| 2016 Mazda 2 Debuts for Japan, Europe With Hot Design, Classy Trimmings |
Jul 18th, 2014 |
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Over the past few years, subcompact cars have crept toward a tipping point where they’ll no longer be considered superdorky economy appliances and will instead become stylish and well-equipped cars that just happen to be small. Consider the segment officially tipped, because Mazda has unveiled the latest 2 hatchback, and it properly unravels the notion […]
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| 2015 Mustang Gets Some More Kicks: Details Announced for New Performance Pack |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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We already know that the 2015 Ford Mustang will debut with an all-new, four-wheel independent suspension and upgraded brakes, and we even know how much it will weigh, but details are emerging on the optional Performance packages that will give the new pony a little extra kick. There are two Performance packages: one for the […]
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| 2015 BMW 2-series Active Tourer Driven: A Mini-Wagon Reverse-Engineered from Mini |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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This, ladies and gentlemen, is the future: BMW insiders tell us that half of the company’s lineup eventually will consist of front-wheel-drive vehicles. The 2-series Active Tourer is the first such vehicle, and it has so little in common with any other BMW that it could send shockwaves throughout the enthusiast community. It is called […]
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| Pony’s Gallop, Ford-Certified! 2015 Mustang Power, Torque Figures Released |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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Ford’s achingly slow rollout of final details on the 2015 Mustang, from pricing to special features to options availability, is finally coming to a head. The automaker has at long last revealed output figures for each of the pony car’s three available engines, and they’re not wildly different from our estimates. Ford also released technical […]
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| Bentley Wants to Build 12-Cylinder Engines Forever and Ever, Amen |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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Bentley says that it plans to carry on building its W-12 engine for the foreseeable future, with a senior manager telling us that the company plans to be the “last manufacturer of 12-cylinder engines in the world.” And it probably will be, even though Mercedes-Benz has told us it has a similar goal. Bentley now […]
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| 2016 Chevrolet Camaro Spied! (Yes, It’s Definitely Going to Be Smaller) |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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What It Is: Chevrolet’s next Ford Mustang fighter, photographed while testing and with current GM products nearby for scale. That last bit is important, because we know the 2016 Camaro is migrating to the same rear-drive Alpha platform that underpins the Cadillac ATS, and the move is expected to being a reduction in size. READ […]
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| Ex-Ford CEO Alan Mulally Named to Google’s Board of Directors |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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As Google moves the human race toward a future of driverless pod cars, the technology behemoth has added former Ford CEO Alan Mulally (pictured at left with Bill Ford, Jr.) to its board of directors. The formal appointment came just nine days after Mulally left his post in Dearborn on June 30. The 68-year-old aeronautical […]
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| Cummins Diesel Nissan Frontier Driven: This Natural Fit Shows Promise |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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When Nissan dropped the Frontier Diesel Runner Concept with a 2.8-liter Cummins diesel four-cylinder under its transparent hood at the 2014 Chicago auto show, it was like a bomb had exploded at McCormick Place. A diesel engine in a compact pickup! (Or something like that, given the Windy City show’s sleepy reputation.) Where have you […]
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| It’s the Relationship, Stupid |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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New data on what consumers want has Da Man up in arms. Not only does he doubt the source of the data, he believes it’s another example of why dealers need to take back their markets.
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| Credit Union Pulls Ad Campaign Slamming Rate Markups |
Jul 17th, 2014 |
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Almost a month after launching a campaign critical of rate markups, Space Coast Credit Union has pulled all ads and associated videos. The campaign had compared rate markups to a restaurant charging customers more for food based on arbitrary physical features.
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