Mercedes’ Inline-Six Makes the Rest of Its Impressive New Motors Look Like Mechanical Plebs

Mercedes-Benz is introducing a host of new engines with clever shared modular components, including a standard 500cc cylinder displacement. These new engines include a new AMG-developed twin-turbocharged V8 for the S-Class and one of the most encouraging mechanical additions to the automotive landscape seen in a while — a high-tech inline-six specifically designed to compete with, and […]

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Low-Cost Piston Engine of the Future Could Be Doomed by Lack of Interest

Despite paying lip service to the growing — but still minuscule — electric vehicle market, automakers do love piston engines. The companies that built their current empires around internal combustion engines take comfort in the technology, finding stability and solace in the seemingly timeless act of burning fuel in exchange for power. Batteries and electric […]

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Ford is Either Playing the Long Game Well or the Short Game Poorly

General Motors and the Ford Motor Company both saw U.S. sales declines in the third quarter, but GM was the only one achieving earnings that widely beat expectations. Still, which company is playing the game better is up for debate. This could turn out to be an Ant and the Grasshopper situation if there is another economic […]

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Is Your Car One of the Most Dangerous Vehicles on the Road?

Modern vehicles are, for the most part, a treasure trove of technology designed to keep your sorry butt out of the emergency room, but not every driver enjoys such luxuries. The average vehicle on the road is 11 or 12 years old, hailing from a time when backup cameras needed to be hand held, side […]

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Dead and Gone: These Are The New Vehicles We Lost In 2016 [Video]

Ah, fall. The leaves have changed and are dropping to the ground below. Football is in full swing. Your kids get free candy just by walking around the neighborhood (and you can eat it after they go to bed). And another new model year of vehicles is taking over parking lot space at the local […]

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2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic Review – Uppercase C or Lowercase S?

Style is subjective. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. You believe the Mini Paceman is the ugliest of Minis; I say it's the best. You believe the X6 is BMW at its masculine and modern best; I believe the X6 stands in stark and unfortunate contrast to the beautiful delicacy of the BMW […]

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TTAC News Round-up: The Chrysler 200 Was More Unpopular than Anyone Imagined

There is something sincerely wrong with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' math, although things are starting to add up for why some of its sales numbers were so inflated. That, Ford decides to get a little less global at the expense of the small car, Hyundai pays the price for lying, and parts suppliers see doom and gloom […]

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These Are The 15 Questions That Caused George Hotz to Cancel Comma.ai

George Hotz announced he was cancelling the Comma One project last week in response to an information request from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At first glance, this might appear to be a bit of government overreach. However, once you start digging into the letter, it's apparent the questions are reasonable and easy to answer. The […]

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FCA: We Know You Love That Old Ram 1500, So We’ll Keep It Around Awhile

The next-generation Ram 1500 is still expected to trundle out of Sterling Heights in January of 2018, but don't expect a familiar face to go away just yet. As it readies a new full-sizer to better challenge Ford and General Motors, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to keep the old Ram 1500 in production for the […]

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SEL, Bubba’s Cab Edition

The Mercedes-Benz W126 S-Class was the king of 1980s sedans and it sold very well in the United States. You'll still see plenty of them on the street today and it's rare that a California self-service wrecking yard doesn't have at least one fully depreciated, high-mile example in stock. I haven't paid much attention to […]

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BMW Recalls 154,472 Vehicles Because of Fuel Leak Caused by ‘Hot Wires’

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration notified the public that BMW will be issuing recalls on 136,188 vehicles in the United States and another 18,284 in Canada due to possibility improperly crimped wires. The wires in question, for the fuel pump and a loose connection, could create enough heat to melt the connector and result […]

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As the Marketplace Shifts, Toyota Has a Truck Problem

Cars. They still make 'em, don't they? Automaker do, in fact, still produce cars, but they're the last thing those companies' bosses want to talk about, and they're no longer on the top of most buyers' shopping lists. For the world's largest automaker, the U.S. public's shift towards trucks, SUVs and crossovers presents a problem. […]

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Now Volvo Wants to Be Volkswagen Owners’ New Best Friend

First it was Hyundai flinging special discounts in the direction of imminently carless Volkswagen diesel owners. Now Volvo has added its name to the list of automakers attempting to woo this unique crop of vehicular nomads. The approval of Volkswagen's massive settlement deal with U.S. owners and environmental regulators on Tuesday is apparently a sales […]

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Freaky Friday: Bosom Photography Breeds Danger and the Buick Verano is a Drag

Danger, nudity, drugs and the long arm of the law. You're not safe from any of those things while on the road. There's Buicks out there, too. In this edition of Freaky Friday, a young lady discovers that some things are best left to the intimate and discreet confines of one's own home (or an […]

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What Does an Automotive Press Association Do With $306,000 of Automaker Cash?

This week, Canada's most vaunted automotive journalists are at the nation's best known race track — Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, or Mosport if you're over the age of 12 — putting the market's newest vehicles through their paces in a series of tests to select the Canadian Car of the Year. This year's event is, […]

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The Hipster Marque? Mazda Is Selling an Identity Along With Its Cars

Mazda is like that artisan pizza place or a craft brewery your coolest friends all like. They make a familiar product, but there is definitely something different about it. While you can't always place your finger on it, that unexplainable "x" factor affords them the hint of pretentiousness that comes along with doing things differently. […]

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Silicon Valley Discovers ‘Making a Car is Hard’

Every now and then, a critical mass of clever, ambitious folks excited about a particularly good idea coalesces, often in a particular geographic region, and humanity gets lucky. The American colonies in the late 18th century and Detroit in the early 20th century are historical examples. Silicon Valley, starting in the 1980s, is probably our […]

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Pre-owned Prize Fight: AutoNation Wants to Out-CarMax CarMax

The used car market? Saturated. The battle? About to begin. America's largest new-car retailer knows there's money in them there pre-owned vehicles and has hatched a half-billion-dollar plan to take on the country's largest used-car retailer. According to Automotive News, AutoNation Inc. will greatly expand its retailing footprint by building standalone used-vehicle stores. The first […]

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TTAC News Round-Up: China Brings Long-Dead German Automaker Back From the Grave

Although it would been cheaper to build elsewhere, the Chinese-resurrected Borgward has opted to return to its hometown of Bremen for its new factory. Not only is the Germany company back after a half-century absence, China is also giving it a proper homecoming. That, time is running out for Ford as union strike date nears, Toyota invests […]

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Trackday Diaries: The ‘Flat Out’ Guy Is Real and Living Near Our Nation’s Capital

"Corvette in the tire wall outside Turn 2." Maybe over the tire wall was more like it; the front tires were six feet in the air, the back bumper had dragged the muddy ground behind it smooth of grass like a knife across cake frosting, and the driver looked like he was going to have […]

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