| BMW Runs Crash-Test Sims in Iceland, Goes Green With Geothermal Computers |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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Save for a nonsensical first drive of a new Subaru, we don’t include Iceland in our general coverage. But the tiny Nordic isle has been drawing BMW’s R&D budget for—thing of all things—carbon-free computers. BMW’s eco-friendly agenda for its i3 and i8 electric cars has seeped into places where even the most Californian of Californians […]
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| Honda, Toyota Taking Action Over Faulty Takata Airbags |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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Toyota and Honda are looking at more recalls involving Takata airbags.
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| 2015 Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon Boast Class-Leading Power |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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Here is final powertrain information for GM's new midsize trucks.
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| Beastly Range Rover Sport RS Teased at the Nürburgring [Video] |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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Land Rover’s upcoming ultra-high-performance Range Rover Sport RS is nigh, at least based on a new teaser video Auto Express claims is the real deal. The clip shows tranquil images of Germany’s famed Nürburgring circuit as a raucous supercharged V-8 exhaust note rumbles in the background. For maybe half a second, a Range Rover Sport […]
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| 2014 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Dragon Edition review notes: Enter the dragon |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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WEST COAST EDITOR MARK VAUGHN: The Chinese market is the future for everything from cigarettes to cars, and every company that makes anything is gearing up to sell stuff there.
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| 2015 Mercedes-Benz CLS-class Introduced: The Four-Door Coupe is New Again |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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Once Mercedes-Benz decided to reinvent itself as a more youthful and design-oriented brand, the first CLS-class came across as a stroke of genius. Essentially a rebodied E-class, the 2005 CLS surprised the industry with its flowing, sensual lines. The car was a clear break with the Bruno Sacco school of functional design that preceded it, […]
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| 2015 Honda CR-V Spy Photos: Modernizing and Moving Slightly Upscale |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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What It Is: The mid-cycle refresh of Honda’s popular CR-V crossover, which involves no sheetmetal changes but does swap in classier new front and rear fascias. Up front, a new two-slat grille with a mesh insert is underscored by chrome, replacing the broad, three-bar grille of the current model. Somewhat squintier-looking HID headlamps (likely a […]
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| 2016 Ford Focus RS Spy Photos: Big-Ass Wheels, Sticky Tires—and Mustang Power? |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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What It Is: A semi-camouflaged Ford Focus ST packed to the gills with what appears to be serious performance hardware. That can only mean one thing: We’re looking at a Focus RS prototype. A number of this car’s features give it away as the hotly anticipated and apparently imminent Focus RS, Ford’s counter to the […]
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| Race-Inspired Bentley GT3-R Is the Quickest, Most Expensive Continental GT Ever |
Jun 18th, 2014 |
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When Bentley unveiled the second-generation Continental GT, many observers felt it looked too similar to its predecessor. And while, yes, it can take a second glance to tell the two cars apart, the latest model is much improved from a driving standpoint. Bentley cut some 140 pounds from the old car, and even more weight […]
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| Chevrolet Volt Drives Half a Billion Electric Miles |
Jun 17th, 2014 |
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The Chevrolet Volt shows that electric vehicles can be suitable for almost every lifestyle.
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