| The 250-MPH Slap Fight: Bugatti Claims Fastest Convertible Title After Losing World Record |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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This week has proved to be one of tribulation and triumph for Bugatti. Its multimillion-dollar Veyron Super Sport lost its 267.8-mph world record this week after Guinness World Records found out the car is electronically limited to just 258 mph for the buying public. That gave the unofficial record to the Hennessey Venom GT, a 1,200-horsepower American [...]
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| 2014 Audi R8 Starts at $119,150; Spyder Starts at $132,650 |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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Audi’s refreshed-for-2014 mid-engined supercar, the R8, goes on sale today and official pricing has been announced. Starting at $119,150, the R8 coupe comes with a 430-hp, 4.2-liter V-8 with a six-speed manual. Audi will offer the V-8–powered R8 in a spyder as well, while a 525-hp, 5.2-liter V-10 will be available in both the coupe [...]
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| Four for Boosting: ’14 Ford Fusion to Get 1.5-Liter EcoBoost Four-Cylinder |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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When Ford introduces its global-market Mondeo to China at next week’s Shanghai auto show, the car’s powertrain roster will include an all-new 1.5-liter EcoBoost four-cylinder. Astute observers may be asking why this new 1.5-liter turbo four exists when the blue-oval brand already produces a 1.6-liter turbo four. It’s simple: Ford has grand plans for China, where [...]
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz AMG G63: We Test the Basically Unstoppable Geländewagen |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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“Gunter glieben glauchen globen.” We can’t so much as look at the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG without the phrase running through our minds. Coined by poodle-haired ‘80s Brit-rockers Def Leppard, the ostensibly German words have essentially no meaning, yet, like the G63 AMG, carry plenty of Teutonic gravitas. Precisely why this pop-rock chestnut imbeds itself into [...]
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| 2014 Ford Fusion Will Offer I-3 Derived 1.5L EcoBoost I-4 |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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Ford announced the arrival a new 1.5-liter four-cylinder engine today in Dearborn, noting it is the fifth EcoBoost engine to join the automaker’s global family. Ford will begin manufacturing the twin-cam aluminum block turbocharged direct-injection engine in Romania later this month. As more vehicles adopt this engine, it could be built in other facilities, Ford [...]
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| 2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus Priced at $174,795 |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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The refreshed Audi R8 goes on sale today with a base price of $119,150, but the model we want carries a premium roughly equivalent to the price of a well-equipped S4. The new 2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus will have a base price of $174,795 — all prices include a $3000 gas guzzler fee and [...]
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| MT Poll: Should Dodge Build a Dart Hatch or Wagon? |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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A new report suggests that Fiat is working on hatchback and wagon body styles for the Chinese-market Viaggio sedan, which shares its underpinnings with the Dodge Dart sedan. The U.S.-spec Dart is currently offered only as a sedan: Should Dodge consider offering a Dart hatch or wagon for American customers? Some of the Dart’s key [...]
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| Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse is World’s Fastest Convertible, Hits 254 MPH |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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No one doubted it for a moment, but Bugatti has made sure the 1200-hp Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse can legitimately claim to be the world’s fastest production convertible by allowing wealthy part-time Chinese racer Anthony Liu to make an independently observed top-speed run at Volkswagen’s Ehra-Lessien proving grounds. Liu hit 254.04 mph on the 5-mile [...]
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| Tesla Boss Hints at New Plant in Texas, EV Truck |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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Tesla Motors is in the middle of a spat with the Texas Automobile Dealers Association, but that isn’t stopping CEO Elon Musk from mapping out his future plans in Texas. If Musk has his way, Texas could be home to Tesla’s second assembly plant, he told Automotive News. And if that weren’t enough, he said [...]
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| TOTD: What Midsize Sedan Has Good Looks and Reliability? (W/Poll) |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
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Despite all the increased interest in the compact segment, midsize sedans remain the best-selling cars (non-trucks) in the U.S., and we’ve been seeing some bold new designs. That brings us to today’s Thread of the Day from FidelCashflow, who is currently in the market for a midsize sedan and prioritizes two factors above all else: [...]
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