| Q Won’t Quit: Infiniti Defends Naming Strategy, Promises to Communicate It Better |
Jan 19th, 2016 |
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We have no doubt the letter Q has its fans, and not just among those who play competitive Scrabble. But this be-tailed O has long been shorthand for the deliberately dull. Back in WWII, Q-ships were merchantmen with hidden deck guns that tried to lure U-boats to their doom, and in Britain “Q-car” is still terminology for […]
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| The Opel GT—It’s Coming Back |
Jan 19th, 2016 |
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Decades ago, when Opel was really cool, it offered a two-door coupe called the GT. Based on a compact rear-wheel-drive architecture, it wowed the automotive world with its sensual lines—which to some gave it the appearance of a mini Corvette. It was affordable and quick, with a top speed of 115 mph on the top-of-the-line […]
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| Hyundai To Take On BMW M4 with N-tuned Genesis Coupe |
Jan 19th, 2016 |
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Nobody can accuse Hyundai of lacking ambition. Not only will the newly announced upmarket Genesis range consist of six models by 2020, but we’ve also learned that Hyundai’s recently launched “N” performance division will be developing a model aimed at the BMW M4. The company’s recent hiring strategy makes clear where its ambitions lie. It poached […]
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| Infiniti Executive Design Director Alfonso Albaisa on the Brand’s New Direction |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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After a stint meandering in the product wilderness, Infiniti is launching an offensive, featuring nine new or redesigned vehicles. We drove the QX30 late last year, and at the Detroit auto show, Infiniti officially unveiled the new Q60. The striking coupe—its design a collection of curves bisected by a strong, straight character line—suggests a new […]
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| Mazda Has Been Shrewd, But It’s Also Been Lucky |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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One week before an orthopedic surgeon tunneled into my spine, my wife and I packed our two small parrots into a Mazda CX-3 for a trip to the Bay Area, where I was to drive the new Acura NSX. Of course, the NSX was memorable, as was a bungled attempt to sneak our squawking luggage […]
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| Mazda, The Zoom-Zoom Company, Could Use a Second Zoom – Column |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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| Watch Your Donkey! George Barris SuperVan Headed to Barrett-Jackson |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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While the vannin’ craze didn’t fully flower in the American consciousness until emissions regulations sucked the fun out of muscle cars, George Barris was ahead of the game by a decade. In 1966, he took a Dodge A100 van, tore it down, and rebuilt it as the futuristic Love Machine, a conveyance that seemingly had […]
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| Survey Says! What Our Car-Shopping Survey Revealed About Enthusiasts vs. Non-Enthusiasts |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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Lawyers never ask questions without knowing the answers. We as journalists subscribe to the opposite view, but conducting a reader survey falls in between. With this one, we sought to tease out some numbers regarding car buying. Here’s one: 80 percent of respondents were “very satisfied” or “extremely satisfied” with their dealership experience. If that […]
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| 2016 Ford Focus RS – First Drive Review |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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| Ford Focus RS First Drive: The Beastly Megahatch Does Not Disappoint |
Jan 18th, 2016 |
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The Ford Focus RS is a car that needs little introduction. Ford has been hyping its all-wheel-drive hatchback for pretty much a full year, most recently with a viral video campaign featuring more episodes than many HBO dramas. Like the two previous Focus RS models, it has been engineered primarily in Europe; unlike the earlier […]
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