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2012 Audi RS4 Avant leaks ahead of Geneva

The new Audi RS4 Avant leaks ahead of Geneva The 2012 Audi RS4 Avant has leaked on to the web ahead of its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It seems likely that tomorrow we’ll get official images and details of the 2012 Audi RS4 Avant, with the first official photo of Audi’s new RS4 leaking out ahead of an official reveal. Audi have the new TT RS Plus debuting at Geneva – and Audi has already issued official details and photos – but so far we haven’t had anything on the new RS4 Avant, which we also know will arrive at Geneva.

Ferrari 458 Speciale to debut at Frankfurt motor show

Update: Preview video added below, and yes, you can hear the car's engine -- barely -- through the thumping movie trailer-like music. A new Prancing Horse is set to go public at the 2013 Frankfurt motor show: Ferrari will use the event to introduce the 458 Speciale, which will join the 458 Italia and 458 Spider at the lower end of Ferrari's range. Visually, the 2,844 lb., mid-engined 458 Speciale doesn't depart too much from the 458 Italia, though the new model gets a more aggressive fascia and a massive hood duct that -- when coupled with an apparently F1-inspired interior -- hints at the no-nonsense sporting purpose of the car.

This day in Autoweek history: The 1976 Chevrolet Chevette

Today in Autoweek history, we look back to the week of September 20, 1975, when Corey Farley gave us a look at the new 1976 Chevrolet Chevette. The B-segment (for 1976, anyway) newcomer weighed in at a scant 1,998 pounds and carried an equally lightweight MSRP of $2,899. Farley described how the Chevette handled some of the rigors of testing, which included hauling four journalists and their camera equipment around the Black Lake testing facility in Milford, Mich.