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Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year(R)

Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid Named 2008 Green Car of the Year(R)

First Full-Size Hybrid SUV Achieves 30 Percent Fuel Efficiency Increase Over Standard Model LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- The 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid -- the first General Motors vehicle to use the company's all-new two-mode hybrid system -- has been named Green Car Journal's 2008 Green Car of the Year(R). The award was p ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Unveils All-New Lancer Evolution at The Los Angeles International Auto Show

Mitsubishi Unveils All-New Lancer Evolution at The Los Angeles International Auto Show

Also on Display, Mitsubishi Premiere Vehicles New Outlander 2.4L SE and Concept-cX LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) today debuted to North America the all-new and much-anticipated 2008 Lancer Evolution. Building on the success of the all-new Lancer launched in spring 2007, and the all-new ... Continue reading

Infiniti Announces Pricing on 2008 EX Luxury Crossover

Infiniti Announces Pricing on 2008 EX Luxury Crossover

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- Infiniti announced pricing on the all-new 2008 EX35 personal luxury crossover SUV today at the 2007 Los Angeles International Auto Show. The Infiniti EX35, which goes on sale at Infiniti retailers nationwide on December 21, 2007, offers an exceptional combination of seductive design, elegant int ... Continue reading

Honda and Acura Receive Seven IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK Awards for 2008

Honda and Acura Receive Seven IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK Awards for 2008

Honda Accord, CR-V, Element, Odyssey and Pilot; Acura MDX and RDX all receive top crash safety ratings from IIHS TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 15 -- A total of seven Honda and Acura models, including the all-new 2008 Honda Accord, have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2008, th ... Continue reading

Subaru Announces Pricing and Availability of its Performance Flagship, the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

Subaru Announces Pricing and Availability of its Performance Flagship, the 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX STI

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced at the Los Angeles International Auto Show pricing and availability of its performance flagship, the all-new Subaru Impreza WRX STI. The 2008 WRX STI will start at $34,995 and begin arriving in dealer showrooms in early January. (Logo: http://www.newscom.c ... Continue reading

New 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI(R) Hybrid and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid

New 2009 Chrysler Aspen HEMI(R) Hybrid and Dodge Durango HEMI Hybrid

Chrysler LLC's First Production Hybrid Vehicles -- Hybrid fuel efficiency combined with full-size SUV performance, capability and utility -- HEMI(R) Hybrid delivers more than 23-percent overall fuel economy improvement -- Full-size SUVs boast nearly 40-percent fuel economy improvement in the city -- HEMI Hybrid feature ... Continue reading

2007 LA Auto Show: 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

2007 LA Auto Show: 2008 Porsche 911 GT2

The new GT2 is the fastest and most powerful production road Porsche 911 ever, with a top speed just over 200 mph Vastly lighter than the 911 Turbo after dropping from all-wheel-drive to rear-wheel drive, loads more powerful and efficient thanks to twin turbos and clever intake manifold innovations, and more racetrack- ... Continue reading

Suzuki Auto Rides Southern California Wave Into 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show

Suzuki Auto Rides Southern California Wave Into 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show

-- Suzuki debuts surf-themed convertible concept based on all-new four-door SX4 Sport -- Record-breaking Suzuki XL7 Hill Climb Special and SX4 WRC race to auto show floor -- Suzuki displays full line of vehicles for active Southern California lifestyles LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 -- Energized by continued strong sales and th ... Continue reading

2007 Los Angeles International Auto Show: New MINI Clubman Makes North American Debut - COMPLETE VIDEO

2007 Los Angeles International Auto Show: New MINI Clubman Makes North American Debut - COMPLETE VIDEO

New Member of MINI Family Offers Flexibility, Fun and Performance WOODCLIFF LAKE, N.J., Nov. 14 -- The 2008 MINI Clubman, an all-new addition to the MINI model line, has just made its North American debut today at the Los Angeles International Auto Show, bowing to the audience most unconventionally, with its rear-end f ... Continue reading

All-New BMW M3 Earns Popular Mechanics Award

All-New BMW M3 Earns Popular Mechanics Award

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Los Angeles Auto Show - Nissan Introduces All-New Nissan GT-R Supercar and 2009 Murano Crossover

Los Angeles Auto Show - Nissan Introduces All-New Nissan GT-R Supercar and 2009 Murano Crossover

Highly Anticipated 480-Horsepower Nissan GT-R Makes North American Debut - LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14 -- Carlos Ghosn, president and CEO, Nissan Motor Co., today unveiled two all-new 2009 Nissan production vehicles - the Nissan Murano crossover and the Nissan GT-R - at a press conference at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show. Th ... Continue reading

AUTOMOBILE Magazine Reveals 2008 All-Stars Winners

AUTOMOBILE Magazine Reveals 2008 All-Stars Winners

LOS ANGELES--AUTOMOBILE Magazine, America’s leading automotive lifestyle publication, today announced the winners of its 2008 AUTOMOBILE MAGAZINE All-Stars Awards, delivering an exclusive selection of vehicles at the top of their class. “This year’s list includes a number of stalwart All-Stars winners, n ... Continue reading

All-New 2009 Dodge Journey Mid-size Crossover Provides Room to Grow

All-New 2009 Dodge Journey Mid-size Crossover Provides Room to Grow

-- Segment-defining crossover delivers versatility, safety, child friendliness, loads of storage, cargo and seating flexibility, as well as all-weather driving capability -- With a bold, sporty design, new fun-to-drive Journey continues Dodge brand's global expansion -- Innovative features and technologies make every j ... Continue reading

IntelliChoice.com's Best Deals for November Highlight Resurgence of Hybrids; Fuel Efficient Vehicles

IntelliChoice.com's Best Deals for November Highlight Resurgence of Hybrids; Fuel Efficient Vehicles

CAMPBELL, Calif.--IntelliChoice.com (www.intellichoice.com), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its “Best Deals of the Month” for cars, trucks, and SUVs for November 2007. The lesson: constantly changing market conditions, including fuel costs and rebates, mak ... Continue reading

Audi R8 & Bergdorf Goodman Auction the Ultimate Holiday Gift

Audi R8 & Bergdorf Goodman Auction the Ultimate Holiday Gift

Hi- Can't figure out what to buy your loved one for the holidays? For the first time ever, Audi of America will auction an exclusively designed 2008 Audi R8 through the renowned Bergdorf Goodman 2007 Holiday catalogue. The Audi R8 was released in the United States just two months ago and is already among the most talke ... Continue reading

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