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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Death To Spoilers

There is no better way to ruin a car than by putting a spoiler on it. Don’t believe me? Picture any mainstream road car with and without a wing. Which one looks better? I think the answer looks obvious.

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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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Chrysler Gets Its Own Man Van
Just as Dodge has their own “man van”, the Grand Caravan R/T, Chrysler will now get their own variant, the Town and Country S. There are no mecha…
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Fiat 500L To Launch In Soft-Roader Guise

It’s an open secret that the Fiat 500L will debut in North American trim at next week’s Los Angeles Auto Show, but the 500L will bow in somewhat different form than what we may have been expecting.

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  • Doug brockman There will be many many people living in apartments without dedicated charging facilities in future who will need personal vehicles to get to work and school and for whom mass transit will be an annoying inconvenience
  • Jeff Self driving cars are not ready for prime time.
  • Lichtronamo Watch as the non-us based automakers shift more production to Mexico in the future.
  • 28-Cars-Later " Electrek recently dug around in Tesla’s online parts catalog and found that the windshield costs a whopping $1,900 to replace.To be fair, that’s around what a Mercedes S-Class or Rivian windshield costs, but the Tesla’s glass is unique because of its shape. It’s also worth noting that most insurance plans have glass replacement options that can make the repair a low- or zero-cost issue. "Now I understand why my insurance is so high despite no claims for years and about 7,500 annual miles between three cars.
  • AMcA My theory is that that when the Big 3 gave away the store to the UAW in the last contract, there was a side deal in which the UAW promised to go after the non-organized transplant plants. Even the UAW understands that if the wage differential gets too high it's gonna kill the golden goose.