| Cadillac’s Marketing Boss Calls Germans “Sterile”, Doesn’t Care How Much You Hate Alphanumeric Badges |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Cadillac chief marketing officer Uwe Ellinghaus is an energetic guy—the kind who taps the tabletop for emphasis in conversation—and he doesn’t mince words. We sat down with the man at the L.A. show and got his lively, spirited take on Cadillac’s plans to match the German marques’ sales volumes—with new small sedans, more crossovers, and, yes, a passionless alphanumeric […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Forget Austin: These 7 Outrageous Vehicles are Keeping the L.A. Show Weird |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Beneath the main level of the Los Angeles Convention Center, the truly bizarre shines bright.
|
| |
|
| |
| 2015 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4×4 First Drive: Jeep-Like Off-Road, Enormously |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Never before have we pondered a subconscious connection with the contents of an uncracked egg, but there’s a first time for everything. In this case, the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4×4 is the shell and we’re its quivery innards, practically foaming as the big van teeter-totters up and down a craggy off-road course outside of the Ladson, […]
|
| |
|
| |
| It’s Official: Sebastian Vettel Leaves Red Bull to Join Scuderia Ferrari |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Well, it’s official: Sebastian Vettel, Formula 1’s youngest champion, will drive for Ferrari starting with the 2015 racing season. That’s not surprising to race fans, who suspected Vettel was headed for the prancing horse ever since he left Infiniti Red Bull in early October. But the news is finally confirmed, after a weird few days and […]
|
| |
|
| |
| The 54.5-mpg CAFE Target Looms Large—Here’s How Companies Currently Stack Up |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
These days, just about every bit of technical wizardry—direct injection, turbocharging, lightweight construction—targets higher efficiency. That’s because we’re in the middle of America’s greatest-ever increase in fuel-economy requirements. In 2017, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standard for cars takes off toward 55.8 mpg in 2025, double 2010’s 27.5 mpg. In that same time, truck […]
|
| |
|
| |
| Free Stuff Alert! This Is the Best Swag We Nabbed at the 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
This is how automakers give journalists new product information in style.
|
| |
|
| |
| 5 Things You Need to Know About the 2016 Mustang Shelby GT350’s Flat-Crank V-8 |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Ford finally unveiled its new Mustang Shelby GT350 track scalpel this week, and the car is packed with tons of interesting details—but none as tantalizing as the Blue Oval’s first-ever flat-plane-crankshaft engine, a 5.2-liter screamer of a V-8. We still don’t know some of the most important details, like exact output or how much the car will cost, nor do […]
|
| |
|
| |
| 9 Things You Need to Know About the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Cup Race Car |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Careful, this story might convince you to go racing.
|
| |
|
| |
| All Radness, No Badness: 7 Hot Race and Performance Cars from the L.A. Auto Show |
Nov 21st, 2014 |
|
Looking for cars you can't drive on the street, can't buy, or can't afford (or all three)?
|
| |
|
| |
| The Hottest New Cars at the 2014 L.A. Auto Show, in Just Three Minutes |
Nov 20th, 2014 |
|
The 2014 Los Angeles auto show is a wrap, which means it’s time to recap the event’s hottest car debuts—and in snazzy, high-def video. What better place to start than with the show’s marquee reveal, the 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350? That’s not all, though, as our moving tour also includes Mazda’s newest crossover (yep, a […]
|
| |
|
| |
