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Today Lexus USA released some details about the 2015 model year of the brand’s compact sports sedan – the IS.

Generally speaking there is no major mechanical changes. New options are listed below:

– LED fog light;
– AWD models equipped with heated steering wheel;
– Siri eyes free system;
– Lexus Enform remote system (control some car functionalities from smartphone app)
– Upgraded backup camera (added dynamic grid lines);
– Enhanced heated/ventilated front seats available for the FSport model;
– Updated interior trim, with piano black on several areas such as the window switches;
– Stratus Gray interior color replaces the current Light Gray color.

Although the 2015 model ...

Today you see Audi is selling the A3 hatchback and A3 sedan at the same time (although the A3 hatchback is discontinued in the US market, but it is still available in European markets). According to our source, Mercedes-Benz is also planning the same thing for the A-Class.

Yes I know Mercedes-Benz already has the CLA-class, but that will not stop the A-Class sedan from coming to life. Just like BMW is having both of the 3-series sedan and 4-series Gran Coupe .

The A-Class sedan will be developed based on Mercedes-Benz’s MFA front-wheel-drive platform, and will be officially announced in 2018...

From a media interview with the Bentley CEO, Wolfgang Dürheimer at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the brand’s first SUV, which to be officially announced in 2016, will come with a starting MSRP more than GBP 130,000 (approx. $221,448 with today’s USD/GBP FX rate).

Please note that this is the price estimate for the UK market only, and the actual US market price will usually not follow the direct FX rate conversion value.

The Bentley SUV is expected to break the speed of 200mph, with at least two engine options: the twin-turbo 4.0L V8 and the twin-turbo 6.0L W12. This new model will be built in Bentley’s manufacturing plant at Crewe, UK.

Below is some spy shots of the Be...

Today IIHS released its BMW 2-series crash testing results and the corresponding rating.

Generally speaking the 2-series got a Top Safety Pick Plus result, which is because it achieved “Good” results in all testing categories, including the small overlap front test, which is shown in the below image (released by IIHS). From the photo you can see the 2-seires has very good safety cage strength to handle the frontal impact energy: there is no excessive deformation around the A pillar area.

However, we also found some weak points in the BMW 2-series, from the crash test.

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2015 will be the last model year for the current generation of Camaro. For the next generation, which starts at 2016, the Camaro will be build on the GM Alpha platform which the current Cadillac CTS is also using.

By using the new platform, it is expected that the 2016 Camaro will lose several hundred pounds of weight when compared to the current generation. For your reference, the 2015 Camaro with V6 engine has a curb weight of 3700lb+, which makes it almost as heavy as some mid-size RWD luxury sedans.

But the biggest news is that the 2016 Camaro will offer a 2.0L 4-cylinder turbocharged engine...