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Jaguar goes with edgy ads to tout new F-Type
… V-8 model competes with the Mercedes-Benz SL and the Porsche 911. A six-cylinder version competes with the Porsche Boxster and the Mercedes-Benz SLK. Jaguar will produce about 10,000 F-Types this year, with about 5,000 slated for …
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Jaguar F-Type speeds to early success
… of about production 60,000 units. The roadster's entry price of 73,400 euros positions the car between the Porsche Boxster and 911 Carrera convertible. Steven de Ploey, Jaguar product manager, expects 90 percent of F-Type buyers to …
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Chevy aims new Vette at Porsche buyers
… start at $51,995, including shipping, and could top $80,000 for the fully loaded convertible. The current Porsche Boxster has a sticker price of $51,350, including shipping, but can top $125,000, while the Porsche 911 ranges from …
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Jaguar F-Type training is hands-on
… compares favorably with competitive vehicles. So he brought to the tracks the six-cylinder Mercedes-Benz SLK350 and Porsche Boxster and the eight-cylinder Mercedes-Benz SL550 and Porsche 911. A similar training session will be held in June for …
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VW putting XL1 plug-in hybrid car into production
… door skin. VW says it will hand-build the XL1 at is plant in Osnabranduuml;ck, Germany, which also builds the Porsche Boxster and VW Golf convertible. The XL1 makes extensive use of carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic for the body panels and …
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VW will build XL1 plug-in hybrid car
… 000 units a year. The XL1 will be hand-built at VW's plant in Osnabrueck, Germany, which also produces the Porsche Boxster and VW Golf convertible. AutoWeek contributed to this report
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Boxster S, Mercedes-Benz GL win Autoweek honors
The Porsche Boxster S and the Mercedes-Benz GL have been chosen as Autoweek 's Best of the Best Car and Truck of the year for 2013. This is the …
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Renault counts on Alpine to help turnaround
… new Alpine may end up looking like the poor man's Porsche Boxster ," said Philippe Houchois, a London-based analyst ..... through 2016, buoyed by cars including the revamped Porsche Boxster and Cayman, both of which were unveiled this year …
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Porsche expects record year on China, U.S. demand
… Cayenne SUV climbed 24.9 percent, while the Panamera four-door sedan rose 15.8 percent. Demand for the new Porsche Boxster , introduced in April, rose 3.3 percent. ''With an operating profit margin of 18.5 percent being achieved …
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Jaguar prices F-Type between Porsche Boxster and 911
… from rival Porsche. The F-Type will start at 73,400 euros ($94,930) in Germany, which is more than the Porsche Boxster S two-seat convertible at 59,1200 and the cheapest Porsche 911, which costs 88,037 euros. The F-type is …
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2014 Jaguar F-Type avoids retro design temptation
… Jaguar executives remain mum on pricing for the moment, but it's clear they're determined to offer potential Porsche Boxster buyers a compelling alternative. The F-Type goes on sale in the United States next summer, Jaguar said today …
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VW starts Porsche Boxster production in former Karmann plant
LONDON - Volkswagen has started production of the Porsche Boxster sports car at the former factory of the coachbuilder Karmann. VW is integrating Karmann's plant in Osnabrueck, northern Germany …
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Small and mid-sized cars, minivans, hybrids are among 2012 winners
… so must-have these days when gasoline prices seem volatile. And sporty luxury roadsters such as the BMW Z4 and Porsche Boxster seem to be falling out of favor with U.S. consumers, with sales in the segment down 3 percent this year, despite …
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Alfa's long-awaited U.S. re-entry takes shape
… Maserati-built 4C model, due out in early 2013, which aims to win business from the BMW Z4, Mercedes Benz SLK and Porsche Boxster . Chrysler dealer help This time around, Fiat should be better placed because it can tap into the Chrysler dealer …
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Jaguar Land Rover set to invest in UK plant to build F-Type
… earlier this year. No pricing has been revealed, but the car is expected to compete with high-end versions of the Porsche Boxster . The Boxster S model costs 59,120 euros in Germany ($77,677). A coupe version of the F-Type will follow …
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Jaguar drop-top coming next year
… be priced below the XK convertible, which starts at about $90,000, but above the Mercedes-Benz SLK and the Porsche Boxster roadster and Cayman coupe. He would not say whether Jaguar plans to produce an F-Type coupe. Jaguar is also still …
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Jaguar will launch two-seat F-Type next year
… be built. No pricing has been revealed, but the F-Type is expected to compete with high-end versions of the Porsche Boxster . The Boxster S model costs 59,120 euros in Germany ($77,677). The F-Type name will inevitably draw comparisons …
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Porsche retools Boxster to catch BMW, Mercedes
… It's not aspirational, but it's a great entry point, and you can still stand in a bar and say you have a Porsche ." Boxster and Cayman deliveries are forecast to total 16,700 vehicles this year, roughly half the sales of the revamped …
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Mini Coupe aims to revive 2-seater sales
… turbocharged John Cooper Works model, reaching 181 hp, that starts at $31,900. Both prices include freight. Mini anticipates that the high-end version of the Coupe will pit it against such upmarket coupes as the Audi TT and Porsche Boxster .
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Jaguar likely to unveil sports car concept in Frankfurt
… likely to have a concept car to announce there." Jaguar has made no secret of its desire to launch a rival to the Porsche Boxster , and on August 1 the British magazine Autocar quoted a source within the company as saying that its planned car …
