| The Boost Is On: Ford Racing Offering EcoBoost Reflashes that Won’t Kill Your Warranty |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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Ford is putting EcoBoost engines in just about everything it builds, and Ford Racing wants you to modify them. Or, at least, tweak the software with Ford-developed calibrations loaded into the ECU with a Ford Racing ProCal handset, which plugs into the diagnostic port and controls the typical variables you’d expect: throttle mapping, idle speed, waste gate control, […]
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| Watch as the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Does a Burnout—Inside |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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You’ve seen the new 2016 Cadillac CTS-V. You’ve heard it. Now, watch it terrorize the Michigan Building, a crumbling Detroit icon that’s been turned into the world’s most decrepitly grandiose parking garage. Fear not, car fans: Caddy’s new muscle sedan can hoon. And that shouldn’t surprise anyone. With the 640-horse supercharged engine straight out of […]
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| Back Went Some Spyders: Porsche Recalls 918 Spyder for Faulty Axle Fasteners |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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Porsche is recalling the 918 Spyder to replace fasteners on the front axle. It’s the second recall since the plug-in-hybrid hypercar debuted. A total of 205 cars are affected, including 43 in the U.S. and Canada. Porsche is being secretive about the specific component in question and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, as is usual, is […]
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| Want to Own the First 2016 Mustang GT350? Get Thee to Scottsdale on January 17 |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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We don’t even have exact horsepower or torque figures for the GT350 yet—Ford is only fessing up to “more than 500” horsepower and “more than 400” lb-ft of torque—but we do know exactly when the first publicly available 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 will be sold: Saturday, January 17, at the Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction. The […]
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| Amerigasm: Shelby Releases 50 Signature Edition Super Snakes |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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This one time in Las Vegas, an off-duty cop goaded us into a drag race with his personal 700-hp Shelby Mustang. It sounds cool, right? The only problem was that we arrived brandishing a six-cylinder Jaguar F-type, and we were instant toast. If we had had Shelby’s 850-hp Super Snake, maybe we could have put the […]
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| EXCLUSIVE: Listen to the 640-hp 2016 Cadillac CTS-V Bark to Life! |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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Drink it in, folks. This is the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, and it is one damn handsome sports sedan. Like all pretty cars, however, staring at it is only half the fun. The rest—touching, driving, licking, if you’re into that—builds the total experience. We were only able to perform some of those acts at the CTS-V reveal event, […]
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| 2015 Chrysler 300 V-6 First Drive: The Six Suffices |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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In 2005, the Chrysler 300 put Chrysler cars back on the map. With brazen, bargain-Bentley styling, full-size dimensions, rear-wheel drive, and a choice of V-6 and Hemi V-8 powertrains, the 300 was the real, big, ’Murican deal. But by Chrysler’s own admission, the second-generation 300 lost some of its mojo when it appeared for 2011, […]
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| Ferman Buick GMC Discusses the 2015 GMC Yukon Lineup |
Dec 23rd, 2014 |
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The all-new Yukon is more refined, capable and efficient for the 2015 model year.
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| Hyundai’s Effort to Fire Up Competitor to BMW M, Mercedes AMG Gets Boost from Former BMW M Chief Engineer |
Dec 22nd, 2014 |
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For well over a year, Hyundai has contemplated how to tackle the performance car segment after announcing its new “N” sport-model series. Every option was on the table, from adding graphics and a louder exhaust to otherwise standard cars to using bigger engines from higher-positioned models, up to a full-fledged effort that would rival—at least in concept—BMW M GmbH, Audi […]
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| After Nearly a Year, Google Puts Headlights On Its Self-Driving Car |
Dec 22nd, 2014 |
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Don’t worry about Google’s self-driving car stealing the steering wheel out of your hands just yet. The driverless future is still a long way off, and today’s update from Google only proves that: The company finally decided to put headlights on its autonomous runabout. In a blog post published today, the Google Self-Driving Car Project […]
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