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2015 Kia Soul EV Review By Steve Purdy +VIDEO

2015 Kia Soul EV Review By Steve Purdy +VIDEO

2015 Kia Soul EV Review By Steve Purdy ... Continue reading

Two BorgWarner Innovations Named Finalists For The 2016 Automotive News PACE Awards

Two BorgWarner Innovations Named Finalists For The 2016 Automotive News PACE Awards

BorgWarner's Ceramic Diesel Cold-Start System with Closed-Loop Temperature Control and Electrical Heated Thermostat with Stroke Sensor Honored as Finalists Two BorgWarner technologies have been named finalists for the prestigious 2016 Automotive News PACE Awards: BorgWarner's patented ceramic diesel cold-start system w ... Continue reading

Scania to Celebrate Fuel-Economy Champions from Across Europe

Scania to Celebrate Fuel-Economy Champions from Across Europe

Scania Fuel Masters (STO:SCVA)(STO:SCVB), a new interactive competition site being launched by Scania in October, will allow drivers to compare their most fuel-efficient journeys with each other via their mobile phones. The site encourages drivers to compete for prizes from Scania and win the recognition of their peers ... Continue reading

Acura to Showcase Legendary Performance Heritage and Personalization at 2015 SEMA Show

Acura to Showcase Legendary Performance Heritage and Personalization at 2015 SEMA Show

Acura to unveil rapper, actor Ludacris' custom-restored 1993 Legend Highly modified 2016 ILX by Galpin Auto Sports will also debut at SEMA during the Acura press conference on Nov. 3 Acura's 2015 SEMA showcase will be highlighted by a custom-restored 1993 Acura Legend sedan owned by actor and rap artist Ludacris. Stepp ... Continue reading

NHTSA RECALLS: OCTOBER 13, 2015 - Jaguar, Land Rover, Muitsubishi, Suzuki, Fiat, RAM, Chrysler/Dodge, Buick/Chevrolet/GMC, Honda, Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, Mazda

NHTSA RECALLS: OCTOBER 13, 2015 - Jaguar, Land Rover, Muitsubishi, Suzuki, Fiat, RAM, Chrysler/Dodge, Buick/Chevrolet/GMC, Honda, Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, Mazda

NHTSA RECALLS: OCTOBER 13, 2015 - Jaguar, Land Rover, Muitsubishi, Suzuki, Fiat, RAM, Chrysler/Dodge, Buick/Chevrolet/GMC, Honda, Ford/Lincoln/Mercury, Mazda ... Continue reading

Cadillac New Technologies Boost Efficiency for 2016

Cadillac New Technologies Boost Efficiency for 2016

Renowned for luxury and design, Cadillac has recently added dynamic driving performance to its list of attributes. Now as 2016 model year production begins, Cadillac adds new fuel-saving technologies. Active Fuel Management and Automatic Stop/Start technologies, and widespread use of a new 8-speed transmission, are com ... Continue reading

GMC's Leading-Edge Forms Driven by More than a Century of Function

GMC's Leading-Edge Forms Driven by More than a Century of Function

Few places in the world showcase design better than New York City. From the celebrated architecture of One World Trade Center and the precise construction of the Brooklyn Bridge to the forward-thinking fashion seen in Times Square, New York inspires designers everywhere. That makes it the perfect place to celebrate GMC ... Continue reading

Focus RS Engineers Drop the Hammer: Hot Hatch Buyers to Get Monstrous Output of 350 Horsepower, 350 Lb.-Ft.

Focus RS Engineers Drop the Hammer: Hot Hatch Buyers to Get Monstrous Output of 350 Horsepower, 350 Lb.-Ft.

The unique EcoBoost engine in the all-new Focus RS will produce 350 horsepower “ far exceeding original estimates of 315 – along with 350 lb.-ft. torque. ... Continue reading

Royalty, Racing and Research Shine at Vauxhall's NEC Classic Motor Show Stand

Royalty, Racing and Research Shine at Vauxhall's NEC Classic Motor Show Stand

MYT 1’ – the Queen’s Friary-bodied Cresta PA makes rare public appearance ‘Baby Bertha’, Gerry Marshall’s epic racer makes Classic Motor Show debut Stunning Vauxhall SRV concept showcases Luton’s design excellence from ‘70s LUTON/NEC, UK -- Oct. 12, 2015: Vauxhall Motors’ fo ... Continue reading

McLaren 570S Coupe: The First Model in the Sports Series

McLaren 570S Coupe: The First Model in the Sports Series

The McLaren 570S Coupe is the first – and highest powered – model launched in the recently announced Sports Series. Following its global debut at the New York International Auto Show in April 2015, the new model range marks the entry of McLaren into the luxury sports car market, introducing race-derived techn ... Continue reading

Michelin's Annual Charity Golf Tournament Raises Record $682,000 For Eight Local Charities

Michelin's Annual Charity Golf Tournament Raises Record $682,000 For Eight Local Charities

Michelin North America today announced that it raised a record $682,000 from its annual charity golf tournament. The event, which is held every October at golf courses in the Greenville, S.C., area, is generously supported by Michelin suppliers and business partners throughout the world. For Michelin -- the world's lea ... Continue reading

Rockstar Performance Garage Turns 2016 Hyundai Tucson Into a True Off-Roader

Rockstar Performance Garage Turns 2016 Hyundai Tucson Into a True Off-Roader

Rockstar Performance Garage (RPG), the off-road specialists, have revealed details on its 2016 Tucson SEMA build. This is the first year that Hyundai has teamed up with the off-road gurus at RPG, injecting off-road lifeblood into Hyundai's popular CUV. The car will be revealed at Hyundai's SEMA press conference on Nove ... Continue reading

California DMV Will Post Autonomous Vehicle Accident Reports On Its Website

California DMV Will Post Autonomous Vehicle Accident Reports On Its Website

The California Department of Motor Vehicles today said it will now post all autonomous vehicle accident reports on its website. The move comes after Consumer Watchdog recently suggested to the DMV that it make the required reports easily available online. "Our highways are being used as corporate laboratories for robot ... Continue reading

1983 Ferrari 400i Once Owned By Tennis Icon John McEnroe To Be Offered On Ebay By Beverly Hills Car Club

1983 Ferrari 400i Once Owned By Tennis Icon John McEnroe To Be Offered On Ebay By Beverly Hills Car Club

Prestigious Classic Car Dealership Launches Ebay Online Auction Sale for October 10th" LOS ANGELES -- Oct. 10, 2015: Beverly Hills Car Club has launched the eBay sale of an original 1983 Ferrari 400i once owned by world-renowned tennis icon John McEnroe. The highly collectible classic will be offered for sale online to ... Continue reading

BMW Group Achieves Record September Sales

BMW Group Achieves Record September Sales

Deliveries in September total 215,413, up 7.8% BMW Group deliveries climb 7.5% in first nine months to 1,644,810 Double-digit growth in Europe: 10.3% in first nine months BMW i sales top 20,000 in year through September BMW i3: over 3,000 units sold in September MINI sales increase 18.7% in year-to-date: deliveries tot ... Continue reading

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