2015 Volkswagen Golf R – Instrumented Test
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VW Shows Off New Golf Alltrack and Amarok Command and Rescue Vehicles
– Volkswagen has released official images and info covering some of the vehicles it will display at RETTmobil, a European show for rescue and emergency vehicles, including one based on the new Golf Alltrack and a special Amarok pickup. – The all-wheel-drive Golf Alltrack rescue command car, which will be shown alongside a similar version of the Passat wagon, has the requisite lights and livery, and is fitted with fire extinguishers, a light-based signaling
By the Numbers: New Audi R8 vs. Ferrari 488GTB, Lamborghini Huracán, McLaren 650S
– The R8 has always been a bargain among mid-engined supercars, but it’s never had competitive power. That’s no longer the case, although its naturally aspirated torque curve peaks well below those of the turbocharged Ferrari and McLaren. – – – – – – Audi-R8 V-10 Plus – – Ferrari-488GTB – – Lamborghini-Huracán – – McLaren-650S – – – Base Price: – – $190,000 – – $250,000 – – $240,000
By the Numbers: New Audi R8 vs. Ferrari 488GTB, Lamborghini Huracán, McLaren 650S
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2015 Range Rover Sport SVR Driven: SVR SUV WTF LOL OMG
-The Range Rover Sport SVR is not the world’s fastest SUV. Nope, it’s the second-quickest—and that’s if you share the belief of much of the auto industry that a lap of a rarely raced German circuit remains the ultimate arbiter of performance. Land Rover says the SVR can lap the Nürburgring Nordschliefe in 8:14—putting it in a league with pretty serious sports cars from a decade ago—but that’s a yawning
2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SVR – First Drive Review
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2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Rendered, Detailed: All the Whomp, Two Fewer Doors
– What It Is: The most powerful iteration of the next C-class coupe, the Mercedes-AMG C63. It will be strongly differentiated from the non-AMG versions—perhaps even more so than our renderings suggest. Powered by a twin-turbo V-8, the C63 will share less than half of its sheetmetal with the workaday coupes. Look for wide fenders, quadruple exhaust pipes, and vertical air outlets at the back. Stylistically, the closest thing to
2016 Mercedes-AMG C63 Coupe Rendered, Detailed – Future Cars
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FCA Offers Dealership Employees Free Education at For-Profit Strayer University
– Employee turnover is a big problem for car dealerships, and when a shop finds a quality employee, it’s good business to give that employee a reason to stick around. That’s why Fiat Chrysler has partnered with for-profit Strayer University to offer free, “no-cost, no-debt” college courses to U.S. dealership employees. – Fiat Chrysler says that roughly half of its sales force departs in any given year. That’s a huge number,
Germanwings pilot rehearsed crash on outbound flight
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a jet in the French Alps rehearsed the fatal maneuver on the morning of the disaster, and had twice been refused medical papers needed to fly, investigators said on Wednesday. The French BEA accident investigation agency said the co-pilot had five times set the autopilot to take the Airbus down to just 100 feet while the captain