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2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in – The Most Popular Hybrid in the U.S. 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in – The Most Popular Hybrid in the U.S.
The 2012 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid is an all-new model that combines the best hybrid technology and adds pure electric drive.  Up until just recently, hybrid models were not moving off dealer lots and most buyers didn’t really understand the new...
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Round Two: Redesigned Aston Martin Lagonda SUV Concept Coming Round Two: Redesigned Aston Martin Lagonda SUV Concept Coming
Remember the Aston Martin Lagonda Concept? If you don’t, be thankful. It is a vehicle who nobody liked in the first place, and its styling hasn’t worn well with time. Lagonda was a design study by Aston Martin, who was looking to launch Lagonda...
Round Two: Redesigned Aston Martin Lagonda SUV Concept Coming »
In-Car CD Players Not Long For This World? In-Car CD Players Not Long For This World?
A mantra during the development of the Cadillac ATS was “every gram counts.” The result is a vehicle that should be the lightest in its class when it debuts. With pressure from consumers to improve efficiency, as well as new Corporate Average Fuel...
In-Car CD Players Not Long For This World? »
With M Out Of The Picture, 2013 BMW 135is Launches As Fastest 1-Series With M Out Of The Picture, 2013 BMW 135is Launches As Fastest 1-Series
For a while, most of the automotive world was intently focused on the BMW 1-Series M. A lot of news, teasers and relentless speculation lead to its debut. Then, BMW announced it was a “one and done”, with it being put into production for just one...
With M Out Of The Picture, 2013 BMW 135is Launches As Fastest 1-Series »
Dodge Dealer Training Required to Sell 2013 SRT Viper Dodge Dealer Training Required to Sell 2013 SRT Viper
Ahh, the joys of branding and rebranding. Chrysler is no stranger to this. Since its partnership with Fiat it has separated RAM from Dodge (go figure), introduced standalone Fiat stores, and launched a new plan for Street Racing Technology. Chrysler has been...
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2013 SRT Viper GTS: In-Depth with the Men Who Made It Happen 2013 SRT Viper GTS: In-Depth with the Men Who Made It Happen
Russ Ruedisueli, 53, is sitting in his office at Chrysler’s Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan, although he’s the kind of guy who doesn’t sit so much as crouch, muscles tensed and twitching, as if he’s attached to a pair of unseen jumper cables...
2013 SRT Viper GTS: In-Depth with the Men Who Made It Happen »
We Interview IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard: Revolutionizing the Sport Won’t Be Easy in the Wake of Dan Wheldon Tragedy We Interview IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard: Revolutionizing the Sport Won’t Be Easy in the Wake of Dan Wheldon Tragedy
C/D: Your first official appearance as CEO of IndyCar was at the Chicago auto show in 2010. You seemed so cheerful and innocent then. RB: “Naïve” might be a better word. C/D: You had never been to an IndyCar race then and had zero experience in motorsports...
We Interview IndyCar CEO Randy Bernard: Revolutionizing the Sport Won’t Be Easy in the Wake of Dan Wheldon Tragedy »
Tech Dept.: The Latest on the Airless Tire-and-Wheel Combo Tech Dept.: The Latest on the Airless Tire-and-Wheel Combo
When Robert Thomson invented the pneumatic tire a century and a half ago, a rubber doughnut inflated with air was only one of several ideas the Scotsman proposed for softening the ride and reducing the power required to propel the carriages of his day. Thomson...
Tech Dept.: The Latest on the Airless Tire-and-Wheel Combo »
Mini JCW Lineup to Adopt Revised 1.6-Liter Four and Available Six-Speed Automatic Mini JCW Lineup to Adopt Revised 1.6-Liter Four and Available Six-Speed Automatic
The entire line of John Cooper Works Minis—Countryman, hatchback, Clubman, Convertible, Coupe, and Roadster—will be equipped with a slightly revised version of the 1.6-liter powerplant found in the previous generation of JCW models. Those revisions result in...
Mini JCW Lineup to Adopt Revised 1.6-Liter Four and Available Six-Speed Automatic »
Acura TL sedans recalled due to fluid leak in power-steering hose Acura TL sedans recalled due to fluid leak in power-steering hose
Honda has recalled 52,615 of its 2007-2008 Acura TL sedans because over time, the power steering hose can deteriorate and develop a fluid leak, leading to a loss of power steering assistance. In addition, if fluid leaks onto a catalytic converter it can result...
Acura TL sedans recalled due to fluid leak in power-steering hose »

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