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Scion C-HR concept
2016 Infiniti QX30
2017 Hyundai Elantra 2017 Honda Clarity
2016 Ford Escape
2016 Nissan Sentra
2016 Chevy Cruze
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2017 Fiat 124 Spider
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Scion provided some eye candy with its C-HR Concept, named for its compact size and high ride height. Surely it will make it to production. The five-passenger Honda Clarity Hydrogen Fuel Cell car will be made available in late 2016 initially to customers in California. Its range is expected to be in excess of 480 kms, which makes it a viable commuter car. Now all that is needed is the refuelling infrastructure.
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Los Angeles, California - The Los Angeautomatic transmission. les Auto Show is a media favourite for Chevrolet launched the all-new 2016 its wild and wacky exhibits and sunny Cruze, set for sale next spring. It’s larger, climate. lighter and roomier than the 2015 modIt heralds the start of a long North Amerel, with more rear legroom. An all-new, ican Auto season that rolls through frigid direct-injected 1.4-litre turbo engine conditions in such frequently ice-bound generating an estimated 153 horsepowplaces as Detroit, Montreal, Toronto and er will be under the hood, matched to Chicago. a six-speed manual transmission (auto This year’s This year’s edition of the show is not dazavailable). zling in terms of exciting new cars but it’s edition of the show Nissan’s popular Sentra compact sedan still La-La Land in presentation and the has been upgraded for 2016 model year is not dazzling in crazy customized cars in the sideshows with revised exterior styling, refreshed terms of exciting are never disappointing. That said there interior and added content. It should are some important everyday cars making new cars but it’s be in showrooms before the end of the a debut. Information and pricing is some- still La-La Land in year. times scant but here are the top hits. The Nissan premium brand – Infiniti presentation and The all-new 2017 Hyundai Elantra made bravely launched its all-wheel drive the crazy customized QX30 crossover into a crowded market. one of the biggest splashes because yet again this South Korean manufacturer is cars are never Not much information available yet. set to renew and expand its entire fleet disappointing. The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider returns nearly during the next few years. Its recent 50 years after original introduction, announcement that it plans to launch a Keith Morgan though they won’t be on the road until luxury brand – Genesis – also drew hunnext summer. It will be powered by a dreds to the stand to pore over the compact Elantra. turbocharged MultiAir 1.4-litre, 160 hp engine, availThe sixth generation model is value packed in terms able with manual or automatic transmission. Looks a of standard feature and its February release is sure to bit like an earlier generation Mazda Miata – now the boost its market share. Prices have yet to be fixed but MX-5. it will be competitive in the popular market segment. Interestingly, Fiat’s sibling Alfa Romeo brand exhibited It has striking looks and Hyundai says it’s inspired by its 4C Spider – the roadster will set you back a whopthe dynamic precision found in fighter jets. Appropriping $76,495. For that you get to hit 100 km/h in 4.1 ately, therefore, the cockpit is driver-oriented in layout. seconds and wind it up to 258 km/h. There is no jet engine under the hood but it should The roomier fourth-Generation Kia Sportage crossover whisk people around speedily and economically. The should revive the Korean company in the market place 2.0-litre Nu four-cylinder engine is paired with either but ironically its biggest competitor will be its stablea six-speed manual transmission or a new six-speed mate Hyundai’s Tucson!
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