| Honda Recalls 2016 CR-Vs Over Airbag Inflators |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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While the majority of vehicles recalled due to potentially injurious Takata airbag inflators are from the 2011 model year and earlier, GM recently recalled 395 vehicles due to a “suspect lot” of seat-mounted side airbags. And now Honda’s recalling a select group of 2016 CR-Vs over a potential issue with the driver’s front airbag inflator. […]
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| Tesla’s Direct-Sales Gambit Would Be Nothing Without Its Cars |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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From the November 2015 issue In the seven years since it delivered its first EV, Tesla has managed to circumvent legal barriers to direct factory-to-consumer sales in state after state, despite concerted opposition from established dealer groups. Backed by surveys showing strong public support, Tesla chairman Elon Musk mobilized acolytes through social media, even summoning […]
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| EPA: VW Guilty of Second Violation for V-6 Diesels, Including VW, Porsche, and Audi TDIs |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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The Environmental Protection Agency has accused Volkswagen of violating the Clean Air Act a second time as it named six late-model vehicles, including those from Audi and Porsche, with so-called “defeat device” software designed to skirt federal emissions laws. The 2014 Volkswagen Touareg TDI, 2015 Porsche Cayenne diesel, and 2016 Audi A6, A7, A8, A8L, and Q5 […]
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| Seeking Profitability, Tesla Ends $100 Flat Fee for Service |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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Tesla truly is growing up into a real car company, with all the disappointments and bureaucracy a larger organization inevitably brings. Cute, right? The latest baby step is Tesla’s elimination of its $100 flat-rate fee for “Ranger” service, in which Tesla technicians come to swap a customer’s car for a loaner, bring it to one of 58 […]
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| 2017 Ford Escape Spy Photos: A Thorough Refresh Has It Getting Edge-ier |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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Three years into its current generation, the Ford Escape shows no sign of slowing down. Sales continue at a gangbusters pace, aided in part by a booming segment. But to keep the Escape vying for the top spot in that segment, the compact sport-ute is going in for a midcycle update for the 2017 model […]
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| 2017 Bentley Bentayga Dissected: Design, Interior, Chassis, and More |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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That beguiling scent wafting through the harvest air is familiar: Oh, yeah, it’s the smell of money. Markets are roiling, inflation’s down, and the great recession is a shrinking speck in the rearview mirror. The wealthy have itchy wallets. They’re amenable to freshening their fleets and sharing a whiff of their good fortune with the […]
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| 2017 Bentley Bentayga – Feature |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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| Claiming 280+ MPH, Hennessey Bringing E85-Capable Venom GT to SEMA |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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As we noted last year, John Hennessey claims that his upcoming Venom F5 will do 290 mph. You may remember that Hennessey’s current Venom GT went 270.49 miles per hour at the Kennedy Space Center. That he’s bringing a Venom GT to SEMA is no surprise. Nor is his claim that he’s found over 200 […]
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| 2016 Cadillac CT6 Priced: Caddy’s De Facto Flagship Actually Not All that Expensive |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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We now know two things about Cadillac’s all-new CT6 sedan that we didn’t know before. First, how much it costs, and second, that its alphanumeric name apparently is an acronym for “Cadillac Touring 6″ sedan. (The “S” in sedan, it seems, didn’t make the acronymic cut.) In spite of the CT6’s general largesse, it will start at […]
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| Porsche Recalls 22,000 Macan Crossovers for Fuel Leaks |
Nov 2nd, 2015 |
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Porsche is recalling 21,835 Macan crossovers in the U.S. for possible fuel leaks, the automaker said. On 2015–2016 Macan S and Turbo models, a low-pressure fuel line under the hood may leak. Porsche has fixed the problem in newer cars since receiving an unspecified number of owner complaints. Dealers will replace the fuel line at […]
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