, and an Abarth version of the 500C, so I can better sunburn my enormous bald spot.

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Porsche Reveals Hat-Wearing Boxster: 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show

We liked the Boxster S when we briefly drove it during a stage-managed event designed to show off its best characteristics. The Cayman should be even better.

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Kia Forte Previewed Prior To LA
The Kia Cerato is already on sale in world markets, but we’ll be getting our first taste of it, in the form of the Forte.Expect a three-car lineup, sim…
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Acura RLX Spy Shots Surface Sans Camo

Honda/Acura fansite Temple of VTEC has a series of spy photos of the Acura RLX taken in China, revealing the car’s interior details, and one lone exterior shot.

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Five Door Ford Fiesta ST Just Shy Of 200 Horsepower

197 horsepower. 214 lb-ft of torque. Five doors and a useable back seat? Perhaps I spoke too soon about the Fiat Abarth.

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2012 Los Angeles Auto Show Preview

The 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show is upon us, and as usual, TTAC will have photographers in the field, complete with live shots of all the new debuts, while we provide anger-tinged appraisals of all the new debuts. Press days don’t start for another couple of days, but we’ve got a rundown of what to expect after the jump.

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  • Ollicat I have a Spyder. The belt will last for many years or 60,000-80,000 miles. Not really a worry.
  • Redapple2 Cadillac and racing. Boy those 2 go together dont they? What a joke. Up there with opening a coffee shop in NYC. EvilGM be clowning. Again.
  • Jbltg Rear bench seat does not match the front buckets. What's up?
  • Theflyersfan The two Louisville truck plants are still operating, but not sure for how much longer. I have a couple of friends who work at a manufacturing company in town that makes cooling systems for the trucks built here. And they are on pins and needles wondering if or when they get the call to not go back to work because there are no trucks being made. That's what drives me up the wall with these strikes. The auto workers still get a minimum amount of pay even while striking, but the massive support staff that builds components, staffs temp workers, runs the logistics, etc, ends up with nothing except the bare hope that the state's crippled unemployment system can help them keep afloat. In a city where shipping (UPS central hub and they almost went on strike on August 1) and heavy manufacturing (GE Appliance Park and the Ford plants) keeps tens of thousands of people employed, plus the support companies, any prolonged shutdown is a total disaster for the city as well. UAW members - you're not getting a 38% raise right away. That just doesn't happen. Start a little lower and end this. And then you can fight the good fight against the corner office staff who make millions for being in meetings all day.
  • Dusterdude The "fire them all" is looking a little less unreasonable the longer the union sticks to the totally ridiculous demands ( or maybe the members should fire theit leadership ! )