| Au Revoir, Minivan: BraunAbility MXV Is a Wheelchair-Accessible Ford Explorer |
Jul 24th, 2015 |
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As far as wheelchair-accessible personal transport goes, the minivan has been king for as long as there have been accessible minivans. We have a feeling that might be about to change, as BraunaAility is releasing their new MXV, an Explorer-based machine with a sliding door and side-mounted ramp. The Indiana company notes that it’s their […]
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| Buick Envision CUV Almost Definitely Coming to U.S.—Plus a Subcompact Hatch, Too? |
Jul 24th, 2015 |
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Adding some fuel to the fire slightly smoldering, ash-covered coals surrounding the prospect of a U.S.-market Buick Envision crossover, Automotive News has reported that the Envision is slated to arrive here in late 2016. Earlier this year, we spotted a test vehicle near our Ann Arbor offices. The Envision is a small crossover that’s roughly the same size as the Audi Q5; it will fit […]
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| Fiat-Chrysler Recalls 1.4 Million Cars to Prevent Hacking |
Jul 24th, 2015 |
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Fiat-Chrysler is recalling 1.4 million cars in the U.S. to fix a software vulnerability that could allow a hacker to remotely control the car over the Internet. Affected models include late-model Ram, Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler vehicles with the 8.4-inch Uconnect screen: The 2013-2015 Dodge Viper, Ram 1500/2500/3500/4500/5500; 2014-2015 Jeep Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, and Dodge […]
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| Buick Envision CUV Almost Definitely Coming to U.S.—Plus a Subcompact Hatch, Too? |
Jul 24th, 2015 |
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| Mitsubishi Closing Only U.S. Plant, 636-Acre Illinois Site up for Sale |
Jul 24th, 2015 |
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Mitsubishi will stop building cars in the U.S. as it plans to sell its only American assembly plant, the company said today. The Normal, Illinois, plant, formerly a joint manufacturing venture with Chrysler, has churned out more than 3.2 million Mitsubishi and Chrysler models since 1988. It is also the only foreign-owned plant on […]
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| Why the Recent Jeep Cherokee Hack Is Not Cause for Panic |
Jul 24th, 2015 |
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This week, Wired published a fantastic and unsettling report on the current state of automotive hacking. Senior Writer Andy Greenberg put himself at the mercy of two digital security researchers as they wirelessly took over control of the Jeep Cherokee he was driving, messing with the car’s climate control, stereo, windshield wipers, and eventually stalling the engine. […]
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| One-Off Ferrari with an Incredible History May Pull $16 Million at Auction |
Jul 23rd, 2015 |
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| Bull Session: Maybe Lamborghini Might Build a Urus Superveloce |
Jul 23rd, 2015 |
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We like to imagine Stephan Winkelmann waking up in the morning in his impeccably tailored pajamas, sitting up thoughtfully in bed, sipping an espresso handed to him by a lovely signora, and thinking to himself, “What new Lamborghinis can I think up today and use to play it coy with those off-the-rack schmoes in the […]
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| Go Ahead and Sleep On It—Hell, Sleep In It: Buick Offers 24-Hour Test Drives |
Jul 23rd, 2015 |
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If you can’t get comfortable in a Buick’s comfortable environs, you’re not trying very hard. But in case it takes time to find just the right seating position, if you want to see how Android Auto and Apple CarPlay work in all their glory, and/or you just want to see if the dang thing fits […]
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| Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 Repurposes Collision-Warning Lights for Head-Up Shift Indicator |
Jul 23rd, 2015 |
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The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and even-hotter GT350R were both built to attack track days. Today, Ford showed off another nifty little feature designed for track rats: a shift light that uses Ford’s forward collision-warning system’s head-up lights to tell you when to upshift. As Ford tells it, Shelby electrical engineer Mike Makled was inspired to […]
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