Five-Point Inspection: Toyota Auris Hybrid Touring Sports

In North America Toyota is known for a couple signature vehicles. Over the decades they’ve sold legions of Camrys and more Prius hybrids than you might expect. Beyond these core products the company also offers a host of other models, from the full-size Tundra pickup truck to the FJ Cruiser sport utility.

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Toyota Corolla Hybrid Introduced in Japan

Toyota is selling a hybrid version of the Corolla compact sedan in Japan starting today.

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2014 Jetta SportWagen Previewed in Golf Variant

Volkswagen brought an array of its Golf hatchbacks to the 2013 Geneva Motor Show this year, but what’s known as the Golf Variant in Europe  will make it to the U.S. as the 2014 Jetta SportWagen.

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2014 BMW 5 Series Facelift Spied

It’s another German luxury car you can’t have, but the facelift it shows in these spy photos will still translate to U.S. models.

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Porsche Panamera Estate Unlikely for US Market

Porsche will bring a station wagon version of its popular Panamera hatchback to the Paris Auto Show this September to gauge consumer reaction, weighing the possibility of bringing the model to market.

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2013 Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake Leaked

Slated for sale in Europe this November, the first images and details of the 2013 Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake have leaked. 

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2014 Corolla Might Get Ventilated Seats for US: Chief Engineer Says

Still a decent distance away from U.S. production, the 11th generation Toyota Corolla is giving us a few hints of what we could expect through the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) version.

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Volvo Celebrates 85th Anniversary in 1927 OV4

To celebrate the occasion, Volvo president and CEO Stefan Jacoby will join Volvo Group president and CEO Olof Persson to drive a restored ÖV4 past the Lundby factory gates once more to commemorate the company’s history.

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Custom 1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon [Retro Resale]

This may seem more like a unicorn than a Mustang, but sure enough before your eyes is a custom 1965 Ford Mustang Station Wagon built by Joe Kamp. It’s also now available for sale for $54,900 and with 93,965 miles on the odometer, it’s clearly been built to be driven.

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Saab Production May Restart In 8 Weeks

According to Inside Line, Saab may be ready to re-start production at its factories in as little as 8 weeks, after being sold to two Chinese automakers for $142 million.

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Ford Focus ST To Debut At Frankfurt Auto Show, Details Released In Advance

For the European market, the thought of another high performance Ford Focus has become banal, but North America is eagerly awaiting the launch of the first “Euro” hot hatch variant of the Focus, with the upcoming Ford Focus ST.

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2012 Audi S6 And S6 Avant Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt Auto Show

Audi has unveiled their latest iteration of the S6 and S6 Avant, and the mid-size sports sedans look to continue the engine downsizing trend, moving from a 5.2L V10 to a 4.0L V8 with twin turbochargers making 420 horsepower and 405 lb-ft of torque.

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Jaguar XF Wagon To Debut In 2012

The development of the Jaguar XF wagon is still a work in progress for the British automaker. Ford’s product planners did not include a wagon body style when the sedan was first designed and Jaguar engineers have had to develop the XF estate from square one, with the project has becoming considerably more expensive and complex.

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Volkswagen Passat Wagon Won't Be Coming To North America

Volkswagen of America does not have plans to offer the Passat Wagon in North America. Despite reports of the Passat wagon undergoing testing in the U.S, the vehicle was never intended to be sold here.

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SRT Boss Ralph Gilles Wants Dodge Magnum Back

It looks as though Chrysler may resurrect the Dodge Magnum. The station wagon was one of several vehicles that got axed during the dark days of Chrysler’s bankruptcy and reorganization in 2008 and 2009.

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