| BMW May Add M Performance Version of New 7-series |
Jun 19th, 2015 |
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BMW is launching its new 7-series with a reduced engine portfolio, but more powerful engines are in the wings, according to company sources. At launch, the U.S. market will only get a turbocharged 320-hp, 3.0-liter straight-six, and a 445-hp, twin-turbocharged 4.4-liter V-8. In addition to these choices, Europe gets a 2.0-liter-four coupled with an electric […]
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| Nürburgring Bans Future Lap-Record Attempts, 918 Remains Production-Car King |
Jun 19th, 2015 |
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Some records, it seems, are not made to be broken. News from Germany that the owners of the Nürburgring have effectively banned timed runs over the 12.9-mile long Nordschleife means that the current production-car record of 6 minutes and 57 seconds, set by the Porsche 918 in 2013, could well stand forever. Speed limits were […]
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| You, Too, Could Be a Top Gear Presenter! |
Jun 19th, 2015 |
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As you may have heard, Top Gear (you remember that show, right?), has hired a new presenter to replace that angry man who punches people in the face. And now it needs you. Literally, you. Indeed, the British car show generating more headlines than any other off-air British car show out there needs two more […]
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| 2016 BMW 2-series Convertible Adds xDrive to M235i, Ups Prices Across the Board |
Jun 19th, 2015 |
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While not quite the yuppie-mobile that a ragtop E30 3-series was back in the late ’80s, the modern BMW 2-series Convertible is still a fashionable way to make its driver look good. Such vanity costs two percent more for the 2016 model, although BMW throws in more standard equipment. At the top of the lineup, […]
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| You Missed Your Chance: The Final Porsche 918 Spyder Has Been Produced |
Jun 19th, 2015 |
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You snooze, you lose. The last Porsche 918 Spyder has been built; that’s it above, getting a final rubdown. The planned 918-unit production run is completed, and the company claims that all are spoken for, with about 300 ending up in the United States. You can watch the assembly process here, and here are 15 things we […]
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| 2015 Lincoln MKC 2.0 EcoBoost FWD Test: A Competent Pod for the Luxury-Crossover Crowd |
Jun 18th, 2015 |
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As the first “all-new” product to debut from the rechristened Lincoln Motor Company, the MKC has had a lot of eyes on it. Even though Lincoln’s compact crossover shares a great deal of its underlying mechanicals with the Ford Escape, that’s no bad place to start. Apparently, U.S. buyers agree and have so far made […]
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| 2015 Lincoln MKC 2.0T FWD – Instrumented Test |
Jun 18th, 2015 |
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| 2016 Lincoln MKX Has Lower Base Price than Before |
Jun 18th, 2015 |
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Looking to build off of the smaller MKC’s success, Lincoln redesigned its MKX crossover for 2016 and is hoping to hit a bullseye in the mid-size luxury SUV space. We’ve said that if the Ford Edge–based MKX turns out as well as the MKC, Lincoln has some hope in this world, and while we have […]
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| 2016 Lincoln MKX Has Lower Base Price than Before |
Jun 18th, 2015 |
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| Ready to Plug In: 2016 BMW X5 xDrive40e Plug-In Hybrid Priced |
Jun 18th, 2015 |
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BMW has stated that is will offer a plug-in hybrid in each of its major model lines, and the first out of the gate is the X5 xDrive40e. The plug-in SUV arrives this fall as a 2016 model, priced at $63,095 with standard all-wheel drive. As expected, that’s more expensive that the standard, six-cylinder X5 […]
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