| Wolfsburg, Driver’s Editions Cap the Mk6 Volkswagen GTI’s Final Year [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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With the all-new Golf and GTI coming here in 2014, the current GTI sees a stay of execution of about a year. To juice sales during this time, Volkswagen is offering two special-edition versions, each packing a bit more content into the 10Best-winning hot hatch. Both are only available on five-door models, and both are [...]
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| 2013 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Core Debuts: Just the Basics, All the Power [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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What does “back-to-basics performance” mean to you? If you reached driving age during the heyday of the all-American muscle car, it means tire-shredding, straight-ahead performance. And if you haven’t driven muscle cars since then, this new SRT edition of the Dodge Challenger should be a pleasant experience. Not only will it shred its rear tires, [...]
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| 2013 Dodge Charger SRT8 Super Bee: The Bee Is Back, Again [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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Bumblebee butt stripes trace their origin to Dodge’s street machines of the late 1960s, and the trademark graphics still seem to possess some cachet with 21st-century gearheads, or so believe the product-planning denizens of Chrysler’s Street and Racing Technology (SRT) department. Witness said stripes on the new Charger SRT8 Super Bee. The latest iteration, one [...]
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| 2013 Chrysler 300 SRT8 Core: Power and Prestige at a Lower Price [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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As luxury sedans go, the Chrysler 300 SRT8 goes better than most, and the latest embellishments by the Street and Racing Technology crew should make the going look even better. One of three “Core” SRT models displayed on the floor of the Chicago auto show—all are intended to appeal to enthusiasts by offering full SRT8 [...]
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| 2013 Chevy Malibu 2.0T Tested: Turbo Doesn’t Mean What It Used To |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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Let us now officially place “turbocharged” alongside “humdinger,” “nifty,” and “bodacious” in the pile of words that once denoted cool but, today, is just stuff old people say. Yes, enthusiasts, welcome to the modern reality of ubiquitous forced induction, where even the Chevy Malibu is offered with a turbo. In fact, it’s the same basic [...]
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| Call Me Unmellow Yellow: 2014 Volkswagen Beetle GSR Special Edition [2013 Chicago Auto Show] |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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As tribute to a special-edition 1970s Beetle that today’s younger VW diehards may only vaguely aware of, Volkswagen’s new Beetle GSR might not deliver the heritage punch the company has in mind. It should, however, appeal to older folks who remember the original Gelb Schwarzer Renner—“Yellow Black Racer”—and perhaps even people who just like their [...]
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| 2014 Porsche Cayman S Drive Review: We'll say it: The best car Porsche builds right now |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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| Video: 2013 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor : Learn what makes the Raptor a rugged off-road contender |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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| Top 10 Things to See at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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MT Picks: Best of Chicago
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| Thread of the Day: What’s Your Favorite SRT Vehicle? |
Feb 8th, 2013 |
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We all like big horsepower and rear-wheel drive, and Chrysler’s SRT performance division does a bang-up job at offering a diverse lineup of vehicles that most enthusiasts can’t help but respect – if not love. With the SRT lineup expanding with three new entry-level trim levels at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show, we want to [...]
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