| Hyundai/Kia MPG Errors Net $100 Million Fine from EPA |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Justice Department just settled with Hyundai and Kia to the tune of $100 million, the largest Clean Air Act penalty ever assigned. The fine stems from claims that the Korean carmakers sold 1.2 million cars in the U.S. with overly optimistic fuel-economy ratings. The EPA contends that the vehicles […]
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| Ferrari Fined for Failing to File Safety Documents, Report Fatal Accidents |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration just walloped Ferrari with a $3.5 million fine, after it revealed that the Italian supercar company neglected to file required safety reports for the past three years. The reports include three fatal accidents that Ferrari was required by law to submit to the NHTSA. As the heart of the […]
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| Will the Hyundai Genesis Supercharge? Yes, to the Tune of 550 Horsepower |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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The first Genesis sedan was a step in the right direction toward Hyundai offering a bona fide luxury car. A floppy, somewhat incoherent step, but one nonetheless. The new one, however, is massively better, and is not just handsome and a great value—it’s actually good to drive. So how to improve it? Supercharging, man. It seems that Hyundai doesn’t need […]
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| Manchester United Soccer Stars Won’t Drive Their Free Corvettes |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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It doesn’t matter if you’re talking about American pigskin or European spheres: Professional football players love their big-dollar exotics. Chevy found this out the hard way when the fleet of free cars they offered to Manchester United soccer stars—including brand-new Camaros and Corvette Stingrays—went untouched by the superstar soccer players. Talk about a flop. Chevy, which pays […]
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| Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski Had a Big Dumb Fight at NASCAR’s Texas 500 |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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Just a few short weeks after Brad Keselowski and Matt Kenseth had words at Charlotte, No. 2 found himself in the middle of a bigger, brawlier run-in with none other than Jeff Gordon last night. Like any good tussle, this one was long on emotions and short on justification, but this time, seemingly everyone on pit road […]
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| 2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Executive: Longer, Faster, Pricier, Awesomer |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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Few automobiles so accurately channel the concept of f#@k everyone as the 2014 Porsche Panamera Turbo S Executive. Like the 707-hp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG, this Porsche’s extreme speed and incongruence with societal norms bestow upon owners a rarified and awesome offensiveness akin to, say, owning a strip club or […]
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| Name That Shifter, No. 203 |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until midday Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button, magnet, and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer […]
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| Scion Wins SEMA with This Mega-Sweet xB Custom ’70s Van (Including Fishbowl Window and CB!) |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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We love SEMA for its incredible display of mobile creativity, but even by the show’s standards, the Scion x Riley Hawk Skate Tour xB is a work of ’70s-tastic art. Slammed down on classic Cragar S/S wheels and white-letter BFGoodrich tires, this amazing vanlet dives back four decades in time with its brilliant, pinstriped orange, brown, red, and yellow […]
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| Florida Speakers Headline Compliance Summit |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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Ted Smith, president of the Florida Automobile Dealers Association and Alex Kurkin, a well-known attorney and veteran dealer advocate with Kurkin Brandes, will open the inaugural Compliance Summit in Hollywood, Fla., on Nov. 10.
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| Are Cars Getting Less Affordable, or Does It Only Feel that Way? Our Infographic Explains |
Nov 3rd, 2014 |
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Conventional wisdom says that cars are getting more expensive, and they are, a fact accompanied by much hand-wringing. The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) says that the average retail price of a new vehicle was up 3 percent in 2013, to a record $31,762. And this is par for the course. The only year since […]
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