Provo concept name has Kia embroiled in terrorism controversy? In the relatively lengthy press release that Kia composed for the launch of its Provo concept car at the Geneva Motor Show this week, the company never mentioned where the name came from, or what it means for the car. A very basic web search for "Provo" reveals that the inspiration for the hatch could have been a city in Utah, a township in South Dakota or a village in Bosnia. The name could be a reference to either an American (Fred) or Canadian (Dwayne) football player, and Provo might also accurately reference a "Dutch counterculture movement in the mid-1960s" or a ship in the US Navy. More likely than any of those, however, is that the Kia designers of the concept – a car that was wholly a product of the Korean automaker's design studios in Frankfurt, for the record – meant it as a play on the existing Pro_cee'd hatchback . What the designers and Kia executives that signed of...
2013 Range Rover New aluminum chassis trims up to 926 lbs. from this luxurious SUV. If you value your SUVs on a per-pound basis, the 2013 Range Rover could leave you feeling malnourished. That's because the latest version of this iconic British sport-utility has shed hundreds of pounds, thanks to a new aluminum chassis developed with engineering input from Jaguar. Certain versions of the Range Rover are more than 900 lbs. lighter than the previous model – the U.S.-spec version with a naturally aspirated V-8 engine has shed approximately 700 lbs. In total, the new aluminum chassis is 39-percent lighter than the steel body used in the previous generation. 2013 Range Rover Quicker and More Efficient These weight savings translate into fewer stops to refuel, though Range Rover has only stated that fuel economy is "improved" and CO2 emissions have been "reduced." Expect firm figures closer to the official on-sale date this December. Th...
Mazda and Aston Martin Unveil New American Sports Car Racing Initiatives Mazda has taken the digital wraps off its replacement for the championship-winning (but out-of-production) triple-rotor RX-8 model that competed in the GRAND-AM Rolex Series through 2012. Through a lone rendering dispatched from the 2012 LA Auto Show , the marque revealed the production-based turbodiesel SKYACTIV-D Mazda6 platform that will make its racing debut at January’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona. Based on the shapely 2014 Mazda6 model, the Florida-based SpeedSource team will spearhead a campaign focused on a pair of 6s in the brand-new GX category. Compared to the more traditional Rolex GT class, GX offers a showcase for experimental-ish cars like the 6 that utilize alternative racing powerplants and concepts. With more than 400 hp on tap, the 2.2-liter, four-cylinder, bi-turbo diesel will also have a home in the prototype ranks with an expected appearance in a P2 ca...
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