Celebrating five generations of the iconic Chevrolet Camaro
It may have started out as General Motors’ hasty response to Ford’s wildly successful Mustang, but since its debut in the late 1960s, Chevrolet’s Camaro 2+2 sports coupe has become a piece of motoring...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2015 ½ Range Rover Sport SVR
MONTICELLO, NEW YORK — Take the “n” out of its name and you have Rage Rover, a more than apt description for what is properly called the Range Rover Sport SVR, two-and-a-half tons of vehicular...
View ArticleFord recalling 12,300 F-150 pickups in North America over steering shafts
Ford is recalling 12,300 copies of the 2015 F-150 over an improperly attached part. The issue in question lies with the truck’s upper I-shaft. Ford says the part could’ve been improperly riveted,...
View ArticleWhy waiting to merge is rational, not rude
We’ve all encountered it: as you approach a highway construction site, a merge sign or pictogram warns of lane reductions ahead. Some drivers start merging right away, while others stay in their lane...
View ArticleScion FR-S could see more power, improved suspension for 2017
Toyota is planning some key improvements for the Scion FR-S‘ refresh due in 2017. According to a report from Australia’s Motoring, the refresh will finally see a bump in power. But it won’t be from any...
View ArticleCollector Classics: AMC Rambler Marlin
Last weekend I was in Pinehurst, N.C., where I spotted a rarely seen and mint condition 1965 AMC Rambler Marlin. The American Motors Corp. produced this model from 1965 to 1967. The 1965 model was...
View ArticleGM recalls 469k Malibu sedans over seat belt cables
GM is calling back nearly 469,000 Chevrolet Malibu sedans from 2011 and 2012 over potentially defective seatbelt cables. According to Detroit News, the flexible steel cable connecting the seatbelt to...
View ArticleFirst Drive: 2016 Jaguar F-Type Coupe and Convertible
YONKERS, N.Y. — Let’s call this one what it truly is; more justification for enthusiasts to put one of Jaguar’s stunning F-Type Coupes or Convertibles in their driveways. It’s not about the F-Type’s...
View ArticleRolls-Royce’s next model will be the ‘Dawn’
Rolls-Royce has officially dropped the name of its next model. Billed as “the next step in the renaissance of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars,” the Dawn will essentially be a convertible version of the Wraith....
View ArticleSUV Review: 2016 Kia Sorento SX+ V6 AWD
Overview Completely redesigned for 2016, the topline Kia Sorento model now challenges so-called luxury midsize crossovers Pros Well-designed and built cabin, loads of features for the price, excellent...
View ArticleThe wild, romantic spirit of the Mille Miglia endures
1955, ITALY – Somewhere near Pescara, the Adriatic glittering off to the East, Stirling Moss makes a mistake and takes flight. Beside him in the big silver Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, Denis Jenkinson is...
View ArticleToyota, Mazda to expand technology sharing partnership
Toyota and Mazda agreed to broaden their partnership to share car technologies, potentially including new projects on fuel efficiency and safety. The two Japanese automakers will set up a joint...
View ArticleNissan, Toyota being recalled for another Takata airbag defect
Toyota and Nissan are expanding their recalls over problem air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata. Toyota said Wednesday it was recalling nearly five million more vehicles globally for the air bag...
View ArticlePorsche to decide on 911 hybrid by end of 2015
As if Porsche turbocharging most of the 911 lineup wasn’t enough for enthusiasts, the German automaker is considering a plug-in hybrid variant. That’s the latest word from from Automotive News, which...
View ArticleJeep to take on Range Rover with a $100,000+ SUV
Jeep is developing a luxury sport utility vehicle to rival the Range Rover. It’s a bold gambit that will test anew the elasticity of a brand that started life selling army trucks in World War II and...
View ArticleFirst Look: 2017 Ford GT is a legend in the making
DEARBORN, MI — Descend 26 steps into the dark basement of Ford’s Product and Development Center in Dearborn, Michigan, past the used oil drums, wooden crates and scattered panels of cardboard, and a...
View ArticleTop Gear could reboot on Netflix as ‘House of Cars’
For those who think BBC’s revised version of Top Gear won’t live up to expectations, Netflix might be your biggest hope. According to The Mirror (hat tip to Engadget), Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond...
View ArticleMad Max’s Falcon emerges from the rubble in B.C.
It’s the duck’s guts, the last of the V8 interceptors, black and battered and brooding and brutal. Max Rockatansky lost his mind in 1979 and here he is hurtling, tumbling, battering his way into the...
View ArticleHonda recalls more cars for air bag issues and defective radar systems
TOKYO — Honda recalled an additional 4.89 million vehicles around the world Thursday for a new type of problem in Takata air bag inflators, for which Japanese rivals Toyota and Nissan have already...
View ArticleDear John: I need a practical luxury wagon for under $50K
Not that new car buyers would get a sense of this by visiting a dealer lately, but just because you may need a bit of hauling room, it doesn’t necessarily mean you need to get an SUV or crossover. Yet...
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