| Journey to the Valley of Fire: FCA Recalling 2011-2015 Dodge Journeys |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
FCA has announced a recall of four-cylinder-powered Dodge Journeys and (Euro-twin) Fiat Freemonts due to a potential engine-fire risk due to loosely attached engine covers. Discovered in Chile—where apparently, drivers actually do take their utelets off-road—excessive shaking can knock the engine cover loose and onto the exhaust. None of the three reported Chilean engine-compartment conflagrations […]
|
| |
|
| |
| 2015 Nissan Murano Reviewed: Aggressive Style, Agreeable Personality |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
Overview: Lock eyeballs on the 2015 Nissan Murano and it’s not likely you’ll un-see it anytime soon. Nissan’s third-generation “flagship crossover” sports a jutting chin and sci-fi styling worthy of a Star Wars flick. As with the smaller Juke crossover, the mid-size two-row Murano is designed to stand out in parking lots now teeming with […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Department of Defense Issues Final Military Lending Act Rule |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
Today, the Defense Department issued a final rule that expands the types of credit products covered by the 36% rate cap and other military-specific protections under the Military Lending Act.
|
| |
|
| |
| Sonic Cautious About CFPB, But Revs Up Hybrid F&I Push |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
Sonic executives said the company is delaying plans to launch a captive finance company in light of the CFPB’s recent settlement with Honda Finance. But the group has given the go-ahead for the first phase of its much-delayed hybrid sales process.
|
| |
|
| |
| CFPB Deputy Director Steve Antonakes Steps Down |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
After nearly five years with the CFPB, Deputy Director Steve Antonakes is stepping down from his position as the bureau’s No. 2 official to spend more time with his family.
|
| |
|
| |
| Photos and Details of the Facelifted 2016 Porsche 911 Emerge |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
Over the past few years, we have reported several times that Porsche would kill the naturally aspirated flat-six in the 911 as of this fall. Now Porsche confirms the move—by means of a prototype drive of the facelifted model, which appeared in the German magazine Auto Bild. We take away a few things from our […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Photos and Details of the Facelifted 2016 Porsche 911 Emerge |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
|
| |
|
| |
| Taurus and Explorer Among the Fords and Lincolns Recalled for Parking-Brake Problems |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
Ford has issued a recall for a parking brake that might not fully engage on some 2015–2016 Explorers, as well as 2015 Taurus and Flex models, plus Lincoln MKS sedans and MKT crossovers also from 2015. The affected vehicles include 2015 and 2016 Explorers built at Ford’s Chicago assembly plant between May 4 and May […]
|
| |
|
| |
| The University of Michigan’s Connected-Car Test Track Is Now Open to (Almost) Anyone |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
The University of Michigan has just opened the country’s first test track for connected and automated vehicles, or what really is the first fake American town outside of Celebration, Florida. The 32-acre Mcity, a $10 million project funded in part by the Department of Transportation, is now available to any automaker, supplier, or organization that […]
|
| |
|
| |
| This Awesome Lego Mercedes-Benz Kit Is More Complicated Than Its Name |
Jul 22nd, 2015 |
|
We’re not changing our name to Lego and Driver—although we’d be all for starting a sister publication—but it is true that Lego has been stepping up its automotive game as of late. The world’s most powerful brand has released incredibly realistic kits of everything from a classic Ferrari F40 to a Mini Cooper, a Volkswagen […]
|
| |
|
| |
