Friday, October 28, 2016

Hotz Cancels Comma One Autonomous Driving Device After NHTSA Information Request

George Hotz announced in a series of tweets that he's cancelling the Comma One device that he promised to deliver before the end of the year. The reason for the cancellation, as Hotz states, stems from an information request he received from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Attached to one of Hotz's tweets, the NHTSA document […]

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Here Are All the Ways Chrysler Tried To Turbocharge the 1980s

It was impossible to escape the word "Turbo" in the 1980s. There were Turbo Aviators and Turbo Hoover vacuums. Turbo was a character on American Gladiators. There was even Turbo chewing gum, which came with a cool mini car poster wrapper. Turbo was a helluva drug in the 1980s, and Chrysler took note. BMW offered one turbocharged gasoline model. […]

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Volkswagen Reveals Atlas, the Midsize Three-Row Crossover with VW’s Future on its Shoulders

The Atlas, Volkswagen's entry into the hotly contested three-row crossover segment, is here — and it has the company's future fortunes resting on its shoulders. Volkswagen has not been doing well in the United States. Since 2012, its best sales year this millennia, VW has shed 30 percent of its sales volume. The brand that […]

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Thursday, October 27, 2016

Happy 10th Anniversary of Your Death, Ford Taurus

Exactly a decade ago today, Ford ended production of the legendary Ford Taurus. Along with Dodge's Caravan, the Taurus is absolutely one of the most influential and important cars of the 1980s. It ushered in a new era of automotive design in North America and created a wholly new template for the modern sedan — and […]

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This Is How Automotive Springs Are Made

Interpretive dance isn't for everyone, but we can all appreciate the efficient, graceful and damn near artistic manner in which automotive parts are made. Coil springs already look fun, but after viewing this video of a spring being made for the now-defunct Toyota FJ Cruiser, you're liable to quit that paper-pushing day job for a […]

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No One Wants Your Worthless Small Car, and Its Retained Value Shows It

Is there a tiny pinpoint of light that can stir some meager hope in the heart of the compact and midsize passenger car segment? No, no there isn't. Even as sticker prices for these vehicles rise and as manufacturers endow them with enough technological goodies to make your mom's car from yesterday look like a […]

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Mazda Flashes Us a Little Leg With Its Redesigned 2017 CX-5

Everyone assumed that the next incarnation of the Mazda CX-5 wouldn't make an appearance until next year, so it was a bit of a surprise to see Mazda showing off carefully lit photos of its next-generation compact crossover today. It's definitely not an unwelcome surprise, as this 2017 model has one hell of a good-looking […]

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