Category: Latest News
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2016 GMC Sierra Elevation Edition Revealed
GMC today revealed the 2016 Sierra Elevation Edition. A follow up to the “sport” truck GMC introduced for 2015, this one gets some additional equipment and styling tweaks but keeps the dark, sinister look. New this year are high-intensity discharge projector-beam headlamps and LED accent lighting. The tough look is the result of body-color paint…
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New Promo Video Gets Us Excited About Lamborghini’s Huracán Spyder
The latest addition to the Lamborghini lineup is the Huracán LP 610-4 Spyder. The car is the convertible version of last year’s Huracán coupe, and like the Gallardo Spyder it replaces it comes with a fully automated soft-top that needs just 17 seconds to go down and will work up to speeds of 31 mph.…
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Volkswagen Unveils Facelifted 2016 Passat
Obviously, the reveal of the Passat isn’t why the automotive universe is talking about Volkswagen these days. That said, the show must go on, and the company revealed its 2016 Passat at an event in Brooklyn, New York on Monday night. The mid-size sedan gets new front and rear clips aimed at giving it a…
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Cadillac Escalade May Go Super-Luxurious, Top $100k Mark
Right now, you can already nudge a top-of-the-line Cadillac Escalade ESV Platinum past the $100,000 mark if you add just a few optional items. But increased competition in the luxury SUV market could push General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] cash cow well into six-digit pricing territory. According to Automotive News (subscription required), the…
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VW T-Roc Compact SUV Bound For U.S., Possibly Tiny T-Cross
Volkswagen is rejiggering its lineup of passenger vehicles, and focusing on rebuilding a completely refreshed lineup of mainstream cars and SUV models—with all except for Touareg and Phaeton built on VW’s flexible MQB platform. After some of those “core pillars” of the lineup are set, the brand intends to thoroughly refresh its…
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Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel Storms To Singapore Grand Prix Pole
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel will start at pole position tomorrow at the 2015 Formula One Singapore Grand Prix after a thrilling performance at today’s qualifying session. He posted a 1:43.885 in Q3, which was half a second quicker than the next best time. Incredibly, neither Lewis Hamilton nor Nico Rosberg made it into the top four…
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General Motors Will Pay $900M Criminal Fine Over Bad Ignition Switches
The Detroit News is reporting that General Motors Company will pay a $900 million criminal fine over the defective ignition switches that led to 124 deaths and 275 injuries. The fine reflects that the company continued to use the switches for more than a decade, even though it knew about their potential dangers. The agreement…
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2015 Goodwood Revival: A Gallery Of Living History
Imagine a magical place where Ferrari 250 GTOs race against Jaguar E-Types, where legendary drivers pilot vintage cars they’ve never driven before, where cars that belong in museums swap paint with equally valuable rivals, and, for a touch of class, where the vast majority of spectators dress in period garb. That place is a gearhead’s…
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VW Drops Plans For 10-Speed DSG Dual-Clutch Transmission: Report
A number of automakers are offering nine-speed automatic transmissions, and soon major American players Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will roll out a 10-speed auto they’ve jointly developed. The Volkswagen Group had hoped to outdo its rivals with an even more complex 10-speed dual-clutch transmission…
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VW Drops Plans For 10-Speed DSG Dual-Clutch Transmission: Report
A number of automakers are offering nine-speed automatic transmissions, and soon major American players Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] and General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] will roll out a 10-speed auto they’ve jointly developed. The Volkswagen Group had hoped to outdo its rivals with an even more complex 10-speed dual-clutch transmission…