You can race a three-wheeled Reliant in Forza Horizon 3

We’ve discovered over the past few weeks that Forza Horizon 3 is chock full of wonderful and strange machinery. As different as many of the vehicles are, they all have had one thing in common: four wheels. But with the reveal of the Reliant Supervan III in the final part of...

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Jeremy Clarkson will visit Game of Thrones set for The Grand Tour

In the Top Gear days, there was always talk of a “live and celebrated television execution,” usually after Richard Hammond suggested camping on a road trip or someone ran into the back of James May on a treacherous piece of road. But with The Grand Tour, we might get...

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Angry French taxi drivers block Paris road to protest Uber

The French are great at food, wine, and mass protests. It’s that last one that was on display today as taxi drivers set fires that blocked a major Parisian thoroughfare in protest of both Uber and unlicensed taxi drivers.
Of the 1,200 taxi drivers protesting in Paris, the...

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Weird Honda patent shows robot arm to charge an EV while driving

Despite big leaps in electric car range and charging times, EVs still haven’t reached the point of being as convenient as gas-powered cars. A recently published patent from Honda seems to offer a possible, if questionable, solution to electric charging and range.
The patent...

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Overheated dog rescued from BMW by concerned bystander

Dogs, cars, and summer heat do not mix. Hundreds of dogs fall ill and die each year from heat exhaustion when left in cars on hot days, according to the American Veterinary Medical Association. In Grand Bend, ON, a passerby rescued a small dog from such a fate when he smashed out...

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Yes, this is a video of a Lamborghini towing some goats

It’s hard not to overthink this one. Yes, the world is a vast and strange place. And Australia is known for all kinds of vehicular tomfoolery. But what the hell is going on here? First off, trailer on a Lamborghini Murcielago. Try to grasp the thought process that leads to...

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Tesla looking to build a factory in China

How will Tesla reach its sales projection of 500,000 units by 2018? The answer may lie to the east. Tesla Motors is looking to broaden its sales throughout Asia with a combination of production- and sales-expansion plans in China and South Korea, respectively. The California-based...

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Local python hitches ride in Zimbabwean farmer's engine bay

Serpentine belts are an integral part of a car’s engine. Actual serpents, however, are less so. A farmer in Zimbabwe discovered the latter last week when a massive African rock python decided to take up residence in the engine bay of his Ford Ranger. Ben Mostert, who owns a...

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The 2017 Volvo V60 T6 AWD gets better with a Polestar ECU

Polestar, Volvo’s performance division, applies its label to the Swedish automaker’s products in two ways. There are the full Polestar cars, like the 367-horsepower V60 and S60 Polestars, with seriously reworked suspension and more boost from the factory. Then there...

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2016 Honda HR-V: The first three months with our jack of all trades

We only had the long-term 2016 Honda HR-V in our fleet for one week, and for me, the do-anything crossover was immediately useful. Its honeymoon phase coincided with a number of long-haul drives, plus I had to move. This ambitious start is why we’re a quarter of the way...

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Nine things we learned driving the 2017 Hyundai Elantra [w/video]

You know how there are pretty much no bad cars anymore? Manufacturers have switched their efforts from eradicating badness to improving on good things. If the last Elantra had any real issues, it rode kind of poorly and had a so-so interior. This 2017 model fixes that while...

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2015 Ducati Scrambler

Just past the ping-pong table and the pop-up barbershop, a live graffiti artist splashes color across a makeshift wall while Bruce Brown’s On Any Sunday plays on a bigscreen. If it weren’t for the odd motorcycles and accessories scattered within this carefully curated...

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2017 Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport First Drive

Sometimes a place lives up to its stereotype. Atlanta Motorsports Park, which is about 90 minutes north of the city, was sweltering this week. The 2017 Corvette Grand Sport’s temperature display claimed it was nearly 100 degrees outside, and the humidity was almost comical....

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2016 Acura NSX: Everything there is to know [w/video]

The road to supercar stardom is littered with missteps. For every slam-dunk like the McLaren F1 and Ferrari F40, there are contenders that never quite reach their full potential – think Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren and Jaguar XJ220. Fear of building a mediocre halo car is why a...

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Customer Satisfaction Reaches All-Time High In Auto Industry

Does it matter to you how happy other people are with their cars and trucks?
Marketing experts often say that word-of-mouth endorsement from those in our social circles are more influential than advertising. It makes sense. So, perhaps the somewhat surprising findings of a new...

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Why won't automakers slap on a turbo badge anymore?

This post comes from Autoblog Open Road, our contributor network. The author is solely responsible for the content, and any opinions do not necessarily reflect those of Autoblog and its editors.

Where have all the turbos gone? Not the actual pieces that go in the engine, mind...

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Race recap: 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix was the pits

The Hungarian Grand Prix hasn’t seen a race this calculated since 2012, when Lewis Hamilton – driving for McLaren – led from pole position to the checkered flag. We don’t expect massive action from the Hungaroring, but Hamilton’s first win for Mercedes in 2013, th...

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Harley-Davidson turned a bunch of Marvel superheroes into motorcycles

Comic fans, for the most part, are split between Marvel and DC Comics. While the majority of the Autoblog staff leans towards the DC side, myself included, Harley-Davidson and Marvel’s recent partnership has us rethinking our position in the superhero world.
To celebrate...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Toyota battery breakthrough, PSA's millionth BlueHDi diesel

Charging Ahead
Toyota Scientists Make Breakthrough on Safer, Smarter Batteries
May 04, 2016ANN ARBOR, Mich. (May 4, 2016) — For anyone (i.e. everyone) who’s ever panicked when their mobile device chirped, “low battery,” the future could be far less stressful, thanks to...

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This Pagani Huayra is the hypercar of grocery-getters

With so much effort being devoted to improving performance, the potentially mundane uses of a hypercar are often overlooked. YouTube user Speedracer38 snagged a chance to see how one of the most expensive vehicles in the world, a Pagani Huayra, handled a very simple errand. He...

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Michigan's unprecedented sixth-straight solar race win happened in the rain

The University of Michigan College of Engineering won the American Solar Challenge race between various North American universities for the sixth straight time. Somewhat sadly, the Wolverines were as clear-cut a winner as one could hope for, since they were the only team to...

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Buick boss shuts down idea of importing Opel Adam

Anyone hoping for Buick to sell small city cars in America, you’re not going to like this story. Buick boss Duncan Aldred has effectively ruled out importing the stylish Opel Adam city car for US drivers. Yep, this is us being bummed.
Admittedly, the business case for Adam...

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Autoblog's guilty pleasure cars

Guilty pleasures are part of life – don’t even try to pretend like you don’t have one (or two, or six). In the non-automotive space, this could come down to that secret playlist in your iPhone of songs you’ll only listen to when you’re alone; or think of t...

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Runaway dump truck smashes up vehicles in SoCal traffic

Five people were injured in San Gabriel, California, after a runaway dump truck tore through traffic along a busy city street demolishing eight vehicles in three separate collisions this week.
According to Pasadena Star-News, San Gabriel Police received a call about a hit-and-run...

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The amazing geeky details of the Koenigsegg Agera RS engine

Koenigsegg is known worldwide for headline-making performance and technology, whether that be the One:1‘s power-to-weight ratio or the Regera‘s transmission. Koenigsegg has been running a series of posts about how the company designs and assembles the Agera RS. It...

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Holden Commodore VFII is the quickest, most powerful yet

Holden Commodore VFII; The Quickest, Most Powerful, Most Advanced Commodore Ever
2015-09-13
– Holden reveals most powerful Commodore ever built – 37 years in the making– Commodore VFII V8 models boast new, more powerful 6.2-litre LS3 engine– Bi-modal exhaust and...

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5 Ways the turbo V8 Ferrari GTC4 Lusso T is better than the V12

The V12 engine, in all of its unnecessarily complex glory, has always been gilded in mystique. But since rampant displacement downsizing has become the automotive trend du jour, the venerable V12 is threatened by extinction. Which takes us to Exhibit A: the turbo V8-powered...

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Takata airbag recalls add another 5 million vehicles

The Takata airbag inflator recall expanded by about 6.5 million vehicles recently when Toyota and Nissan announced global expansions to replace the faulty parts. You can add another 5 million more as Honda and Daihatsu also broaden their replacement campaigns. Although in this...

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Red Bull's Bryce Menzie jumps a truck 379 feet over a ghost town

Red Bull is known for doing incredible stunts with high-powered machines that are plastered with the energy drink’s iconic logo. From racing a V8 Supercar against a Red Bull stunt aerobatics plane to flogging an Audi R8 LMS around an ancient GP track, Red Bull is no stranger...

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Fatal Tesla Autopilot crash, Porsche debuts 2017 Panamera | Autoblog Minute

[00:00:00] A motorist is killed while using Tesla Autopilot. In what is believed to be the first fatal accident involving Tesla’s autonomous driving feature, the Model S failed to stop when a tractor trailer drove across the highway perpendicular to the Model S, and the car drove...

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Chevy gets cracking on Cruze EV fleet testing

Seoul – General Motors today announced a demonstration project to explore market needs and customer acceptance of battery electric vehicles in Korea. The project involves a fleet of electric vehicles based on the successful Chevrolet Cruze. The result of shared development with GM Daewoo, LG C...

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Spanish island wants to ban gas cars with Citroen's help

In the Mediterranean Sea is a small Spanish island called Formentera. At 12 miles long, Formentera is home to some 12,000 people. Depending on the time of year, however, up to 15,000 cars make their way onto the tiny island at a single time. For the inhabitants, peak tourism...

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Beautifully restored Toyota Land Cruiser pickup needs good home

When looking back on decades past, you’ll often hear the phrase “they don’t make ’em like they used to,” and well… they’re right, especially when it comes to pickup trucks. Today, pickup trucks still tote a work-hard attitude, but...

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Kentucky dealer makes giant American flag with cars

The Fourth of July is coming (or maybe it’s here, or gone, depending on when you read this), and that means all kinds of ways to celebrate the good old U-S-of-A. For some, it means watching old clips of Hacksaw Jim Duggan carrying the Stars and Stripes around the squared...

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Ford M151A2 MUTT is an uncommon vintage military off-roader

Old military vehicles are cool. You can’t see an Willys MB or a decommissioned Humvee and not smile. But what if you like the idea of a retired Army vehicle, but need something… different. Well, you could buy a deuce and a half or a flattrack, but those are a little...

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Buy this 800 hp Hennessey Mustang 25th Anniversary Edition

Hennessey is known the world over for its monstrous muscle car and supercar builds (among other things). One of its more recent projects, the 2016 Ford Mustang HPE800, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Texas tuner–and one is up for grabs on eBay for a cool $105,000.
So what exactly is t...

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Singapore students build ultralight, electric, flying trike

As more and more electric craft take to the skies, a group of students from the National University of Singapore have built their own, less conventional vehicle. The three-wheeled paraglider is not dissimilar from many other ultralight aircraft that you may see circling airshows...

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Investigators have 'no doubt' Russian Buk missile downed MH17

This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft and ships of the world’s armed forces.
Over two years after Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 went down over eastern Ukraine, international prosecutors claimed it had...

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Buick Avenir will be made...as a trim level instead of a car

Almost two years after Buick showed the gorgeous Avenir concept, the company announced the Avenir name will reach production. Specifically, it will be a top-tier trim level for 2018 model year Buicks. It’s taking a page from GMC’s Denali, Lincoln’s Black Label,...

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Recharge Wrap-up: VW Caddy TGI BlueMotion, VR tour of Tesla Model X

UNIQUE: VOLKSWAGEN CADDY – WITH NATURAL GAS AND DSG
• World premiere in Geneva: The Caddy TGI is the first city delivery van equipped with a CNG drive system and a dual-clutch gearbox (DSG)• Short wheelbase and Maxi versions available ex works• Quasi-monovalent 1.4 l engine with 81 kW ou...

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Spyker may bring new concept to Geneva show

A report emanating from the Netherlands, where Spyker is based, claims that the troubled automaker is on track to reveal a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show in March – and it could be an EV.
Spyker is the niche Dutch sportscar maker that attempted in vain to rescue Saab a...

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Subaru builds 3 millionth car in America

Subaru announced August 1 that its Indiana factory completed the 3 millionth American-built Subaru, a Lapis Blue Pearl Outback. The company reached the milestone July 28.
Subaru has been building cars at its factory in Lafayette, IN, since 1989. The factory opened as a joint...

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Motorcyclist lucky to escape with life after 100-mph crash

A motorcyclist tried to run from the California Highway Patrol in San Diego in the wee hours of February 9, but things didn’t quite work out as he planned. In fact, the fleeing rider is lucky to be alive after colliding with a Kia at over 100 miles per hour during, ending,...

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Tesla is installing the world's largest lithium-ion power storage system

Tesla has announced that, over the course of three months, it will have completed the largest lithium-ion battery storage system in the world. This system will be a Tesla Powerpack rated at 20mW/80mWh, and it will be installed at the Southern California Edison Mira Loma...

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What the Volkswagen I.D. concept tells us about the post-TDI future

If you’ve been paying attention, 2016 hasn’t been a great year for Volkswagen. The TDI scandal removed VW’s last crutch between our internal combustion present and the electric future, and so the company found itself scrambling to shift resources to show...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/car+news/what-the-volkswagen-i-d-concept-tells-us-about-the-post-tdi-future/

Uber will give away free rides in autonomous Volvos this month

Volvo and Uber are collaborating on an autonomous car project. Both companies are investing $300 million in the project, which will yield a “base car” that each company can use for developing and implementing their own autonomous vehicle technologies.
The vehicle will...

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Coda Cars brings Sedan EV back at 'substantial discount'

Proving once again that final acts in the EV world are rarely 100-percent, you know, final, check out this bit of surprising news: The Coda Sedan is back. Sort of.
The original Coda Automotive company, after declaring bankruptcy, shifted to become a grid energy provider. An announcement on...

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Hyundai planning pure electric Genesis model

The market for luxury EVs is set to grow bigger by at least one model. The latest is set to come from Genesis, the new luxury brand launched by Hyundai.
The news, according to Reuters, was revealed by the brand’s chief executive Manfred Fitzgerald at the Busan Motor Show in...

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Varsovia's upcoming PHEV is your luxury office on wheels

A Poland-based startup automaker is entering the “Tesla fighter” sweepstakes with a luxury extended-range plug-in that appears to double as an office on wheels. Varsovia Motor Co. (the name is a nod to its home base of Warsaw) says its posh sedan will go into...

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Emissions from ethanol production may be way worse than we thought

Volkswagen may not be alone when it comes to underestimating or underreporting nitrogen-oxide (NOx) emissions levels. US ethanol producers are likely using outdated methods to measure NOx levels, according to trade publication Ethanol Producer. The result is that production of...

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The feud between Dwayne Johnson and Vin Diesel may be a WWE stunt

The feud between Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Vin Diesel not only rages on, but is getting even more heated as filming for the upcoming Fast 8 film comes to a close. Previous reports claim that Johnson, who called his fellow male actors “candy asses“, and...

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Man too busy with road rage to notice looming tornado

A driver in Florida was so annoyed by his fellow motorists during heavy rains he didn’t notice the cause of the backed-up traffic, a swirling tornado just a few feet from his vehicle. Anthony Ciarrocchi uploaded the dashcam footage of his stormy drive through Pompano Beach,...

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Kitten rescued from busy Russian freeway by heroic driver

Update: The video has been removed by the user.
Video of a man in Russia scooping up a tiny, terrified kitten from a busy freeway in Kaliningrad has gone viral with feline fanatics around the globe. The video of the tiny animal flopping in the middle of a busy lane of traffic is...

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2016 Canadian Grand Prix: A tale of 3 starts and 2 stops

The first curve in the Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix happened before Turn 1. Lewis Hamilton sat on pole in the Mercedes-AMG Petronas, Sebastian Vettel in a Ferrari behind. That order changed as soon as the lights went out. Hamilton and teammate Nico Rosberg started well enough,...

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Final Ford Falcon Ute rolls off the line

Yet another chapter has closed on Australia’s motoring history, as Ford screwed together the final Falcon Ute at its Melbourne factory at 2:45 p.m. today (12:45 a.m. EDT).
The Ute’s death marks the end of a line that stretches back to February 1961 and includes seven...

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Volvo SUV drives across glass bridge to prove its safety

The world’s longest and highest glass bridge was put to the test yet again over the weekend in a public safety demonstration in preparation for its grand opening. Spanning the scenic Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon in China’s Hunan province, the Zhangjiajie Grand Canyon...

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Cheap oil means bad business for pirates

Low oil prices have all sorts of ramifications throughout society. It means cheaper fuel, which means people have more money to spend (though some folks prefer to save it). It also means people drive more, which means more emissions, but also that more people die in accidents. It...

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2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport HSE Td6 Quick Spin

Sure, there are some major diesel-related scandals making front-page news all over the world. And diesel engines have a long and inelegant history as clattery, industrial-grade engines – even though this hasn’t been true in passenger cars for quite some time. Land Rover and J...

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2016 Jaguar XF Review

We last drove the new Jaguar XF in Spain last September, sampling it in 380-horsepower S spec and in 2.0-liter turbodiesel forms. We found both versions to provide a supple ride, despite some body roll, and loved the supercharged model’s ample thrust from any engine speed....

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The Volkswagen GTI was our daily driver of choice

Oh, what a difference a year makes. In the 12 months that we tested our long-term 2015 GTI, Volkswagen went from being on top of the world to having its entire existence turned upside down. Indeed, the diesel scandal rocked the entire automotive landscape, and Volkswagen as a...

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2016 Ford Shelby Mustang GT350R First Ride

Ford Performance Chief Engineer Jamal Hameedi was in China when he received an interesting text. Half a world away his team was shaking down the newest Shelby Mustang at Grattan Raceway in rural Michigan. The news was encouraging. The GT350R was keeping pace with a Porsche 911...

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2017 Nissan Armada First Drive

About 4 percent of you digging into this first drive, I predict, will be salivating uncontrollably. These folks, who should go grab a bib right now, know exactly what this 2017 Nissan Armada is. “It’s a Patrol,” they sputter, turning slightly pink, “the...

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2015 Hyundai Genesis 5.0 First Drive [w/video]

The original Hyundai Genesis was something of a mixed bag. A great first effort, no doubt, but as with any, well, genesis, there were weak points – the infotainment system and some interior materials, for example. In creating its second-generation model, Hyundai paid plenty of a...

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The Car Coach (and Mom): The Best Cars For College-Bound Drivers

Lauren Fix is the Car Coach, and she answers your questions about buying, caring for and gassing up whatever car you have or may want to buy.
Dear Car Coach:My daughter is going away to college, and needs a car. I am inclined to give her our 2000 Ford Explorer, which has been very...

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2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty First Drive

The 2017 Ford Super Duty is big, a fact that cannot be ignored. Whether you’re looking at an F-250, F-350, or F-450, it’s larger in just about every dimension than its predecessor, and at or near the top of the bigness charts among heavy-duties. About the only thing...

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Turkey buys rights to Saab 9-3 for domestic car

NEVS has been chosen by TÜBITAK as its partner for developing a Turkish National Car
TÜBITAK, (the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) which has been assigned to develop “Turkish National Car” and realize this important mission, has chosen National Electric V...

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The Renault Trezor concept is a French design beauty

The Renault Trezor concept, a look at how a future all-electric, autonomous grand tourer might take shape, debuted today at the Paris Motor Show. This is a pure concept, with some wild gimmicks and exaggerated proportions. Like all great concepts, however, it also is a glimpse at...

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Leno rides in a Plymouth salt flat racer with a junkyard plane engine

The car world has seen some unusual engine designs, from rotaries in Mazdas to “W” arrangements in Volkswagen products. But the 1939 Plymouth pick-up truck in the latest episode of Jay Leno’s Garage is one of the strangest.
The truck was built by Gary Corns, his...

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Peugeot Citroen releases 'real-world' fuel-economy figures

PSA Group and NGOs T&E and FNE release official real-world fuel consumption measurements for Peugeot, Citroën and DS vehicles
The PSA Group is fulfilling its commitments to customers by publishing the results of real-world fuel consumption tests for 30 core models.
The results come from ...

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Pagani Huayra BC stiffens up for its return to Geneva

It was here in Geneva back in 2011 that we first laid eyes on the Pagani Huayra. Now five years later, the exotic Italian automaker returns with the more hardcore Huayra BC. That it can stand out even among all the enticing new machinery here at the Palexpo already tells you this...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Tesla Model X crash, Model S vs. Mustang, Camaro, Z06

Watch the Tesla Model S take on a Ford Mustang, Chevrolet Camaro, and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 in the quarter-mile. You may already know how the Model S P90D with Ludicrous mode would fare against its muscular, internal-combustion rivals, but it’s always fun to see numbers we...

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Opel CEO: listen again, we don't have illegal emissions software

Statement by Opel Group CEO Dr. Karl-Thomas Neumann on the Current Diesel Discussion
2016-05-17
“Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH), Monitor and Spiegel create the impression that they found new facts suggesting Opel uses unprecedented illegal defeat devices. These allegations are wrong!
As we...

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Chrysler withdraws from UK market

Ford factors big in the British market, as does GM’s Vauxhall brand. But one automaker that will be missing from the UK from here on out will be Chrysler, as the latest reports coming in from the British Isles indicate that the American brand is closing up shop.
For the past...

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Watch this dash cam of drivers rescuing a woman after a ten car pileup

In a stunning display of every-day heroism, a group of motorists ran to the rescue of a woman trapped in a burning wreck after a ten-car pileup in Binghamton, New York, last week.
According to WNEP, a tractor trailer plowed into stopped traffic on Route 17 near exit 72 in...

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Koenigsegg Agera XS is bold, bonkers, and coming to Monterey

Koenigsegg is looking to stun the crowds at this year’s Monterey Car Week with a fully-road-legal Agera RS. It’s an incredibly bright supercar that is essentially an Agera RS that’s been modified to be driven on US roads. Finished in the bright shade of...

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Holden closer to building ZR1-engined super sedan

Holden has two years of production left in Australia before factories down there go dark for good, and for months now rumors have posited the revival of the Holden HSV GTS-R model as a last hurrah. Those rumors just got a boost with the discovery that on December 2, General Motors...

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Kia Soul now has more turbo and 201 hp

Back in May, Kia revealed in a new hamster commercial that we would be seeing a turbocharged version of the Soul sometime this winter. After months of waiting, we finally get our first look at the Soul Turbo in the form of the European-market Soul SX.
Obviously, the most important...

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Daihatsu Copen looks great as a shooting brake or coupe

The new Daihatsu Copen, introduced just last year, is already near the top of our list of favorite JDM models that we can only admire from afar. At the 2016 Tokyo Auto Salon, the Japanese automaker will showcase a pair of fixed-roof concept versions that look even more tempting...

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2017 Ford F-150 Raptor confirmed to have 450 hp and 510 lb-ft of torque

The 2017 Ford F-150 Raptor is coming, and we’re very excited. The last truck was fantastic, with off-road talent unmatched by any other production truck. We’ve seen images of the new truck, we know how much it will cost, and we’ve even been able to hoon it in...

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Hellcat-powered Jeep Grand Cherokee spied, V12 Aston Martin hypercar | Autoblog Minute

[00:00:00] Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing are teaming up for a hypercar. This week we got our first look at it, as you can see, this is an amazing looking car. It’s going to be known as the AM-RB 001. That’s the codename, we expect another name for production, perhaps. Now...

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Officially Official: Chevrolet replaces Daewoo name in Korea

Chevrolet Takes Center Stage in Korea
* Chevrolet replacing GM Daewoo to be GM’s primary brand in Korea* GM Korea Co. to be new company name by end of Q1
Seoul – In a move designed to enhance its presence in Korea and to bolster its domestic sales operations, GM Daewoo Auto & T...

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Peugeot works with Israeli startup on range-extender tests

French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is working with Israel-based Aquarius Engines on a project involving onboard range extenders, Reuters reports. Aquarius is making a single-piston, 600-cc range extender that may cure potential Peugeot EV buyers of range anxiety while possibly...

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1997 West Coast Defenders Land Rover Defender 90 First Drive

Land Rover ceased Defender production on January 29, 2016. The English automaker made more than two million of that most English of trucks over 68 years. Most of those Defenders were built practically by hand; the Defender assembly line was the quietest corner of Land...

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VW will compensate dealers for diesel scandal damage

At a meeting last week, Volkswagen assured franchise dealership owners that they are next in line to be compensated after individual owners of vehicles powered by its TDI engine, according to The Wall Street Journal. With 150 dealers in attendance at the meeting, Volkswagen of...

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1968 'Rent-a-Racer' Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 H hits eBay

Generally speaking, buying a car that was part of a rental fleet is a god awful idea. The things people subject a rental to are unspeakable. Steering clear of a car that has been passed around like beer-bong in a frat house is a rule to live by. However, if there’s a reason to make an...

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Dad buys DeLorean to show daughter the power of love

When your kid has this reaction to a DeLorean DMC-12, you know you’re doing parenting right. YouTube user Harley Droba bought this iconic classic car earlier this month, but didn’t tell their daughter Katelynn. The camera was rolling as she took pictures of her dad...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/car+news/dad-buys-delorean-to-show-daughter-the-power-of-love/

Everything we know about the C7 Chevy Corvette ZR1

David Gluckman



Chevy set the bar pretty high with the C7 Z06. Okay, tremendously high. The 650-hp monster is the most powerful factory Corvette yet. When it came out, we were blown away,...

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Lexus UX Concept represents a bold crossover future

This is the Lexus UX Concept. You can call it the Ucks, because that’s what we’re doing. And oh yeah, it’s really weird. The UX is a concept in its truest form, from the bizarre wheel/tire combo to the “inside-out” design concept, the latter which...

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The US Air Force will bake its jets to kill corrosion-causing microorganisms

This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft and ships of the world’s armed forces.
Missiles and guns aren’t the only things that can bring the US Air Force’s planes down. According to a new report...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Smart metals, OTA updates, Rolls-Royce LNG ship

Rolls-Royce signs $6.5m to supply Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion package for fish food carrier
Rolls-Royce has signed a US$6.5 million contract with Tersan Shipyard in Turkey. The contract is to supply a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) propulsion package for a cargo carrier designed by...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/car+news/recharge-wrap-up-smart-metals-ota-updates-rolls-royce-lng-ship/

Subaru could have all-electric CUV by 2021

Subaru doesn’t exactly have an industry-leading electric vehicle program. It sells the Impreza Sport Hybrid in Japan and the Crosstrek Hybrid in the US. There have been electrified rumors and concept cars, but Subaru has been more content to promote getting out into the...

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Suzuki and VW finalize their divorce

Notification Concerning Resolution of Arbitration by Settlement
As Suzuki has reached a settlement regarding the arbitration that Suzuki filed with the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce on 24 November 2011, Suzuki informs you of the following:
1....

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Tesla makes third attempt to open San Antonio showroom

Tesla Motors can’t seem to forget the Alamo. The California-based electric-vehicle maker is working on plans for a showroom and service center in San Antonio, Teslarati says. This marks the third time Tesla has pushed for a facility in the second-largest city in Texas, a...

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Toyota will help high schoolers build and race fuel cell RC cars

Toyota is working with California high school students to put a real futuristic spin on the remote-control race car concept. The Japanese automaker is working with Horizon Educational Group on a competition that teaches high-school students how to build mini hydrogen fuel-cell...

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VW I.D. arrives in 2020, will go full autonomous in 2025

Finally, we have all of the details of Volkswagen’s new all-electric I.D. concept. The diesel-scandal tainted company is making a big push for the new EV, so let’s see what all the hype is about. In a nutshell: up to 373 miles an arriving in 2020. That range, by the...

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New Genesis G80 costs $2,650 more than its predecessor

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Volvo's 2,400-hp semi is the quickest truck in the world

Volvo Trucks isn’t a stranger to doing cool, innovative things with its semi trucks. The automaker has done some crazy stunts in the past to showcase its technology, which includes putting a four-year-old in control of one of its dump trucks and racing against a Koenigsegg...

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Bankrupt Coda selling leftover new EVs on eBay

It remains possible to buy a brand new all-electric Coda Sedan, you just have to know where – and sometimes when – to look. Coda Automotive went bankrupt in May 2013, but we learned last September that Coda Cars had purchased the leftover stock of the company’s EVs and would be selling ...

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BMW just launched a new plug-in hybrid CUV, but only for China

While the first two plug-in vehicles from BMW – the i3 and i8 – were easy to identify and remember, things have gotten a bit more complicated in the era of the iPerformance line-up, which started this July. Less “out there” than the i3 and i8, the iPerformance p...

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Americans waste $2.1 billion on premium fuel, AAA says

In a study that could indicate a need to change how we name fuels, the American Automobile Association (AAA) discovered that using premium fuel (91-93 octane) in a car that only requires regular (87 octane) does absolutely nothing. AAA’s experiment looked at whether cars...

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Ford announces plans for $1.6-billion Mexican factory [UPDATE]

BOOSTING SMALL CAR PROFITABILITY, FORD INVESTS IN NEW PLANT
Ford is investing in a new plant in Mexico’s San Luis Potosi State to produce more small carsThe $1.6 billion USD investment will create 2,800 additional direct jobs by 2020Construction begins this summer, with new small cars...

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Elderly man fights angry bull to protect a Ford Ranger

An elderly Kiwi man decided to play matador on his birthday last week and sparred with an angry bull to protect a Ford Ranger.
According to TVNZ, Whetu Konia, his sons, and his father Mac were visiting a cemetery in Tikitiki, New Zealand, on September 24. Whetu had left his...

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Viral video helps catch unlicensed teen hit-and-run driver

A video of a driver mangling a Porsche SUV was uploaded for a laugh on YouTube last week, but police recognized the vehicle and suspected it was used in an early crime. The video titled How to park your Porsche in Vancouver recently surfaced on YouTube and was meant to be a source...

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Australia to get new coordinates for future autonomous cars

Australia can’t stand still and tectonic activity is to blame. Over the past 22 years, the country has moved approximately five feet. The movement has put the country out of sync with GPS systems and has caused local and global coordinates, which are used to produce maps, to...

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Chinese truckers try to stem flood with their trucks

A group of Chinese truckers sprang into action over the weekend to save their town after a local levee broke and threatened the homes and lives of 23,000 of their fellow citizens.
According to The Daily Mail, heavy rains and flooding tore a huge hole in a levee in Huarong County,...

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Boko Haram terrorist network resorts to homemade biodiesel

A Nigerian terrorist network is resorting to making its own biodiesel after the government cut off fuel-supply lines, Agence France-Presse says, citing a military source familiar with the process. The Boko Haram terrorist network, which may have killed as many as 20,000 people...

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2017 Ford Fusion Hybrid and Energi Quick Spin

Alongside updates to the conventionally powered Fusion for 2017, Ford has tweaked up some evolutionary plucks for the Hybrid and Energi plug-in versions. At a time when gas is down under three dollars a gallon even in California – and under two bucks in places like Oklahoma – sel...

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2016 McLaren 675LT Review

“It’s so comfortable.” That’s always the first or second comment made by anyone who owns or has driven a McLaren. They say the coupe or spider in question is also a singular performer, but what really blows them away is the bug-in-a-rug coziness when...

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Meet our new long-term 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club!

We have a new Miata! For a year! And yeah, we’re excited about it.
This adorable roadster was added to our fleet over a month ago, but we’ve just now stopped driving it long enough to tell you about it. You can watch our unboxing video for this new long-termer above....

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AMGs in Miami: We drive a GT S and ride in a Cigarette Boat

Every year, Mercedes-AMG and Cigarette Racing collaborate on a one-off boat. Mercedes enticed us to visit the Miami International Boat Show by promising a high-speed ride on this year’s co-creation, the Cigarette Racing Team 41′ SD GT3. The 41-foot center-console...

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2017 Aston Martin DB11 First Drive

England’s history is filled with war. The last 70-plus years of peace and prosperity are an anomaly. Aston Martin, the nation’s only independent carmaker, has similarly weathered strife – often of the financial variety – for most of its existence. Now Aston seeks sta...

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2017 Audi A4 Deep Dive

Unchanged. Plain. Boring. These words have been used to describe the new 2017 Audi A4, but they all miss the point entirely. Yes, the design of the new A4 is evolutionary, rather than a ground-up restyling. But as they say in ancient High German, “If it ain’t broke,...

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Study: Why Hyundai and Volvo Are Best Certified Used Car Brands

A lot of car buyers are flocking to car dealerships this week to capitalize on end-of-year car deals. But not all of them will walk away with a new car. Once at the dealerships, many find a better deal on the vehicle they want among the certified-pre-owned cars and trucks on the...

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2017 Buick LaCrosse First Drive

The 2017 Buick LaCrosse seems destined to never get the credit it deserves. It’s bound to be dismissed as just another full-size sedan relic, ignored by those who habitually visit their Lexus dealer every few years for a new ES. This new LaCrosse will inevitably be...

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There will be five new SAAB EVs, starting in 2017

National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), which bought Swedish automaker Saab out of bankruptcy in 2012, has finally solidified some of its vehicle-making plans. And given the prominence of the word “electric” in the company’s name, NEVs is staying true to its...

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2016 German Grand Prix race recap: so-so racing, great questions

We can summarize the 2016 German Grand Prix in one sentence: Mercedes-AMG Petronas driver Lewis Hamilton started second on the grid, passed pole-sitter and teammate Nico Rosberg before the first corner, and dominate to the finish. In fact, Hamilton turned his engine power output...

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Audi eyes factory-backed Formula E racecar for 2017/2018 season

Audi is going all-in into the world of electric vehicles, both on and off the race track.
After announcing plans to create a Tesla-fighting all-electric car, the German automaker set its sights onto increasing its involvement in Formula E.
Audi recently announced plans to further...

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Peugeot, Citroen definitely want to do car-sharing in North America

The latest evidence that Peugeot and Citroen are serious about coming back to North America comes with the company’s newest acquisition. Parent company PSA Group along with Montreal bank MKB purchased a stake in Communauto, a Canadian-based car-sharing service. Communauto...

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Nikola Motors ditches battery-powered semi, looks to hydrogen

Up until now everything Nikola Motor Company, the company that essentially came out of thin air with the goal of making a zero emission-semi truck, claimed seemed somewhat plausible. While its outrageous specs and claims for the Nikola One raised some concerns, nothing was a red...

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Pagani Huayra Pearl is powerful, blue, and one of a kind

The Pagani Huayra is a rare beast, with only 100 set for production and all of them already spoken for. But here’s the rarest of Huayras. It’s called the Huayra Pearl, and it’s one of one.
As you can see, it’s distinguished by two-tone black and blue-tinted...

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Opel admits to using emissions software, but says it's legal

We’ll forgive you if you’re starting to lose track of all the ins and outs of the various fuel economy and emissions scandals coming from many automakers these days. It seems like even within auto companies, there can be some confusion. Just the other day, Opel CEO...

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. will miss the rest of the 2016 NASCAR season

Dale Earnhardt Jr., driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet SS, will miss the remainder of the 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. According to a statement from Hendrick Motorsport, Earnhardt has not yet been medically cleared to drive. Earnhardt has already missed six Sprint Cup races in 2016...

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http://skpsoft.com/view/car+news/dale-earnhardt-jr-will-miss-the-rest-of-the-2016-nascar-season/

Bonhams auction at Quail Lodge led by 1959 Ferrari 250 GT Competizione

It doesn’t take too much knowledge of the classic car market to figure out that, when it comes to values, Ferrari leads the pack. Bonhams 2015 Quail Lodge Auction did absolutely nothing to buck that trend with four of the five top sellers bearing the Prancing Horse. While...

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Is modern traffic enforcement all about dollars instead of safety?

As those over a certain age will woefully recall, the federal government in 1974, reacting to the 1973 “Arab” oil embargo and the fuel shortage that followed, enacted a National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) of 55 mph. The ideas, they claimed, were to save fuel and...

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The Koenigsegg Agera XS is here and it's very orange

It seems fitting that a car named XS and designed specifically for the US would be shown first at Monterey Car Week, the most excessive display of vehicular over-the-top-itude there is. Koenigsegg showed the Agera XS last night at McCall’s Motorworks Revival at the Monterey...

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A Belgian man could save the Holden Commodore

The Holden Commodore could yet find a savior. And that savior’s name is Guido Dumarey. According to Motoring.com.au, the Belgian investor has already put wheels in motion to rescue the rear-drive sedan and the plant where it’s made.
The Commodore, for those unfamiliar,...

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Toyota buys Daihatsu for small-car development

Toyota and Daihatsu to Strengthen Small Car Operations through Unified Global Strategy
Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) and its subsidiary Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. (Daihatsu) have reached an agreement whereby Daihatsu will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Toyota by way of a share exchange...

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2018 Volkswagen SUV Prototype First Drive

Volkswagen needs an image makeover in the United States. Right now, it’s known for making small cars and crossovers. Some of them have weird names and/or spew toxic diesel fumes. Americans aren’t big fans of either of those things. VW, however, has a perfectly timed...

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Acura NSX GT3 public testing, 2017 Hyundai Elantra top safety rating | Autoblog Minute

[00:00:00] This latest video from Acura offers us some sights and sounds of the NSX GT3. The track car makes use of the same twin-turbo V6 as the road going supercar but it does not use the hybrid all-wheel drive system found in the production NSX. Instead, power is sent to the rear wheels....

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Indian tuner turns Chevy Optra into Mustang 'Eleanor' replica

If you are a big fan of automotive oddities, this may come as a little treat. If you are a Shelby or Mustang diehard, prepare to have your sensibilities violated.
The master fabricators at BigDaddyCustoms are the minds behind what you see above. At first, it appears to be a slightly...

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Citroen created a station wagon concept with sound bubbles

We’re still about a month away from the Paris Motor Show, but Citroen decided to show us its CXperience concept early. The CXperience is a long, low, wide wagon with proportions that seem more like a Cadillac. That’s not a bad thing, but fans of French cars...

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5 of the 10 best-selling used cars from 2013-2015 are electrified

New electric vehicle sales have been a bit of a mixed bag recently, but there’s one category of electrified vehicles that is quite popular. That’d be used vehicles, where numbers from iSeeCars show that five of the ten best-selling used vehicles from the 2013 to 2015...

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FCA explains, updates sales reporting in wake of investigation

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is currently under investigation by the Department of Justice (DoJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for possible misappropriation of monthly sales. Not only that but a dealer group filed a lawsuit against the auto company for allegedly...

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Very first Shelby Cobra sells for $13.75 million, a new record for an American car

Any original Shelby Cobra is worth a heck of a lot of money, but the very first Cobra, which you can see in our image gallery just above, is worth more than any other. Chassis number CSX2000 just sold at auction for $13.75 million (that’s a final bid of $12.5 million plus...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Model X gets door safety update, sleep in a Model 3

Tesla Model X doors have received added safety features through an over-the-air update to the car’s Firmware. In order to prevent unintentional door closing by accidental pressing of the button on the key fob while it’s, say, in an owner’s pocket, Tesla has added...

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Norton superbike takes aim at Ducati Panigale

Norton, the British motorcycle manufacturer known for making some of the prettiest, heart-tugging bikes on the road, recently confirmed work on an all-new road-going superbike that will feature a 1,200-cc V4 engine.
The idea of a V4-powered superbike from Norton was announced last...

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2017 Porsche Panamera Turbo First Drive

The Porsche Panamera didn’t need much improving. Okay, the humpback design was short of pretty, and people really liked complaining about the Spine of Many Buttons down the center console. But once you sat down in one (and could no longer see the shape) then set the chassis...

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B-21 Raider nickname honors World War II's Doolittle Raid

This post is appearing on Autoblog Military, Autoblog’s sub-site dedicated to the vehicles, aircraft and ships of the world’s armed forces.
The US military’s next stealthy, long-range strike bomber has a name, to go with the B-21 designation, and if you were a...

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Recharge Wrap-up: Tesla ships via LNG ferry, Toyota Mirai in Norway, Sweden

Not afraid of the cold: Toyota Mirai launches in Sweden and Norway this summer
• Growing investments in hydrogen infrastructure and increased environmental awareness pave the way for the eco-friendly zero emissions car• Sweden and Norway are launching the Toyota fuel cell Mirai in summer 201...

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Spyker to reveal new C8 Preliator in Geneva

Ever since Spyker emerged from bankruptcy, we’ve been waiting to find out what it would cook up next. And here we have our first clue: it’s called the Spyker C8 Preliator, and it’s set to debut at the Geneva Motor Show early next month. There’s a teaser...

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Zipcar adds roof racks for nature loving urbanites

Hauling a bicycle, surfboard, snowboard, or a pair of skis can be a pain. Their size makes them awkward to carry, and a good roof rack can be expensive and cumbersome to install. If a thief decides that they need the rack (or what’s on it) more than you, you’re looking...

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Suzuki latest to admit to falsifying fuel economy tests

Suzuki is the latest automaker to be snagged in the broadening scandal of fuel economy falsification. Reuters reports that the head of the Japanese industrial giant admitted that it did not use the proper standards when testing its cars for fuel consumption.
“The company...

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Michigan says no to Tesla direct sales, again

Tesla’s history in Michigan is an unusual one. Local electric vehicle advocates have taken it upon themselves to offer things that other OEMs have dealers for, like test drives. They’ve also formed the Michigan Freedom to Buy Coalition, a conservative-leaning group...

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Yes! The Toyota Supra is spied

It looks exactly like the Toyota Supra. That’s our initial impression after Toyota’s long-awaited successor to its iconic sports car was spied this week. It has a long hood, doors with concave panels, and what appear to be fake headlights. The sides and back fenders...

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VW patents autonomous tech that puts the driver in control

Autonomous and self-driving technology are often seen as eventually taking drivers out of the equation. Even today with these systems, all the driver needs to do is stay in contact with the car’s wheel and the vehicle will do the rest. Volkswagen, on the other hand,...

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Junkyard Gem: 1967 Volvo Amazon

The Amazon was a big international success for Volvo during its 1956-1970 production run, and it was the car that established the company’s reputation for building safe and reliable cars. Plenty of Amazons were sold in the United States (with 122S badging), and they have a...

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Electric Coda Sedan to phoenix at LA Auto Show as Mullen 700e

History sure likes to repeat itself. Case in point: the car formerly known as the Coda Sedan – and previously, the Miles Javlon XS 500, and before that, the XS 200 – was originally going to be announced at the 2007 LA Auto Show. Now, seven years later, it is set to “debut” at tha...

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2017 Genesis G90 First Drive

The Genesis G90, new flagship of a new brand, makes me think of Shakespeare. Specifically, the tragedy of Troilus and Cressida, one of the Bard’s more obscure and difficult works. But not because that play has much to do with the G90, but because that oft-forgotten work lent the Toyota...

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Nissan hybridizes the Rogue for 2017

The Rogue refresh is more than just new fascias and updated features: Nissan gave the crossover a hybrid model. It’s available with both front- and all-wheel drive and features a 2.0-liter four-cylinder and a 30-kilowatt electric motor that produce a combined 176 horsepower,...

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Elio Motors' latest prototype ready for HVAC testing in Seattle

Elio Motors’ plans to test a vehicle prototype’s air-conditioning and heating systems have us wondering how 110-degree temperatures are going to be simulated in the perpetually brisk Pacific Northwest. The three-wheeled vehicle startup is having Seattle-based RedDOT...

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