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Wednesday, 28 September 2016

2017 Land Rover Discovery First Look, 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Update

After seven years of service, Land Rover is ready to retire its fourth-generation Discovery—aka the LR4—for the all-new, 2017 Land Rover Discovery
 
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First Look: 2017 Land Rover Discovery
Taking on a familial shape
 
After seven years of service, Land Rover is ready to retire its fourth-generation Discovery—aka the LR4—for the all-new, 2017 Land Rover Discovery
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2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Four Seasons Update – Desert Playtime
Thanks for the spare
 
For four of the past five Julys, I've made the roughly 10-hour trek from Los Angeles to Nevada's Black Rock Desert for a few days of dirt biking, shooting (not at the same time), and a little four-wheelin'.
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2016 Paris Auto Show Preview
Show coverage begins on Thursday, 9/29
 
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Keep Those Hands On the Wheel
No more mixed messages around what is and isn't possible with today's autonomous technology
 
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Tuesday, 27 September 2016

2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 30-Day Test Verdict, 2017 MX-5 Miata RF Price

Our 30-day stint with the 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic included commutes along broken city streets, family excursions into rural communities, and highway journeys across the great state of Michigan.
 
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2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic 30-Day Test Verdict
Evaluating the extended stay
 
Our 30-day stint with the 2017 Mercedes-Benz E300 4Matic included commutes along broken city streets, family excursions into rural communities, and highway journeys across the great state of Michigan.
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Bring on Level 5: Fully Autonomous
The driver cut out of the loop, no steering wheel or pedal anywhere
 
I can't ignore the reality any longer. With a lump in my throat, I have to concede that as a species we humans have blown it. We don't deserve to drive.
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2016 Paris Auto Show Preview
Show coverage begins on Thursday, 9/29
 
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Cadillac Offering Buyouts to 40 Percent of its Dealers: Report
Move is a response to controversial dealer incentive program
 
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Monday, 26 September 2016

2018 Audi TT RS vs. 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman, 2016 Paris Auto Show Preview

I reluctantly admit I wanted to hate Porsche's new forced-induction four-cylinder boxer engine ahead of this test of its new 718 Cayman S and Audi's new TT RS. This engine has, in both Boxster and Cayman, replaced the normally aspirated flat-six.
 
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2018 Audi TT RS vs. 2017 Porsche 718 Cayman S
Which German coupe is the more focused driver's car? We find out
 
I reluctantly admit I wanted to hate Porsche's new forced-induction four-cylinder boxer engine ahead of this test of its new 718 Cayman S and Audi's new TT RS. This engine has, in both Boxster and Cayman, replaced the normally aspirated flat-six.
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The War Against Ethanol, Part II
A history of the fuel
 
It is "a universal assumption that [ethyl] alcohol in some form will be a constituent of the motor fuel of the future." So wrote Scientific American. The year was 1920, and the respected journal was not alone in this belief.
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2016 Paris Auto Show Preview
Show coverage begins on Thursday, 9/29
 
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EV Roundup, Four- and Two-Wheel Style
Range Finders
 
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