| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L 4×4 Crew Cab Tested: Who Said Evolution Was a Bad Thing? |
May 28th, 2013 |
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You’d think truck makers would be throwing a veritable conniption, what with gas prices being what they are and the concept of vehicle downsizing seemingly taking hold. Yeah, right—big-time pickup makers have it the other way around, acting more like the folks lining up to slap the famously panicked passenger in the movie Airplane! out [...]
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| Name That Shifter, No. 130 |
May 28th, 2013 |
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We know, it’s Tuesday, not Monday, but the long holiday weekend set this week’s Name That Shifter contest back a day. As such, you’ll have until mid-day Thursday to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a [...]
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| NHTSA Looking Into Possible Ford F-150 EcoBoost V-6 Acceleration Woes, Report Says |
May 28th, 2013 |
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Ford’s EcoBoost engine-enhancement cocktail, which includes direct injection, turbocharging, and smaller displacement, is designed to offer good fuel economy and upsize output. According to Automotive News, it seems some customers are experiencing a few issues with the output part of the EcoBoost equation in their 2011–2013 F-150 pickups. The report says that safety overlords over [...]
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| Stress Tester: How to Test a Car’s Handling Without Driving It |
May 28th, 2013 |
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A K&C machine is one handy tool you won’t find at Sears or in the Snap-on catalog. This $3 million rig depicted above and owned by Morse Measurements in Salisbury, North Carolina, ventures beyond static alignment-shop settings to reveal which way the wheels point and tilt when subjected to the full array of cornering, accelerating, [...]
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| Livin’ Large: 2014 Fiat 500L Starts at $19,900 |
May 28th, 2013 |
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Fiat continues its quest to become the Italian alternative to Mini by expanding its model line with the 2014 500L, priced from $19,900. The Cinquecento’s new big brother, which goes on sale in June, is the five-door, five-passenger version that will join the hatchback and convertible models (and their sporty Turbo and Abarth variants as [...]
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| Four-Hundred and How Many Horses? Chevrolet Finally Announces 2014 Corvette Stingray’s Power Figures |
May 28th, 2013 |
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When Chevrolet pulled the sheets off of the 2014 Corvette Stingray at this year’s Detroit auto show, we were smitten with its saucy sheetmetal, upgraded interior, and promising-looking all-new small-block V-8 engine. We were less enthused with the mystery surrounding the small-block’s details, which Chevy would specify only as making roughly 450 horsepower—until now. The [...]
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| GM, VW, Others Bet on Facility Upgrades to Attract Customers |
May 28th, 2013 |
General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen have committed millions of dollars to showroom makeovers and facility updates to capture market share on both U.S. coasts.
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| Experian Vehicle History Reports to Appear on AutoTrader.com |
May 28th, 2013 |
Experian Automotive's AutoCheck dealer subscribers will be able to access Experian vehicle history reports on the AutoTrader.com site starting in September.
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| NAE Names New Product and Marketing Manager |
May 28th, 2013 |
In March, Joseph Gillum joined National Automotive Experts as product and marketing manager. He previously served as an account executive for Assurant Solutions.
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| National Auto Care Adds Express Pay to Service Contract Solution |
May 28th, 2013 |
National Auto Care’s ExpressLane product will now include Express Pay, which will allow dealers to submit payments by ACH for service contract sales.
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