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The 2013 Nissan GT-R gets 545 horsepower and 463 pound-feet of torque coming from a twin-turbocharged, 3.8-liter V-6 engine. Sticker price on the model seen here is $100,820.

2013 Nissan GT-R: World’s cheapest supercar

The car: 2013 Nissan GT-R The power: 545 horsepower and 463 pound-feet of torque coming from a twin-turbocharged, 3.8-liter V-6 engine mated to a six-speed, dual-clutch transmission with magnesium paddle...
The new, smaller engine is less powerful than the previous generation's power plant. Though the base car has shed 165 pounds and the new automatic transmission manages to shave a few tenths off the 2011 model's zero-to-60-mph time, it remains just under 10 seconds. Major competitors beat that by as much as 3 seconds. This is what you might expect from a highly efficient new take on an existing model, but the even more efficient Hyundai Elantra is about a second quicker. What's behind this? The additional weight of the Impreza's standard all-wheel drive certainly plays a part.

2012 Subaru Impreza adds fuel economy

The recipe for Subaru's compact Impreza is getting a rewrite for 2012. Previously, it was like a bag of trail mix that skimped on the M&Ms. The Impreza was a...
The engine that will likely generate the most interest will be the 140-hp, turbocharged 2.0-liter diesel engine that makes 236 pounds-feet of torque. However, diesel fans will be surprised that this engine gets 29/40 mpg and 33 mpg combined in the 2012 Beetle, which is less than the Jetta TDI's 30/42 mpg. Still, the Beetle is more about style and history than topping the performance or fuel-economy spec sheets.

VW puts testosterone in revamped 2012 Beetle

You have to hand it to Volkswagen. The company is axle deep in the middle of a global automotive ascent that hinges on mainstreaming and Americanizing the schnitzel out of...