| First 2014 Infiniti Q50 Rolls off Assembly Line, Signals Infiniti Future |
May 16th, 2013 |
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The discontinued Infiniti G sedan fell a little further back in the rearview mirror today, as the first production 2014 Infiniti Q50 rolled off the assembly line at the Tochigi plant in Japan. Infiniti CEO Johan de Nysschen was on hand, as was Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. The future of the Japanese luxury automaker will [...]
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| Acura Reveals More Details of NSX, Will be Produced in Ohio |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Long known as the home of buckeyes, cornfields, and Amish communities, central Ohio soon will be home to something a little more exciting for car aficionados: the Acura NSX. In an announcement made today, Honda confirmed the NSX will be produced at a $70-million production facility to be housed inside Honda’s former North American logistics [...]
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| Exclusive: Feds Declare War on Black-Market Land Rover Defenders |
May 16th, 2013 |
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About half of the action movies made in the 1980s and 1990s, it seems, end up with a final showdown in a shipyard, hero and villains weaving through crates and pallets and containers. (The other half in abandoned warehouses and steel mills with free-flowing magnesium sparks.) “Diplomatic immunity!” a South African criminal taunts from atop [...]
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| 24 Hours of LeMons New England: Winners! |
May 16th, 2013 |
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The last time LeMons racing came to New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Hurricane Sandy forced the LeMons perpetrators to drive their rental Kia to North Carolina immediately after the checkered flag. This time, the weather was a bit better, but we still had to endure a blizzard of thrown rods and a hail of engine-block bits. [...]
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| John Phillips: As Slow as Possible. As Fast as Necessary |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Last Sunday, my wife and I drove our website’s long-term Mazda CX-5 to Blue Joint Creek, about 30 miles southwest of Conner, Montana. Julie’s goal was to photograph a troupe of bighorn sheep that hangs out there, initiating little rock slides that dissuade viewers below, although not Julie. My goal was to pit the Mazda’s [...]
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| Ten Things You Probably Didn’t Know—And Neither Did We—About McLaren’s P1 |
May 16th, 2013 |
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We recently had the opportunity to participate in a technical workshop hosted by McLaren to discuss all things P1. The long-awaited successor to the famed F1 has been touted by the Woking-based operation as “the world’s best car on road and track.” So we took the opportunity to discover what will make this $1.15-million hypercar [...]
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| 2014 Chevrolet Impala 3.6L Tested: An Impala that Won’t Disappoint |
May 16th, 2013 |
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To car classicists, the Chevrolet Impala is a tale of squandered potential as, with each passing year, the exuberant jet-age styling of the original 1958 model morphed into the amorphous last generation. To enthusiasts, recent Impalas have been nothing more than rental-lot punishment and a punchline. But to Chevrolet, the car is serious business. Through [...]
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| Name That Shifter, No. 128 |
May 16th, 2013 |
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday 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 Save the Manuals button and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer open [...]
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| Lamborghini Egoista: Sant’Agata’s Aviation-Inspired, Hot Wheels–Like Anniversary Special |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Those who appreciate the wildly styled Lamborghini Veneno are sure to take pleasure in Lamborghini’s next 50th birthday present to itself, the Egoista. As for the rest of us, and as far as the design community is concerned, it seems that the Sant’Agata operation just had its EXP 9 F moment, which is to say, a bit of [...]
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| 24 Hours of LeMons New England Day 1: Honda Accord, Volvo 745, Sea Sprite Leading |
May 16th, 2013 |
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When we inspect the cars that show up for a LeMons race, we’re never sure what’s going to happen once the real racing starts. Oh, sure, we always know which half-dozen teams have a genuine shot at the overall win— that’s a matter of recognizing which teams have the organizational chops and reliable machinery needed [...]
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