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At the New York International Auto Show last week, Scion unveiled its FR-S inexpensive sports coupe concept. Originally dubbed the Toyota FT-86 in production, the FR-S will be a front-engine, rear-wheel drive sports automobile with a flat-four cylinder engine, according to Road and Track. It will likely retail around $25,000, in close competition with American muscle vehicles like the Ford Mustang and Chevrolet Camaro, writes Inside Line. While some concepts never make it to production, “The FR-S Concept will inspire a new model coming to the Scion brand next year,” states Toyota.

Toyota states the production model will have a naturally aspirated, 2.0-liter flat-four-cylinder engine, mated either to a six-speed manual or automatic transmission with paddle shifters. Car and Driver thinks that the production model will produce about 200 horsepower and will use a combination of direct and port fuel injection to further amp up its power. The concept displayed 20-inch wheels and 18-inch carbon ceramic disc brakes, but Autoblog warns its readers not to anticipate to see those make it to the showroom floor. Generally, bigger wheels decrease ride comfort, and carbon ceramic brakes are costly to produce and would add to the price. However, if these characteristics are a major part of why you love the FR-S, you can always have them upgraded with aftermarket parts.

So far, it seems like the auto press is most impressed with the car’s looks. “The Scion FR-S has looks that can thrill at a moment’s notice,” writes Kelley Blue Book. USA Today states that the FR-S has “sexy looks,” and Jalopnik raves, “the FR-S should easily be the most handsome Scion ever.”

Wheels anticipates the production version to be pretty close to the concept, and estimates that it will be available in showrooms next year.

So, if you’ve decided to think about buying the FR-S, you’ll have to wait a while. But early reports sound like it may be worth the wait. But the auto press likely won’t have a chance to get behind the wheel for at least a year. This means we probably won’t know how the Scion handles or what kind of gas mileage it gets until 2012 or later. In the meantime, you may want to think about buying a Ford Mustang or a Mazda MX-5 Miata. The Miata starts around $23,100 and earned our 2011 Best Sports Car for the Money award. The Ford Mustang starts a bit lower, around $22,150, and is currently ranked 1 out of 4 muscle cars. But, if you’re willing to wait and see more details about Toyota’s successor to the Celica, it may be worth it.

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SKYACTIV technology is Mazda’s new suite of redesigned engines and transmissions that are designed to increase fuel efficiency. “In the sedan, it achieves fuel economy ratings of 28/40 mpg with the automatic; the numbers are 27/39 mpg with the manual,” reports Automobile Magazine. “The engine is also available in the hatchback, where the fuel economy figures are slightly lower, at 27/38 mpg (manual) and 28/38 mpg (automatic).”

Those numbers are up significantly from the 2011 model. The current Mazda3 gets an EPA-estimated 25 mpg in the city and 33 mpg on the highway when equipped with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine and five-speed manual transmission. Pricing information has yet to be released, but Mazda states that you can anticipate the 2012 Mazda3 to go on sale later this year.

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Edging out luxury vehicles like the 5-Series and A8 is huge news for the Leaf. “The award was the latest sign of the ascendancy of fuel-efficient models over high-performance models at this year’s show in New York,” reports the Detroit News.

While the Leaf took the overall World Car of the Year title, it lost out on the World Green Car of the year title to the Chevrolet Volt. That’s a change from the North American Car of the Year awards handed out in Detroit in January. Autoblog writes, “Oddly, the Volt was named 2011 North American Car of the Year, while the Leaf was merely a runner-up.”

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Ford will unveil the 2013 Taurus this day at the New York auto show, but some automotive writers are already unimpressed with many of the changes, and state that some aspects that needed a refresh – such as interior space – were ignored.

“There’s nothing revolutionary in the new Taurus, aside from the fact that Ford has been able to renew its full-size sedan twice in the same time GM has let the Impala turn into rental-car compost,” writes Jalopnik. “Instead, Ford has made scores of small changes — from adding MyFord Touch into the revised dash to full LED tail lamps — meant to keep the Taurus from going stale.”

To enhance performance, Ford also added torque vectoring control, which makes the automobile more maneuverable when rounding corners at high speeds. Curve control – a braking feature Ford has developed – is also new, and slows the Taurus if the driver enters a curve too quickly.

“Inside, there are a number of small revisions to cabin materials, but the biggest addition is the instrument cluster with digital displays and the optional MyFord Touch multimedia system — it’s standard on the SHO — that we’ve seen in the new Explorer and Edge SUVs,” states Kicking Tires. The Taurus also adds park assist technology and a new heated steering wheel to its features list.

Shoppers after something with better performance should check out the Taurus SHO, which Ford has also updated. For 2012, Ford has focused on enhancing performance by giving the SHO bigger brakes, torque vectoring control and electrically power-assisted steering. The SHO keeps its 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6, which makes 365 horsepower and 350 pound feet of torque.

Ford made both the SHO and the base Taurus look sportier. The base model gains a muscular hood, bigger wheels and LED tail lamps, while the SHO has a black mesh grille, SHO badges and 19-inch premium plated wheels.

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Though it won’t make its New York debut for a few days, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu debuted at the Shanghai auto show last night This redesigned midsize sedan has a lot riding on it

Bloomberg says, “General Motors Co (GM) redesigned its Chevrolet Malibu with better fuel economy and sportier looks as the automaker seeks to regain sales in the US and improve the Chevy brand’s global reputation”

Whereas the current Malibu is only sold in a few markets, Chevrolet intends the 2013 model to be a truly global automobile The Detroit Free Press writes, “The new Malibu replaces an acclaimed midsize sedan that reinvigorated Chevrolet automobile sales and helped the brand compete with best-sellers such as the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry Chevy now wants to expand the sedan’s appeal to more than 100 countries around the world”

USA Today states the 2013 Malibu has what people have come to anticipate from the current Malibu, and then some “Though new, it comes across as an improved version of the current Malibu, which has held up well in the intensely competitive midsize segment” When it debuted, the current-generation Malibu was North American Car of the Year, so the 2013 model has some huge tires to fill

Though the changes seem more evolutionary than revolutionary, the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu has several features that set it apart from the midsize pack The Malibu will be powered by a 25-liter four-cylinder that Chevy states is more efficient and powerful than the outgoing four-cylinder engines  Like the 2011 Hyundai Sonata, there will be no V6 option The engine will be mated to a six-speed automatic transmission Also helping with fuel economy is more aerodynamic styling Jeanne Merchant, GM’s Line Director for Global Midsize vehicles states that the Malibu has fuel economy-boosting features, like air shutters in the grille, which Chevrolet developed on the high-mpg Chevrolet Cruze Eco

Inside, the Malibu has a redesigned cabin, including a seven-inch touchscreen radio face (on all but the base models) that hides a six-inch deep storage compartment The 2013 Malibu will also feature MyLink, an infotainment system that grants users to connect to world wide web radio services like Pandora There’s four cubic feet more passenger space than in the current Malibu

The 2013 Malibu has also pushed the class’ envelope on safety Available lane departure and forward collision warning systems are features usually seen only in upscale midsize vehicles However, pricing on the 2013 Malibu hasn’t been announced yet Opting for the extra safety features could push the price up toward luxury automobile territory

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Volkswagen officially unveiled the 2012 Beetle today, ahead of the New York International Auto Show. Pricing has not yet been released, but the Beetle’s competitors include the Fiat 500 and the Mini Cooper. The former is priced at $15,500 and the latter starts at $20,100, so shoppers should anticipate the price to fall within that range. One slightly confusing update to keep in mind is that Volkswagen has decided to drop the “New” from the Beetle’s name. So, the 2010 model was the “New Beetle”, while the new 2012 is just the Beetle.

The new Beetle is longer and wider than the outgoing model, and features a more aggressively-raked windshield and more defined, masculine haunches. In fact, Left Lane News states that the new version will share only a few characteristics with its discontinued sibling. “Riding on a version of the A5 architecture that underpins the Volkswagen Jetta, the Beetle shares tiny more than powertrains with the outgoing car.”

The new Beetle will likely be green as well as fun. “The 1.6-liter turbo diesel engine delivers around 105 horsepower while returning 65.7 mpg on the EU scale thanks to a start/stop and intelligent battery regeneration system,” according to Autoblog. “That equals out to around 54 mpg on the U.S. cycle, though the EPA may have something different to state should the oil burner show up in the States.”

So far, the new design has been controversial. Car and Driver writes, “While this version isn’t the design breakthrough its predecessor was, it’s also not an unabashed chick car. Consider the Beetle’s appeal broadened.” The 2012 Beetle will hit dealerships this fall.

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The Hyundai Equus comes with an iPad for an owner’s manual, and pickup and drop-up service for maintenance.  Now it also comes with top crash test scores. The Equus earned “Top Safety Pick” status from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety yesterday. “The Equus is rated good for front, side, rollover, and rear crash protection, and it has electronic stability control, another requirement for earning the Institute’s highest accolade,” reports the IIHS. “In the Institute’s roof strength test for rollover protection, the roof of the Equus withstood a force equal to 4.87 times the car’s weight.”

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The year is almost half-way through, and automakers are starting to release specs for 2012 models. Chevrolet is already reporting updates for the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro.

In a press release, GM writes that it will give the 2012 Camaro an “improved version of its standard 3.6L direct injection V-6 engine, a new FE4 performance suspension package for SS coupes and several interior and technology improvements, such as a revised instrument panel design, new steering wheel and rear camera system.” The V6 engine will produce 323 horsepower, 11 more than the 2011 engine. This engine, called the LFX, is 20.5 pounds lighter and averages 30 mpg on the highway, which is what the 2011 model got. Reviewers haven’t tested the latest LFX because it hasn’t gone into production yet, but we’ll update you when test drives emerge.

For now, the automotive industry is looking forward to these updates. “There were a number of complaints with the Chevrolet Camaro when it finally reached reality after years as a well-known concept,” writes Kicking Tires. “For the 2012 model year, a few complaints have been addressed with upgrades to interior materials as well as a back-up camera to help with coupe’s poor visibility.”

If you want a more standout muscle car, Chevrolet will release the 45th Anniversary Camaro this summer. This model will get the same changes as the base model, but according to Chevrolet, it will have “additional unique design elements, inside and out.” These include hood and deck stripes, a rear spoiler and HID headlamps, black leather seats and the 45th Anniversary logo on the steering wheel, seats and door inserts. Naturally, this model will cost more than the base Camaro, which started at $22,680 for the 2011 model year, but Chevrolet hasn’t released pricing data.

The updated 2012 Camaro and 45th Anniversary Special Edition go on sale this summer.

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If you’ve been considering the 2011 Cadillac SRX, you may want to hold out till the 2012s hit dealer lots. Cadillac is upgrading the SRX with a more powerful engine. “The SRX will receive a 3.6L direct-injected V-6 engine projected to deliver 300 horsepower (224 kW) and 260 lb.-ft. (353 Nm) of torque, according to preliminary tests by Cadillac,” states GM in a press release. “The SRX’s current 3.0L direct-injected V-6 engine provides 265 horsepower (198 kW) and 223 lb.-ft (302 Nm) of torque.”

Not all of the automotive press thinks that more power is the way to go. With fuel costs on the rise, some are surprised by Cadillac’s push for additional horsepower. Edmunds says, “We’re surprised Cadillac is focused on furnishing a bigger engine with more power in its 2012 crossover, rather than boosting fuel economy in an era of rising gas prices.” EPA estimates for the 2012 model aren’t available yet, but the current front-wheel drive SRX gets 18/25 mpg city/highway, and it will be interesting to see if the 2012 SRX can match those numbers.

Along with a more powerful engine, the SRX will get standard Bluetooth for 2012 across the model line. A heated steering wheel will also come on the Luxury, Performance and Premiums trims. Pricing will be announced closer to the begin of production, and you can anticipate the 2012 SRX to hit dealerships in late summer.

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