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2012 Jaguar XK Facelift at New York

The Jaguar XKR-S - expect a very similar nose across the XK for 2012 Yes, all the talk about Jaguar and the New York Motor show has been about the 2012 facelift for the Jaguar XF. And we know that will be happening, complete with the 2.2 litre entry-level diesel XF. But what we also seem to have is the arrival of 2012 Jaguar XK facelift, certainly if our sources are anything to go by.

2013 Aston Martin DB9 – Virage Vanquished

Aston Martin has given the DB9 a makeover – a facelift and a bit more – for 2013 as the tweaked DB9 signals the end of the Virage. But all is not lost with the Virage, as the 2013 DB9 gets a Virage makeover – inside and out as well as more power from its V12 and the addition of Aston Martin’s adaptive damping. The 5.9 litre V12 engine under the new DB9′s bonnet now offers 510bhp and 442lb/ft of torque – more than the Virage managed to muster – and is much the same as the revised AM11 V12 we see in the new Vanquish but with a bit less power.

Video: Five Goals for the Corvette C7 Stingray with Kirk Bennion

‘Faces of GM', one of General Motor's social media initiatives, has released its latest video exploring the five goals behind the creation of the 2014 Corvette C7 Stingray. The video features the Corvette's exterior design manager, Kirk Bennion, who offers an insight into how these goals were developed into the seventh-generation Corvette.