Friday's Top 50 Auto News & Stories
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GM said Friday that the 6.2-liter, 8-cylinder engines in the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, GMC Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali would be paired with the 8-speed transmissions.
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The Automotive Service Association, an organization that represents car repair professionals, normally picks cities that are tourist destinations for its convention. This year, the association decided that holding it in the cradle of the...
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Back in the late twentieth century, when it seemed the whole country was going nuts for full-size SUVs, Ford’s Expedition was a somewhat ubiquitous fixture on the Suburban (see what we did there?) landscape. But as fuel prices went up an...
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The British-born executive was the automaker's president and chief operating officer from Oct. 30, 2001 until his retirement on Feb. 1, 2005. Before that he was CEO of Jaguar Cars Ltd. from 1992 to 1999.
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Say you’re a dapper, Don Draper type. You wear only the finest suits, smoke the richest cigars, and drink the nectar of the gods. But say you also have a fetish for matching accessories—that snazzy suit isn’t worth the silk it’s made of ...
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The latest version of the company's Sienna minivan has a feature called 'Driver Easy Speak.' It uses a built-in microphone to amplify a parent's voice through speakers in the back seats.
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The gist of this latest disclosure is that an undetermined number of the defective ignition switches likely remained in circulation among dealers who may have installed them in cars that didn't originally have the problem.
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Pinto owners from across North America show off their beloved cars at the Ford employee car show.
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Those of us who have been consuming oxygen for more than three decades can still remember the time when SUVs were mostly working or off-road conveyances, manufactured by mid-brow brands rather than the all-purpose people movers that ever...
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Takata, a big Japanese maker of automobile safety systems, will take a $440-million charge against quarterly earnings because of recalls for unsafe air bags.
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Fifty miles a gallon. It was an unattainable goal for years, but two new small cars pave the road for many vehicles to hit that magic number.
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Summer road-trip season is in full swing, and there are numerous vehicles well qualified to carry you and yours on just such an excursion. But while you could always get a minivan and call it a day, what’s a family to do if, say, their d...
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Toyota and BMW are building a sports car together. That much is known, that much is fact. What isn't known, however, is precisely what each brand's respective car will be. Though the architecture will be shared the cars themselve...
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General Motors announced today that its new eight-speed automatic transmission will be standard on the 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra, and GMC Yukon Denali and Yukon XL Denali models equipped with the 6.2-liter V-8. Not sharing the...
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While the power output of Ford's mysterious Mustang prototype remains under wraps, the company has finally released detailed specifications for the more prosaic variants in its all-new Mustang range. The base 3.7 litre...
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Bentley is very keen to follow the example set by Lamborghini and Ferrari and to start offering limited-edition and even one-off models aimed at ultra-rich collectors. Kevin Rose, Bentley’s sales and marketing director, told us at the re...
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Skoda has released a first teaser image of its all-new 2015 Fabia light hatch ahead of a Paris Motor Show debut in October. Hitting Australia in the middle of next year, the new Fabia will represent a renewed assault on the likes of Hyun...
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BMW's still-new 1 Series hatch will soon come in for a small but significant styling tweak. Can you guess where? If you're pointing at its eyes, you'd be right. The headlights of the new second-generation 1 Series r...
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Over the past few years, subcompact cars have crept toward a tipping point where they’ll no longer be considered superdorky economy appliances and will instead become stylish and well-equipped cars that just happen to be small. Consider ...
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Toyota’s supermini gets Aygo’s ‘Manga’ face, many upgrades and a hybrid. But is it enough to tempt you?
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Looks like we’ve got some up-close and personal spy shots of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz MLC-Class , thanks to an emboldened shooter in Stuttgart, Germany. The pair of videos show some rather telling details of the coupe-like SUV as the v...
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BMW has joined the growing list of carmakers affected by the Takata airbag saga, recalling 1.6 million vehicles worldwide. The recall covers 3 Series models built between May 1999 and August 2006, fitted with front passenger airbags. BMW...
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The Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ twins are wicked fun right out of the box, needing very little if any tweaking to deliver big grins. Even their makers know this—witness how little was changed in the 2015 refresh—so we recommend any attempt...
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July 18, 2014 Vehicle Style: Light premium hatch Price: $26,650 (plus on-roads), $31,470 as-tested Engine/trans: 100kW/220Nm 1.5 turbo petrol 3cyl | 6sp manual Fuel Economy claimed: 4.7 l/100km | tested: 7.1 l/100km OVERVIEW The MI...
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If there were a perfect way to construct a car, we would have figured it out by now. In 129 years of automotive development, though, the only consensus in the industry seems to be that four wheels are better than three. The perpetual evo...
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Reports in the German press overnight suggest that Volkswagen executives have made overtures to Fiat Chrysler on the potential of a buyout. According to German paper Manager Magazin, the major shareholders and owners of Volkswagen and Fi...
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The market of automotive customization is pretty hot these days, and the off-road scene is no different. Spiced up trucks with lift kits, big tires, and extra goodies are wildly popular. One Miami-based outfit is taking conventional Toyo...
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When it comes to tuning Porsches, we have plenty of specialists ready to meddle with the looks and the engines of any sports car and SUV currently offered by the Germans. Then we have DP Motorsport, a small company that takes the art of ...
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Behind the scenes on the latest TG mag as we drive Kimi's 2012 Lotus. Featuring a very special guest appearance…
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Lexus is gearing up to reveal a final production version of its swooping LF-LC concept with very few design changes, new reports suggest. Unveiled in early 2012, the LF-LC came both as an evolution of the company’s powerful LFA sup...
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Developed on a completely redesigned platform with fully independent front and rear suspension systems, the 2015 Mustang marks the beginning of a new era for the iconic pony. Ford says the sixth-gen Mustang will be the most agile of the ...
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Lexus has confirmed something a lot of us have been waiting for, a production version of the LF-Lc Coupe will come out in 2016. If there was ever a time to buy some stock on the Japanese automaker, now’s the time to do it. Autocar is rep...
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The trendy and gorgeous Audi A7 is receiving a facelift for 2015, and with it comes a new 3.0 TDI Ultra model that pushed the turbo-diesel to new height of efficiency and power. Introduced in 2012 to compete with the Mercedes-Benz CLS-Cl...
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We drive BMW's first-ever FWD people carrier. Sacrilege? Paul Horrell finds out
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The Swagger Wagon is rolling into 2015 with some minor changes and updates centered mainly around a few exterior cosmetic bits and a few interior pieces. The new Sienna minivan isn’t much different from the outgoing van, which debuted ba...
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Rumors about the Mercedes AMG GT started awhile back and for a short period of time, it was believed that the new SLS AMG would be called the SLC. Obviously, this is not the case, but hopes for an AMG GT are still not lost as Mercedes wi...
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The Quant all-electric e-Sportlimousine has progressed to the next step in its development, with the concept now approved for use on public roads. TÜV Süd in Munich gave the concept the green light this week to travel on roads ...
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Ford Australia has handed down a third new teaser for its coming 2015 Falcon sedan today, this one marking the first preview of the returning XR8. There’s little to be seen in this tightly cropped image, but we do see reveals that ...
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Keen to tap into fresh sources of growth, Ford has announced a new product offensive for the Middle East & Africa. The strategy will see Ford launch at least 25 new models in the region in just two years…. Members Only… T...
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All tastes exist in nature, but I still had fun finding vehicles that would make (almost) any bachelor happy!
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General Motors [NYSE:GM] is recalling 2008 Chevy Malibu, Pontiac G6, and Saturn Aura for electric power steering (EPS) problems. Affected vehicles may experience a sudden loss of power steering assist, which could occur at any time while...
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Riviera has taken the wraps of its new flagship Sport Yacht. The fresh model sets new standards in terms of performance luxury and style and has all it needs to impress even the most demanding customers. This sophisticated cruiser is par...
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With its classic appearance, old school attitude and spoked wheels, the Kawasaki W800 Café Style was especially designed to bring back the glory of café racers. The motorcycle is fitted with a classic single seat, bikini cowling and a ma...
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From some tragedies comes greatness, and it looks like the tragic death of motorcycle racer Bobby Goodin could be the saving grace for future motorcycle racers. The organizers of the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, where Goodin died...
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Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Performance , Japan , Videos , Hatchback , Honda Street racing is obviously illegal and incredibly dangerous, but that has never stopped people from doing it. While we don't hear nearly as much about...
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As senator after senator offered more criticism of General Motors, Ms. Barra, G.M.’s chief executive, signaled that there were limits to what the company would do.
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UPDATE 1:22 p.m. EDT: Volkswagen responds to reports that Ferdinand Piëch, the company's main shareholder was in talks with the Elkann and Agnelli families, the principal sharheolders of Fiat SpA: "No merger plans or aquisition is on our...
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(Reuters) - General Motors Co last month recalled millions of vehicles with three different designs of ignition switches that could accidentally turn off the engine and disable air bags in a crash. But the automaker has concluded that mo...
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The average national used car price for a BMW 3-Series: $25,039. BMW
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A day before GM CEO Mary Barra heads to Washington to testify for a third time in front of lawmakers regarding her company’s handling of the fatal ignition switch flaw in millions of older GM cars, senators announced Wednesday a new bill...
