| 2015 Audi Q3 Priced Above BMW X1 |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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Audi brings out its new small crossover this fall.
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| Land Rover “Spies” the 2016 Discovery Sport, We Spot (Some) Explorer |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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Here’s the closest glimpse yet of the production Discovery Sport undergoing testing in England, which Land Rover has so graciously spied for us, as part of what appears to be a growing trend of automakers “leaking” their own prototypes. We can see some Ford Explorer–like shapes in the nose of this car, particularly the slanted grille […]
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| 2014 Chevrolet Spark CVT Tested: Quietly Picking Up the Pace |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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Although automakers such as Honda and Nissan have made significant strides in quelling the continuously variable transmission’s more annoying aspects—a tendency to cause engine drone droning and a disconnected sensation between said engine and the drive wheels—we’re still generally unimpressed with the technology. And we find in most cases that the promised real-world fuel economy […]
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| Throwback Thursday: Own the Original Cannonball Run (the Movie We Inspired)! |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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To us, few things better embody Throwback Thursday than movies involving illegal coast-to-coast races and a motley bunch of knuckleheaded competitors. Of course, the ne plus ultra entry in this genre is The Cannonball Run, starring Burt Reynolds, Farrah Fawcett, Roger Moore, and Dom Deluise, and directed by Hal Needham. Released in the summer of […]
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| Mob Rules: Watch A Quintet of BMW M235i Coupes Take Urban Drifting to A New Level [Video] |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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Drifting in heavily populated urban areas can be difficult for a novice: You’ve got to find shelter from the weather, procure a can of beans, and single out a few tolerant citizens to panhandle from, all while keeping an eye out for the man. BMW, on the other hand, has the clout to drift with […]
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| Just Released: Audi Prices New Q3 Compact Crossover |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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Audi has released pricing on its long-anticipated compact crossover, the Q3, which will start at $33,425. The Q3 is Audi’s smallest crossover yet and, borrowing a page from the A3 sedan’s playbook, will feature a high level of standard equipment as well as a 200-hp 2.0-liter turbo four-cylinder engine with a six-speed automatic transmission. The […]
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| Even Our Test Cars Sometimes End Up on Blocks or: Somebody Done Took Our Ford Fusion’s Wheels and Tires |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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We go to great lengths to bring you insightful and entertaining vehicle reviews, and we often drive the wheels off stuff in the process. But that’s not what happened to this unfortunate 2014 Ford Fusion Titanium test car, which we found a couple of mornings ago resting on blocks with all four wheels missing. Wheels […]
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| Jaguar Shows Nose of XE-S Sports Sedan, Says XE Structure Will Be 75% Aluminum |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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More details are emerging on the upcoming Jaguar XE small sports sedan, which will go toe-to-toe with the BMW 3-series and friends. The British company is still playing coy with much of the styling—although this image of the XE-S version’s nose shows it will evolve the XF and XJ’s look—but we now have more information […]
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| Poisoning the Well: Watch Bret Michaels Croon Nissan Commercial Vehicles to Try to Make You Love One |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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Foisting a hollow, played-out old workhorse on an unsuspecting public is hard work—just ask Bret Michaels’s publicist. Sharing a common challenge, Nissan decided that there could be no better guy to shill its ungainly NV commercial vans than Poison frontman Bret Michaels. It is every bit as random as you’d believe it could be, but […]
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| Kan. Dealer Ordered to Pay Customer $2,065 |
Jul 31st, 2014 |
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An investigation found that South Auto Sales required consumers financing their vehicle purchase to sign a preprinted repossession waiver that violated state law.
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