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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Motorsports , Sedan , Audi , Electric , Luxury Quick Spin: 2015 Audi S8 According to senior editor Steven Ewing, the 2015 Audi S8 is "simply fantastic." Ingolstadt's big bruiser sure has stiff competition these days in the f...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Classics , Coupe , Jaguar , Misc. Auto Shows Jaguar has made a lot of great vehicles over the years, but as far as historians are concerned, it still very much lives in the shadow of the original E-Type , small as it was. In...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from International Business TimesThey say nothing's certain except death and taxes, but car owners would certainly add auto insurance to that list. Insurance premiums are the second-most-costly part of vehicle ownership in the U.S., well ahead of general repair and main...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from International Business TimesElectric vehicles have been around longer than gasoline burners, but it has taken over a century for battery technology to make EVs a viable alternative to internal combustion engines. And as the public slowly begins to embrace the techn...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: EV/Plug-in , Tesla Motors , Legislation and Policy , North America , USA Tesla Motors has been fighting to sell cars in many states, but has come up against laws prohibiting the electric automaker to exercise its direct-to-c...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Wide Open Throttle (WOT)The final six models of the planned 18-car production run will be built by Jaguar Heritage group of the Jaguar Land Rover’s new Special Operations division. Jaguar previously announced that it would build the six final lightweight “S...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Autocar RSS FeedThe Eagle E-type Low Drag Coupé is the ultimate incarnation of Jaguar's classic E-type A classic car developed with the benefit of hindsight. That’s perhaps the best way to describe how Eagle re-invents the Jaguar E-type for the modern e...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Autocar RSS FeedSix new Lightweight E-types will be made to the original specification, complete with 3.8-litre straight six engines Jaguar has unveiled the first of six reborn Lightweight E-types, which will go on sale for an estimated £1 million apiec...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Top Gear Car NewsMeet the Lightweight: a new car built from an old world. And it’s really, really cool
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Car and Driver Blog
Jaguar is bringing just-issued versions of its lightweight E-types to the 2014 Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. These are not restored cars but brand-new versions of what, a half-century ago, were special aluminum-bodied race-ready ver... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Etc. , Technology The Autoblog readership and commentariat is a dedicated, vocal and passionate group. Every day (almost every hour of every day) we hear from you in the form of tips, emails and, of course, in direct comment...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Car and Driver Blog
The best thing about the new 2015 C-class is that it’s a Mercedes-Benz. We don’t mean to say that the last C-class wasn’t a Benz; of course it was. It was built in a Benz factory, wore Benz logos, and was sold in Benz d... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from Car and Driver Blog
The coming of the fourth-generation Mazda MX-5 Miata is fast approaching, and two very different sneak peeks of the new sports car have surfaced on the same day. The first preview comes from Mazda and takes the form of a teaser photo of ... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: SUV , Cadillac , Design/Style , Luxury The redesigned 2015 Cadillac Escalade is still quite fresh on the market, but the luxury brand has a host of mid-model-year updates for its massive luxury SUV that should make it an eve...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from New and Used Car Reviews, Comparisons and News | DrivingDriving
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Wide Open Throttle (WOT)We recently compared the Tesla Model S and BMW i8 and chose one over the other, but which one would you choose? For those who want to try and save the earth and look good while doing it, then the Tesla Model S and BMW i8 are the cars for...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from New and Used Car Reviews, Comparisons and News | DrivingDriving
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Sedan , Videos , Tesla , Electric Torque. Lots of torque, right off the line. That one benefit presented by an electric motor over its internal-combustion sibling, and the Tesla Model S delivers it in spades. 443 spades, to ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionLast year the full-size QX SUV had a new name, the QX80, yet it was nearly identical to the previous QX56. Now for 2015 the QX80 gets a few more updates in styling, interior amenities, and technologies that help keep it in pace with its ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from autoevolution news
Between designing and launching new vehicles, Nissan has been extremely busy in the last few years, but now it looks like it’s taking a quick break to let its hair down a little. It all started with a fun design challenge to its fo... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionIn a market filled with small crossover utility vehicles like the CR-V and RAV4—and increasingly smaller CUVs like the Juke, Cube and Soul, the 2014 Jeep Patriot fits right in—as a refreshingly different alternative The Patri...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe 2014 Audi Q7 courts families with all-weather capability and a roomy, versatile interior good for up to seven. But what makes it a market standout is that it's infused with luxury, not just dressed-up. Provided you don't need to much...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Coupe , Supercars , Specialty , McLaren McLaren has been keeping itself busy over the summer preparing for Pebble Beach - especially at the Special Operations and GT divisions. The former will roll in to the Concours d'Elega...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Car and Driver Blog
Frivolity is the endgame of progress. It has to be. Computers are a great example. Once upon a time, they were magic. They allowed man to walk on the moon. They fueled an unprecedented boom in human knowledge and understanding. Today, mu... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionMuch of the compact crossover class remains influenced by traditional SUV design; but increasingly, models like the 2014 Hyundai Tucson have bucked the rugged pretenses. We think that's a good thing, as it really sets the Tucson apart fr...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from freepA UAW and Ford welding course will teach the former soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen a skill that experts say will be sought after. The industry will need 290,000 skilled welders by 2022.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from New and Used Car Reviews, Comparisons and News | DrivingDriving
Brewster Ice Explorer can go places your average tour bus can’t -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe 2014 Toyota Yaris is the most affordable of Toyota's U.S. models, not counting the similarly sized Scion xD model; and it overlaps somewhat with the Prius C hybrid subcompact that's around its size but aimed at different market segme...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from freepThe industry is launching a new vehicle every week, said Dave Andrea, senior vice president of the Original Equipment Suppliers Association, a trade group that advocates for component manufacturers. More than ever automakers and supplier...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe Toyota Tundra hasn’t managed to become one of the major players in the full-size pickup market, but it nonetheless remains a favorite of some truck buyers as well as Toyota loyalists. Despite being a small piece of the overall ...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Hybrid , Sedan , Recalls , Safety , Toyota It looks like Consumer Reports might be getting part of what it wants regarding the Toyota Camry Hybrid and its braking system. Toyota is issuing what it calls a limited service cam...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionFor four decades, the Volkswagen Golf has been VW's mainstay vehicle, a compact hatchback offered with three or five doors and a variety of powertrains. It has shared underpinnings with the Jetta four-door sedan, which remains more popul...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Auto news - CNNMoney.comWyoming tops the list because owners there drive more miles in a year than people in any other state, pushing up their gas costs.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from New and Used Car Reviews & Auto-Industry News - LeftLaneNewsDeath claims match analyst estimates, far exceeding GM's count of 13.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedBMW of North America appointed Stefan Walmrath CFO, effective Sept. 1, succeeding Stefan Sengewald, who will return to Germany to serve as a senior vice president for BMW Group.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Motorsports , Celebrities , Racing , Read This Barely two days removed from the tragic incident between NASCAR Sprint Cup star Tony Stewart and young Kevin Ward Jr., we're still far from certain of the particulars of the eve...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe Volkswagen Beetle is one of the oldest car models in world, dating back 75 years now. But its current iteration--the second "new beetle" since the original--is a new generation that was all new for 2012. It was launched as a three-do...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe Volkswagen Eos is one of a small number of hardtop convertibles left on the market. The Eos offers 2+2 seating in a vehicle halfway between a compact and mid-size car, and its lines flirt with the edge of the luxury market. The Eos i...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionIf you're reading this, chances are the next time you shop for a new vehicle, safety is going to be one of your top priorities. And with federal crash-test scores printed on vehicle window stickers, and Insurance Institute for Highway Sa...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoSpies.com News
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe Volkswagen CC is nominally a mid-size sedan, but its design is intended to look like a coupe, making it sleeker and more appealing than upright, capacious sedans in the conventional mode. The so-called four-door coupe look got its st...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoblogFiled under: Performance , SUV , Europe , Videos , Mercedes-Benz Like the famously bizarre Lamborghini LM002 , the Mercedes-Benz G63 AMG 6x6 feels like a vehicle that shouldn't even exist. With 544 horsepower from a twin-turbocharged, 5....
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from MotorAuthorityBMW is working on the mid-cycle update for its 3-Series, and we’ve already spotted prototypes for the updated version of the sedan. Now we have the first spy shots of some prototypes for the wagon, sold here as a 3-Series Sports Wa...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from New and Used Car Reviews & Auto-Industry News - LeftLaneNewsNew model to slot below SL550, borrow engine from C400 4Matic.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Automotive News Breaking News FeedThe next-generation Kia Sorento crossover will be longer, lower and have more interior space than the outgoing version. Kia released the first images of the 2016 Sorento today ahead of an unveiling this month in South Korea.
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from AutoGuide.com
Scion Announces SEMA Tuner Challenge Competitors The 2014 Scion Tuner Challenge competitors have been revealed. This year, three publications will compete head-to-head with modifying the FR-S Release Series 1.0 with Super Street, GT Chan... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe Volkswagen CC originally entered the market wearing the Passat CC badge. Since then, VW has changed the Passat family sedan completely, and the two no longer have enough in common to share a name. The CC is the company's "four-door c...
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Monday, August 11, 2014 from Car and Driver Blog
The heavily refreshed 2015 Dodge Charger is a pretty mean-looking sled, but the newly minted cop-car version looks so tough it kinda makes us want to get pulled over just so we can check it out. While the 2015 Charger Pursuit can’t... -
Monday, August 11, 2014 from The Car ConnectionThe Tiguan is Volkswagen's smaller SUV, slotting in below the Touareg. It's a right-size two-row crossover that performs well, wrapped in conservative styling that has aged gracefully. However, the Tiguan is not stunning or exceptional i...
