| 2017 Hyundai Elantra Revealed, Goes Turbo and Tech-Heavy |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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The 2016 Elantra sedan has only been on sale for a few months, but Hyundai already is ushering it off the stage, as it has rolled out the redesigned, 2017 version. (The hatchback GT version continues as is for the time being.) The sixth-generation Elantra sedan boasts an all-new exterior design that, unsurprisingly, borrows heavily […]
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| The Voodoo That They Do: Building the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350’s Engine |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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Fittingly, Ford’s Voodoo V-8 assembly begins with the car’s most-hyped part, the flat-plane crank.
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| 2017 Hyundai Elantra – Official Photos and Info |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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| How a Car is Made: Every Step from Invention to Launch |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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From the January 2016 issue You may not be surprised to hear that cars do not spring all shiny and dew-studded from beneath lily pads, ready to hit the road. In fact, the car-creation odyssey makes NASA’s Journey to Mars program seem like a Caribbean luxury cruise. While we frequently address elements of the design […]
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| Volvo Concept 26: Drivers Deserve a Maybach Seat in Our Automated Future |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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Self-driving cars aren’t even close to perfection, the laws governing them have yet to be written, and wireless car hacking is a potential threat. So what, automakers say, just trust our bots and take a peaceful nap at 65 mph. In Tokyo last month, the Nissan IDS Concept unveiled a shape-shifting cabin that rearranges the […]
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| 2016 10Best Cars: The Envelopes, Please . . . |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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10Best involves more than drawing up lists of our sub-$80,000 favorites. Every year we enter our weeklong evaluation looking for new and improved combinations of virtues: value and engagement, performance and poise, sights and sounds, soul and character. The cars that earn this award do more than merely succeed on one or two criteria; they […]
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| 2016 10Best Cars: The Difference Between the Winners and the Losers Was Slim |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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Every year we pick our 10Best cars, and every year we leave four to five times that many off the list. Usually, there is a vast gulf between the winners and the losers. But not this time. READ MORE ››
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| Dynasty Building: The Longest Winning Streaks in 10Best Cars History |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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From the January 2016 issue One 10Best win is impressive. But the true greats are the cars that remain on the list through redesigns and variations. Here are the longest 10Best winning streaks. The 23-Series The BMW 3-series’ remarkable 23 consecutive wins, through four generations of the model, mean it’s been on the list for […]
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| We Helped Build a Honda Accord—Here’s How It Went |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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From the January 2016 issue When I asked to help assemble cars at Marysville, Honda was amenable, but only if I stated that no Accords were harmed in the making of this story. Shannon Freeman put her 27 years of experience to work guiding me along, preventing me from screwing up anything on a customer’s […]
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| The Mazda Miata’s U.S. Engineering Chief on How to Make a Great Sports Car |
Nov 18th, 2015 |
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From the January 2016 issue Dave Coleman, 42, is the North American engineering manager for the Miata, a job that gives him the authority to develop Miatas for the U.S. market. We recently met Coleman to drive Miatas, talk Miatas, and discuss the importance of canyon roads. C/D: What were your responsibilities on the MX-5? […]
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