| WATCH: WRC Champ Tommi Mäkinen Rips a Subaru WRX STI Around Buttonwillow Raceway |
May 1st, 2014 |
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So what if the 2015 WRX STI is powered by the same 305-hp 2.5-liter EJ-series engine as the outgoing car? In the hands of four-time WRC champ Tommi Mäkinen, the WRX moves so sublimely it renders all keyboard criticisms irrelevant. Trading tail-out histrionics for precise, movements of the type that shave seconds off lap times, […]
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| NO Z/28 FOR YOU (Unless You Bought One): Chevrolet Restricts Z/28 Parts Availability to Prevent Cloning |
May 1st, 2014 |
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Everyone’s been there—you’re trying to hook up with someone at the bar only to end up going home with the friend. Hey, sometimes that’s not so bad, and at least you’re close to the mark, right? Chevrolet, it seems, isn’t down with such a scenario, at least not when it comes to the hellacious Camaro […]
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| 2015 BMW i8 First Drive! Destination: THE FUTURE! |
May 1st, 2014 |
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A funny thing happened on the way to our first U.S. drive of BMW’s i8 plug-in hybrid: We spotted a DeLorean DMC-12 with the inevitable TME MCHN vanity plate trundling along in the next lane. Was this a divine prophecy or merely a California coincidence? Join our trip to the future to find out. READ […]
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| This “Ad” for the 2015 Ford Mustang Might Be the Weirdest Mustang Video Ever |
May 1st, 2014 |
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If it’s even possible to make the 2015 Ford Mustang seem uncool, this video at least comes close. Seeking to answer the question “What would you do #InaMustang?” that Ford posed to Mustang fans in a new contest, the clip is seriously weird. We like that fans can submit Mustang-related ideas to Ford, which is […]
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| Feds Want to Lift Ban on Tolls for Interstate Highways |
May 1st, 2014 |
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The U.S. Department of Transportation wants to reverse a 58-year-old ban on interstate highway tolls that could let cash-starved states suck in more revenue and fill a void in the federal Highway Trust Fund. The proposal, part of a four-year transportation bill submitted this week by DOT Secretary Anthony Foxx, claims new electronic tolls would […]
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| Strong March Helps Group 1 Rebound From Harsh Weather |
May 1st, 2014 |
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Like other public groups, Group 1’s business was hampered in the first quarter by extreme weather conditions, losing about 9% of its total available selling days through Feb. 16. Luckily, March turned out to be a strong sales month for the group.
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| The “No Need” Objection |
May 1st, 2014 |
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How do you respond to lease customers who say they’ve never had issues with their vehicle? The magazine’s objection-handling wiz says the answer can be found on the back of the lease contract.
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| No Customer, No Sale |
May 1st, 2014 |
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F&I managers can’t sell to customers they don’t see. The father of the F&I menu provides an action plan for convincing management that every customer must visit the F&I office at the time of sale.
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| Interview With the Regulator |
May 1st, 2014 |
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After stumbling out of the gate in his long-awaited interview with a former CFPB official, the editor discovers the regulator was more than willing to talk.
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| Defending the CFPB |
May 1st, 2014 |
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The editor goes one-on-one with the man who helped chart the CFPB’s course into the auto finance industry. Find out what the former regulator has to say about dealer participation and F&I product sales.
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