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We finally have confirmation the 2015 Jaguar F-type Coupe will make its official debut at the 2013 Los Angeles auto show later this month. Jaguar is not giving us much information, but there is a teaser shot and we have plenty to surmise on since we’ve spied prototypes of the F-Type Coupe testing many times over the past year.

Palm Springs -- Marek Reichman is talking at dinner about the yellow interior accents in a daringly but “on-trend” blue-on-blue 2014 Aston Martin Vanquish Volante when he happens to think of cufflinks. The yellow, says Aston Martin’s design director, is like a pair that’s a brighter color than one’s clothes. It’s “something very, very unique and has a special touch,” Reichman says.

From the moment the Honda CR-Z arrived in 2011, plenty of Honda enthusiasts have been hoping that the car would evolve into something more a Mazdaspeed 3 and less like a fuel-efficiency special meant for sporty nerds.

Rosamond, California -- On pit road, I was surprised by a face familiar from childhood. Squatting on my haunches, I stared into the hawklike eyes of the 2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series. The Black resembled a favorite plaything from my grandmother’s house, the red-orange, plastic 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL in the small toy box she kept for us kids. This handful of SL excelled on the esses and chicanes only I could see on the floor.