| Jaguar Promises Infotainment System that Doesn’t Suck for 2016 XE Sedan |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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While we’re already looking forward to the upcoming compact Jaguar XE sports sedan on account of its, er, heavy use of lightweight aluminum and compact rear-wheel-driveness, we’re also enthused to hear about the installation of a decent infotainment system—which would be a first for a recent Jaguar. The new system, called InControl, will be fitted […]
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| To Infiniti and Beyond! Nissan’s Luxury Brand Teases Something New Ahead of Paris Auto Show |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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“Soon, Infiniti will share a vision—its soul—on a scale not seen before from the company.” Infiniti’s slightly hyperbolic description of its 2014 Paris auto-show debut doesn’t include what form the vehicle will take, revealing only that it will have “style and substance that push any preconceived limits.” The accompanying teaser shot confirms that the car […]
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| Tesla Wants to Pay Hackers a Full-Time Salary to Break Its Cars |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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Computer hackers, call off your salvos against Microsoft and stop trying to wreck our blog: Break into a Model S and Tesla might hire you. The electric automaker wants to hire up to 30 full-time employees from the hacking community, as evidenced from its display at the recent annual Def Con conference in Las Vegas. More […]
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| Vanishing Astons? Current DB9, Vantage Fail to Meet Airbag Regs; U.S. Models in Jeopardy |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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Two Aston Martins were missing from last weekend’s Pebble Beach Concours, but since the foursome of “Q” cars and a new V12 Vantage S roadster distracted the crowd, no one noticed. According to petitions the automaker sent to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Aston Martin would have revealed the next-gen DB9 and Vantage this […]
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| Sette Preferiti: 7 Fascinating Cars—Including an Alfa Jeep!—from the 2014 Concorso Italiano |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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This year, the Pebble Beach weekend‘s traditional Friday celebration of Italian cars moved both its date (to Saturday) and its location (to the Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course in Seaside). Many people, including your author, predicted disaster, mainly because large crowds usually flock on Saturday to nearby Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca for the Rolex Monterey […]
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| 2015 Audi S3 Sedan: Faster Than It’s Big Bro |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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So here’s a question for Audi’s marketing department: Why should anybody buy an S4 sedan? The new S3 is cheaper, quicker (4.4 seconds to 60!), and, although this won’t trigger a buying impulse in everybody, considerably cuter. Sure, it’s down a couple of cylinders compared with its bigger brother, and it has to make do […]
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| Cadillac Flagship Confirmed for 2015 New York Auto Show; Don’t Call It LTS Just Yet |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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Cadillac’s all-new, full-size sedan will bow at the 2015 New York auto show, but its name remains a mystery. Although we previously reported that the rear-wheel-drive four-door will go by the name LTS, a spokesman told Car and Driver this week, “that may not be what it’s called.” GM trademarked LTS back in 2012, and […]
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| Nissan Rogue Is Best-in-Class Mid-Size Crossover SUV in AutoPacific 2014 Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, Notes Ferman Nissan New Port Richey |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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The new Rogue is one of the most appealing vehicles of its kind on the market.
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| Ferman Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram of New Port Richey Discusses the 2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger with Hemi V-8 Getting a Standard 8-speed Transmission |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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The 2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger with Hemi V-8 engines will have an automatic eight-speed transmission.
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| 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI Diesel Manual Tested: Imperturbable Refinement |
Aug 19th, 2014 |
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Diesels used to be more eclectic than thrift shops in Portland. But diesels, like hipster culture, are beginning to blend into the mainstream. Walk up to the Golf TDI and almost nothing gives away its compression-ignition secret. The redesigned 2.0-liter turbo-diesel hums quietly, it idles no more loudly than some direct-injected four-cylinders, and it doesn’t […]
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