| Possible GM/Google Hookup on Self-Driving Tech, New Super Cruise Features |
Oct 30th, 2015 |
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General Motors has signaled interest in partnering with Google on autonomous-car technology, making it the first major automaker to publicly suggest a supplier-like tie-up with the search giant. “We make cars, we know how to make cars. They’ve got great technical capabilities. We are very interested in how those two might work together,” Mark Reuss, GM executive vice […]
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| A Korean Crossover at Home in the Euro Zone: 2016 Hyundai Tucson Limited Test |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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In the ever-escalating battle for the hearts and checkbooks of North American crossover SUV buyers, Hyundai is drizzling a bit of European character into its all-new 2016 Tucson. A seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, torque-rich four-cylinder turbo, stiff structure, and improved chassis are some of the attributes that give this compact crossover a more composed, more […]
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| 2016 Hyundai Tucson 1.6T AWD – Instrumented Test |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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| Volvo Begins Testing to Mitigate Kangaroo/Car Strikes |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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You probably grew up thinking kangaroos were cute things, what with their big legs for leapin’ about and their short arms for boxin’. But really think about them for a second. Is there a nuttier commonplace beast? Deerlike head, oversized rabbit hindquarters, T-rex arms and a freaking pouch to carry around babies or spare change, […]
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| Holy Smokes: Mazda Diesel on Indefinite Hold for U.S. Following VW Scandal |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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Like every other story you’ve read about Mazda’s diesel engine for the past three years, Mazda has again delayed the U.S. debut of its Skyactiv-D powerplant, only this time the wait is indefinite. Speaking to Reuters at the Tokyo motor show, R&D head Kiyoshi Fujiwara said stricter U.S. testing “will cause a delay in plans […]
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| Volkswagen Believes “10 to 20” People Responsible for Diesel-Emissions Cheat |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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Volkswagen believes the blame for its emissions-cheating diesel-engine software may lay with no more than 20 or so people, according to an unnamed source speaking to Reuters. The software allowed the automaker’s diesel cars to fraudulently pass government tests, and it will cost the company billions of dollars. “The number of people responsible will not be confined to a […]
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| 2015 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop Tested: More Isn’t Always Better |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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When BMW returned Mini to our shores for the 2002 model year, having finally dispensed with Sir Alec Issigonis’s original design after too many years in production, the result, frankly, was revelatory. Our beloved Volkswagen GTI was going through an awkward phase, while the Honda Civic Si suffered from sporadic availability and wasn’t quite as […]
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| 2015 Mini John Cooper Works Hardtop – Instrumented Test |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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| Hallelujah! Next-Gen Porsche 911 GT3 to Once Again Offer a Manual Transmission |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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Perhaps it wasn’t such a good idea to go automatic-transmission-only with the 911 GT3, the version of the 911 that, above all others, embodies the traditional essence of the iconic model: lightweight technology and ultimate driving pleasure. While the current GT3 is available solely with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, Porsche aims to offer its successor with […]
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| Electrokitty: Jaguar Likely Prepping Fully Electric F-Pace Crossover |
Oct 29th, 2015 |
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The electric revolution has, until now, passed Jaguar by. Indeed the British company has never produced a production hybrid model, with the stillborn C-X75 supercar concept being the closest it has got so far. Yet it looks likely that we’ll be seeing several electron-fuelled Jags in the brand’s near future, including several without internal-combustion powerplants. The […]
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