| 2015 BMW M4 Automatic Tested: Dag! It’s QUICK. |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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Mick famously preaches that you can’t always get what you want, which couldn’t be truer of the new BMW M4—and in more ways than one. We’d hoped to test a model without the $8150 carbon-ceramic brakes and $1000 adaptive dampers because we wanted to see how a more affordable M4 ($70,000 or so) would fare. […]
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| Ken Block Spied Filming Gymkhana 7: Wave Goodbye to His Fiesta, Say Hello to the World’s Most Bad-Ass 1960s Mustang |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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There are a few guaranteed eyeball-grabbers on the automotive internet, and the Ford Mustang and Ken Block’s gymkhana videos are chief among them. It seems that Block is setting himself up for massive success with the seventh gymkhana clip then, because spy photos from the shoot in downtown L.A. reveal that he’s ditched his rally-bred Ford Fiesta for […]
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| French Invasion: Citroën Ponders U.S. Return Using Stylish DS Brand |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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The affair between U.S. customers and the French auto industry was never particularly hot and heavy. Famed for quirkiness, often-creative design, and subpar reliability, cars from Citroën, Peugeot, and Renault traditionally catered to a limited American customer base. A quarter of a century ago, the relationship fizzled out when Peugeot bid adieu and the last […]
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| Such a Tease: 2017 Jaguar XE Configurator Goes Live |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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Jaguar’s new BMW 3-series competitor, the 2017 XE sedan, only just debuted at the 2014 Paris auto show, and already the automaker has launched a preliminary online configurator so fans can start playing around with the model’s different configurations. (Check it out here.) We’re as excited as anyone for the XE, but those seeking a […]
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| Tesla to Expand CPO Program—But It Needs Used Teslas to Exist First |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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Once enough Model S owners give up their electric supersedans, Tesla plans to expand its tiny certified pre-owned program and convert more people into True Believers. The unsurprising plan, confirmed by Automotive News, will turn Tesla showrooms into used-car emporiums so that someone can drive one of the firm’s cars off the floor instead of […]
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| Citroën DS Divine Concept: The Seriously Bizarre French Star of the Paris Motor Show |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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Although France’s carmakers aren’t going to be producing anything we can buy anytime soon—although that could change in six years or so—they have a fine tradition of creating concepts that are often weird, sometimes wonderful, and occasionally both for their “home” show at Paris. So this is where we tell you all about them. Actually, […]
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| Porsche’s Sub-Boxster Sports Car Is D-E-D, Dead |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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The entry-level Porsche is dead. In an interview with Automotive News, Porsche North America CEO Detlev von Platen said, “You won’t see anything lower than the current Boxster model.” The idea for an entry-level Porsche sports car positioned below the Boxster has been floating around the company for many years. At one point, it was […]
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| Name That Shifter, No. 199 |
Oct 6th, 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! (* […]
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| Fiat-Chrysler Trademarks “Trackhawk”—Is the Company Hellcatting All the Things? |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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So, uh, this is awesome: Per Allpar, Fiat-Chrysler recently registered a trademark for “Trackhawk”. Given that the “Trailhawk” moniker is currently applied to an off-road-centric Cherokee model, it’s patently obvious that the new badge is destined for Jeep and that it will stand for on-pavement performance. When you’re talking high-performance Jeeps, that conversation currently starts and stops with the […]
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| What I’d Do Differently: Jim Farley |
Oct 6th, 2014 |
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C/D: What’s the coolest thing that’s happened to you at Ford? JF: Hundreds of things. Like when I met Hal Sperlich, I couldn’t stop asking him questions. “What was it like to design the Mustang, and why didn’t Ford go for the first minivan?” Being able to call Carroll Shelby to talk about cars. Talking […]
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