| First Look: We Drive BMW’s New Three-Cylinder, Dive Into the New Engine Family |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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We’ve barely digested the notion of four-banger BMWs being available here again when the company invites us to try a car with even one fewer cylinder. The engine is called the B38 and it’s a turbocharged three-cylinder, with an 82.0-mm bore and a 94.6-mm stroke, displacing 1499 cc. This engine represents a new family for [...]
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| 2014 BMW 328d First Drive: A Diesel 3 that Focuses on Fuel Economy |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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When BMW introduced the 2009 335d, it was touted as a great blend of performance and fuel economy. In truth, most diesel buyers are more fuel-economy focused, but at the time, BMW was gingerly testing the diesel waters with one engine for the American market. And since that engine had to be powerful enough to [...]
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| Hyundai Considering Developing Pickup, Report Says |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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Having shed its reputation for stamping out low-buck cars and establishing itself as the assembler of quality automobiles, Hyundai may be ready to take on that all-American bastion, the pickup truck. Well, all-American in theory. At the Seoul auto show last week, the automaker’s vice president in charge of international sales, Lee In-cheol, told Automotive [...]
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| 2014 Lincoln MKC Spy Photos: The Hot Concept Moves Toward Production Reality |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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What It Is: A camouflaged prototype of Lincoln’s upcoming MKC compact crossover, which will be based on the latest Ford Escape. The MKC was previewed at this year’s Detroit auto show by an eponymous concept that seemed nearly production-ready. READ MORE ››
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| Kia CUB Concept: An Exercise in Upmarket Subcompactism |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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Concept cars don’t need to be big or dramatic in order to impress. Proof of that comes in the form of Kia’s CUB, which just manages to break 13 feet long, placing it firmly in the subcompact category. Despite its small size, it still manages to look sporty, substantial, and exceptionally clean. READ MORE ››
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| Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 178 |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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| Shelby Pumps Ford F-150 Raptor to 575 hp, Earth’s Crust Braces for Imminent Pummeling [2013 New York Auto Show] |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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The only surprising thing about Shelby’s recently unveiled take on Ford’s Raptor is that it took them this long to work one over. After all, Shelby has been operating in near-lockstep with Ford for years, unleashing tuned, tweaked, and twisted versions of Blue Oval products in a reliable cadence. For the princely starting price of [...]
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| Certification Available for Leasing Execs |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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 The Certified Vehicle Leasing Executive Program will be re-launched through the National Vehicle Leasing Association at the NVLA Road to Success Conference, April 22-24 in Fort Worth, Texas.
The 27-year-old program has been updated and will now include both live and online educational sessions.
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| Used Car Sales Climb |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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 Used-car sales climbed in March.
Edmunds.com estimates that 3.44 million used cars were sold in March, for a SAAR of 36.6 million.
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| Dealer Faces Charges of Violating Service Members Act |
Apr 2nd, 2013 |
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 A federal grand jury indicted an Alabama used-car dealer for violating federal protections for active-duty military service members by refusing to reduce the loan interest rate and repossessing the vehicle he sold to a man who was later deployed overseas with the Alabama National Guard.
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