Kiss Me, K8: Production Kia GT Breaks Cover

http://ift.tt/2gM8XcZ It really has been a half-decade since Kia unveiled its fabulous GT concept, and it’s been almost three years since the company pretty much confirmed that a production version would see the light of day. A kissing cousin of the Genesis G70—which is to say it’s in the neighborhood of BMW’s 3-series in size and intent—the soon-to-arrive GT will be known as the K8 in its home market. Now, what looks to...

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Cadillac Debuts Wicked New Prototype Race Car, Will Return to Endurance Racing

http://ift.tt/2fFuCHP Cadillac took the wraps off a brand-new race car today while simultaneously announcing that it will return to motorsports this winter, competing in the Prototype class of IMSA’s Rolex WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. The car takes the name DPi-V.R (catchy, no?), with DPi standing for Daytona Prototype international. The DPi-V.R uses a Dallara chassis, one of four approved constructors in the Prototype class....

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Cadillac Debuts Wicked New Prototype Race Car, Will Return to Endurance Racing

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2017 Toyota C-HR Driven: A First Turn in the Euro-Spec Version of Toyota’s First Baby Crossover

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Oops! Ram Accidentally Put Hemi Badges on a Bunch of V-6 Trucks

http://ift.tt/2g81c14 Are you the proud owner of a brand-new 2017 Ram 1500 with a Hemi badge on the fender? Does the 5.7-liter V-8 promised by that badge seem to lack a little, er, oomph? Maybe it’s time to pop the hood and do a quick spark-plug count: Apparently, Ram accidentally put Hemi badges on a bunch of 3.6-liter V-6–powered 1500 pickups it sold to customers. Automotive News brings us the story of Fiat Chrysler...

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2018 Ford Fiesta Revealed: The Spunky Subcompact Grows Up a Bit

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2018 Ford Fiesta: The Spunky Subcompact Grows Up a Bit

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2017 Honda CR-V Starts at $24,945, Spools Up Turbos for $27,595

http://ift.tt/2glAPrl The Honda CR-V has always been a go-to vehicle for reliability and functionality at an attainable price, and despite getting a dressier makeover, the all-new 2017 model remains an affordable family option. The entry-level, front-wheel-drive LX with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine starts at $24,945, up only $200 from 2016. The biggest changes to the lineup are the introduction of the new 1.5-liter...

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2017 Honda CR-V Starts at $24,945, Spools Up Turbos for $27,595

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Mercedes-Benz’s EQ Sub-Brand Aims to Launch a New Electric Model Every Year

http://ift.tt/2gGBD8q Mercedes-Benz, with the introduction of an entire new sub-brand called EQ—teased by this Generation EQ concept from the Paris auto show earlier this fall—is committing to electric vehicles for the long haul. The launch of Mercedes-Benz’s first EQ model won’t happen until calendar year 2019—almost three years out. In the meantime, there’s much work to be done to put the new sub-brand on the map, not just with...

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This Video Shows How a Four-Rotor Wankel Engine Works

http://ift.tt/2fOhFtF November 29, 2016 at 5:02 pm by Bob Sorokanich | Photography by Rob Dahm/YouTube As you may have heard, YouTuber Rob Dahm is building an outrageous third-generation (FD) Mazda RX-7 featuring a four-rotor Wankel engine. It’s an engine layout that has never been used in a production car before—every factory rotary vehicle has come with only two, at most three, rotors in its spinny-triangle engine. And, as you can...

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SST Record! The Ephemeral Super-Clean 1969 Rambler Rebel Wagon

http://ift.tt/2fz9yCH Shortly after Nash-Kelvinator and Hudson joined forces against the postwar industrial might of General Motors, Chrysler, and Ford in 1954, the freshly minted concern popped out the Rambler Rebel. While Rambler traces its lineage back to a bicycle built during the latter quarter of the 19th century, “Rebel” was a fresh, new nameplate from a firm attempting to fend off a trio of daunting foes. After a...

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Extra Tracky: 2017 McLaren 570S Adds Track Pack Option

http://ift.tt/2fNghrl November 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm by Greg Fink | Photography by THE MANUFACTURER In case you thought the rabid McLaren 570S wasn’t raw enough as is, McLaren is adding a racy Track Pack to the 562-hp supercoupe’s option sheet for 2017. Priced at $23,660, the new Track Pack promises to cut the 570S’s weight by approximately 55 pounds thanks to a combination of lightweight wheels (in a dark finish), carbon-fiber...

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Party Time: All-New 2018 Ford Fiesta Breaks Cover Early

http://ift.tt/2fMXD2F Here’s our first look at the all-new 2018 Ford Fiesta subcompact, courtesy of Ford of Europe’s Twitter account. The redesigned hatchback won’t make its official debut until later today, so we don’t have details, but the photo does show the Fiesta’s new design, at least in its Europe-spec form. With headlights and a grille shape that largely mimic the bigger Focus, the Fiesta’s face doesn’t come as too much...

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2018 Corvette Stingray ZR1 Spied Flaunting Its Insane Aero Package

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First Drive! Seventh Generation 2017 BMW 5-series

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Special Send-Off: Jeep Planning Many Special Editions for Current Wrangler’s Final Year

http://ift.tt/2bHKbet Can’t wait until the new 2018 Jeep Wrangler hits the sales floor? Well, Jeep would like to keep interest in the current model from waning, so it reportedly is planning on introducing several limited-edition variants before the new Wrangler premieres. According to Automotive News, new dealer-ordering information indicates that Jeep will bring Sport Freedom and Sahara Winter editions of the Wrangler to market in...

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Ray Evernham: A Lot’s Changed Since I Used to “Borrow” Car and Driver from the Local Barbershop

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2017 Porsche 718 Cayman with PDK Automatic Tested: Sweet Spot Found

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Drawing Near: Volkswagen Arteon To Replace CC

http://ift.tt/2gbM2L3 November 28, 2016 at 2:12 pm by Tony Markovich | Photography by THE MANUFACTURER The replacement for the Volkswagen CC won’t make its debut for another three months, when the Geneva auto show gets underway, but the hype machine is already churning. With a short video teaser, Volkswagen gave a glimpse at a sketch of the new “four-door fastback” and revealed its name: Arteon. As expected, the car in the sketch...

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Explained: That Weird Throbbing When You Open One Car Window

http://ift.tt/2fJmWTn From the December 2016 issue It can be as loud as standing alongside a Boeing 767 at takeoff. And it’s about as irritating as having someone thumping on a bass drum in the back seat. Whether you call it wind throb or buffeting or just plain annoying, it happens when someone in the car opens a single window at speed and it stops when a second window rolls down. The phenomenon that produces this noise is the Helmholtz...

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Volkswagen Brand Boss: No Future U.S. Diesel Models

http://ift.tt/2gzli4l Last week, Volkswagen brand CEO Herbert Diess laid out a global recovery plan for Volkswagen. The plan, Transform 2025+, includes company restructuring, turnaround plans for some regions including the United States, and a goal of becoming the world market leader in e-mobility by 2025. Diess also disclosed one surprising footnote: that the company has effectively dropped all plans for future diesel models in the...

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Design Chief Promises 2018 Volvo XC60 Interior Will Take Another Step Forward

http://ift.tt/2fIwg9S When a designer tells us a new interior is coming, usually we just nod. When that designer is Thomas Ingenlath, the designer who determines what “Volvo” means to our eyeballs, our ears stand up like those of an elkhound that just heard the word “walk.” Ingenlath is the chief emotion stirrer behind the XC90 and S90, and the striking interiors of those Volvos are only the most recent credits on his impressive résumé. We’re...

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2018 Audi RS3 Sedan Dissected: Powertrain, Styling, and More

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Ringing the Bull: We Drive the ’Ring in a Lamborghini Aventador SV!

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Michigan Breaks Ground on Autonomous-Vehicle Test Facility

http://ift.tt/2gtV1Fu On the dilapidated grounds of a former factory best known for powering the Arsenal of Democracy during World War II, Michigan officials have moved one step closer to building a national proving ground for connected and autonomous vehicles. At a groundbreaking ceremony for the nonprofit American Center for Mobility (ACM), government leaders joined company leaders at the 335-acre site at Willow Run, about 30 miles...

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