Watch this Polaris RZR jump, slide, and backflip all over the place

Ken Block and BJ Baldwin get a lot of attention for their wild stunt driving in their respective Gymkhana and Recoil series. But there’s some other cool ones out there, like this video, called XP1K, featuring racing driver RJ Anderson with slightly smaller vehicles:...

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California enacts $52 billion fuel tax hike for road, bridge repairs

LOS ANGELES, April 28 (Reuters) – California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law on Friday a bill to raise gasoline taxes and other transportation-related fees for the first time in decades in an ambitious $52 billion plan to repair the state’s long-neglected roads...

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Tesla revives automatic braking in response to lower review scores

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Automatic braking currently only works at speeds up to 28 miles per hour.
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Nissan continues its Star Wars lovefest with X-Wing-inspired Rogue

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If you’ve always wanted your picture with a Stormtrooper, today is your lucky day.
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BMW M8 spied gettin' jiggy at the Nurburgring

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The car is likely based on the fullsize 7-Series sedan.
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Jeep teases its Easter Safari Wrangler concepts

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One’s skeletal, the other is pillarless.
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Lamborghini Urus production body revealed in spy shots

After years of concepts and teasers, we finally have a our first look at the production version of the upcoming Lamborghini Urus. While these spy shots don’t feature much variety, they do give us a fairly decent look at the front and side of the new model. Although there...

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Hyundai shows a mysterious coupe design in promo video

You never know where you’ll find some interesting automotive news. In this particular case, we found some curious Hyundai info buried in an otherwise painfully boring Hyundai promo video. At about the 1:12 mark in the video, we see footage of a person working on a clay model...

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This 1-of-51 1993 Porsche 911 RSR has only 6 miles on the odometer

It’s no secret that air-cooled Porsche 911s have soared in value in recent years. In fact, it’s not uncommon for some cars to have doubled or tripled in value in the past decade. That said, some 911s are more equal than others. For example, this 1993 Porsche 911 RSR...

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Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2004 Saab 9-5 Aero Wagon

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In a recent sampling of 10 pre-owned choices selling for under $10K, an Autoblog editor gave a shout-out to Saab’s 9-5.
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With a new Jaguar and the Shell app, your car can pay for its own gas

Contactless payments are making their way into the car. Jaguar and Shell have the first major rollout, allowing you to pay for fuel through the car’s touchscreen. Of course you’ll still have to get out of the car to actually pump the fuel into the car, but hey,...

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California, Michigan address autonomous testing progress

California regulators are receiving complaints from automakers that the Golden State’s testing requirements for autonomous vehicles are too stringent. Meanwhile, the state of Michigan has pledged another $15 million towards the autonomous testing facility being developed at...

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VW to spend billions through 2022 to beef up engines portfolio

BERLIN (Reuters) – Volkswagen said it plans to invest billions of euros through 2022 to beef up its portfolio of combustion and electric drives as it braces for a further tightening of emissions rules in key markets.
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Portland to use sewage gas to shift away from diesel

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Making the most of decomposing sewage will reduce carbon emissions and earn revenue for the city.
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Jeep Wrangler pickup spy photos reveal production truck bed

The last time we saw the Wrangler pickup undergoing testing, it was sporting a strange pre-production bed that looked as though it had been pulled off a Ram 1500. It seems development has progressed since then, because, despite the heavy camouflage, the Wrangler in these spy...

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2018 Porsche 911 GT3: An engineering nerd's perfect track weapon

In the grand Porsche tradition, the 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 is iterative rather than revolutionary, but that doesn’t mean the engineers were content with simply upping the power and adding a bigger wing. (They did both, by the way, but much more than that.) Sure, the engine...

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Kazakh chopper pilot stops to ask trucker for directions

We like to make a lot of hay about the delightful weirdness of Russia around here. What with their surprise tank crossings, indestructible bears, cryptids, and swift vigilante justice, it’s pretty easy to find something to love in the Motherland. Not to be outdone by its...

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Will GM leave Europe? | Autoblog Podcast #504

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Honda sees sales up but profit sliding 16 percent in 2017-18

TOKYO – Honda forecasts a 16 percent fall in operating profit for the current financial year as the Japanese automaker sees higher auto sales being offset by a stronger yen and research-and-development costs.
Japan’s No. 3 automaker said it expects an operating profit of 705...

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Musk just teased an image of Tesla's electric semi truck at a TED talk

Last September, Tesla poached some employees from Daimler’s SuperTruck semi truck program. Unsurprisingly, they were hired on to work on a Tesla EV semi, something that generally has taken a back seat to Model 3 development but hasn’t been dormant. With Model 3...

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The Toyota C-HR is the ultimate Street Fighter cheat code in this Japanese ad

Japan is the home of awesome video games, Gozilla, and a global automotive hub. And this Toyota commercial for Japan, first spotted by Kotaku, brings two of those three things together. The ad drops the new Toyota C-HR crossover into Capcom’s famed fighting game, Street...

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Ferrari 488 GTO would be fastest V8 car ever from Maranello

It should surprise absolutely no one to learn that Ferrari may be cooking up an even hotter variant of the 488 GTB. If a report from Autocar is true, the new car will resurrect the hallowed GTO moniker and pack more than 700 horsepower from its twin-turbocharged mid-mounted V8. It...

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Henrik Fisker teases more pictures of the EMotion EV

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US truck, crossover sales spark jump in GM 1st quarter profit

General Motors on Friday reported a much better-than-expected first-quarter net income driven by strong sales of its profitable large pickup trucks and crossovers in the United States, sending its shares up nearly 2 percent in premarket trading.
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Jeep and Ram could be spun off from FCA, says Marchionne

Jeep is surely the biggest single feather left in the cap of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles portfolio. Under Sergio Marchionne’s leadership, Jeep went from fewer than 500,000 annual sales in 2008 to 1.4 million in 2016, and is on track for 2 million by 2018. Add in the...

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World's largest Lamborghini dealer is in Dubai, because of course it is

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It has lots of space for Urus SUVs.
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Mitsubishi celebrates 100-year-old car with PHEV re-creation

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West Coast Customs will build a replica of Mitsubishi’s first car using the Outlander PHEV platform.
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Hyundai mobile app exposed cars to high-tech thieves

TORONTO – Software vulnerabilities in a Hyundai app that lets a car be started remotely made the company’s vehicles susceptible to high-tech thieves for three months before the company fixed the bug in March, a cyber security firm said on Tuesday.
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Waymo to expand self-driving ride service test in Phoenix by 500 vehicles

SAN FRANCISCO – Alphabet Inc’s Waymo autonomous vehicle group will expand testing of a self-driving car program to hundreds of families in Phoenix, and is buying 500 Chrysler minivans to do so, the companies said on Tuesday.
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Uber promises flying taxis in Dallas by 2020

After upending the taxi market with its ride-hailing service, Uber is now aiming for the skies with its flying taxis.
The company expects to deploy its flying taxis in Dallas-Fort Worth and Dubai by 2020, Chief Product Officer Jeff Holden said at the Uber Elevate Summit in Dallas on...

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Nissan Leaf AT-EV to tackle 10,000-mile Mongol Rally

A modified Nissan Leaf will be the first electric vehicle to take on the arduous 10,000-mile Mongol Rally, driving from the UK to Mongolia this summer. Prepared by Plug In Adventures with the help of engineering company RML Group, the Leaf AT-EV (All-Terrain Electric Vehicle), as...

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'Relay hack': the cheap, easy way for thieves to steal your car

As cars get increasingly more high-tech, so do car thieves. A number of high profile stories over the past couple of years, including one just today regarding Hyundai, have raised awareness of issues with various vehicles’ onboard computer systems that make them vulnerable...

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First Ride: 2018 Volvo XC60 tackles Swedish test-and-torture track

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – The scene has just a touch of Jurassic Park about it. A gaggle of identical SUVs sit in a queue, in the middle of a remote forest, with a light drizzle falling on their glass moonroofs, the vehicles’ occupants waiting for something to happen. But...

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April auto sales will likely be down 2 percent

DETROIT (Reuters) – U.S. auto sales in April likely fell almost 2 percent from a year earlier, with consumer discounts remaining at levels high enough to threaten the industry’s long-term health, industry consultants J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said on Tuesday.
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Tesla will double its worldwide Superchargers this year

Tesla will double the number of its Superchargers worldwide this year as the California-based electric vehicle maker prepares to start deliveries of its Model 3 sedan. Specifically, Tesla will boost its number of Superchargers to more than 10,000 by the end of the year from about...

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2017 Nissan Rogue Sport undercuts Rogue by more than $2,000

Back in January, Nissan introduced its Qashqai compact crossover to the United States with the new, easier-to-pronounce name, Rogue Sport. Now comes pricing. The Rogue Sport will start at $22,380 for the entry-level S front-wheel-drive model. That’s a price difference of...

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US Supreme Court rejects GM bid to block ignition switch suits

April 24 (Reuters) – General Motors Co’s bid to block hundreds of lawsuits, potentially worth billions of dollars, over a deadly ignition-switch defect broke down on Monday when the US Supreme Court refused to hear its appeal claiming the suits were barred by the No. 1...

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Apple uses Logitech steering wheels and pedals to control autonomous cars

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Apple outlined a plan to train operators of self-driving cars in documents submitted to California regulators earlier this month, the latest clues to the company’s autonomous vehicle technology aspirations. Apple was granted a permit to test...

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Amazon is interested in self-driving vehicles, too

Apple and Alphabet aren’t the only tech heavyweights branching out into self-driving vehicle technology. Amazon wants in on the action, too. Wall Street Journal sources hear that Amazon formed a small (roughly 12 people) team about a year ago to explore the possibilities of...

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2018 Honda Civic Type R sets front-drive Nurburgring record

That’s right folks, we have a new front-drive record holder at the Nürburgring. Honda set a lap time of 7 minutes and 43.8 seconds at the famed German racetrack. That puts it a bit over three seconds ahead of the former record holder, the Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport S, a...

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Watch as flying 'car' from Silicon Valley soars over lake

You may have seen this morning’s article in The New York Times about the Kitty Hawk, a flying machine that is shown here on video screaming through the air over a serene mountain lake north of San Francisco.
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Is this a Land Rover Range Rover Velar SVR testing in the wild?

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It’s subtle, but reportedly loud.
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Possible German factory strike threatens Tesla Model 3 deadline

Tesla’s July deadline to start deliveries of its Model 3 electric sedan may be in jeopardy because workers at the Germany-based automated production company it acquired last year may go on strike as soon as next week, InsideEVs says, translating a report from Germany-based...

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Dubai hopes to launch self-flying drone taxi service this summer

Dubai’s Roads and Transportation Authority announced yesterday that it tested an autonomous drone capable of carrying passengers far above the city’s infamous traffic jams. The RTA held the demonstration at a three-day summit of leaders called the World Government...

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GM fires 2,700 in Venezuela via text message after plant was seized

CARACAS (Reuters) – General Motors‘ Venezuelan subsidiary has sent a message to almost 2,700 staff informing them that they are no longer employed by the company and had received severance pay in their bank accounts, according to two employees.
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Watch Toyota's Project Portal hydrogen fuel cell truck drag race a diesel semi

Automotive enthusiasts talk all the time about the performance characteristics of electric motors versus the fossil-fueled internal combustion engines that they seek to replace. The conversation about the differences between the two powerplants usually revolves around torque, and...

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Massive cruise ship features Ferrari go-kart track

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The Prancing Horse heads to sea.
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Alfa Romeo cancels plans for Giulia wagon to focus on Stelvio development

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Wagons don’t sell. Sad, but true.
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Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 1984 Mercedes-Benz 500

In the mid-1980s, some 10 years after EPA emission controls began to strangle Detroit V8s, German manufacturers stood out for maintaining performance. And few of the German offerings at that time were more compelling than the Mercedes S-Class, available as a sedan and...

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Delphi working on Tesla-like updates for past and future cars

According to Bloomberg, automotive parts supplier Delphi is working on technology that would bring Tesla-like over-the-air software updates to cars going back as far as 2010. If all goes as planned, the technology would also be installed in new vehicles as soon as 2020. The...

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Volkswagen shows off its vision for a driverless future

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At Auto Shanghai 2017, VW showed off a real version of its autonomous concept vehicle.
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Man arrested after posting his escape from police on social media

A New York man filmed himself leading Florida police on a merry chase while riding his ATV back in January, uploaded the video to the internet, and was promptly arrested by the New York Police Department. The system works.
According to CBS Miami, Wilfredo Garcia, Jr. attended an...

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Second-generation Hyundai Veloster spied with same asymmetric doors

Until we saw these photos, the future of the Veloster didn’t look especially bright. It’s entering its fifth year on sale with no major updates, and no announcements for a replacement. It also was killed in the UK three years ago when it wasn’t selling well....

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Junkyard Gem: 1973 Mercury Montego MX Brougham Sawzall Convertible Edition

You know how it goes— the weather is warm, you want to do some top-down driving, and you lack a proper convertible… but you do have a hooptie Detroit car on one side of the garage and a big ol’ Sawzall on the other. Put the two together and you have a Sawzall...

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Toyota puts fuel cell trucks to work at Port of Los Angeles

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The 670-horsepower truck uses two Mirais worth of fuel cells.
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Lynk & Co. unveils latest design of a shareable car

Lynk & Co might have only shown off its first tech-laden vehicle half a year ago, but it’s already set for a follow-up … and then some. The Geely-owned brand has unveiled the 03 Concept, a sedan sibling to the 01 Concept crossover (which has also reached its production-ready...

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The Chevrolet FNR-X concept wants to be all things to all people

Two years ago at Auto Shanghai, Chevrolet revealed the wild Find New Roads, or FNR, concept car. This week, the automaker is following that up with the new FNR-X concept, a vehicle intended to be everything to everybody. This new concept is substantially toned down from the...

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Perk up your Mazda Miata with BBR's new 248-horsepower turbo kit

For three decades, enthusiasts have argued whether the Mazda MX-5 Miata needs more power. For its part, Mazda seems fine with leaving the Miata as is, even reducing the horsepower from the third- to fourth-generation models, though the car lost a little weight. That’s where...

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Hyundai built an awesome Santa Fe to cross the Antarctic

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We wish the stock ones were this cool.
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Buy a McLaren P1 GTR, Porsche 918 Spyder, and a Ferrari LaFerrari all in one place

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RM Sotheby’s is your one-stop hypercar shop.
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Tesla's Musk engages German workers to try to stave off strike

Tesla chief Elon Musk has personally engaged in discussions with management and workers at the California-based automaker’s automation division in Germany to try to stave off a possible strike that would threaten deliveries of the Model 3. Musk held a question-and-answer...

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Busy freeway closed to save tiny kitten

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A stray cat on the loose in Abu Dhabi? Someone check on Nermal.
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VW customers in UK claim Dieselgate fix causes other problems

A disgruntled group of mainly British Volkswagen diesel owners claim that VW’s fix on their 2.0-liter TDI cars has made them less reliable, increased fuel consumption, and hampered performance. In a statement to Autocar, Volkswagen says any issues are not related to the...

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Waymo says Uber hid a LiDAR device based on its technology

The legal battle Waymo waged against Uber is getting more and more intense, and the Alphabet-owned division is showing no signs of slowing down. It has just accused the ride-hailing company of covering up a trade secret theft in a new set of court of documents. Waymo says Uber hid...

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Audi Sport is actually a thing, and it's set to fight BMW M, Mercedes-AMG

“Essentially, the name Audi Sport positions an enterprise already used to become better-recognized by the public and sets itself up to grow as a result.”

BMW has its M performance subsidiary. Mercedes-Benz has AMG. So what does Audi have? Some would say “nothing,” a...

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Tesla recalling 53,000 vehicles for parking brake issue

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The issue stems from a third-party supplier, Brembo.
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Buying bang for your buck: Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti

It is the cover car of the moment for enthusiast publications across the country. And the introduction of the 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio deserves the notice. With it Fiat Chrysler Automobiles marks the real return of Alfa Romeo sales and service to the North American...

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Chevrolet Bolt offers first national lease at $329 a month

General Motors has started offering nationwide lease deals on the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle at $329 a month, with about $3,800 due at signing. Additionally, GM is including a 15,000-mile annual maximum, which compares favorably to the range of 10,000 to 12,000 miles offered...

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The Miata is always the answer, but which one is the answer for you?

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If you follow along with our long-term vehicles, you know that we currently have a 2016 Miata Club in the fleet. It’s a Miata that has every sporty bit available...

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The twin-turbo V6 Genesis G80 Sport costs almost as much as the V8 model

Last November, Genesis revealed that, in addition to a refresh for the whole G80 lineup, it would add a Sport trim with the company’s twin-turbocharged 3.3-liter V6. At the time, Genesis had yet to set pricing. But now pricing is out, and it turns out the Sport model...

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Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2013 Infiniti QX56

As Lincoln announces an all-new Navigator at this year’s New York auto show, and General Motors‘ Arlington (Texas) plant runs 24/7 cranking out Tahoes, Yukons, and Escalades, Infiniti’s big QX56/80 continues to gain fans in a great many upmarket zip codes. And...

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The Renault R.S. 2027 Vision could be the F1 car of the future

At this week’s Auto Shanghai, French automaker and Formula 1 factory team Renault revealed their idea of Formula 1’s future, the R.S. 2027 Vision. It takes the three main focus points of modern Formula 1 development – safety, driver engagement, and entertainment...

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The World of Watson enters your car

“I think in cars, driver augmentation is certainly more practical than self-driving in the short term.” – Bret Greenstein, IBM Watson

After experiencing all of the varied communication systems – visual, audio, written, spoken, tactile, light-emitted, emotionally responsive –...

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Volkswagen I.D. Crozz concept EV bows at Auto Shanghai

After years of taunting the world’s major carmakers as slow-footed dullards, Tesla should be getting the sinking feeling that the establishment brands are finally starting to put the tiny company in their crosshairs. For the latest evidence of that, Volkswagen came to...

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BMW's insane HP4 Race bike has World Cup powerplant and carbon-fiber frame

BMW is giving a select few the opportunity to experience a factory-racing bike in customer-spec form with the new HP4 Race bike, which will be limited to just 750 copies.
According to BMW Motorrad, the HP4 Race is the first time a production motorcycle’s main frame is built...

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The Honda CR-V Hybrid revealed in Shanghai is probably coming to America

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Another step towards Honda’s electrification.
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Junkyard Gem: 1976 Plymouth Arrow 200 GT

Mitsubishi and Chrysler go way back, with Dodge selling the Mitsubishi Colt Galant as the Dodge Colt starting in the 1971 model year. Plymouth-badged Colts came later; first, Plymouth sold Hillman Avengers badged as Plymouth Crickets. For the 1976 model year, the Plymouth Division...

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Cheese truck burns, Wisconsin mourns

A terrible tragedy befell the state of Wisconsin this week when a big-rig hauling 20,000 pounds of cheese burned to the ground in a Milwaukee area parking lot.
According to WTMJ, a semi-truck hauling thousands of bags of shredded cheese was cruising along Highway 100 near National...

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The Jeep Yuntu is a plug-in hybrid SUV just for China

The Shanghai Auto Show has been host to a heaping helping of hybrids this year, and we have yet one more to share with you. Jeep created this Yuntu SUV Concept, and it features a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Interestingly, Jeep has very little to say about it, and didn’t even...

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Chinese-specific models from the Shanghai Auto Show

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Shanghai Auto Show outliers

The Chinese market is already huge, and it’s only going to get bigger. So it’s only natural that the world’s largest automakers focus on attracting Chinese customers by offering them what they want: Space and...

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The refreshed 2018 Subaru WRX starts at $27,855

Subaru has always staggered the release of new versions of the WRX and STI performance twins from that of the more pedestrian Imprezas. While the latter just received a ground-up redesign for 2017, the once and future kings of all-wheel-drive performance sedans make do with some...

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Rich, Gothenburgian leather | 2017 Volvo S90 Quick Spin

There’s something that’s been bugging me every time I consider the big European automakers‘ model positioning strategy: the top version of everything is the sportiest. It’s universal, nearly. And I’m convinced that many buyers gravitate towards these...

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Chinese Trumpchi car brand faces name change before US sales

The moment had to come: Guangzhou Automotive Group, or GAC Motor, is considering renaming its Trumpchi brand before it starts to sell cars in America in 2019. The reason is obvious, as the brand name GAC Motor has chosen doesn’t necessarily sit well with all prospective...

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Lotus is building 60 extra light, extra aerodynamic Exige Cup 380s

Lotus is never done adding lightness and once again turned its attention to the Exige. Like so many other special Lotuses, this one, called the Exige Cup 380, makes the same 375 horsepower from its supercharged 3.5-liter V6. However, the weight savings is a significant 117 pounds...

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Artist turns filthy Russian cars into rolling art exhibits

Any place where cars get really dirty, like the rustbelt in winter time, it’s common to see a quickly scrawled “wash me” or smiley face decorating the flank of a particularly filthy vehicle. Over in Russia, an artist in Moscow has taken this ephemeral graffiti to...

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Hyundai announces pricing for Ioniq Electric subscription service

When we first drove the Hyundai Ioniq Electric, we learned about a unique subscription program that would be available for Hyundai Ioniq Electric buyers in California. Instead of a traditional purchase or lease, it would be a no-haggle program with unlimited mileage and service...

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Honda may build a two-row Pilot crossover on a shorter wheelbase

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It will fit between the CR-V and Pilot.
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Why Buick's future lies in China

Back in the last half of 2008 and into 2009, when General Motors was looking at too much capacity for too few customers, when it was running out of money and needing to go to the governments of the US and Canada and to the UAW for financial support, its management team was pretty much...

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General Motors says Venezuela illegally seizes auto plant

General Motors said on Wednesday that Venezuelan authorities had illegally seized its plant in the industrial hub of Valencia and vowed to “take all legal actions” to defend its rights.
The seizure comes amid a deepening economic crisis in leftist-led Venezuela that has already...

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2018 Jeep Wrangler might get power sliding roof panels

A user at JL Wrangler Forums snapped a few photos of a prototype 2018 Wrangler driving around, and one of the shots revealed some interesting switchgear. On the ceiling are a couple of handles that further confirm it will still have a multi-piece removable roof, something already...

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Where is Hyundai's upscale Genesis brand going, and what is it, anyway?

“Genesis is the beginning, where everything sprung from. That’s where the light is, and that’s where we see ourselves.” Manfred Fitzgerald.

A genesis is an origin story, a new start. So when Hyundai had accomplished its original mission of achieving near parity with...

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Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2006 Subaru B9 Tribeca

Introduced for 2006 and built in Lafayette, Indiana, atop a Legacy platform, the B9 Tribeca was Subaru’s first attempt at a three-row crossover. Like the smaller Mazda5, the B9 provided seating for your kids but cramped quarters for adults. Add to that the controversial...

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Audi E-Tron Sportback Concept previews 2019 production model

Audi has revealed the E-Tron Sportback concept it has been teasing ahead of Auto Shanghai. The all-electric model, the automaker says, previews a production model slated for 2019. Audi will launch an electric SUV with a driving range of 311 miles in 2018. “Following close on...

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Chevrolet Bolt EV coming to the Maven ride-sharing service within a month

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The first cars will be in California.
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Uber VP working on self-driving leaves company

Uber said on Monday that its vice president of global vehicle programs, who played a role in the company’s self-driving car program, has left the company.
Neither Uber nor the executive, Sherif Marakby, said why he was leaving. The former Ford Motor Co executive joined Uber just last...

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Hybrid C5 Aircross: Citroen's most powerful production car

Citroën has revealed the most powerful production car in its history, and it’s not a sports car. Rather, it’s yet another small crossover. It’s called the C5 Aircross, and the company revealed it at the Shanghai auto show. It’s available with a variety of...

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Junkyard Gem: 1977 BMW 320i

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A very rare junkyard sighting of an early BMW E21 3 Series, found in a San Francisco Bay Area self-service junkyard. It’s used up, but rust-free… and getting crushed soon.
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Trucker spots cyclist crossing busy Canadian freeway

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Truckers are witness to an endless stream of foolish, reckless, and dangerous road behavior. Despite this daily exposure to road-related idiocy, a trucker in Canada was shocked to see a...

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Audi teases E-Tron Sportback concept for Shanghai

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It looks to be all-electric.
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Polaris Slingshot gets a little more comfy with Midnight Cherry edition

Caterhams, Ariel Atoms, and KTM X-Bows get the lion’s share of attention regarding pared-down sports cars, but Polaris is still plugging along with its incredibly fun three-wheeled Slingshot, and it just got a special edition. It’s called the SL LE Midnight Cherry, and...

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GALLERY: All the SUVs of the New York Auto Show

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Here is every SUV and SUV-like vehicle that made its debut at the 2017 New York Auto Show.
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BMW expands M4 line with 460-hp CS model

BMW’s M division rolled out the latest variation of the 4 Series, the new M4 CS, this week at the 2017 Shanghai Motor Show. Slotting between the M4 with the Competition Package and the hardcore M4 GTS, the new CS takes bits from both cars and distills them into a fast but...

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Overpriced and underwhelming | 2017 Nissan Sentra NISMO

Few small cars are as unimpressive as the Nissan Sentra. Though comfortable and roomy, its handling is subpar, the interior is bare, and the base model is extremely slow. The lowest-output version has just 124 horsepower and comes with a fun-sapping CVT. The SR Turbo at least...

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The younger you are, the more likely you are to trust autonomous cars

Your feelings about autonomous cars could be related to your age, as a recent J.D. Power study has found out. According to the 2016 US Tech Choice Study, younger generations trust fully autonomous cars far more strongly than older generations. As many as 56 percent of “Gen...

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Harley-Davidson offers unusual dealer rebates due to weak demand

Harley-Davidson Inc has taken the rare step of offering rebates on its 2016 motorcycles to U.S. dealers as an incentive for them to shift a backlog that has restricted sales of its latest models, three dealers and two analysts said.
The unusual promotion, which the dealers expect...

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Was a Canadian serviceman buried under the Top Gear test track during WWII?

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Plans to construct affordable housing on the Dunsfold Aerodrome site were greenlit in December.
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Buying bang for your buck: Buick Regal and Hyundai Sonata

Toyota is ramping up production of an all-new 2018 Camry and spending over $1 billion – with a “b” – at its Georgetown, Ky., plant. That investment speaks to the popularity of midsize sedans, despite sales inroads made by crossovers.
While Accord and Camry are givens...

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Shanghai showcases automakers' charge toward electrics in China

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s auto industry is charging ahead with aggressive plans to electrify cars even as policymakers scale back subsidies aimed at building sales from relatively low levels and consider tapping the brakes on sales quotas for plug-in cars.
Industry executives...

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Why the 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk really exists

“But really, what do we do for Jeep? We listen to our customers, that’s our job. We give them what they want. So the reason why is, they ask. Lots of them asked.” – Darryl Smith


“Why not?” It’s a simple-enough explanation and one that should resonate...

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From Expedition to Navigator: our predictions for Lincoln's SUV

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We think the Navigator concept was closer to production than we realized.
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Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2005 Ford Mustang GT

Is there a current American brand more “American” than Ford’s Mustang? Chevy’s Corvette may be America’s sports car, and the Suburban is essentially America’s SUV, but few things speak to America’s far-reaching optimism and potential (new...

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Porsche and Microsoft team up for Forza content, competitions

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Racing with a virtual Porsche could hopefully help turn young fans into buyers.
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Tesla owners now have an even more obsessive companion app

As some of the most technologically advanced production cars on the road, Tesla’s vehicles collect a lot of potentially useful data. Unfortunately for Tesla’s diehard fanclub of early adopters, the company’s in-house app doesn’t offer a simple way to get at...

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The Mercedes Metris MasterSolutions Toolbox Concept puts a toolbox in your toolbox

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Demon's NHRA competition ban: Good talking point, bad feature

One of the biggest headlines for the Dodge Challenger Demon is that, in stock form, it’s so fast that the NHRA won’t allow it to compete in the organization’s events. It’s the ultimate humble brag, “I can’t drag race my car because it’s so...

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McLaren 720S reaches series production, first car built

The first production example of the McLaren 720S has been finished at the supercar maker’s Production Centre in Woking, England. A 400-car launch edition series follows Job 1, and all of these have been sold already, according to McLaren. In addition to these cars, a batch...

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Uber saw rapid growth in 2016, but it still bled cash

Uber has revealed part of its financials for the first time, perhaps in effort to distract you from all the controversies it’s involved with. The privately held ride-hailing company, which isn’t required to publicize its earnings, has told Bloomberg that its sales...

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Ferrari and Bentley make your living room as luxurious as your car

Short of parking your dream car in your living room, the second best petrolhead thing to do is craft a living room table out of an engine block, or to turn a junkyard luxury car rear seat into a fancy leather couch. Some people also take a racing seat and repurpose it as a desk...

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2018 Buick Enclave launches luxury Avenir trim

Remember the shapely Buick Avenir Concept from the 2015 Detroit Auto Show? Well, this isn’t that, even if they both share the same name. Meet the Buick Enclave Avenir, a new trim built atop Buick’s redesigned 2018 Enclave seven-passenger crossover. Think of it as...

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Fiat Chrysler's Marchionne is done talking about alliances

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne rowed back on his search for a merger on Friday, saying the car maker was not in a position to seek deals for now and would focus instead on following its business plan.
Marchionne had repeatedly called...

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Chinese-made Cadillac CT6 Plug-In starts US sales

General Motors has started US sales of the Cadillac CT6 Plug-In after taking its first domestic deliveries of the China-produced sedan last month. The model is GM’s first new plug-in hybrid in the US since the automaker discontinued sales of the ELR extended-range plug-in...

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Infiniti spruces up the Q50 for 2018

Though overshadowed by the literally larger QX80 Monograph SUV concept, Infiniti’s revised 2018 Q50 still made an appearance at the stand in New York. It joins a long list of cars including the Acura TLX, Hyundai Sonata, Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, VW Golf, and Toyota Sienna...

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Lincoln 2017 Model Year Update

For those wondering if there’s more to Lincoln than a reflective Matthew McConaughey, the debut of Lincoln’s all-new Continental should emphatically answer the question. But aside from a refresh here and there, that is effectively ‘it’ for the 2017 model...

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Autoblog sell-it-yourself highlight: 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Chrysler gets credit for its invention of the modern minivan, but we’d also credit the company for taking AMC/Jeep’s initial Cherokee concept and growing the idea wildly beyond what its originator, American Motors, might have envisioned. First introduced as an...

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The promise of self-driving cars starts with better 'eye-sight'

San Francisco’s Pier 35 usually hosts cruise ship guests boarding and unboarding their giant floating hotels. It’s a cavernous building hundreds of meters long which actually makes it the perfect indoor facility for demoing what 22 year-old Luminar CEO Austin Russell hopes is the...

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Hyundai adds tech to Blue Link, offers it free for 3 years

Hyundai has not only thrown more technology at its 2018 lineup, the tech will be less expensive. At the New York Auto Show, the South Korean automaker announced that Blue Link remote services will be free for three years on the 2017 Ioniq and on all 2018 models, starting with the...

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Uber 'Hell' program reportedly tracked, targeted Lyft drivers

In its quest to ensure Lyft remains in second place, Uber reportedly ran a program that exploited a vulnerability in its rival’s system. According to The Information, the ride-hailing company’s covert software-based program called “Hell” spied on its staunchest...

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Rebooted Apple program gets permit to test autonomous vehicles in California

For a while, Apple has been pursuing autonomous vehicle technology, but has more or less tried to keep the specifics of those ambitions under wraps. We did learn last fall that the company was killing off plans to build its own car, and clues about its program to develop a...

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Tesla Model 3 will have 'final' reveal in July before a truck launches in September

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Qoros to unveil Model K-EV concept car at Auto Shanghai

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2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Breakdown

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Demon Teaser: Body

This was the first out and out hint, though it looked like nonsense to us. We made a call to Dodge with the hope of getting some answers, but the automaker was tight lipped. We ruled out some things – quarter-mile time, horsepower, boost –...

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Koenigsegg Agera RS1 offers 1,360 hp, does 0-60 in 2.8 seconds

Koenigsegg revealed the Agera RS in Geneva back in 2015, and swiftly sold all 25 examples that would be built. Now, at the New York Auto Show, the Swedish supercar manufacturer has unveiled the special Agera RS1, named such by its owner, who, with his son, had a hand in...

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Volvo will make its first electric vehicle in China

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Jenson Button returns to F1 at Monaco while Fernando Alonso drives at Indy

MANAMA (Reuters) – Britain’s Jenson Button will stand in for Fernando Alonso at next month’s Monaco Formula One Grand Prix while the Spaniard competes in the Indianapolis 500 on the same day, McLaren announced on Friday.
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Angry husband fills wife's car with concrete

We get a lot of mileage out of Russia stories around here. In a country as big and weird as Mother Russia – and there are few countries bigger or weirder, tovarisch, let me tell you – it’s hard not to find some odd story to share. Today’s selection of Russian weirdness...

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Jail for drunk driver in video who went airborne with toddler strapped in back

A British woman who crashed her car while drunk with her toddler strapped in the back seat was sentenced to jail this week.
According to the Cambridge News, Tania Chikwature was involved in a spectacular crash back in December when she demolished her Nissan Qashqai by ramping it...

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Crossovers lead industry's chase for all-time sales record

Cheap credit and cheaper gas prices continue to fuel one of the greatest sales runs in automotive history.
Most automakers reported their monthly sales figures Tuesday, and the results showed the industry remains on track to sell more than 18 million vehicles in the United States...

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Tesla stock jumps as Elon Musk teases semi, pickup

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Shares of Tesla jumped nearly 3 percent on Thursday after Chief Executive Elon Musk said the electric car company expects to unveil its planned commercial truck in September.
Musk last year announced plans for electric vehicles ranging from a commercial truck...

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VW says it has bought, fixed more than half of polluting 2.0-liter diesels in US

Volkswagen AG said on Friday the company has bought back or repaired more than half of 475,000 polluting 2.0-liter diesel vehicles under a US government settlement, just six months after it launched the largest-ever automotive repurchase offer.
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2018 Buick Enclave: How engineers made it larger, lighter, more sophisticated

Buick used the unveiling of the 2018 Enclave at the New York Auto Show to introduce its new range-topping Avenir sub-brand to the world. With fancier interior finishes and exterior details, it’s Buick’s latest effort to make itself a proper luxury brand (or perhaps...

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GM to add 1,100 jobs in California at self-driving unit

General Motors said on Thursday it will add more than 1,100 jobs in California over five years at its Cruise Automation unit to boost its self-driving efforts after receiving $8 million in state tax credits.
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Lincoln reveals the posh and powerful 2018 Navigator

If you were a fan of the Navigator concept from last year’s New York show, we’ve got good news. The production Navigator looks just like it. Sure there are subtle changes. The gullwing doors are gone, but no one should be surprised by that. A side effect is that it has...

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Maserati Ghibli gets blacked-out Nerissimo special edition

Following in the footsteps of the Nissan Midnight package and the Chevrolet Midnight Edition trucks, Maserati is jumping on the bandwagon, and its smallest sedan, the Ghibli, is now available with a limited-edition black trim package called “Nerissimo.” In English,...

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Lucid Air EV prototype hits 217 mph in testing

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New-car buying 101: Avoid the hassle

More than a century since cars became accessible to the working class, car buyers often remain wary of buying a new or pre-owned vehicle. With today’s available resources (including this site) there are fewer reasons for it to be difficult, even for those completely new to...

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10 tips for first-time buyers

Whether you’re a recent grad with your first real job or a 30-something decamping to the suburbs, car buying is never filled with as much uncertainty as it is the first time you tackle it. No matter how much affection we develop for our high school automotive hand-me-down,...

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UPDATE: BMWs with driver-assist tech banned from BMWCCA track days

UPDATE: BMW North America has issued the following statement regarding the ban:

The Genesee Valley BMW Car Club of America (BMW CCA) Chapter created and published an unauthorized policy banning BMW’s with Driver Aids from participating in their High Performance Driving Education...

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Honda introduces Miimo, a robotic lawnmower

In time for summer 2017, Honda has introduced its first robotic lawnmower. Honda has named it Miimo; was “Mowmo” perhaps too close to the Italian brand known for steering wheels? In any case, the Miimo is available in two versions and there are three programmable...

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VW spends big to team with Mobvoi and make in-car AI less terrible

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Yes, Mobvoi is the smartwatch maker.
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Catching up with the Lucid Air, a 1,000-hp EV in the making

Lucid Motors is at the New York Auto Show this week, putting its 1,000-horsepower Air EV on public display ahead of some sort of announcement on Thursday. In addition to its eye-catching design – which we’re told is representative of the production vehicles to come – and its...

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Why the 2018 Honda Civic Si only makes 205 horsepower

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Packard should rise from the ashes

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Genesis teases future large SUV with GV80 concept

After years of rumors that Genesis would add an SUV to its lineup, Hyundai’s in-house luxury brand unveiled the GV80 concept at the New York Auto Show Wednesday.
Genesis didn’t reveal key details of the concept, such as its dimensions and whether it would fit three...

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Audi Sport launches limited edition R8 but doesn't add any more performance

Audi recently announced that its Quattro division had changed its name to Audi Sport, and that it had a number of new models on the way. One of those models to fall under its umbrella of responsibility is the Audi R8. Today, at the New York Auto Show, the performance arm is...

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In hot pursuit of history: Watch evolution of Ford's police cars

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From V8s to hybrids, Ford police cars have changed a lot.
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13 Greatest Mopar Drag Cars of All Time

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13 Greatest Mopar Drag Cars of All Time

Speed was taking over America in the early 1950s. Drag racing was spreading across the plains one small-town airstrip at a time, and overhead-valve V8s like Chrysler’s new Hemi were putting Ford’s once dominant flathead in the...

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Driving McLaren's Sports Car and 'The Best Corvette' at the M1 Concourse | AutoblogVR

There’s nothing better than a track day. Great cars on a great track are always great fun. Recently, we had the opportunity to check out the new M1 Concourse in Pontiac, MI, with two of the coolest cars in the game; a McLaren 570S and a Corvette Grand Sport.
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New Zealand man busted for driving a picnic table while drunk

A man in New Zealand had his day in court last week and was penalized for driving a motorized picnic table on city streets while drunk.
A young man from Dunedin, New Zealand, named Wade Bovey was charged with drunk driving, fined $750 (NZ), and was banned from driving for six...

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Bungling car prowler takes selfie with dashcam he tried to steal

A young scofflaw who may just be Wales’ dumbest criminal filmed himself in the act of stealing a dashcam – with the very dashcam we was attempting to steal.
According to the Daily Mail, police in Cardiff, Wales, are on the lookout for a thief who hilariously botched a...

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March sales figures remain strong, but market concerns linger

Tesla Motors wasn’t the only car company to close out March with an upbeat sales report.
Ford enjoyed its best-selling March in ten years, the company said Friday. Other traditional automakers reported sales growth that topped already-historic levels. Trucks and SUVs...

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Ford stops building the Focus Electric in Europe due to lack of sales

How many electric Focuses do you think Ford sold in all of Europe last year? Thousands? Hundreds? The real number is a shockingly low 61, and that is down nine cars from the previous year. It comes as no surprise that Ford will stop building the Focus Electric at its Saarlouis...

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2018 Buick Enclave: How the engineers made it larger, lighter, and more sophisticated

Buick used the unveiling of the 2018 Enclave at the New York Auto Show to introduce its new range-topping Avenir sub-brand to the world. With fancier interior finishes and exterior details, it’s Buick’s latest effort to make itself a proper luxury brand (or perhaps...

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China first-quarter auto sales strong, but outlook is modest for Ford, GM

BEIJING (Reuters) – China auto sales grew 7 percent in the first quarter, China’s automakers’ association said on Tuesday, with the strongest January-March period since 2014 setting up the world’s largest auto market for a better-than-expected year.
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Infiniti QX80 Monograph: Not just luxury, 'upscale luxury'

We’ve been getting a slow rollout of news about the new Infiniti QX80 Monograph mega-SUV for the past week or two, and Infiniti provided more details Tuesday about its concept car at the New York Auto Show, saying the mega-SUV is a combination of “luxury with a...

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Lincoln Chauffeur service will drive you around and do your shopping

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Watch the seven-decade evolution of Ford's police cars

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What grownups drive (fast) | 2017 Subaru Forester 2.0XT Touring Review

If you look at the 2017 Forester XT Touring and don’t notice the changes compared to the 2016 model, we won’t blame you. They’re subtle. The naturally aspirated models get a new front bumper that matches the surrounding body color, but the turbo model we drove...

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Electric GT Championship schedules first race

For months now, the Electric GT Championship has been building up to its first race, without actually having one on the official calendar. We’ve seen videos of the race-prepped Tesla Model S development car in action, been teased by the P100D upgrade, and been filled in on...

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Toyota makes $1.33 billion investment in Kentucky plant

Japanese automaker Toyota said it is spending $1.33 billion in its Kentucky plant as part of a plan to invest $10 billion in the United States over the next five years.
The investment in the Georgetown, Ky., plant supports production of the next-generation Camry, which will be moving to a...

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Upcoming VW T-Roc compact crossover spied in Ford camouflage

It’s been more than three years since Volkswagen rolled out the compact T-Roc crossover concept. Based on these new spy photos, it looks like a full production version is well on its way to completion. The T-Roc is based on the Golf platform and is set to slot under the...

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Nissan's camouflaged Rogue Trail Warrior Concept makes tracks

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In addition to the tracks, it has other military-style goodies.
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VW Golf gets new lights, Digital Cockpit, driver assist

Volkswagen is bringing a variety of fresh features to its Golf lineup at the New York Auto Show this week.
Among the new touches are crisper design lines throughout, LED taillights, running lights and available LED headlights, new wheel designs, some new paint colors, and new...

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Super Cruise will make 2018 Cadillac CT6 semi-autonomous

General Motors has been working on its semi-autonomous driving system for years. Called Super Cruise, it had initially been slated for a fall 2016 debut. Of course, something as critical to safety as a self-driving system should ideally have the bugs worked out before putting it...

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A case for Pontiac's return

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Sadly, many brands have disappeared off of the automotive landscape over the decades....

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Lynk & Co's new concept car has some daring dihedral doors

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“Unfortunately you won’t be able to buy it. Unless you’re Batman. Then you have one already.”
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Will the Dodge Demon do a 10-second quarter-mile?

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This is the Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan, the first pursuit-rated hybrid cruiser

If you think of the number of police cruisers that a department like New York or Los Angeles has on the force, and the pressure government entities are under to reduce costs, something like this Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan makes a lot of sense. Ford claims it’ll...

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New Mercedes SL500 unused for 20 years after owner loses keys

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David Brown Automotive to reveal new Project 2 this spring

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The new model will slot below the Speedback GT.
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March 2017: The green-sales-are-still-charged-up edition

US sales of hybrids and plug-ins continued to hum along last month. They were substantially ahead of last year’s figures as more people got comfortable plugging in with models including the Chevrolet Bolt EV, BMW i3, Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid, and even the Volkswagen...

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Top Gear USA is back from the dead and headed to the BBC

Last June, the History Channel canceled Top Gear USA, the Americanized version of the hugely popular BBC show. At the time, host Rutledge Wood said, “I’m not saying Top Gear USA is done, but it’s done for the immediate future on History,” Well, he was...

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Tesla overtakes GM to become the most valuable US car maker

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This is based more on Tesla’s future potential.
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Bollinger Motors unveils electric sport truck chassis for on and off-road performance

Electric truck startup Bollinger Motors is working on its first vehicle, and plans to unveil it this summer. There hasn’t yet been that much information available about the company’s prototype truck, other than teaser images, but the ground-up design is slowly being...

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Growl of a 2018 Ford Mustang, now available on a ringtone

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Here’s a preview of the 2018 Mustang’s Track exhaust mode.
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How can America beat China in the electric car race?

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2018 Audi Q8 tears up the Nurburgring

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Audi stretches out its next SUV.
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The 2017 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel has better highway mileage than Prius

Those who celebrate the great US road trip can party even more, as the car with the best highway fuel economy among non-electrified vehicles is resolutely American. The Chevrolet Cruze Diesel sedan has been officially certified by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at 52...

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The Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is the all-wheel-drive Hellcat you've been waiting for

If the Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT was the venerable SUV cranked to 10, the new Trackhawk goes to 11. Actually, make that 707, because the Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is a Hellcat by another name. Under the hood is the same 707-horsepower supercharged V8 from the sinister corporate...

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Porsche-Piech clan to stay out of VW management

FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Members of the Porsche-Piech clan that controls Volkswagen will no longer be eligible to serve as executives of the carmaker, Porsche Automobil Holding SE Chairman Wolfgang Porsche told a German newspaper. “That no family member is active in the...

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