-The BMW M3 is a true performance icon. A weaponized version of the regular 3-series on which it is based, it gets its own development code (F80) and its own name. On the road, the effort pays off. But the competition doesn’t sleep. Since the current M3 debuted, Daimler has launched its all-new Mercedes-AMG C63, and Cadillac is taking on BMW directly with the ATS-V. Both cars are incredible machines,
– The BMW 3-series was for many years the benchmark of the sports-sedan segment but a revitalized competitive set sees the current version in desperate need of an update. The newly redesigned Mercedes-Benz C-class has turned into a formidable competitor, the Cadillac ATS boasts better driving dynamics, and the Audi A4 is about to be completely overhauled on a new architecture later this year. Meanwhile, BMW’s 3-series has lost some
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–What It Is: Exclusive spy photos of the latest version of Honda’s perennial Car and Driver 10Best Cars–winning family sedan, caught completely undisguised and in multiple trim levels: four-cylinder Sport, V-6, and V-6 Touring. The hybrid and plug-in-hybrid models weren’t in attendance, so we’re not sure what updates they will receive for 2016. READ MORE ›› –
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Last summer, Chrysler recalled 895,000 SUVs to rectify a wiring problem that could cause the driver and front passenger sun visors to catch fire. Now, NHTSA is reopening its investigation, after eight vehicles repaired under the recall reportedly caught fire in the same manner the repair was supposed to prevent. – The original recall, from July of 2014, affected 2011-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokees and Dodge Durangos, whose sun visor mounting
– The most amusing thing you may read all day is this: You can now spend $40,000 on a Volkswagen Golf—a Golf! That which was once known as the Rabbit, which has a flat roof, five portals, and is the closest thing to a perfectly cubic car, seemingly engineered by those perfectionist Germans to conjoin with other cubes into an exact grid of dense traffic for the purpose of maximum
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– 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