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Caliber Collision and Allstate Donate Car at Hot August Nights

Caliber Collision and Allstate Donate Car at Hot August Nights

Of the thousands of cars at Hot August Nights this year, the most valuable one might be newly restored 2013 Toyota Camry. But to Erika Macias, a Reno single mother and cancer survivor, it is an invaluable, life-changing gift of transportation. ... Continue reading

All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan Gets Tested at the Green Hell

All-New BMW 3 Series Sedan Gets Tested at the Green Hell

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. ... Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

The Auto Channel; Enjoy The Drive - Great Drives - New Zealand

The Auto Channel; Enjoy The Drive - Great Drives - New Zealand

The Auto Channel management has decided to republish and spotlight these evergreen Great Drive articles which can stimulate the daydreams of experienced drivers and awaken the appetites of those modern youngsters who have never experienced just how exhilarating and fulfilling the freedom of a Great Drive on an open roa ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel--Great Drives - Portugal

The Auto Channel--Great Drives - Portugal

Portugal is five-eighths-scale Europe, a miniature of the classic Grand Tour playgrounds. Which is bad news and good. ... Continue reading

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

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

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

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

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

Early Success Leads Owl Car Cam to $10M in Funding to Expand Production

Early Success Leads Owl Car Cam to $10M in Funding to Expand Production

PALO ALTO, Calif.--Today, Owl Cameras announced the company has attracted $10M in new funding, an expansion to their previously announced Series A round. The Series A1 Round was led by Canvas Ventures who invested alongside many who participated in the company’s Series A. This additional investment brings the company ... Continue reading

Why Buy, Lease Or Rent? St. Louis Auto Dealer Offers Monthly Competitively Priced Subscription Plan With Access to Thousands of Vehicles

Why Buy, Lease Or Rent? St. Louis Auto Dealer Offers Monthly Competitively Priced Subscription Plan With Access to Thousands of Vehicles

ST. LOUIS, Aug.Fusz Select monthly car subscription; An alternative to owning or leasing. Subscribe instead. Drive SUVs for family trips, fun sports cars for date nights, and luxury sedans for the daily commute. Insurance, maintenance, cleaning, and unlimited flips included.(not a paid advertisement) ... Continue reading

Lane's Hobbycar Sinks to Bottom of Lake

Lane's Hobbycar Sinks to Bottom of Lake

Lane Motor Museum's Amphibious 1992 Hobbycar B612 sank to the bottom of Percy Priest Lake in Nashville on Saturday, August 11 during the Lane Motor Museum's Annual Amphibious Vehicle event for Museum Members. Nobody was hurt as Lane's Amphicar was nearby to help the passengers from the sinking vehicle. ... Continue reading

WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE ACTIVITIES, 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MUSTANG ALLEY

WOODWARD DREAM CRUISE ACTIVITIES, 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MUSTANG ALLEY

WHAT: Ford is pleased to serve as presenting sponsor of the 2018 Woodward Dream Cruise – America’s largest annual celebration of automotive history and culture WHEN: Thursday, Aug. 16 through Saturday, Aug. ... Continue reading

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels Presents Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center With $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award To Support Pediatric Cancer Research

Hyundai Hope On Wheels® celebrates its 20th year in the fight funding pediatric cancer research and will present Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center with a $100,000 Hyundai Impact Award. ... Continue reading

Mercedes-Benz And Louisville's Jefferson Community & Technical College (JCTC)Partner In Expansion of Training Programs

Mercedes-Benz And Louisville's Jefferson Community & Technical College (JCTC)Partner In Expansion of Training Programs

ATLANTA--Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) continues to expand its technician training and development programs to tackle the critical shortage of qualified automotive technicians in the U.S. The luxury automotive manufacturer, which recently became the first to establish a Registered Apprenticeship Program for veterans throug ... Continue reading

Chinese Company BYD To Become Electric Vehicle Supplier To State Of Georgia

Chinese Company BYD To Become Electric Vehicle Supplier To State Of Georgia

BYD Wins Electric Vehicle Contracts with State of Georgia and City of Atlanta New energy technology company BYD has won the bid to supply the US State of Georgia’s Statewide Contracts for Public Mass Transit & Transportation Vehicles, specifically for battery-electric buses. BYD’s medium and heavy duty all-electric ... Continue reading

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