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Enjoy The Drive: Cruising with Mustang With Maureen McDonald

Aug 23, 2018

This cruise belonged to Ford Motor Company that celebrated the 10 millionth Mustang produced since 1965, the first car officially hyped for the millennials of the 60s. It wasn’t just a launch, the car was intro’d at the 1964 Word’s Fair, starred in a chase scene in 1964 with Sean Connery’s James Bond in “Gold ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Enjoy The Drive: Nissan GT-R50 Debuts at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion

Aug 22, 2018

As the first-ever Japanese featured marque in the 44-year history of the annual Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Nissan is bringing a starting grid of some of the most significant race cars in company and motorsports history. ... Continue reading

BMW at Monterey Car Week 2018

Aug 21, 2018

World Premiere of the all-new BMW Z4 Roadster • North American Premiere of the new BMW M850i Coupe • BMW Concept M8 Gran Coupe ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel Enjoy The Drive: 2018 Dodge Durango SRT 392 Rocky Mountain Review By Larry Nutson

Aug 21, 2018

At the Chicago Auto Show in February Dodge and Mopar introduced a number of custom accessories for the Durango. Car customizing has been around since the 1950s. Yes it has changed some over all the years, but today many car owners still want to add their personal styling statement. ... Continue reading

Chinese Car Maker Geely Partnering With Malaysian Auto Makers

Aug 18, 2018

China’s largest privately owned automotive group, and PROTON Holdings Berhad (PROTON) of Malaysia have agreed terms to enable PROTON vehicles to fully utilize core technology platforms developed by Geely Auto, the Chinese domestic carmaker, and to explore further synergies to enable the Malaysian brand to become the ... Continue reading

Consortium For Automotive Education Presents AUTO LAB Call-in Radio Saturday August 18, 2018 7-9 AM

Aug 18, 2018

Car Question or Concern?, Automotive Career Opportunity? Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York City radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Featuring an in-studio panel of experienced hands-on automotive executives, experts with accurate, honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

Meet the New Auburn Cord Museum Director at Cars & Coffee

Aug 17, 2018

AUBURN CORD DUESENBERG AUTOMOBILE MUSEUM NEWS RELEASE - 08/16/2018 sponsored by RM Auctions, is Saturday, August 18 in the Education & Exhibit Plaza at the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum, 1600 Wayne Street, Auburn, IN 46706. The plaza is a great spot to show off your favorite car, see other automobiles, and s ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2018 Toyota Camry Preview - Next Gen Of America's Favorite Sedan By Steve Purdy

Aug 17, 2018

Toyota hosted a gaggle of journalists in Oregon this week to get the story first hand from executives and engineers, have a look at, and a first drive in, the newest iteration of the ubiquitous Camry. ... Continue reading

Seventh Generation BMW 3 Series Final Chassis Tuning At The Nürburgring’s Nordschleife

Aug 16, 2018

Woodcliff Lake, NJ – August 16, 2018…The next generation of the BMW 3 Series Sedan just completed the crucial final stages of suspension and chassis development prior to the start of production. There was only one possible location for full driving dynamics testing and set-up runs: the legendary Nürburgring Nordsc ... Continue reading

Automobili Pininfarina to Unveil Their Version of the Future of the Hypercar in Pebble Beach

Aug 16, 2018

Futuristic new interior images present driver's view of all-electric Automobili Pininfarina PF0 concept hypercar Vision for the most powerful Italian sports car ever to be presented exclusively to prospective owners in Pebble Beach (August 22-26) ... Continue reading

Tier-Four Performance Test Drivers Make All Ford Cars better +VIDEO

Aug 15, 2018

Donning a fire suit and helmet, strapping into a 500-plus-horsepower race car and taking it onto a test track to top out at more than 190 mph is part of an average workday for an elite squad of Ford’s high-performance driving engineers. This elite squad of engineer drivers deploy their finely honed skills to take For ... Continue reading

40...Count 'Em 40, Different Colors Available for the 2019 Volkswagen Golf R

Aug 15, 2018

Volkswagen announced today the Volkswagen Spektrum Program for the 2019 Golf R. The program will allow customers to choose from 40 custom order colors—in addition to the five standard colors—ranging from Nogaro Blue Pearl and Violet Touch Metallic, to Caribbean Green and Copper Orange Metallic. These options make t ... Continue reading

The Perfect Car, the bio of John Barnard, available in U.S.

Aug 15, 2018

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ For Immediate Release: Aug. 15, 2018 THE PERFECT CAR The biography of John Barnard, motorsport's most creative designer By Nick Skeens US publication date: August 2018 ● US price: $60.00 ● ISBN: 978-1-910505-27-4 ● Har ... Continue reading

2019 Honda Civic Sedan and Coupe - Honda Keeps Its Foot to the Floor

Aug 13, 2018

TORRANCE, Calif. Aug 13, 2018: Refinements further accentuate Civic's best-selling exterior styling Added-value Sport trim includes style and feature upgrades Honda Sensing® now standard on all trim levels Civic continues record pace as the retail #1 car in America Building on the highly acclaimed 10th-generation Civi ... Continue reading

Auto News Digest, Week Ending August 12, 2018 Edited By Larry Nutson

Aug 12, 2018

Last Weeks Automotive News Headline Stories: 10 Millionth Ford Mustang; MB Made In Alabama; Musk Gives Finger To Stockholders; Made in Mexico Ole'; Geeley Lotus Revitalization; So Sorry: Mazda, Suzuki, Yamaha; Cummins Recall; Toyota Fuel-Cell HD Trucks; OOPS Digital Drive Aids Faulty; Fast MOPAR: Dodge Roadkill Nights ... Continue reading