| J.D. Power: Vehicle Dependability Declines for First Time in 15-Plus Years |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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The J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study found a 6% increase in vehicle problems from last year. It was the first time since 1998 that the average number of problems has increased.
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| GM Recalls Chevy Cobalt and Pontiac G5 |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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GM has recalled select Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles for faulty ignition switches.
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| The 2015 Hyundai Genesis Hits the Nurburgring |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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Hyundai tests the all new 2015 Genesis on the famous racetrack in Germany.
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| Hennessey Tunes Corvette Stingray to 708 Horsepower with HPE700 Twin-Turbo Kit, Everyone Wins |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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Damn near immediately after the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray was introduced to the world, Texas tuner extraordinaire Hennessey Performance Engineering whipped up multiple insane power upgrade packages for it. The kits—HPE600, HPE700, HPE800, and HPE1000—are named in reference to the amount of power they give the Stingray, but they were supercharged. Now Hennessey has detailed [...]
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| Sweet Six-ness: 2014 BMW 435i Coupe Manual Tested |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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Deciding to buy a 4-series coupe over the 3-series sedan is not exactly a rational decision. The four-door is more practical, less expensive, offers the same powertrains, and is, at its core, the same as the coupe. Buying a coupe then, and really, any coupe, is a vote for style. It’s an emotional purchase, a [...]
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| Tesla Model X Falcon-Wing Doors to See Production, According to Elon Musk |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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We admit that when we first saw the falcon-wing rear doors on the Tesla Model X, we thought they were little more than another—pardon the pun—flight of show-car fancy. But at a recent town-hall meeting in Norway, Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged that the falcon-wing doors will be produced, despite the considerable challenges of making [...]
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| RC F GT3 Concept Signals Lexus’s Intent to Go Racin’ [2014 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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Lexus has announced it plans to go racing sometime soon in GT3 classes the world over with its new 460-hp RC F coupe. Unfortunately, the automaker has yet to show us what a GT3-ified RC F looks like. Instead, Lexus will show us a concept car previewing its GT3 race car at the 2014 Geneva auto [...]
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| More Than 750,000 Chevrolet Cobalts and Pontiac G5s Recalled After Six Deaths Related to Ignition Fault |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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Attention, Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 drivers: Take off your Hello Kitty keychains immediately. General Motors is recalling 778,562 of the discontinued compacts because of faulty ignition switches that can loosen and shut off the engine while driving. Added weight on the key ring or a bump in the road, GM says, can cause the [...]
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| Subaru to Debut Special BRZ Model Soon, Or: No, There’s Still Not a Factory Turbo (So Stop Asking) |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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We’ve learned that Subaru plans to amp up its BRZ sports coupe by selling a special model likely to be introduced within the next couple of months. Unfortunately for Scooby enthusiasts—who have watched outfits like Crawford Performance whip up 500-hp force-induction versions of the car—the model we’re hearing about won’t get any powertrain upgrades. So, [...]
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| John Phillips: You Absolutely Need Winter Tires. Seriously |
Feb 13th, 2014 |
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Now that I live at the end of a 1.75-mile gravel driveway cut rudely into the side of a mountain, I’ve gladly installed winter tires—don’t even think of calling them “snow tires”—on five different SUVs in the last 13 months. Four sets were attached to C/D’s long-termers, and one set of Toyo Observe GSi-5s now [...]
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