| NHTSA Demands Nationwide Recall on Takata Airbags |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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The Detroit News reports that NHTSA has formally demanded that Takata Corporation declare millions of U.S. vehicles defective. It’s the first step in requiring a nationwide recall of cars equipped with Takata driver’s-side airbags, after a long and ongoing issue where the auto supplier’s airbags have been found to deploy with excessive force and shoot […]
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| 19 Minutes with AMG’s Tobias Moers: Possible C63 Wagon for U.S., AMG GT Black Series Confirmed, and More |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Pleased with the early reaction to the 2015 Mercedes-AMG GT S, the car he considers the pinnacle of his two-decade career at AMG thus far, chairman Tobias Moers doesn’t have much time to rest on those laurels. Nor is he content to. Following the GT S out of the pipe is the new C63, the car […]
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| BMW M4 Does Donuts Around a Mini on Two Wheels for Guinness World Record |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Wanna get in the Guinness Book of World Records? All you’ve gotta do is beat these guys, who took a BMW M4 and blasted 10 donuts around a Mini in one minute. Oh, but the Mini was balancing on two wheels the entire time. Maybe this one isn’t quite as easy as we thought. Drivers […]
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| Hooray! 2016 VW Golf R to Offer Manual at a Discount |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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The 2015 Golf R drops into dealer lots this spring, featuring Volkswagen’s well-known Direct Shift Gearbox as its only transmission offering. As we reported last week, that dual-clutch-automatic car will retail for $37,415. However, if you prefer to row your own and are willing to wait a bit, you’ll save some cash. R’med and Ready: 2015 […]
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| Chevrolet Shows (Part of) the 2016 Volt Ahead of Debut, Reveals Charging Enhancements |
Nov 26th, 2014 |
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Electrics may not have caught on at the pace envisioned by their bullish proponents, but the vehicles are establishing a small but sustained niche in the marketplace. One of our favorite vehicles in this segment, the Chevrolet Volt (which, technically, is a plug-in hybrid) is due for a redesign next year—and now after learning more about the […]
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| 2015 Chevrolet Suburban LTZ Quick Drive |
Nov 25th, 2014 |
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The Chevrolet Suburban sports a new design for the 2015 model year.
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| 2015 Jaguar XF 3.0 AWD Tested: A Stylish Alternative to the Teutonic Trio |
Nov 25th, 2014 |
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All-wheel-drive sports sedans are a prerequisite for any manufacturer serious about racking up sales in markets where the weather can get frightful. Jaguar learned this the hard way in places like the American Northeast, where BMW’s xDrive, Mercedes-Benz’s 4MATIC, and Audi’s Quattro AWD systems rendered the British brand’s products all but invisible. READ MORE ››
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| Saleen In Financial Trouble, Has $7261 to Its Name (Oh, It Also Renamed the Tesla-Based FourSixteen) |
Nov 25th, 2014 |
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It’s a sad day when a business can’t afford to even buy the very product it sells. So it is for Mustang tuner Saleen, which filed a grim third-quarter filing earlier this month noting that it only had $7261 in cash and more than eight times as much debt as total assets. Fun things first, […]
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| Honda Hid Nearly 1,800 Injuries and Deaths From NHTSA For More Than a Decade |
Nov 25th, 2014 |
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Honda Motor Company disclosed this week that it failed to report 1,729 injuries or deaths to the NHTSA as required by law. The unreported incidents, which occurred between 2003 and 2014, vastly outweigh the approximately 900 injuries or deaths the company did report during that time. The New York Times reports that this week’s revelation comes after […]
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| This 2015 Ford Mustang Is the First to Break into the Nines [VIDEO] |
Nov 25th, 2014 |
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The 2015 Ford Mustang GT has barely hit the streets, but the folks at Bama Performance have already created a drag-strip dominator from one. What did they wring out of the new S550-chassis Mustang? Oh, just a 9.91-second quarter at 135 mph, no turbos or superchargers required: The naturally aspirated build is an example of what can happen […]
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