| Recall: Leaky Hyundai Genesis Taillights May Confuse Transmission Electronics |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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Looking for evidence of just how complex and inscrutable modern car electronics are? Here’s some fodder for your grumpy Luddite tendencies: Hyundai has had to recall nearly 25,000 Genesis sedans for leaky taillights that can cause the transmission to display the wrong gear on the instrument panel or delay the engagement of reverse or drive. In a […]
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| 2015 Autorama: And the Ridler Award for Best Hot Rod Goes to . . . |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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One of the best events on Detroit’s automotive calendar, next to the Detroit auto show and the Woodward Dream Cruise, is Autorama, a hot-rod and custom show that’s one part SEMA, one part nostalgia-fest, and a whole ’lotta modified American iron. Although there’s plenty of great stuff at Autorama, showgoers and the customizing community most […]
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| 2015 Fiat 500C Abarth Automatic Test: A Self-Shifting Droptop Mini-Exotic |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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Look what followed us home. The little fella is noisy, a flashy dresser, and, at $32,095 out the door, pricey by the pound. Subtlety is not one of the Fiat 500C Abarth’s virtues. When we tested a manual-transmission coupe version last year, it was sent to the showers by the Ford Fiesta ST and the […]
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| 2015 Fiat 500C Abarth Automatic – Instrumented Test |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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| 2015 Autorama: And the Ridler Award for Best Hot Rod Goes to . . . |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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| 2016 Chevrolet Spark Sparks to Life with Sparky Teaser Photo |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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Even though Chevrolet’s Spark subcompact car has only graced the U.S. market for three years, it’s been on sale in much the same form in other parts of the world since 2009, meaning it’s time for a redesign. Right on cue, Chevrolet has announced that an all-new Spark is coming for 2016. All we know so […]
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| Škoda at Geneva Makes Us Feel Like We’re Missing Out on Something |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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The Volkswagen Group’s vast portfolio contains hidden gems that are withheld from Americans. Some of those are under the tent of Škoda, the Czech brand that once was sold in Canada as the cheapest of cheap, but never made it to the States. After being taken over by Volkswagen and receiving the special attention of […]
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| Škoda at Geneva Makes Us Feel Like We’re Missing Out on Something |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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| Citizens of Portlandia—and Oregon Generally—Get Ready for a Road-Usage Tax |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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State governments are starting to worry about how they’ll pay for road maintenance. With the rising popularity of EVs and hybrids, and the increasing fuel efficiency of new vehicles across the board, the traditional per-gallon fuel tax that funds state road operations is looking less robust. The state of Oregon is ready to experiment with […]
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| Aston CEO on Future Product: Downsizing Bad, Manuals Good, V-12s Even Better |
Mar 9th, 2015 |
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These are fascinating times at Aston Martin, with the recent arrivals of both a new boss—former Nissan product supremo Andy Palmer—and also a fat stack of development cash. The latter leads us to ask the former the obvious question of, “How are you planning to spend that?” The company is certainly keeping busy with the launch of […]
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