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2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Preview

2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - Preview

A thrilling 2017 Formula One season concludes with Round 20 from the Yas Marina Circuit Toto Talks Abu Dhabi Featured this Week: On Your Marks… Stat Attack: Abu Dhabi and Beyond Toto Talks Abu Dhabi We head to Abu Dhabi for the final race of the 2017 season with the same hunger and fire in our stomach that we took to ... Continue reading

2018 Mazda CX-5 Adds Numerous Upgrades After Being on Sale Just Nine Months

2018 Mazda CX-5 Adds Numerous Upgrades After Being on Sale Just Nine Months

New cylinder-deactivation technology and more features come in each trim level November 22, 2017 The 2018 Mazda CX-5 adds features at each trim level, with a starting MSRP[1] of $24,150 New cylinder-deactivation technology improves fuel economy; Mazda is the only automaker to offer this technology on a four-cylinder en ... Continue reading

NATSO, NACS and SIGMA Commend Environmental Protection Agency for Rejecting Petition to Alter Compliance Responsibility Under the RFS

NATSO, NACS and SIGMA Commend Environmental Protection Agency for Rejecting Petition to Alter Compliance Responsibility Under the RFS

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 22, 2017; NATSO, the national association representing truckstops and travel plazas, along with the Society of Independent Gasoline Marketers of America (SIGMA) and the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) today commended Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Scott Pruit ... Continue reading

Gasoline Prices Up Over Last Two Thanksgiving Travel Days

Gasoline Prices Up Over Last Two Thanksgiving Travel Days

U.S. retail regular-grade gasoline averaged $2.57 per gallon (gal), up 41 cents/gal from the same time last year. Although gasoline prices are higher than in both 2015 and 2016, the Thanksgiving 2017 gasoline price is still the third-lowest since 2008. ... Continue reading

The new 2018 E-Class Cabriolet All-Season Comfort & Practicality

The new 2018 E-Class Cabriolet All-Season Comfort & Practicality

Starting at $66,300 for the E400 Cabriolet and $68,800 for the E400 4MATIC Cabriolet (not including $995 destination & delivery), the E-Class Cabriolet joins a range of convertibles in the Mercedes-Benz lineup. ... Continue reading

Henny Takes A First Look: 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Henny Takes A First Look: 2018 Mercedes-Benz X-Class

Who would need such large vehicles in Europe….? It is an exception when you see a Ford Ranger or a Toyota Hilux. With just over 80,000 units sold in the first half of this year, the European market is very small compared to the US. where in the same time nearly 217 thousand mid-size and 1.1 million full-size pickups ... Continue reading

All-New 2019 Subaru Ascent to Debut at 2017 L.A. Auto Show

All-New 2019 Subaru Ascent to Debut at 2017 L.A. Auto Show

Subaru Canada Inc. (SCI) has confirmed that the largest Subaru vehicle yet will debut at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. ... Continue reading

China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber

China's Volvo To Supply 24,000 Transportation Appliances To Uber

STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO November 20, 2017; Niklas Pollard and Heather Somerville writing for Reuters reported that Uber plans to buy up to 24,000 self-driving cars from Volvo, marking the transition of the U.S. firm from an app used to summon a taxi to the owner and operator of a fleet of cars. The non-binding framewor ... Continue reading

2017 Dodge Challenger T/A Review By John Heilig

2017 Dodge Challenger T/A Review By John Heilig

Dodge has a good thing going. With the Charger and Challenger they have not only resurrected the styling of the 1970s muscle cars, they have kept the performance image, so much so that the Challenger SRT is the most powerful and fastest muscle car ever ... Continue reading

Car Review: 2017 Honda Accord Sedan Touring V6 Review By Larry Nutson

Car Review: 2017 Honda Accord Sedan Touring V6 Review By Larry Nutson

2017 Honda Accord 4 Door Touring V6 2017 Honda Accord Sedan Touring V6 Review ... Continue reading

NHTSA TIRE RECALL: Antares Comfort A5 tires

NHTSA TIRE RECALL: Antares Comfort A5 tires

Please click on the following NHTSA Recall ID links to view the recall information. NHTSA Recall ID Number : 17T018 Synopsis : Zhaoqing Junhong Co., Ltd. ... Continue reading

Customer Celebrates 50 Years Of Volkswagen Ownership

Customer Celebrates 50 Years Of Volkswagen Ownership

MILTON KEYNES, England - November 20, 2017: A Volkswagen customer from York has recently reached half a century of owning and driving a wide variety of the manufacturer’s vehicles. With the total now standing at 16 Volkswagen over those 50 years, Mrs Karin Wilson has been looking back over her half century of motorin ... Continue reading

Fiat Fullback Cross Video Review

Fiat Fullback Cross Video Review

Different to the previous Fiat Fullback models, the Fullback Cross presents itself with black applications, a bar above the cargo area and so with a significantly refreshed look. In addition, there is an extensive basic equipment and the 181 hp 2.4 liter turbo diesel plus four-wheel drive. ... Continue reading

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 13-19, 2017; Tesla; Flying Cars; Fastest Corvette; Hyundai SUV's; VWEV's; Danica Retires; Recalls Of Course; RIP Jay Amestoy

Nutson's Auto News Nuggets - Week of November 13-19, 2017; Tesla; Flying Cars; Fastest Corvette; Hyundai SUV's; VWEV's; Danica Retires; Recalls Of Course; RIP Jay Amestoy

* University of Michigan quantitative economics researchers say U.S. gross domestic product will increase by 2.2% during 2017, up from 1.5% in 2016. The annual forecast just released this week also says, "The Trump administration has yet to leave a lasting mark on the fiscal landscape.” The forecast agrees generally ... Continue reading

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM November 18, 2017

AUTO LAB TALK RADIO LIVE FROM NYC SATURDAY MORNING! 7-9 AM November 18, 2017

Auto Lab is a 28 year old interactive automotive-focused New York area radio call-in show hosted by Professor Harold Wolchok. Each week a cadre of experienced hands-on automotive experts are in-studio with advice for the New York area's 12 million people, providing listeners with honest, practical and street-smart car ... Continue reading

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