| First drive: 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG Coupe : A stylish, sporty two-door in the grand touring tradition |
Jul 2nd, 2014 |
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What is it?
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| June 2014 Sales: Another Record-Breaking Month |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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This month, many automakers continue to set new records.
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| Tesla Model E Will Be 'Realistically' Priced, And Not All-Aluminum |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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What Tesla will do differently this time around.
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| 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio First Drive |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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Changes for 2015 make us want to take the Abarth for another spin.
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| Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz to Build Compact Cars Together in New Mexican Plant |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz have announced that they are going in half-and-half on a new manufacturing plant adjacent to an existing Nissan plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico. The two companies will build compact luxury cars based on a shared platform at the new facility, which is expected to require a combined $1.4 billion to construct. An estimated […]
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| BMW USA Chief Ludwig Willisch on Diesels, Manuals, and Body-Style Proliferation |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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BMW is making a substantial push to expand its diesel sales in the U.S., having added an oil-burner option to the 3-series, 5-series, and, most recently, the 7-series and X3. But it appears as though BMW’s efforts aren’t paying off in the car models—at least not yet. The automaker’s U.S. CEO, Ludwig Willisch, is less than […]
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| Audi’s New Composite Coil Spring Shaves Weight, Enhances “Vibrational Comfort” |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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Keen on trimming weight wherever and however it can, Audi has teamed up with an Italian supplier to develop a lightweight coil spring made of fiberglass-reinforced polymer (GFRP). Set to debut in a yet-unnamed “upper mid-size model” sometime this year, the spring is easily differentiated from typical steel springs by its light green color, slightly […]
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| John Phillips: On the Topic of Tacos |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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In March, William Clay Ford Sr., 88, died of pneumonia. Pneumonia? How could that be? The man was stubbornly loyal to his “studies in mediocrity,” the phrase Detroiters affixed to coaches for the Lions, a team Mr. Ford owned. He thus often felt the fans’ fury, and I figured he’d be found in Hamtramck, a […]
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| If 3D-Printed Carbon Fiber is the Future, It’s Already Here |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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At the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan suggested an idea at once futuristic and intuitive: Automotive components should be quickly and easily replaceable with the help of a 3D printer. The IDx NISMO concept featured removable fenders that could be hypothetically upgraded with the proper conceptual hardware. One obvious implication was that a tech-savvy track […]
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| 2014 Chevrolet Sonic 1.4T Sedan Manual Test: This is How You Sonic |
Jul 1st, 2014 |
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Chevrolet offers the Sonic with the optional 138-hp 1.4-liter turbo four on LT and LTZ trims but makes the little huffer standard in the sporty RS package. Midway through the 2014 model year, Chevrolet added the RS package to the sedan; it had been hatchback-only when it arrived for 2013. This demonstrates that, besides figuring […]
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