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July 7, 2016

VW and LG Team for Connected Car Platform

VW and LG Team for Connected Car Platform
Volkswagen and LG Electronics have announced that they have teamed up for joint research on a new connected car service platform. The two firms will work together on a platform aimed at enhancing vehicle connectivity using cloud technology.…
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July 7, 2016

2016 Nissan Murano Hybrid Sneaks onto the Scene

2016 Nissan Murano Hybrid Sneaks onto the Scene
I don’t get why you would want to spend thousands of dollars more on a hybrid if the fuel economy savings aren’t that significant. I think this maybe why Nissan silently slid the new 2016 Murano Hybrid into place without much fanfare.…
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July 6, 2016

Review: 2016 Lexus RC 200t F Sport

Review: 2016 Lexus RC 200t F Sport
When Lexus introduced its RC luxury sports coupe a couple of years ago, there were two cars which looked very similar on the outside, but had very different personalities in terms of performance and ride.…
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July 6, 2016

Ferrari LaFerrari Spider Breaks Cover, Already Sold Out

Ferrari LaFerrari Spider Breaks Cover, Already Sold Out
Ferrari has unveiled an open-top version of its LaFerrari hybrid hypercar. It’s beautiful and as you might expect with any limited edition Ferrari model, the car is already sold out.…
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July 6, 2016

2017 Ford GT Comes in No “Trendy” Colors

2017 Ford GT Comes in No “Trendy” Colors
If you were hoping that the 2017 Ford GT would come in a bunch of crazy colors, you are out of luck. Ford’s Barb Whalen has said that the car will come in no “trendy” shades because it isn’t a trendy car.…
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July 6, 2016

Aston Martin Red Bull AM-RB 001 Promises 1:1 Power Ratio

Aston Martin Red Bull AM-RB 001 Promises 1:1 Power Ratio
One look at the images of the Aston Martin and Red Bull Racing AM-RB 001 and you can see that it looks insane. It’s very much an F1 car mixed with just enough civility and bodywork to make it legal on the roads.…
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July 5, 2016

Dodge Sells out of 2017 Special Edition Vipers

Dodge Sells out of 2017 Special Edition Vipers
Once Dodge announced that the Viper would be ending production just as it celebrated its 25th birthday, sales started to boom. The company has now announced that it has sold all 215 of the available special edition Vipers already.…
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July 5, 2016

Paul Newman’s Porsche 935 Le Mans Racer Heads to Auction

Paul Newman’s Porsche 935 Le Mans Racer Heads to Auction
There are a few actors turned racing drivers out there who were very successful in both careers. Two of the biggest names to achieve success both on screen and on track were Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.…
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July 5, 2016

Tesla Ramped up Production in Q2 Despite Lower Deliveries

Tesla Ramped up Production in Q2 Despite Lower Deliveries
Tesla has announced that it has significantly ramped up production of its EVs, with 18,345 vehicles produced in Q2 2016. That marks a 20% increase in production compared to Q1.…
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July 5, 2016

Review: 2016 Dodge Durango Citadel AWD

Review: 2016 Dodge Durango Citadel AWD
There’s a delightfully entertaining thing on YouTube that I’d stumbled across called the Tough Truck Challenge from the Clark County Fair in Ridgefield WA. As you can imagine, it involves putting a truck through the paces on an offroad course, but there’s one stand out video that features an older Durango being beaten to the point of limping away.…
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July 4, 2016

Old Glory Made from Over 100 Cars

Old Glory Made from Over 100 Cars
Sometimes car dealerships can be really frustrating places, but sometimes they do some really cool things. One of those really cool things is something Lexington, KY dealer Paul Miller Autogroup did to celebrate our nation’s birthday this year.…
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July 3, 2016

Celebrate Independence with this 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S

Celebrate Independence with this 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S
What better way to celebrate independence – particularly the freedom to hoon, within posted limits, of course – than with a review of the undeniably awesome 2017 Porsche 911 Turbo S?…
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July 3, 2016

Hundreds of Spiders Released onto U.S. Docks

Hundreds of Spiders Released onto U.S. Docks
I’m not a big fan of spiders, unless they are of the automotive variety. Big cargo ships arrived at the Ports of Baltimore and San Diego this week, spilling hoards of FIAT 124 Spiders out, and on their way U.S.…
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July 3, 2016

Tesla 8.0 Beta Update Brings UI Changes, Autopilot Improvements

Tesla 8.0 Beta Update Brings UI Changes, Autopilot Improvements
Tesla has launched a new update for its Model S and Model X EVs that brings the system software for the EV to version 8.0. According to the company, this is its biggest update so far, bringing a UI refresh, new autopilot features and more.…
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July 3, 2016

Kyburz eRod is an Electric Track Day Fun Car

Kyburz eRod is an Electric Track Day Fun Car
It’s no secret that I am a big fan of track day cars like the Ariel Atom and KTM X-Bow. A new car of that sort has turned up from a Swiss firm called Kyburz.…
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