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2017 Audi RS5 TDI: Changing the Game For Diesels [Video]
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Our very own Jens Meiners drives Audi’s new RS5 TDI prototype and gets good first impressions. Watch the video here.
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Are diesel engines and sports cars mutually exclusive? Most enthusiasts might say so. Compression ignition works well for long-distance cruisers, pack-mule pickups, and SUVs, and in Europe, there are even a few diesel-powered coupes and ...
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Thanks to our crack investigative staff, we have compelling new evidence to explain why it’s taken so long for the Alfa Romeo 4C to arrive in the United States. READ MORE ››
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General Motors recruited a luxury automotive brand veteran, Johan de Nysschen, to lead Cadillac as the automaker sets its sights on a global growth strategy in the U.S.
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The last shot for Fast & Furious 7 has been completed. The film was delayed several months after actor Paul Walker died in a crash late last year. The last shot for Fast & Furious 7 has been completed, according to a post on the "Fast & ...
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Since Dodge officially announced that its supercharged 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat would pack 707 earth-shaking horsepower, just about the only things left to mystery are the car’s performance numbers. While we always gather our ow...
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For sale: one 2S7 “Pion,” a Soviet-made 51-ton self-propelled artillery gun with a 203-mm cannon capable of lobbing a conventional explosive shell 23 miles or, when things get really nasty, a tactical nuke nearly 19 miles. Parking this...
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A Wayne County Circuit Court judge today ordered the stepmother of a 12-year-old Detroit boy found in the basement of his home days after he went missing be taken off a GPS tether that she had been on since being charged with violating t...
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![Cord Complete Recalls an Automotive Icon [Book Review]](http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/carpic61-626x457.jpg)
In this day of e-books, an undertaking to publish a book—an actual, tangible book made of paper and ink—can seem almost quaint. When you choose to publish that real, actual book on the topic of cars, the idea is not only quaint, but quit...
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What if you learned that there was a car that debuted in the 1960s with front-wheel drive, a supercharged V-8, chrome-plated side-exhaust pipes, hidden headlights, and a disappearing convertible top? And what if you then learned that thi...
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Elon Musk has graciously agreed to donate $1 million to a Tesla Science Center in addition to a supercharger. Elon Musk has graciously agreed to donate $1 million to a new Tesla science center that celebrates the life of inventor Nikola ...
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Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. Opel has l...
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Filed under: Government/Legal , Recalls , Safety Investigators at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration continue to take a heightened interest in car-seat buckles that are potentially defective. Earlier this week, the Office...
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NHTSA is investigating an estimated 500,000 Ford Motor sedans for potential steering problems.
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General Motors is hiring Johan de Nysschen, the former U.S. Audi boss who is leaving Nissan's Infiniti, to lead global
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Chrysler Group LLC announced Friday a recall of 895,000 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos over fire concerns in the vanity mirror lights in vehicles that had those lights serviced. The Auburn Hills, Michigan, car company said it wa...
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The UAW has announced a new local union called Local 42 at the Volkswagen Chattanooga plant. Earlier this year, Volkswagen's Chattanooga, Tenn. Plant rejected United Auto Workers representation , but it appears as though there's been a c...
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Barely two years after bringing his bucket and mop to the mess that is Nissan’s Infiniti luxury car division, boss and former Audi of America chief Johan de Nysschen has resigned and will be taking his cleaning supplies back to America a...
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Kia Considering Diesel Power for US Market As Kia continues to expand its range of offerings, the brand is considering the addition of diesel powerplants to its vehicles sold in the U.S. The Korean automaker is eyeing the introduction o...
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Italy's Bertone, established in 1912 as a coachbuilder, has been hit hard by financial strife in the past decade, with the company forced to end its vehicle manufacturing operations following the financial crisis of 2008 and split off it...
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- Infiniti’s CEO Leaves Company - Head of Cadillac Steps Down - Jaguar’s Virtual Windscreen - Anti-Lock Brakes Go On Diet - ZF Wants to Buy TRW - Nissan’s Smart Rearview Mirror - Self-Parking Cars Help Reduce Congestion
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A prototype of the Ferrari LaFerrari XX was recently spotted putting in some test laps around Ferrari’s famed Monza race track. It certainly looks the part of an ultra exclusive supercar, right down to its incredibly dynamic look a...
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England is the birthplace of the
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GM’s appointment of Johan de Nysschen leaves uncertainty at Infiniti, but optimism at Cadillac The post COMMENT: Johan de Nysschen swaps Hong Kong for Detroit, Infiniti for Caddy appeared first on Automotive World .
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Johan de Nysschen joins team as Cadillac growth falls behind German rivals.
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Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Videos , Lamborghini Way back in 2008, Los Angeles Lakers' shooting guard Kobe Bryant created a minor uproar with a viral video filmed and released by Nike. In it, the 16-time NBA all-star vaulted a mov...
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Most rock'n'roll fans know who Rod Stewart is. For those who don't, he's a British singer-songwriter that sold over 100 million records worldwide, had 6 consecutive #1 albums and released a whopping 62 hit singles throughout his career. ...
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The crashing part of the valet parking job seems to be as old as the system itself and yet the example in the video above, a Lamborghini one, takes things past the usual fender-bender shenanigan. For this unfortunate event, we’ll b...
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If you’re not familiar with the humor site The Oatmeal, well, you probably haven’t ever been online. (How’d you get here?) It’s massively funny, and the site’s creator recently reviewed a Tesla Model S to gr...
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk pledged $1 million to the Tesla Science Center, a museum to be built on the site of 20th-century inventor Nikola Tesla's lab on Long Island in New York.
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Akihiro 'Dezi' Nagaya, a key designer who brought more emboldened, emotional styling to Toyota and Lexus vehicles, has been named design general manager for affiliate Yamaha Motor Co.
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The American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association will hold classic motorcycle racing in New Jersey; drag racing legends reunite in York, Pa.
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With the addition of the 1.5-liter EcoBoost I-4 in 2014, the 2015 Ford Fusion sedan's 1.6-liter EcoBoost I-4 and six-speed manual is no more. With the addition of the 1.5-liter EcoBoost I-4 in 2014 , the automaker has finally phased out ...
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Continue reading → Buyer’s Guide: 2013 Lexus IS/ISC/ISF is a post from: Autos.ca
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Lexus RC F Spotted in the Wild Once More AutoGuide.com has received even more photos of the stunning Lexus RC F Solar Flare. The Lexus RC F originally made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year as the brand’s latest ...
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Lexus RC F Spotted in the Wild Once More AutoGuide.com has received even more photos of the stunning Lexus RC F Solar Flare. The Lexus RC F originally made its debut at the Detroit Auto Show earlier this year as the brand’s latest ...
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Yesterday, we reported Infiniti president Johan de Nysschen had resigned from the company after just two years on the job, and now we know why. General Motors has officially announced today that de Nysschen will be become the president o...
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Filed under: Truck , Europe , Volkswagen , UK , Quick Spins There are those European automakers that compete in the North American market and those which don't. Volkswagen , for its part, may stand firmly in the former category, but ther...
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You know you're having a bad day when the only thing you can see through your windshield is sky. Back in 2010, drag racer Dennis Bailey crashed in spectacular fashion when his twin-turbocharged, 3,000-horsepower Ford Mustang went complet...
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The wait for the 2015 Ford Mustang is finally almost over. Okay, so the muscle car isn’t going to hit dealerships for another few months, but production is expected to begin in a few days! Mustang6g forum member "RisingForce" poste...
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If you were sitting at home watching TV on the 4th of July, then you might have heard that a stolen Tesla Model S kicked off a high-speed police pursuit that ultimately ended with a fiery crash that split the electric vehicle in two big ...
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Victoria’s state government and opposition have both rejected calls for the legal blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for drivers to be lowered to 0.02. The current limit is 0.05, as it is in every other Australian st...
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The South African automotive market is beginning to show some resilience, despite the country’s economy continuing to experience pressures in the form of slow economic growth, high levels of industrial action, rising inflationary p...
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The steady rise in SUV sales in recent years has even seen, since 2012, the addition of a new sub-category, small SUVs, which have helped fuel that growth; and additional sub-segments are expected to be added…. Members Only… ...
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One looks like a street bike and the other an off-road motorcycle. But these new two-wheelers are surprisingly similar
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Classic 930 Flatnose, or new 911? Steve Sutcliffe puts both of the drop-top 911 Turbos through their paces to find out what's more desirable It's one of the best convertible sports cars money can buy, but how does the new Porsche 911 Tur...
