The Us Decade: The Car and Driver Covers of the 1970s
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AUTOS
2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupe Test: If Looks Could Thrill
-Those who know they want a mid-size BMW still have many decisions to make. BMW’s 3- and 4-series family now contains 25 permutations spawned from six body styles, five engine choices, and two driveline configurations. Among such sprawling variety, this BMW 435i Gran Coupe stands out as one of our favorites. READ MORE ›› –
2015 BMW 435i Gran Coupe – Instrumented Test
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Getting Groovy and into the Groove: The Car and Driver Covers of the 1960s
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2016 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan Tested: Design Compromises a Superb Chassis
-The chassis guys at Cadillac need to sit down with the designers. An intervention is in order. Maybe we can help. READ MORE ›› –
2016 Cadillac ATS-V Sedan – Instrumented Test
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Audi Q6 Electric Vehicle to Also Offer Plug-In and Fuel-Cell Powertrains
– We’ve learned that Audi’s fully electric, “Model X fighting” Q6 crossover, which is confirmed to arrive in roughly three years, will be just the first version, and it will be joined by other iterations with plug-in hybrid and hydrogen-fuel-cell powertrains. These will come to market after the initial model. – A first glimpse of Audi’s fully electric “Sports Activity Vehicle,” as the company calls it in an appropriation of BMW terminology, will be offered in
You Missed Your Chance: The Final Porsche 918 Spyder Has Been Produced
– You snooze, you lose. The last Porsche 918 Spyder has been built; that’s it above, getting a final rubdown. The planned 918-unit production run is completed, and the company claims that all are spoken for, with about 300 ending up in the United States. You can watch the assembly process here, and here are 15 things we learned when we toured the production facility last fall. – The 918 originally appeared
2015 Lincoln MKC 2.0 EcoBoost FWD Test: A Competent Pod for the Luxury-Crossover Crowd
-As the first “all-new” product to debut from the rechristened Lincoln Motor Company, the MKC has had a lot of eyes on it. Even though Lincoln’s compact crossover shares a great deal of its underlying mechanicals with the Ford Escape, that’s no bad place to start. Apparently, U.S. buyers agree and have so far made the 2015 MKC the bestselling entry in Lincoln’s four-vehicle SUV lineup. READ MORE ›› –
2015 Lincoln MKC 2.0T FWD – Instrumented Test
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