| 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Tested: Wicked, Poised, and Screaming for Vengeance |
Jul 31st, 2015 |
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Need we remind you these are seriously twisted times? Without prompt intervention, Bartholomew JoJo Simpson, that lovable fourth-grade cartoon cutup, will never see his 11th birthday. Homer is dumping Marge for a younger woman. Former down-home darling Miley Cyrus might be the instrument of some secret society. And in our own world, zero-emission vehicles are […]
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| 2016 Cadillac CTS-V – Instrumented Test |
Jul 31st, 2015 |
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| 2015 Chrysler 300S V-8 Tested: Three Additional Gears, Same Big Sedan Goodness |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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Most cars’ journey through a single life cycle—from launch to midterm update to giving way to something newer—can be tracked through the massaging of fascias, tweaks to head- and taillights, and updates to the available color palette. In the case of Chrysler’s second-generation 300 sedan, however, it also includes an ever-evolving tapestry of gearshifters. All […]
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| 2015 Chrysler 300 V-8 – Instrumented Test |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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| OwnStar’d! Enterprising Wiz Hacks OnStar to Enable Remote Functions, GM Working on Fix |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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’Tis the season, apparently, to get hacky. In the wake of the Wired story that saw a Jeep Cherokee in a ditch after pair of hackers took control of the ute remotely via a UConnect vulnerability comes the announcement of OwnStar, a little black box that, when attached surreptitiously to a GM OnStar-equipped vehicle, executes […]
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| This 1936 Film Explains Exactly How a Manual Transmission Works |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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Along with the actual wheels, the manual transmission is among the least-evolved components of a modern car. A brand-new 2015 model’s stick shift has a whole lot in common with the three-speed gearbox you’d find in a car built 70 years ago. While the technology may be abidingly familiar to us enthusiasts, it can never hurt to […]
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| IIHS: 2015 Ford F-150 Crash Tests Reveal Disparate Results Between Crew Cab and Extended Cab |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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The Ford F-150 aced a suite of crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and earned the nonprofit group’s “Top Safety Pick” rating. Of note, however, is that the honor was bestowed only to the SuperCrew body style, the bestselling version of the truck. The four-door SuperCrew passed all five tests with […]
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| Ally Increases Used, Nonprime Originations With Loss of GM Lease Business |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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Ally’s second quarter originations were flat from a year ago despite the loss of General Motors’ lease business, with the company shifting its origination mix toward used and nonprime.
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| House Committee Passes Bill to Repeal CFPB's Auto Lending Guidance |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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This week, a U.S. House committee passed H.R. 1737, a bipartisan bill that aims to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s 2013 guidance on dealer participation.
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| Penske: Honda Rate Cap Provides ‘Workable Framework’ |
Jul 30th, 2015 |
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This week, Penske Automotive’s chairman said that Honda Financial Corp’s new markup cap will still allow dealers to be fairly compensated. He also noted that the dealer group has had markup caps in place for years.
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