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2016 Camaro Teased, Toyota Makes Funny, Furious 7 Skydrops Cars: The Week In Reverse
The 2016 Chevy Camaro is teased again as part of the promo for the 500,000th fifth-generation Camaro’s production, Toyota does make boring cars—but its ads sure can be funny, and the Furious 7 movie team really dropped (more or less) real cars from a real airplane. It’s The Week In Reverse, right here at Motor…
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725-HP Galpin Rocket, 2016 MX-5 Weight, 2017 BMW X3: Today’s Car News
Henrik Fisker’s Karma may not have been a success, but his designs are still stunning—perhaps especially in the rebodied 2015 Ford Mustang known as the Galpin Rocket. We now know the weight of the 2016 Mazda MX-5, and while it’s not as light as some might have hoped, it’s still one of the lightest new…
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2016 Chevy Camaro Teased In 500,000th Fifth-Gen Camaro Video
The 2016 Chevy Camaro is coming—soon—and GM can hardly wait. They’ve got the sixth-gen Camaro itch so bad, they keep dropping teasers of it everywhere. Here we have the latest: at the tail end of the video celebrating the sale of the 500,000th fifth-generation Camaro in the U.S., courtesy of a power sliding Z/28, Chevy…
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Bloodhound SSC Ballistic Testing Shoots Bits Of Wheel At Driver At 2,300 MPH: Video
When traveling at 1,000 mph, the Bloodhound SSC land speed record car’s wheels will spin 10,200 times per minute—or 170 times per second. If part of the wheel comes off at that speed, you’re talking about a life-ending projectile. So what do you do about it? You engineer, you build, and then you test. This…
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Clarkson So Upset With BBC He May Quit ‘Top Gear’: Punch, Cry, Run?
The bravado and buffoonery that have become Jeremy Clarkson’s trademark style have landed him in hot water with the BBC once again—and this time, he’s been suspended. On top of that, Top Gear will not be broadcast this Sunday as a result. Now, according to a source close to Clarkson, he’s so upset with the…
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Ram 1500 pickup is the Truck/Utility of the Year
The Chrysler’s Ram 1500 has been named the 2013 Truck/Utility of the Year during the first day of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. The award is not sponsored by the Auto Show, rather given at the show. A panel consisting of 49 automotive review journalists from dozens of media companies select…
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Sales tactics that helps Chrysler beat others
Since 2010, Chrysler is improving its year over year sales more than any other vehicle manufacturer in the U.S. Even the more predominant General Motors come behind Chrysler. The secret to this success is its sales strategy. Chrysler sales far exceeded the industry standard of 15 percent sales increase hitting record 26 percent for this…
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The North American auto production hitting new levels
The North American auto production is at a record high estimated at 10.7 million units, a four percent increase or more than 400,000 units over 2012 production level. By 2015, it will reach a 15-year high since 2000 when the record 17.6 million units were manufactured. North America (the U.S., Canada and Mexico) expected to…