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What does MSRP mean?

For starters, it stands for Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price

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Tesla Model S price hike rumored for US

Could this mean new features for the flagship?

Tesla Motors Club members report mentions of a Model S price increase by Tesla representatives.

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Zero Motorcycles slices $1,350 from all 2015 price tags

Offers Previous Buyers Free Quick Charger, Riding Apparel

The batteries in Zero Motorcycles are becoming better and cheaper, and so the electric vehicle manufacturer has decided to pass some savings along to its customers, chopping $1,350 from the price of all its 2015 models.

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Chrysler's next-gen minivans will get more expensive

Automotive News reports that the next-generation Dodge Grand Caravan will drop the American Value Package, and will start around $26,000. The platform, technology and content Dodge is building into the new minivan makes it too difficult to get to an MSRP below $25,000.

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VW XL1 priced at $169,000 in UK, only 30 will be sold there

Volkswagen has announced the pricing of its XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid for the UK, according to Car magazine. The small, uber-efficient two-seater will start at £98,515, or roughly $168,930 at current exchange rates. Additionally, only 30 units of the XL1 wi

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Audi A3 E-Tron launching at $51,500 in Germany

Audi has put a price tag on the A3 Sportback E-Tron plug-in hybrid, for which presales begin this month in Germany. To get your hands on one of these little guys, Audi is asking for €37,900, or about $51,537 according to current exchange rates. Of course, the base MSRP doesn't include any John Beltz Snyder

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Hyundai ups price of 2014 Sonata Hybrid slightly to $26,000

Hyundai is hoping prospective car buyers won't quibble with a 1.3 percent price hike for its Sonata Hybrid this year. Heck, the South Korean automaker brought the price down a year ago, so everyone's theoretically almost even. Or so they hope.

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2014 Toyota Prius liftback keeps even keel on price, sales

The Toyota Prius is the 800-pound gorilla of the hybrid world, and it looks like Toyota wants to keep it that way by holding the line on prices for the world's most popular hybrid. The Japanese automaker is leaving the price of all five trim lines of its standard hatchback Prius unchanged for the 2014, meaning that the price will once again range from $23,215 to $30,005, not including delivery and

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Next-gen Chevy Volt could be $10,000 cheaper

A sub-$30,000 Chevrolet Volt? General Motors CEO Dan Akerson says that could be in the making within a year, Car and Driver reports.

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Toyota offering up to $7,500 incentices for RAV4 EV; some customers will pay just $32,000

Nationwide Insurance tries to attract potential customers on its so-called "vanishing deductible." Toyota is offering a somewhat similar "vanishing price tag" on its battery-electric RAV4 EV.

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Unofficial Porsche 918 Spyder pricing pops up on web

The gents on the Rennteam forum have come upon unofficial pricing for the Porsche 918 Spyder. By now, in view of the prices of barrier-crushing, hybrid exotics and since we've already talked about Porsche considering a mid-engined supercar priced between the Jonathon Ramsey

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Refreshed 2013 Nissan 370Z priced from $33,120*

Every flavor the 2013 Nissan 370Z has now been priced – the latest model with the new front fascia, colors and wheels starts at $33,120 for the 332-horsepower coupe with the six-speed manual, and a $780 destination fee on top of that. The MSRP is an $840 rise over the 2012 car. Opt for the seven-speed automatic and you're looking at $34,420. Add the Tour

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BMW announces pricing for updated 2013 7 Series

The latest new bit of news surrounding the 2013 BMW 7 Series is a price tag: $74,195 gets you inside the large doors of the 740i, and that includes $895 destination (as do all prices that follow). The 740Li xDrive is a new addition slotted at the top of the 740 range and will run $81,195. Next up on the entry-price ladder is the ActiveHybrid 7 with a smaller but more more potent powe

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Average price of new car sales transaction hits $30,748, an all-time record

If you've looked into purchasing a new car recently, we likely don't need to tell you prices are plenty lofty. According to TrueCar.com's data, the average selling price of a new car sold here in the U.S. last month was $30,748, marking an all-time record (last year's figure was just $28,771). While buyers are currently looking toward smaller, less expensive and more fuel-efficient models, overall vehicle sales have jumped ahead of the rest o

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Coda will offer cheaper electric Sedan with less range, now starts at $37,250

Will electric-car buyers trade away 25 miles of driving range in exchange for $2,650?

World Report 11/4: Ford Focus Electric Pricing And More

Welcome to TRANSLOGIC World Report: Your weekly roundup of transportation tech news from around the web.

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2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas priced from $26,155*

The totally redesigned 2012 Honda Civic Natural Gas (formerly known as the Civic GX), America's only natural gas-burnin' passenger vehicle, will hit Honda dealerships nationwide on October 18 with a starting MSRP

2011 Honda CR-Z goes on sale August 24, starting at $19,200

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2011 Chevrolet Cruze priced at $16,995, LTZ at $22,695

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2011 Aston Martin V12 Vantage priced at $179,995

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