| Say Bye: Land Rover Defender Bows Out with Three Final Editions |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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The venerable Land Rover, launched in 1948 and renamed the Defender by marketing types in 1990, will reach the end of the road this December. Although it has been gone from U.S. shores for more than a decade, the Defender has been plugging along in other markets. With its gutless four-cylinder diesel and tractorlike driving […]
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| Say Bye: Land Rover Defender Bows Out with Three Final Editions |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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| This Terrifying Mutant Creature Inspired the VW Tiguan’s Name |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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Gah! What is this hideous beast? The result of a tragic nuclear waste spill? A product of misguided mating? The grotesque spawn of a forgotten Soviet surgical experiment? No, it’s the rare and elusive Tiguan, the totally-made-up tiger/iguana crossbreed that inspired the name of Volkswagen’s small crossover SUV. And the star of VW’s new ad for that […]
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| GMC Considering New Model—and It Could Be a Wrangler Fighter [w/ Renderings] |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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The Wall Street Journal reports that GMC is considering a rival for the popular (and profitable) Jeep Wrangler. During discussions with dealers, GM said it wants to leverage the experience gained from the Hummer brand as the market for SUVs rebounds in the face of lower gas costs. We spoke to senior vehicle research analyst at Navigant, Sam Abuelsamid, about […]
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| The Chevy–Tesla Race Is On: 2017 Chevrolet Bolt EV to be Built in Michigan Starting Next Year |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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The Chevy-vs.-Tesla title fight to be the first to introduce an affordable electric car with a 200-mile driving range is on. In the Tesla corner we have a lithe, relatively quick-on-its-feet upstart automaker that’s a Wall Street darling and has lots of momentum working on the new Model 3. In the opposite corner sits Chevrolet […]
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| Adidas Giving Three Fastest NFL Combine Prospects New 911 Carreras |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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The annual NFL Combine is where pro-football hopefuls show off their stuff for team executives in the hopes of getting their names called on draft day. In recent years, it’s evolved into a high-profile, multi-day televised event, as well as a showcase for all the top shoe manufacturers, who battle to sign high-profile prospects to endorsement deals ahead of the […]
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| Adidas Giving Three Fastest NFL Combine Prospects New 911 Carreras |
Feb 6th, 2015 |
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| Some Were Good and Some Were Bad—But Only One Super Bowl XLIX Car Commercial Was Effective |
Feb 5th, 2015 |
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The Super Bowl has become an advertising contest periodically interrupted by a football game, so the question after last Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIX is: Who won? For all the likes and shares and tweets and tears, what a commercial really is supposed to do is sell products. Nine auto brands shelled out major bucks to […]
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| 2015 BMW 228i First Drive: Halfway to an M235i |
Feb 5th, 2015 |
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Knowing that the rear-drive BMW 2-series coupe is the follow-up to the 1-series, it wasn’t hard to predict that there would be a convertible version of the entry-level two-door. Indeed, the 2-series convertible is a thing, and it’s available in the same configurations as its tin-top sibling: turbo-four-powered 228i and six-cylinder twin-turbo M235i. Both also […]
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| 2015 BMW 228i Convertible |
Feb 5th, 2015 |
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