| Porsche Working on 911 Plug-in Hybrid, Not a Full EV |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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Porsche is working on a plug-in-hybrid version of the next-generation 911, but we’re told that a pure EV hasn’t moved beyond the planning stage. Instead, the only EV in Porsche’s near future is the production version of the Mission E concept the company has already announced it is building. The company’s commitment to keeping six-cylinder […]
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| Extra, Extra: Which Vehicle Models Get Fitted With the Most Options? |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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From the February 2016 issue When Mercedes-Benz brought out the CLA compact sedan for 2014, the company made a lot of fuss about how buyers could now get a sparkly new Mercedes for less than $30,000!* (*Not including the destination and delivery charge, natch.) But nobody was buying CLAs for even the $30,825 that a […]
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| The Year Ahead: Part Two |
Jan 16th, 2016 |
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Dealer operations expert concludes his two-part series on planning for 2016 with a discussion of topics relating to technology and data, mergers and acquisitions, and personnel.
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| Driving the Metal |
Jan 16th, 2016 |
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New-vehicle registration volume returned to pre-recession levels in the third quarter thanks to a creative and willing auto finance market.
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| Acura Precision Concept: Acura-te Predictor or Showy Chicanery? |
Jan 15th, 2016 |
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It happens at every major auto show: Carmakers unveil sexy show cars destined to get watered down for production, or that have little relevance to any future production cars. Our friends at Acura have a history of building concepts that go nowhere—remember the terrifying Advanced Sedan Concept from 2006?—as well as show cars such as […]
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| 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune First Drive: Far From Baja |
Jan 15th, 2016 |
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Volkswagen wants all of us to remember the good ol’ days. You know, any time prior to September 2015, when the EPA dropped its NOx-hammer on the company’s dirty-breathing diesels. If you can’t bring yourself to forgive and forget so readily, VW is happy to guide you further down memory lane to the 1960s, when […]
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| 2016 Volkswagen Beetle Dune Drive: Far From Baja – First Drive Review |
Jan 15th, 2016 |
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| Porsche Stays Committed to the Flat-Six for the 911 |
Jan 15th, 2016 |
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Few things are certain beyond death and taxes. But we can tentatively add the continuance of the Porsche 911’s character-defining flat-six engine to that list. That’s the reassurance we take from our interview with Erhard Mössle, engineering boss for the 911 Turbo, Carrera 4, and Targa, whom we spoke to at the Detroit auto show. […]
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| Dealer Summit 2016 to Host F&I Think Tank |
Jan 15th, 2016 |
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The one-day preshow event was created in partnership with Ethical F&I Managers, a more than 5,000-member Facebook group created by F&I and Showroom’s ‘Mad’ Marv Eleazer. It’s scheduled for Tuesday, May 3, at the Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel.
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| Google’s Latest Search Is for Automaker Partners |
Jan 15th, 2016 |
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You kind of figured from the start of Google’s koala-shaped autonomous-car project that the search kingpin really just wanted to create and sell software, not build a production vehicle. That intention is now becoming more clear, so expect a few partnerships between Google and automakers to hit the news this year. The rumored Ford-Google deal […]
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