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  • 2017 Nissan GT-R Nismo priced from $176,585

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    Nissan today announced pricing for the 2017 GT-R Nismo in conjunction with the 12th Annual Japanese Classic Car Show in Long Beach, California. The track-oriented Nismo is priced from $176,585, a large step up from the $111,585 Nissan charges for the GT-R Premium model. CHECK OUT: 2017 Nissan GT-R first drive review The new Nismo…

  • 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC first drive review

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    Roadsters like the 2017 Mercedes-Benz SLC aren’t exactly in vogue right now. The Honda S2000 faded away a few years ago. BMW Z4 sales have fizzled to levels far below those of the more expensive 6-Series Convertible. Porsche’s pushed the Boxster upmarket. And the only bright spot on the market is the affordable Mazda MX-5…

  • Notes From The Driveway: 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata

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    It was only a month ago that I drove the fourth-generation (ND) Mazda Miata on the canyon roads of Southern California and wrote a First Drive review for Motor Authority. In that review I concluded that the Miata is an absolutely fabulous car with plenty of power, brilliant handling, and a ride worthy of a…

  • 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata: Short Takes From Our Editors

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    I may have written the First Drive review for Motor Authority, but I wasn’t the only member of the Internet Brands Automotive team at the 2016 Mazda MX-5 press drive in Westlake Village, California. We were lucky enough to have five journalists at the event, including one former first-gen Miata owner, Marty Padgett. Here we…

  • FCA Recalls 1.4M Vehicles In Response To Jeep Cherokee Hack: Video

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    Last week, Wired posted a story demonstrating the potential for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee to be remotely hacked. During the experiment—recklessly conducted on a busy freeway—writer Andy Greenberg was left completely at the mercy of hackers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek. The pair was able to access the vehicle’s climate control…

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC First Drive

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    The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLC-Class will arrive later this year, as a new nameplate with a look that’s entirely different than that of its predecessor. And behind it, there seems to be an indelible backstory. Automakers don’t often point much to predecessors as they’re introducing new vehicles, but it’s not that often either…

  • 2017 Audi R8, 2015 Chevrolet SS, 2015 Ford Mustang Apollo: This Week’s Top Photos

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    This week we posted our first drive report on the second-generation R8 supercar, which Audi has confirmed will be hitting local showrooms next spring, as a 2017 model. The car is a major improvement over the original R8 in almost every way, though it’s not without its faults. Bulgarian supercar startup Sin Cars unveiled a…

  • 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE Coupe: First Drive

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    The 2016 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class Coupe is a strange beast if you try to read too much into its form factor. But as we found this past week, it makes a lot more sense if you take it quite literally by its badge. Let’s face it, the term ‘coupe’ has been diluted to the point of…

  • 2016 Audi Q7, 2016 Chevy Camaro, 2017 Ford GT: This Week’s Top Photos

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    We drove the all-new Audi Q7 this past week and found it to handle remarkably well given its size. It arrives in local showrooms early next year, initially in gasoline and diesel V-6 guises. Further down the track there will be other variants including an e-tron plug-in hybrid and sporty SQ7. BMW announced this week…

  • BMW Completely Gives Up, Accepts Ugly As Its Only Design Motif

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    If you don’t like the way most modern BMWs look, you might find yourself in something of a persecuted minority—depending on the crowd. But after the 2015 BMW 3.0 CSL Hommage, you’ll always win the argument, forever. That’s right, the 3.0 CSL Hommage retroactively erases any beauty any BMW ever had. At any point in…