| A New Ford GT? Ford’s 2016 Le Mans Program Points to Supercar Successor! |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Ford has yet to confirm or deny any of its future sports-car racing plans, yet some recent indicators could point to an intriguing direction from the manufacturer. As R&T chronicled in July, a GTE-spec Mustang project was considered but then nixed, and a return to Le Mans with P2 engines was also on the table. Ford […]
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| 2016 Fiat 500X Photos and Info: The Jeep Renegade’s Brother By the Same Mother |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Fiat is launching the latest variation of its well-proven—and well-worn—”Cinquecento” theme with the 500X, which makes its public debut at the Paris auto show. Further stretching the art of platform-sharing, the 500X is based on the same GM Fiat Small architecture that forms the technical basis of the Fiat Grande Punto and Linea, the Alfa […]
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| Former Dealership Employee to Serve 15 Months for Embezzlement |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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The former office manager of DeLaBruere's Auto Sales in Vermont will be serving 15 months in prison and paying more than $368,000 in restitution for stealing cash from the dealership and writing fake checks to cover it up.
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| VW’s Winterkorn to Greens: So Get Off Our Backs, Already! |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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The typical German reserve that produces yawn-inducing auto-show speeches went out the window during Volkswagen chairman Martin Winterkorn’s closing remarks at the VW Group Night preceding the 2014 Paris auto salon. An event that is usually a grandstand for new products and optimism became a plea to the assembled crowd to remember “what a gigantic […]
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| Ferman Nissan of Tampa Discusses Nissan Snug Kids Child Safety Seats |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Nissan's Snug Kids initiative helps parents choose and understand child restraint systems.
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| VW’s Golf Alltrack is a Crossover SportWagen that We Desperately Want |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Almost a quarter century ago, Volkswagen tried and failed to jump-start the crossover segment in Europe. The Golf Country, an ultratall version of the second-generation Golf, was launched in 1990 and killed before 1992. It obviously didn’t catch on. Perhaps that’s why Wolfsburg has waited until now to bring another crossover version of the Golf […]
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| Future Cadillac SUVs and Crossovers Will Carry “XT” Badging |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Even though the first model to adhere to Cadillac’s new nomenclature is more than a year away, the strategy is gaining cohesion. Last week, the brand officially announced that its upcoming rear-wheel-drive luxury sedan, which is due to hit the streets in late 2015, will bear the CT6 moniker. In the statement, the brand emphasized […]
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| Europe’s Sporty Passat GTE Plug-In Hybrid Looks Good . . . on Paper |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Volkswagen’s family of plug-in hybrids is growing fast. Following the Golf GTE, the German carmaker is launching a GTE version of its European Passat mid-size sedan and station wagon. This Passat shares its name with the U.S.-built Passat but differs in being built on the Volkswagen Group’s MQB modular-transverse architecture that also underpins the Golf. […]
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| All Ate Up With Motor: 2016 Mazda Miata to Get 2.0-Liter Engine Stateside, 1.5-Liter Elsewhere |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Here it is Miata fans, short and sweet: When the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata makes its American beachhead next year, it’ll be armed with a 2.0-liter Skyactiv-G four-cylinder engine. Although Mazda still hasn’t spilled the beans regarding specific output figures, it’s a good bet that the numbers will be very close or identical to those […]
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| It’s . . . It’s Beautiful: Lamborghini Reveals 897-hp Asterion LPI 910-4 Hybrid Supercar! |
Oct 2nd, 2014 |
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Behold the Lamborghini Asterion LPI 910-4 hybrid, unveiled the day before the 2014 Paris auto show. Despite Lamborghini’s demure insistence that the Asterion is no more than a “Plug-in Hybrid technology demonstrator,” the reserved-for-an-exotic styling, production-friendly body contours, and hybrid powertrain perhaps hint at a different future. Unmistakably a Lambo from the front, the car’s […]
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