| The World’s Favorite 2015 Ford Mustang Colors Are . . . |
Mar 13th, 2015 |
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Henry Ford famously said of the Model T, “Any customer can have a car painted any color that he wants so long as it is black.” More than a century later, black is still a favored color for a Ford, one arguably even more iconic than the revolutionary Model T: the Mustang. As Ford officially goes […]
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| Kia Recalls 209,000 Souls for Gas Pedals that Could Fracture |
Mar 13th, 2015 |
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No hamsters were harmed in the making of this recall, but at least 12 gas pedals in late-model Kia Souls were broken. The problem has led Kia to recall 208,858 of the hatchbacks for faulty pedals that can fracture, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to Kia, an “unsupported section of the […]
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| John Phillips: I’m Helping to Kill the Sports Car |
Mar 13th, 2015 |
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In an interview with Bloomberg News, BMW’s head of sales, Ian Robertson, recently said: “The sports-car market is roughly half of what it used to be. Post-2008, it just collapsed. I’m not so sure it’ll ever fully recover.” READ MORE ››
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| Next-Gen Honda Civic May Get 1.5L Turbo Four as Base Engine |
Mar 13th, 2015 |
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Honda made big news when it announced that it will start building turbo engines in Ohio later this year. (Hurray!) Now, an Automotive News report tells us where some of those engines may be going: the next-generation Civic. (Double hurray!) The report’s main source is Honda’s global R&D chief Yoshiharu Yamamoto, who said that “downsized […]
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| 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Pokes Its Double-Bubble Roof Into View in New Video |
Mar 13th, 2015 |
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Chevrolet really, really wants you to start thinking about the all-new, sixth-generation 2016 Camaro, releasing a statement saying that the fifth-gen model’s sales set “the bar high for the next chapter of the car’s history”—the 500,000th example of the current car will be sold sometime this month—but, more important, posting a video that shows the new Camaro. Okay, so […]
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| 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen Driven: Worth the Wait, but Wait for More |
Mar 12th, 2015 |
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It’s finally here. Two Geneva shows ago, VW first revealed the Golf SportWagen. That summer, we ran our first-drive report on the European model and started counting the days until we could get one here. Well, this much-anticipated Jetta SportWagen replacement arrives in U.S. dealerships by early April. As with the 10Best-winning Golf hatchback and […]
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| 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen – First Drive Review |
Mar 12th, 2015 |
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| GM Recalls 50,000 Chevrolet Volts to Fix Idling “Issue,” Stop-Sales 2015 Chevy Trax and Buick Encore |
Mar 12th, 2015 |
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General Motors is recalling 50,249 Chevrolet Volt models in the U.S. to prevent the cars from idling if an owner steps away, according to statements provided to Automotive News. As a safety precaution, and due to two accounts of carbon-monoxide poisoning from vehicles left running in owner garages, GM will program the car’s software to […]
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| Apple Shareholders Begging Tim Cook to Acquire Tesla Motors |
Mar 12th, 2015 |
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The Apple-should-buy-Tesla meme isn’t just great forum fodder for tech wonks and auto enthusiasts—Apple’s own investors would love to see it happen. Of course, Apple investors would probably support Tim Cook if he announced plans to acquire the moon and force it to run apps. Still, as The Verge reports, the topic of Apple gobbling […]
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| 2016 Mazda MX-5 Curb Weight Released: Guess How Many Previous Miatas Are Heavier |
Mar 12th, 2015 |
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As the well-known saying goes, “simplify, then add lightness.” That’s Colin Chapman, of Lotus engineering fame. Now here’s Mazda announcing for the first time the 2016 MX-5 Miata’s much-hyped lower curb weight: It “has been reduced to 2332 pounds.” Wait, a modern car that is not only smaller than the model it replaces, but […]
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