| 2015 Toyota Yaris SE Auto and Manual Tested: Stick or Antique Autobox? |
Nov 28th, 2014 |
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The midcycle refresh is aimed at keeping a vehicle line on shopping lists until the next major makeover. It’s often confined to cosmetics, but there are times when the investment would be more effective upgrading elements of the car that are invisible but tangible. READ MORE ››
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| Collaboration, LLC: Tesla May Tap BMW For Carbon Fiber, Exchange Battery Tech |
Nov 27th, 2014 |
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Through cynical eyes, BMW’s i division is a hyper-costly experiment that hedges against strict emission laws, all so Munich can keep building cars that actually make a profit. While this is true, there are many tangible benefits to BMW’s advanced carbon fiber manufacturing—such as driving down the material’s cost and getting ahead of competitors—and now […]
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| 2015 Volkswagen Passat Euro-Spec Driven: Yep, the Gorgeous One We Don’t Get |
Nov 27th, 2014 |
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When Volkswagen decided it needed to drastically increase sales in the U.S. market, a different Passat was born. Engineered for and built in America, that Passat arrived for the 2012 model year larger than ever before and at a drastically reduced price—but also on a less sophisticated architecture and with fewer available luxury and tech […]
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| These 10 Automotive Platforms Will Carry 200 Vehicles by 2020 |
Nov 27th, 2014 |
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From the December 2014 issue of Car and Driver Platform sharing used to be simple. You slathered a Toyota in leather and fake wood, filled every crevice with sound deadening, swapped out a few body panels, and stuck a Lexus badge on the trunk. Or, if you were GM, you might have skipped a few […]
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| AMG Sport Models Confirmed and Previewed, Will Sit Below Full-Bore AMGs |
Nov 27th, 2014 |
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Mercedes-AMG is cutting back on power to charge forward in terms of overall sales. With today’s announcement of the new AMG Sport models, the Affalterbach-based manufacturer aims to more than double its output. This year, AMG will move more than 40,000 units; by 2017, that number is estimated to stand at around 75,000. And more is possible. […]
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| Black Friday Deals You’ll Actually Care About: Tools, Racing School, and More |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Scarf down a turkey sandwich and go after these post-Thanksgiving bargains. Black Friday Week at Skip Barber Racing School Skip Barber’s rolling out a week of Black Friday deals, starting with a whopping 25 percent off a one-day racing school. There’s no better way to learn to go faster. Harbor Freight 13-Drawer Cabinet Harbor Freight […]
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| 2016 Toyota Mirai Fuel-Cell Sedan First Drive: Hydrogen Done Homely |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Yes, it’s ugly—spectacularly ugly. There is no single angle from which it looks anything but ugly. But there’s also no single angle from which the 2016 Toyota Mirai looks like anything else. READ MORE ››
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| A Car in a Barn is Money in the Bank (Or: Don’t Miss Out on the Best Worst Car Ever!) |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 34th annual Cruste & Spackle Collector Car Auction and Buffet here in sunny Palm Ocean Desert. As your auctioneer, I look forward to stoking the excitement as more than 4000 cars cross the block over the next 72 hours. At the end of this thing you can call me […]
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| Nissan Celebrates 45 Years of GT-R With 45 Japan-Only Anniversary GT-Rs |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Aside from questionably-imported grey-market models, Nissan’s legendary GT-R has only been in the U.S. market since 2008. In its homeland, however, the GT-R nameplate has a history reaching all the way back to 1969. Nissan’s celebrating that rich lineage with a special 45th Anniversary edition of the brutal coupe, but don’t hold your breath: They’re […]
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| 2016 Kia Sorento: Bigger, Stiffer, and Turbocharged for Your Pleasure |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Kia’s keeping the pressure on in the three-row-crossover segment. Just two years after it last refreshed the Sorento, Kia has delivered a comprehensive re-do of its mid-sizer. The 2014 makeover was reasonably thorough—new bumpers and lighting, new suspension bits, and the usual interior and tech updates—but it didn’t change the Sorento’s body panels, glass, or […]
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