| Ford Secretly Tested Its Aluminum F-150 Beds in the Real World—Starting in 2011 |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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Ford has divulged that it delivered six F-150 pickups to three fleet customers beginning in 2011 without telling them that the trucks’ beds were made from aluminum. The idea, of course, was to test the planned switch to the lightweight metal for the 2015 F-150 The three companies knew they were getting prototype trucks, says […]
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| 2016 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Interior Spied: 6500-rpm Redline, Racy Recaro Seats |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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The next Ford Mustang GT500 will surely be fast, loud, and will look awesome. But despite some rumblings from our sources and previous GT500 spy shots, we haven’t had solid information about the underhood plans until now. These three new interior shots include a glimpse at the next GT500’s tachometer, which sports an indicated redline […]
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| 2014 BMW M235i Automatic Tested: It Hangs with M3s! |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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When you’re told a red 2014 BMW M235i is parked outside and awaiting your editorial critique, it’s hard not to get at least a little excited. Keys in hand, we walked out into air that didn’t smell like Cheetos and wet socks, opened the M235i’s door, and found that it . . . had an […]
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| Watch: Guy Ends Police Chase by Ramming Stolen Veloster with His Pickup |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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A 14-year-old boy in Syracuse, Utah, swiped the keys to his grandfather’s Hyundai Veloster on Saturday and went for a joyride. When the grandfather reported the car stolen, police responded, and a chase ensued. The boy attempted to ditch the cops by cutting through an impossibly crowded park, sending kids scattering away from the car: […]
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| From the C/D Archives: Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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Don’t ask, “What’s in a name?” Hammer means in German precisely what it means in English, and this car’s name says exactly what it is: a hard-hitting tool. AMG crafts it to pound everything else flat. READ MORE ››
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| Name That Shifter, No. 181 |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer […]
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| Better Looks, More Power: Mitsubishi’s Electric Pikes Peak Hill-Climb Car Now Packs 603 hp |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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Mitsubishi’s back! Back to Pikes Peak that is, as the maker plans to contest the 2014 iteration of the annual hill-climb event. Last year, the Japanese automaker brought along the rather unfortunate-looking i-MIEV electric race car, which hid its impressive hardware beneath a strange body inspired by the i-MIEV city car. This year, Mitsubishi has […]
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| Report: 2015 Ford Mustang Gains Weight |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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The new Mustang may be significantly heavier than the outgoing model.
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| Dateline Diesel: Mazda Continues Development of North America–Bound Oil-Burner |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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The North American arrival of Mazda’s Skyactiv-D diesel engine was initially delayed until the spring of 2014, but an official communiqué from Mazda in January reset the timetable. The release said we’d see the engine when the “right balance between fuel economy and Mazda-appropriate driving performance” was achieved. We caught up with Mazda at the […]
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| The Velvet Underground: 2014 Audi Allroad vs. BMW 328i Wagon, Volvo V60 R-Design |
Jun 2nd, 2014 |
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Three’s a trend, but something short of a comeback. Even with enough wagons clustered in one segment to warrant our first roundup in 13 years, the two-box car remains endangered. The taller, truckier version of the wagon, the compact crossover, now dominates the market for utility vehicles. Case in point: Audi sells nine Q5s for […]
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