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Audi Q3 (2011) first official sketches

Audi has released sketches of the upcoming Audi Q3, the Ingolstadt firm's new compact soft-roader due to arrive at the 2011 Shanghai motor show. Audi Q3: is it a styling revolution in Ingolstadt? Not with the Audi Q3, sorry.

Nissan Juke prices start at $19,710

The Nissan Juke small SUV joins the automaker’s lineup in October with sticker prices starting at $19,710, including a $750 destination charge. The Juke lineup has three trim levels--S, SV and SL. Buyers can choose between a six-speed manual transmission or continuously variable transmission, and front-drive or all-wheel-drive drivetrains.

Land Rover confirms end of Defender production

It's been all but a foregone conclusion for some time now, but Land Rover has confirmed to our sister publication Automotive News Europe that the aging Defender won't live to see 2020. Originally conceived as an agricultural machine, the first Land Rover prototype used scavenged Willys Jeep bits left over from World War II. American kids of a certain age may have been captivated by the Land Rover's mystique while watching Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom back in the '70s.