| Hot Seats: 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible vs. Jaguar F-type V-8 S |
May 30th, 2014 |
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The Chevrolet Corvette convertible and the Jaguar F-type V-8 S we’ve gathered here fulfill the basic tenets of the hot-rod faith. Window-shattering V-8? Check. Two seats tucked into a body that will draw longing stares and disapproving looks? Check. Guy behind the wheel wearing a Hawaiian shirt? Check. READ MORE ››
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| Aston Martin Pours $33.4M into Gaydon Factory in Initial Expansion Phase |
May 30th, 2014 |
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Aston Martin’s home base of Gaydon in Warwickshire, England, is poised to get a big boost in coming years as the firm updates its facilities to build the next generation of its luxury sports cars. Most of the new sports coupes will be built atop an all-new platform. The first phase of investment at Gaydon, […]
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| McLaren P13 To Be Available in Coupe, Convertible—and Be-Trunked GT Versions |
May 30th, 2014 |
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We’ve learned that McLaren is set to launch three different versions of its forthcoming ‘baby’ model (rendered in coupe form above), which is currently only known by the corporate code of P13. While it comes as no surprise that there will be both a coupe and an open-topped Spider version, the revelation is that the […]
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| GM Watching Google’s Autonomous-Car Project with a Wary Eye |
May 30th, 2014 |
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Google’s adorable self-driving cars made news this week, and they apparently have one of the world’s largest automakers on guard. “Anybody can do anything with enough time and money,” said Mark Reuss, General Motors’ head of product development, as quoted by Bloomberg. “If they set their mind to it,” Reuss said, “I have no doubt” […]
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| China Pulling More than 5 Million Cars from Roads, Smog Likely to Prevent Confirming They’re Actually Gone |
May 30th, 2014 |
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It’s not as if you can tell because of the country’s thick smog, but China actually has emissions standards. They don’t work, but that hasn’t stopped the People’s Republic from attempting to find sunlight with yet another ban on cars. The Chinese government wants to remove more than 5 million older vehicles that don’t […]
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| Ford Recalls More than 1.3 Million Cars for Power Steering, Fires, and Floor Mats |
May 30th, 2014 |
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With General Motors resting up for its (inevitable) next recall, Ford picked up the slack in recall-related news this week by flagging down more than 1.3 million sedans and SUVs for power steering failures, electrical fires and trapped accelerators.According to Ford, power steering can cut out on the 2011-2013 Ford Explorer and 2008-2011 Escape and […]
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| The Koopa Troopa Lights Are Gonna Find Me: Mercedes-Benz GLA to Be Drivable in Mario Kart 8 [w/ Video] |
May 30th, 2014 |
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So here’s a bit of product placement you didn’t see coming. Mercedes-Benz has inked a deal with Nintendo to place its new GLA-class crossover in the latest iteration of Mario Kart. Intersections between real life and Mario Kart are nothing new, of course. A couple of years back, West Coast Customs built life-size versions of […]
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| Forward Progress: 14 Most Improved Cars of 2014 |
May 30th, 2014 |
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To us, “Most Improved” brings to mind the awards given out to mediocre students, the ones who managed to claw their way from near-failure to, well, just slightly above near-failure. Sure, the kid with straight A’s was given an Outstanding Achievement award, but everyone has to win something these days, right? In the car world, […]
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| VW Will Introduce New Products More Quickly, Exec Says |
May 30th, 2014 |
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Volkswagen is changing its U.S. strategy.
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| Ford to License Inflatable Seatbelt Technology to Automakers |
May 30th, 2014 |
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Ford will license its patented safety technology to other automakers.
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