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A CVT with six-speed or eight-speed modes is optional

Subaru has unveiled the sedan-only 2015 model year WRX at the LA Auto Show. It uses a 2.0-liter boxer four-cylinder turbocharged engine with either a standard six-speed manual transmission or CVT with six-speed or eight-speed manual modes. The...

It gets 214mpg US and emits 27g/km of CO2.

Volkswagen is planning several hybrid models in the near future, and it is showing a concept hybrid version of the Up at the Tokyo Motor Show called the Twin Up. It combines an 800cc two-cylinder turbodiesel engine with a 36hp electric motor and s...

It will be sold in Europe and the United States

Ford has made the odd decision to unveil a European-focused concept at the LA Auto Show. The Edge Concept show’s the next generation Edge SUV that will be Ford’s largest SUV offering in Europe, while it is Ford’s second smallest ...

It will be on sale in 2014 with V6 and hybrid options

Lexus had decided that it has lacked a sports coupe in its lineup for too long, and it is bringing the LF-CC concept to production with the Lexus RC. It will launch first in Japan with V6 RC350 and four-cylinder hybrid RC300h, but eventually be on...

It will be on sale in Japan in the spring

Subaru’s Levorg concept previews the company’s next generation wagon. Subaru says that the car is meant to provide "driving enjoyment and peace of mind.” It plans to have the car on sale in Japan in spring 2014 with orders s...

It shares a platform with the latest Fit/Jazz

Honda first announced its Fit/Jazz-based compact crossover at the North American International Auto Show in January, and it has finally revealed the car with the Vezel concept at the Tokyo Motor Show. The Vezel has a coupe-like arching roof an...

It is meant to tease its next generation 2.0-liter turbo engine

Lexus is showing its super angular LF-NX concept again at the Tokyo Motor Show, but this time it gets the company’s new 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that will debut in the production version of the LF-NX that is scheduled to g...

Despite the retro styling, it is designed to appeal to youth

Nissan is looking back to its past for inspiration for its future for its IDx Freeflow and IDx Nismo concepts at the Tokyo Motor Show. While the cars have designs inspired by the Datsun 510, or Bluebird in some markets, Nissan says that it is mean...

It introduces the new electronic differential with torque vectoring

Now that the winter is coming, Jaguar is adding a top to the F-Type for the new F-Type Coupe. The F-Type Coupe has a body and chassis made from aluminum, and Jaguar claims that it is the most torsionally rigid Jaguar ever made. It is also introduc...

Sales will begin in April 2014 in Europe.

It is hardly a surprise, but Porsche has finally taken the wraps off its Macan compact SUV at the LA Auto Show. Porsche expects the Macan to be the company’s bestselling model within a few years, and it has built a dedicated factory for the ...