| Honda Introduces Insane-Looking Aero Kit for 2015 IndyCar Season |
Mar 10th, 2015 |
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Just a few weeks after Chevrolet showed its Verizon IndyCar Series aero kit, series stalwart Honda has now unveiled its own take on the 2015 rule changes. This airfoil-a-palooza won’t appear at every race, but that’s the point: Teams now have a lot more freedom to tune their own configurations, and Honda is ready with […]
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| Watch What Happens When an Airbag Deploys 1/100th Of a Second Late |
Mar 10th, 2015 |
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Airbags are an amazing feat of engineering—a safety feature so effective, they’ve spread from the steering wheel to just about every surface of a new car’s interior. But just how quickly does an airbag have to work to do its job? Judging by this video from Honda, the margin of error is astoundingly thin: Just […]
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| Dealer, Employee Charged With Threatening Customer |
Mar 10th, 2015 |
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Charges were filed against the owner and an employee of F&R Auto Sales after a customer claimed they threatened her. The dealership first made headlines in January when a video of its employees harassing a pizza delivery man went viral.
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| Nissan Launches Campaign for 'Self-Cleaning' Leaf |
Mar 10th, 2015 |
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A prank video promotes incredible new repellent paint technology.
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| 2014 Hyundai Veloster R-Spec Road Test |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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The 2014 Hyundai Veloster R-Spec is an everyday rally car.
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| This Maria Sharapova Porsche Commercial Is No Smash |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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What We See: The spot opens on an unmanned lifeguard tower at the beginning of a new day. The lighting suggests it’s barely dawn, and clearly this beach is deserted. Or is it? From the right we see somebody emerge. Not just just any somebody, but tennis player Maria Sharapova, who pep talks us about not […]
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| McLaren’s Future Cars Will Be Lighter, Faster, and More Aero-Focused |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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When we spoke with McLaren Automotive CEO Mike Flewitt at the Geneva auto show, we didn’t just talk about the forthcoming Sports Series. The former Ford executive (he was in charge of European production) was also happy to discuss his other plans for the future of McLaren, which—you’ll be unsurprised to hear—involves cars that are faster, lighter, […]
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| Let Apple Infotain You: CarPlay Coming to Just About Every Dashboard |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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Today is a big day for Apple fans: The company hosted a major event to detail the soon-to-be-released Apple Watch and the newly upgraded MacBook. But lest you think the event was just a drool-fest for techies, there was a significant piece of automotive news: Apple CarPlay will soon be found in dashboards across the […]
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| Recall Switcheroo: Chrysler Now Replacing Ignition Switches on 702,000 Cars |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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Eight months after submitting a recall for ignition switches that could cut the engines on 696,000 vehicles, Chrysler has concluded that it will replace the switches instead of trying to repair them, according to filings with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The 2008–2010 Dodge Grand Caravan, Journey, and Chrysler Town & Country have ignition […]
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| Next-Gen VW Tiguan To Be Built in Mexico, Offer Three-Row Seating |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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Volkswagen is a company that likes to think it can do no wrong, so you can imagine its executives scratching their heads and then wringing their hands over the rather bleak sales performance of its Tiguan compact crossover in the U.S. market, especially at a time when its segment is on freakin’ fire. There are three reasons […]
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