| Hyundai Fined $17.35 Million by Feds Over Brake-Fluid Recall |
Aug 11th, 2014 |
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Hyundai has been shamed with a $17.35 million fine for taking an excessively long time to tell the U.S. government about a braking defect on Genesis sedans. In October, Hyundai recalled 43,500 Genesis sedans from 2009–2012 to flush the brake lines with a newly formulated fluid and replace any hydraulic ABS controllers that had corroded […]
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| Q Tip: Aston Martin Displaying Four Q-Customized Exotics at Pebble Beach—Some Gorgeous, Some Ghastly |
Aug 11th, 2014 |
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Say you’re in the market for a $200,000-ish exotic but you want something extra unique and special. While Aston Martin checks most of the right boxes, all of its cars share a common design theme. We’re pretty sure some mustaches and tweed just bristled in Gaydon, but Aston does have one secret weapon to grab […]
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| Yes, Tony Stewart Hit and Killed a Fellow Sprint-Car Racer—But You Need to Know the Whole Story |
Aug 11th, 2014 |
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I finished writing the below column for Motorsport.com at 5 a.m. ET Sunday morning, and the story was as complete as I could make it considering the fact that the death of Kevin Ward, Jr., wasn’t officially confirmed until after 3 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the hospital at 11:15 p.m., about 45 minutes after […]
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| Kevin Cameron: On the Persistence of the Internal-Combustion Engine |
Aug 11th, 2014 |
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What sense can we make of the future of the automobile? Three things appear central to me. The first is that we live in market capitalism, which means that endeavors must pay their own way. Second, our nation is at present structured around personal transportation—the automobile. Third is that no technology too expensive to serve […]
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| i, Elegance: BMW Auctioning Off First U.S.-Market i8, a One-Off “Concours d’Elegance Edition” at Pebble Beach |
Aug 11th, 2014 |
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Not content beating Audi to the “world first” laser-headlight punch, BMW is as bent as an artisan-reclaimed wood table on snagging at least one more laser-headlight “first.” BMW’s search for a laser-guided win locked onto the United States, where Audi’s special-edition R8 LMX—the second production car to market with laser high beams—will not be sold. […]
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| 2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Debuts: A ’Ring-Honed, 550-hp Beast—from Land Rover? |
Aug 11th, 2014 |
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Yet another abbreviation for performance has arrived, but this one comes from an unexpected place. Land Rover, a brand that usually trumpets the mudslinging and stair-climbing prowess of its SUVs, is introducing a new, Nürburgring-tuned version of its Range Rover Sport called the SVR, which stands for Special Vehicle Racing. One of the first products […]
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| 24 Hours of LeMons New Jersey Day 1: Volvo, Ford, Pontiac Leading Classes |
Aug 10th, 2014 |
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The first day of racing at the second annual There Goes the Neighborhood 24 Hours of LeMons is in the books, and we’ve got a lot of familiar faces high in the standings, a lot of broken engine parts on the tarmac, and a development we don’t see at many races: no German cars in […]
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| LeMons New Jersey Inspections: Jurassic Park Ford, Smokey and the Bandit BMW, Game of Thrones Acura |
Aug 9th, 2014 |
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We were just at New Jersey Motorsports Park a few months ago, and we liked it so much that we’re back again. Yes, it’s the 2014 There Goes the Neighborhood 24 Hours of LeMons, featuring 132 in-your-face, dive-bombing, engine-obliterating East Coast teams! Let’s check out what the justices of the LeMons Supreme Court (I’m taking […]
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| Selfies While Driving: Please Don't |
Aug 8th, 2014 |
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Ford surveys young European drivers and how often they check and update social media while behind the wheel.
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| Hyundai Pays Up for Delaying Recall |
Aug 8th, 2014 |
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Hyundai agrees to pay a massive fine for delaying a recall last year.
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