| Can Your Car Really Be Hacked? Six Points to Know |
Oct 9th, 2015 |
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For the futurists paid to warn humanity about the next doomsday, car hacking is a delightful topic. It’s a real thing, too, about which automakers have demonstrated practically zero authority or leadership. But since the last time we visited this subject, car hacking still hasn’t reached piss-your-pants paranoia, and won’t send your loved ones zooming […]
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| Luxury, Not Performance at Lincoln; Production Continental to Bow at Detroit |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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Lincoln will focus on the U.S. and China, while trying to rejuvenate the brand with new product, according to brand marketing manager Imran Jalal. The Chinese dealer network will grow from 16 dealers currently to 25 by the end of the year. A launch in Europe, however, will not be a consideration in the foreseeable […]
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| Ford’s GT Race Car Testing at Daytona Will Make You Extra Happy |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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This isn’t the first time we’ve seen footage of Ford’s upcoming GT supercar in racing trim hustling around a track, and it won’t be our last. But we simply cannot avert our eyes from the wicked GT, and we can’t resist hearing the gurgling and popping of its twin-turbocharged V-6. It’s good then that Ford Performance has […]
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| From L.A. to Las Vegas on the Road Less Traveled [Sponsored] |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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To celebrate the spirit of the 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe, we asked some of our favorite creative innovators to tell us about their ultimate road trip. Their itineraries are collected here in “A Cut Above.” The Travelers: Douglas Sonders and Nicholas Cambata Doug and Nicholas are the founding partners of 8112 Studios, a video and photography production company. They have […]
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| How Handy: 1938 Film Explains Exactly How Car Suspensions Work |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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Your car’s suspension is an engineering marvel. Even the roughest-riding cars out there do an amazing job of smoothing out the bumps, cracks, dips, and potholes that riddle our roads. And even if you already understand the basics of how your car’s suspension works, it’s always fascinating to get an up-close explanation. That’s where Mr. Jam […]
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| 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris Van Tested: They Could’ve Named It the Fredo |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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As Mercedes-Benz was finalizing the preparation of its mid-size Vito van for U.S. consumption, it stumbled upon one last matter to settle before hitting the start button on the presale PR blitz: the name. Focus groups revealed that Americans, self-impressed film fans that we are, just couldn’t shake the “Corleone” connotations from the name Vito, […]
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| 2016 Mercedes-Benz Metris – Instrumented Test |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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| Neiman Marcus Is Selling a $95,000 700-hp Ford Mustang Convertible |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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Yes, we know, Christmas seems to start earlier and earlier every year, but don’t blame us—blame retailers like Neiman Marcus, which just put out its annual Christmas Book that’s brimming with high-end gift ideas. We’re not here to regale you with tales of fur coats, eel-skin wallets, or whatever else the upscale department store stuffed […]
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| What’s the Diff? We Put the Torque-Vectoring Differential to the Test |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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The Japanese say torque vectoring reduces steering effort. The Germans will tell you that these trick differentials increase dynamism (whatever that means). And the Americans—just now getting started with the upcoming Ford Focus RS—claim it provides for “unmatched agility.” We’ve quaffed the cherry Kool-Aid ourselves, praising the technology when we’ve driven cars equipped with it, […]
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| What’s the Diff? We Put the Torque-Vectoring Differential to the Test – Tech Feature |
Oct 8th, 2015 |
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