Tag: automaker
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Mother-Son Autocross Run: Video
We’ve seen hilarity ensue when a man takes his five-year old son drifting. Now we get to see what happens when a son has his mom ride shotgun during an autocross. In this video from Spectro Racing, “Scott” takes straps his mom into the passenger seat of his Volkswagen GTI, helmet and all, while he…
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Mother-Son Autocross Run: Video
We’ve seen hilarity ensue when a man takes his five-year old son drifting. Now we get to see what happens when a son has his mom ride shotgun during an autocross. In this video from Spectro Racing, “Scott” takes straps his mom into the passenger seat of his Volkswagen GTI, helmet and all, while he…
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Ford Looks To Patent Luminescent Body Panels
It seems that the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is looking for new ways to brighten your motoring experience. Patent applications discovered by Car and Driver show the automaker wants to create body panels that are capable of being lit up. There is a bunch of scientific/engineering style jargon you can read for yourself, but the…
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Fangio’s Body To Be Exhumed For DNA Test
You can call him El Chueco. You can call him El Maestro. You should probably just call him Mr. Fangio. Juan Manual Fangio is one of the greatest racing drivers of all time. There are five Formula One Drivers’ Championships with his name on them, and 24 wins over the course of his F1 career.
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BMW Shows Off More Vehicles With Power-Boosting Water Injection
BMW held a presentation at its test center in Miramas, France during the past week where the automaker showed off a number of its upcoming powertrain technologies. The highlight was an i8 technology demonstrator fitted with a hydrogen fuel cell, and alongside it BMW showed a fuel cell-powered 5-Series Gran Turismo, a 2-Series Active Tourer…
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Grand Cherokee Redesign May Be Delayed Until 2019, Says Jeep CEO
In late May, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] let slip that the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee may be delayed beyond the 2017 launch promised in the automaker’s five-year strategy announcement made a year ago. Now, Jeep CEO Mike Manley has revealed that the delay may see the redesigned Grand Cherokee introduced as late as 2019. Speaking…
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With Reveal Of New Giulia Sedan, Alfa Romeo Gets Serious About Brand Renaissance
Alfa Romeo is serious about putting its brand back on the map. This week at the official Alfa Romeo Museum in Milan, Italy, the automaker revealed the Giulia in high-performance Quadrifoglio trim—the first car in an eight-product assault scheduled for the next three years. The Giulia is a small four-door sedan aimed at the BMW…
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Mercedes Fleet Including Unimogs And G63 6×6 Starring In ‘Jurassic World’: Video
Mercedes-Benz used 1997’s The Lost World: Jurassic Park to help launch its original M-Class SUV, and the automaker will do the same with next month’s Jurassic World, which will feature the all-new GLE Coupe, a coupe-like version of the M-Class-replacing GLE. But the GLE Coupe won’t be the only Mercedes model in the new movie…
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Ferrari 488 Spider, G-Class Vs. Raptor, Fast & Furious Ride: Car News Headlines
The convertible version of Ferrari’s 488 GTB has been spotted outside the automaker’s headquarters in Maranello, Italy. Some possible names for the open-top supercar include 488 Spider and 488 GTS. Mercedes-Benz has just announced a round of updates for its G-Class icon. Unfortunately, production for the 4×4² version still…
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Italy May Offer Incentives For Lamborghini SUV Production
Although senior executives at Lamborghini are confident the green light will be given for production of a new SUV based on 2012’s well-received Urus concept, there’s still a chance fear of the model cannibalizing sales of other Volkswagen Group brands, or perhaps damaging the performance car image of Lamborghini, may cause the project…