You Had Us at Gulf Blue: Porsche Creates Gorgeous 911 Targa 4S Exclusive Edition Exclusively for . . . the Netherlands?
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AUTOS
Dual-Clutch Buicks Are in China, We’re Waiting for Their Visas
– We’ve been seeing more camouflaged Buick Envision crossovers near our offices, and now we’re surer than ever what’s under those taped hoods: the General’s first dual-clutch transmission. As the elderly ladies and dogs in the commercials say, “That’s not a Buick!” – – But it is, at least in China. Last week, Buick released the Envision 20T, equipped with a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic paired with one of GM’s many
2016 Chevrolet Silverado Spy Photos: A Slight Mug Adjustment Is in Store
-The wheels of automotive development, they are a turnin’. Well, that and the five-to-six-year product cycle is always a turnin’, and so it goes with Chevrolet’s Silverado 1500 pickup. Having been redesigned for 2014, the Silverado is coming due for a freshening in the next year or so. Right on schedule, then, we’ve received our first spy photos of the updated 2016 Chevy Silverado out testing.– – Predictably, the Silverado
Our Kind of Express Train: Bentley Announces Mulsanne Speed “Blue Train” Edition
Taking a page out of Bugatti’s handbook by creating limited-run models that pay homage to past legends, Bentley has introduced the new “Blue Train” version of its lovely flagship Mulsanne Speed at this week’s Techno-Classica motor show in Essen, Germany. Created in partnership with Bentley’s Mulliner coach-building division, the Blue Train celebrates the sleek 1930 Bentley Speed Six coupe that famously outran the so-called “Blue Train” Calais-Mediterranée Express from Cannes
2015 Audi A3 2.0T Cabriolet Tested: The Version for Grown-Ups
– When we recently reviewed the 2015 Audi A3 1.8T cabriolet, we concluded that its leather-lined, fashionably extroverted, dynamically adequate package made it the spiritual successor to the VW Cabriolets and E30 BMW 3-series convertibles that roamed college campuses at the behest of well-heeled coeds through the late 1980s and early ’90s. We’ve now strapped our test gear to the more powerful 2.0T version and discovered a slightly more grown-up
2015 Audi A3 2.0T Cabriolet – Instrumented Test
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VW Drama: Why Piëch Wants Winterkorn Out—and What the Future May Hold
– Failure to conquer the U.S. market could be the undoing of Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn if Ferdinand Piëch, the head of VW’s supervisory board, gets his way. Just last week, things looked splendid in Winterkorn’s world. With two years remaining on his contract as CEO, his eyes were firmly set on a subsequent five-year tenure as Piëch’s successor at the top of VW’s supervisory board. That world has
This Is Why the Mercedes-Maybach S600 Costs More Than $200,000—and Why It’s a Bargain
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Dodge Viper 1 of 1 Configurator Is Live, Let the Horrific Custom Viper Creation Begin
– Remember when Dodge announced its slightly confusing but ultimately quite cool 1 of 1 custom-order program for the 2015 Viper SRT? Today you can begin acting out your most perverted Viper customization fantasies, because the online configurator for the burly sports car is now live, and it’s refreshingly free of limits. For starters, you’re free to create whatever color you damn well please, and for the most part, you
Dodge Viper 1 of 1 Configurator Is Live, Let the Horrific Custom Viper Creation Begin
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