| James May Won’t Do Top Gear Without Jeremy Clarkson |
Apr 23rd, 2015 |
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Right on the heels of the BBC’s announcement that the remaining episodes of Top Gear Season 22 will be aired sometime this year, co-host James May is coming out with a strong proclamation: He simply won’t return to the show without Jeremy Clarkson. That’s what the BBC star and, apparently, weird-hat aficionado told The Guardian […]
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| Japan-Market Minivan Cool: New Honda Step WGN |
Apr 23rd, 2015 |
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Besides having one of our favorite Japanese-market car names, Honda’s latest Step WGN minivan is interesting for two other reasons: It debuts the brand’s 1.5-liter VTEC turbo four-cylinder, and it sports an intriguing “Waku Waku” tailgate. The latest version of Honda’s seven-seat minivan sees the brand’s first use of the new, 1.5-liter VTEC turbocharged four, […]
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| We Will Get to See the Three Remaining Top Gear Episodes |
Apr 23rd, 2015 |
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After Jeremy Clarkson’s blowup that cost him his contract as Top Gear host and put the remainder of Season 22 on hold, one of the first things BBC officials promised was that the show would return. Now, the broadcast company is confirming that claim, vowing to air the rest of Season 22, and bring back […]
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| Ford Engineer-and-Son Duo Sets World Record for Hot Wheels Loop, Wins Take Your Kid to Work Day |
Apr 23rd, 2015 |
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Typically, Take Your Child to Work Day is like a free day for your kid. They dress up in natty little mini-person business clothes, get the day off from school, and everyone gets a dose of adorableness. At Ford’s take your kid to work day, however, the air was decidedly more . . . competitive, […]
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| 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible Automatic Tested: 3.1 sec to 60! |
Apr 22nd, 2015 |
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“Convertible” and “automatic” are two words that can suck the joy out of a sports car the way fat-free and sugar-free can ruin a dessert. But that’s not quite the case with the Chevrolet Corvette Z06. The Z06 convertible proves that there doesn’t have to be a performance penalty for taking the roof off and […]
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| 2015 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 Convertible Automatic – Instrumented Test |
Apr 22nd, 2015 |
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| That’s a Lot of Ponies: Lambo Announces Production Numbers for 740-hp Aventador SV |
Apr 22nd, 2015 |
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Today’s number: 444,000. That’s how many total horsepower (or “horsepowers,” as some of our German colleagues might say) will be churning under the louvered engine covers of the world’s fleet of Lamborghini Aventador 750-4 Superveloce models once the run is complete. So you don’t have to do the math, that means 600 of Lambo’s raucous, 740-hp […]
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| That’s a Lot of Ponies: Lambo Announces Production Numbers for 740-hp Aventador SV |
Apr 22nd, 2015 |
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| 2015 Land Rover LR4 3.0 V-6 Tested: How Not To Do the Whole Downsizing Thing |
Apr 22nd, 2015 |
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In an industry rapidly pivoting toward downsized engines in both cylinder count and displacement—but not power—the Land Rover LR4 stands out as one of the less successful experiments. Last year, the LR4 was stripped of its 375-hp 5.0-liter V-8 and six-speed automatic transmission; fitted in their stead was a 340-hp supercharged 3.0-liter V-6 and an […]
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| 2015 Land Rover LR4 3.0 V-6 – Instrumented Test |
Apr 22nd, 2015 |
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