Tiny Soldiers: Pacific Grove’s Little Car Show Informally Kicks Off Monterey Car Week [Gallery]
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2017 Jaguar XE S Tested: Building Character
– Jon Darlington, engineering manager for the Jaguar XE, describes Tata Motors as the perfect parent, always willing to give its children a loan yet never so meddlesome as to dictate how the money is spent. The F-type may have been a rash, indulgent way to spend dad’s money, but it became the brand’s modern icon. Now, Jaguar appears focused on sensible spending. This new sports sedan ushers in Jaguar’s
2017 Jaguar XE S – Instrumented Test
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When Descriptive Adjectives Just Won’t Work: Infiniti Q70 Premium Select Edition Debuts
– There comes a time in certain cars’ life cycles when a special edition is needed to keep sales rolling in. It’s about that time—if not way past that time—for Infiniti’s aging flagship sedan, the Q70 (which you may still know better by its old M37 and M56 badges.) Behold the Q70 Premium Select Edition. – Certainly, the words “premium” and “select” couldn’t say less about the car even when strung together,
Get Your Ferrari On: Maranello Sets Up Shop in Monterey, Opens “Casa” to the Public
– Whether it’s with record-breaking auction sales, howling vintage racers, or simply seeing prancing-horse badges at seemingly every turn, Ferrari attracts a great deal of attention during Monterey Car Week, which culminates in the world-famous Pebble Beach Concours d’Élégance. This week, there will be even more love for Enzo’s company, as Ferrari will be the featured marque at the 65th annual concours on the 18th fairway. To further reinforce Ferrari’s presence
Fiat Considering an Abarthified 500X Crossover
– When the storied red and yellow Abarth shield appeared on the 2012 Fiat 500 at the L.A. auto show, we had high hopes it signaled an upcoming scorpion-led renaissance for the brand. Our initial enthusiasm was quickly tempered, however, with the realization that the 500 was the only car Fiat sold in the U.S. But Fiat has fleshed out its U.S. lineup with the 500L, 500X, and upcoming Fiat 124 Spider—the
Whoa, Dude . . . Heavy: BMW M4 Convertible Tested!
-As the E92 BMW M3 was carving out its place in history, BMW’s self-appointed arbiters of purity immediately branded its optional sunroof the mark of a poseur. The sunroof precluded the carbon-fiber roof panel, which meant not only more weight but more weight higher up, thus raising the center of gravity. And any true M3 pilot acid-dips his helmet and goes shirtless on track days to achieve the lowest possible
2015 BMW M4 Convertible Manual – Instrumented Test
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Cadillac Chief Says Autonomy from GM Coming by 2017
– Speaking yesterday to analysts and as reported by Automotive News, Cadillac chief Johan de Nysschen has put a timetable on the luxury brand’s move toward autonomy from General Motors. The executive says he expects the brand to splinter from GM and have “a far higher degree of autonomy and self sufficiency” by 2017. – More general word of the move to make Cadillac a separate business unit—which will mean reporting its own financial
Huge blasts at Chinese port kill 50, injure more than 700
By Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – Two huge explosions tore through an industrial area where toxic chemicals and gas were stored in the northeast Chinese port city of Tianjin, killing at least 50 people, including at least a dozen fire fighters, officials and state media said on Thursday. At least 700 people were injured, more than 71 seriously, the Tianjin government said on its Weibo microblog,