| Apple Maps for iOS 8 and iPhone 6: Here’s What You Need to Know |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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Even if you have a factory navigation system, it’s often still faster, easier, and more useful to run a smartphone navigation app (with a mount—stay safe!) for guidance from point A to point B. Apple’s well aware of this fact and so it’s rolling out some features for its upgraded Maps app that will make […]
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| 2015 Kia Soul EV First Drive: Kia’s Electrified Sensitive Side |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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Kia calls the Soul a UPV—Urban Passenger Vehicle—a classification that’s particularly apt for the new EV version, the brand’s first zero-emissions offering. With a fully charged battery pack, the car earns an EPA operating range of 93 miles, but that still means sightings of electric Souls beyond city limits will be extremely rare. READ MORE […]
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| Cadillac Chief Says Brand Won’t Go Back to Cut-Rate Pricing Despite Blowback from Some Customers and Dealers |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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The most recent crop of Cadillacs wear MSRPs commensurate with those of the German competition—as opposed to undercutting them, which was the previous strategy—and brand chief Johan de Nysschen says that’s not going to change despite receiving some complaints from both dealers and customers. In an interview with Automotive News, de Nysschen said Cadillac models […]
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| Elon Musk’s Reno 911! : Lt. Jim Dangle (Thomas Lennon) on the Tesla Gigafactory, the Evils of Moon Power, and Rumors Reno 911! Will Return to Netflix |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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Lieutenant Jim Dangle led Reno Sheriff’s Department on the Comedy Central mockumentary Reno 911!. So when we heard the news that Tesla’s Elon Musk—technophile, playboy, space junkie, automotive executive—had unveiled plans to build his battery-manufacturing Gigafactory smack dab in Dangle’s Washoe County, we contacted the top cop to get his thoughts. (As it turns out, […]
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| Court Rules Yelp Can Manipulate Business Ratings |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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This month, the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit against Yelp. The suit claimed the company extorts advertising dollars from businesses in exchange for good reviews, a practice the federal court said is not illegal.
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| NHTSA Fumbled GM Recall, House Reports |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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A House committee released a report this week that raised questions about how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration responded to consumer complaints regarding faulty ignition switches on GM vehicles.
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| Mass. High Court Rules in Favor of Tesla |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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This week, the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts upheld a lower court’s ruling that dealers did not have grounds to challenge Tesla Motors’ ability to sell vehicles in the state.
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| A Bustle in Your Hedgerow |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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Da Man lists a few of the hits on the FTC’s latest album, ‘Deceptive Dealer Advertising.’
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| This El Camino Version of the New Aston Lagonda Is El Spectacular |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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Because the best Aston is a two-seat Aston and because the best version of any car is a pickup, X-Tomi Design cooked up this rendering of an El Camino-fied Lagonda sedan. Scheduled to be sold exclusively in the Middle East and cost something like 1 billion moon dollars, the reborn Lagonda four-door will be limited […]
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| 2015 Ford Mustang GT First Drive: THE WAIT IS OVER! |
Sep 17th, 2014 |
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With the new Ford Mustang finally sitting before us, a walkaround is the first order of business. Circling the newest pony, there’s no mistaking it for anything but a Mustang. The all-new 2015 model retains the right proportions, with a long hood, a compact and low greenhouse, and an extremely fast, well, fastback roofline. Strong […]
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