| Porsche 911 Lineup to Go Predominantly Turbo? It Could Happen Next Year |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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With increasingly stringent fuel-economy standards looming, most manufacturers seek to clean up their rides without sacrificing power. One industry-wide solution: Slap a turbo on everything. Porsche seems to be joining the mainstream, as a report from Car suggests that the brand’s bread-and-butter, the 911, will sport more turbocharged models when it’s refreshed next year. Lo!, […]
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| Commence the Passatening: VW Confirms Euro Passat Will Beget New CC and Alltrack Wagon |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Volkswagen has confirmed a next-generation CC and a crossover variation of its new European-market Passat. “The sedan and the station wagon are done. Now we are working on derivatives such as the CC, the plug-in hybrid, and the Alltrack,” said VW brand chief designer Klaus Bischoff in Autogramm, the company’s employee newsletter. Following in the […]
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| 2015 Dodge Charger Priced—Yes, Including the 707-hp, 204-mph Hellcat |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Dodge just announced pricing for the 2015 Charger sedan, with the lineup starting at a reasonable $28,990 for the eminently sensible 292-hp V-6 model. But lest you forget—and how could you?—this is the sedan into which the mad SRT scientists have stuffed a Hellcat V-8—which sends the sticker price, power rating, and top speed through the roof. […]
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| 2015 Audi A3 TDI Diesel Driven: Sweat and Twitch, and 60 mpg is Possible |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Third. We finished third. To launch the TDI version of its new A3 sedan, Audi arranged a fuel-mileage challenge. The goal? Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Coronado, California, on one tank of diesel. That’s a distance of 834 miles. We mollified ourselves with the age-old “well, at least we’re on the podium” chestnut. But technical editor […]
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| Sonically Speaking: Chevy’s SEMA Sonics Look Good, Have Most Unimaginative Names Possible |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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The last few SEMA shows have seen a lot of Sonics. Like, a lot. For the 2014 affair, Chevy has prepped a pair of the wee cars to showcase the latest Chevrolet Performance and Chevrolet Accessories gear. Chevrolet Sonic Performance Concept Swathed in a coat of Chevy’s unmistakable Synergy Green paint, this wheeled Chiclet is accented […]
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| Chevrolet Rolls its Own: Silverado HD vs. Ford F-250 in Pickup Flex Fest [Video] |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Looking to land a blow in a pickup news cycle that’s lately been dominated by Ford—first with the aluminum 2015 F-150 and then the Super Duty diesel’s massive output numbers—Chevrolet pitted its Silverado 2500 HD against a Ford F-250 in a torsional flex-off and filmed the results. Employing the usual “park your truck on some ramps for […]
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| Audi Unveils Bitchin’ TT Race Car, Plans for German Spec Racing Series |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Interested in competing on some of Europe’s greatest tracks, but don’t have the scratch to field a race team of your own? Audi’s Sport TT Cup series will follow portions of the DTM circuit in 2015, providing a one-model, six-race program for up to 24 drivers. The series is built around spec front-wheel-drive TTs that […]
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| Why Investors Aren’t Excited About Fiat-Chrysler’s NYSE Listing |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Monday marked Chrysler’s first return to the New York Stock Exchange in seven years, albeit hitched to Fiat. It was a welcoming presence on the exchange, one the Italian-American automaker hopes will spur further investment as it kicks off its most aggressive product expansion yet. The trouble is, apparently investors weren’t feeling the same excitement. […]
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| Porsche Is Renting Out the Sistine Chapel for—Wait, You Can Rent Out the Sistine Chapel!? |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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Of two things we’d least expect to appear together in a single news tidbit, it would be difficult to find a pairing more bizarre than “Porsche” and “the Sistine Chapel.” Lo and behold, it happened. Or at least, it’s happening soon—Automotive News Europe reports that Porsche has rented out the Sistine Chapel—you know, the one […]
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| 2014 BMW i3 Tested with Range Extender: A Series Hybrid that Relieves Range Anxiety, Except on Gas |
Oct 17th, 2014 |
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The automotive future according to Hollywood exists as one of two polar-opposite scenarios. Either it’s sleek and bright, filled with fast-moving pods gliding over flawless, uncongested roads, or it’s dark and dystopian, with kludged trucks and muscle cars roaming dilapidated and desolate highways. Hollywood never dreams of roads jammed full of frumpy electric hatchbacks, but […]
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