| Limited-Edition Centennial Maserati Ghibli Makes this Year’s Neiman Marcus Christmas Book |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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Some of us get bitten by the new-car bug fairly often. The symptoms are constantly surfing the web, asking friends for advice, and spending the weekend at dealerships examining and test-driving a plethora of cars. The search is part of the fun, and it gets better for those of us in the market for a […]
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| 2014 Jaguar F-type V-8 S Long-Term Logbook: Crackin’ and Bendin’ and Fixin’ and Spendin’ |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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“Took the Jag to Discount Tire to replace the rear tires, and it was discovered that there was a crack in the left-rear rim.” – Dave Beard, road warrior Already feeling the sting of $869 worth of new rear tires at 25,147 miles—ordered from Tire Rack for $416 per plus shipping—we were dismayed when one […]
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| Watching Ferrari’s Sexy California T Get Covered in UV Paint Is Mesmerizing [Video] |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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Before you have a full-blown freakout that someone poured a bunch of bright paint over a brand-new 2015 Ferrari California T, take a quick breath. No California Ts were harmed in the making of this dynamic art installation. That’s right, this California T participated in a little live-action bubble of creativity spurred by artist Fabian […]
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| Infiniti’s Design Boss Talks Us Around Stunning Q80 Concept, Drops Hints About Future |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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Infiniti has a great record of producing stunning auto-show concepts. Sadly, the Japanese brand has been, to date, considerably less adept at turning any of these into production reality. So we will have to take Alfonso Albaisa, the company’s design director, at his word when he promises that the, yes, stunning Q80 Inspiration concept from […]
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| 2015 BMW M4 Manual Tested: Not DCT Quick, but Much More Fun |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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The high-tech tour de force that is the new BMW M4 is packed with enough bits and bytes for the M faithful to seriously question what the Ultimate Driving Machine has become. Since the coupe shares its new-age guts with the equally fresh M3 sedan, we knew we needed to lay hands on a two-door […]
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| 126 Million Seconds to Marchionne: Sergio to Leave Fiat-Chrysler CEO Role After 2018 |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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The perpetually sweater-clad and espresso-drinking Sergio Marchionne will step down from his position as head of Fiat-Chrysler in four years in order to do something else, in part, he says, because he likes “to be able to think, and that’s not always possible in this job.” “I am not going to do any more turnarounds. […]
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| “Complete Acquiesence”: Bob Lutz Reveals How the Pontiac Aztek Happened |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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How do bad cars happen? How, for instance, did Pontiac’s Aztek—the greatest failed model in recent history—get all the way from flawed design to ugly product? We asked Bob Lutz, our industry expert and man-about-town, if he knew anything. Turns out, he knows quite a bit. I kind of got hired [as GM's vice chairman […]
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| Limited-Edition, $2.5-Million Ferrari F60 America Debuts—and Is Already Sold Out |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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Right on cue, just ahead of Ferrari’s 60th-anniversary festivities scheduled to celebrate the maker’s diamond anniversary in the U.S., Ferrari has unveiled the F60 America. Announced on the 10th day of the 10th calendar month, production of the F60 America is capped at just 10 examples. In keeping with the deca-theme, the F60 America’s reputed […]
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| 690,000 Toyota Tacomas Recalled for Leaf Springs that Could Snap, Damage Fuel Tank and Brake Line |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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The Toyota Tacoma is being recalled for rust problems yet again, this time with leaf springs on the rear axle that can corrode, snap off, and move enough to puncture the fuel tank or sever the rear brake line. About 690,000 Tacoma pickups, specifically 4×4 and PreRunner models from 2005–2011, have leaf springs installed above […]
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| Dirt Hurts: Show Us Your Filthy Ride and You Could Win Meguiar’s Car-Care Gear! |
Oct 10th, 2014 |
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Our friends at Meguiar’s have offered up a few of their ridiculously awesome dual-action polishing/waxing DA Power System attachment sets for us to pass out—here’s how you can get one. See, we’ve muddied a car or two in our day, and now we want to see you riding dirty—but not that kind of dirty. We’re asking to see your […]
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