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Toyota Concept Sports Car Gives Pure Design Its Due
The FT-1 reflects Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda’s directive to design teams to take more risks and create products that connect on an emotional level, Kevin Hunter says.
By William Diem • Jan. 13, 2014 -
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Hyundai Luxury Brand Still Under Study, But Showroom-Within-Showroom to Expand
With the upcoming second-generation Genesis on its way, Hyundai’s new CEO expects a number of dealers that don’t also sell the Equus to opt for the automaker’s showroom-within-a-showroom kit.
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TrendlineArtificial Intelligence
Automakers and dealers alike are increasingly seeing the use case for AI within their operations. Explore some use cases in this trendline.
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Ford to Spread Aluminum Use Beyond F-150
Ford CEO Alan Mulally says time spent as chief of Boeing’s commercial aircraft division convinced him of the durability of aluminum.
By Byron Pope • Jan. 13, 2014 -
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GM Sweeps Car and Truck of Year Awards
General Motors’ Cadillac ATS won North American Car of the Year last year and had three finalists in this year’s competition.
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GM Unleashes ’15 Chevy Corvette Z06
General Motors North America President Mark Reuss says the performance, technology and design of the new Z06 rivals most exotic supercars without exotic supercar fuel consumption.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 13, 2014 -
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VW Midsize CUV Gets Green Light for 2016
A decision on where to build the new model should come within the next two weeks, the automaker’s top U.S. executive tells WardsAuto.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 13, 2014 -
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Chrysler Ups Its Midsize Sedan Game With All-New 200
The new 200 is a 360-degree holistic design, not a front end and rear end joined together by a disparate middle, says design chief Ralph Gilles. “We want to be about not only beautiful cars, but the art of design.”
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 13, 2014 -
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’15 GMC Canyon Second Blast From GM in Small Pickup Market
The redesigned Canyon receives fresh exterior and interior styling, an all-new architecture to underpin the truck, a choice of three high-tech powertrains and a long list of available lifestyle accessories.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 12, 2014 -
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Toyota Preps for Fuel-Cell Launch
Toyota says its fuel-cell car carries a tank with 11 lbs. (5 kg) of compressed hydrogen that can keep the wheels spinning for 300 miles (483 km). Recharging at hydrogen stations can be completed within five minutes.
Jan. 10, 2014 -
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Japanese Regain Share as Asian Automakers Dip in 2013
Nissan and Subaru drove Japanese share gains in the U.S. upward last year, as Toyota and Honda were relatively flat.
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Audi at CES: ‘The Future Is Almost Here’
The German automaker uses the Consumer Electronics Show stage to discuss laser headlamps, self-driving cars, virtual cockpits and the 2015 launch of the A3 e-tron sportback plug-in hybrid.
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Cadillac Twin-Turbo V-6 Just Too Doggone Special
Unfortunately, the combination of exclusivity and expense were too great a hurdle for even this beauty to overcome.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 8, 2014 -
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Kia Shows Head-Up Display, Next-Gen UVO Features at CES
A 20-in. multi-touch center console and dynamic HD wireless technology on an In-Vehicle Infotainment Concept and an EV-focused smartphone app are other Kia debuts at the consumer electronics show.
Jan. 7, 2014 -
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2014 Winner: Audi 3.0L TFSI Supercharged DOHC V-6
The 333-hp TFSI V-6 is as stealthy and lethal as an assassin’s bullet. It revs so effortlessly and sounds so enticing in the Audi S5, it’s hard to think of this engine excluded from the list.
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2014 Winner: Chrysler Group 83-kW Electric Motor
The 500e dashes from stoplights with such confidence that even hard-hearted internal-combustion devotees will find themselves recalibrating their perceptions after a test drive.
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2014 Winner: Ford 1.0L EcoBoost DOHC DI I-3
The 1.0L EcoBoost is a perfect way to reintroduce a new generation of 3-cyl. car engines to a skeptical American audience. Other automakers gearing up 3 cyls. for the U.S. should send Ford a thank you note.
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2014 Winner: General Motors 6.2L LT1 OHV DI V-8
This engine program establishes definitively that old-school cam-in-block configurations relying on pushrods can deliver stunning performance and cost advantages in a powertrain world dominated by newer overhead-cam architectures.
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2014 Winner: Honda 3.5L SOHC V-6
There’s no denying the punch, power, silkiness and “I’ve got this” attitude of a world-class V-6. For some of them, the tradeoff has been middling fuel economy. Not so for the Honda Accord’s superb 3.5L.
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2014 Winner: Porsche 2.7L DOHC DI H-6
Porsche deserves credit for delivering a compact naturally aspirated engine that feels and sounds so powerful. This is the type of efficient yet diabolically fun powerplant every sports car maker needs to do well as CAFE standards ramp up in the U.S.
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2014 Winner: VW 1.8L TSI Turbocharged DOHC I-4
VW’s latest 4-cyl. offering sets a new refinement benchmark for small-displacement engines with forced induction. The well-equipped Jetta that delivered this engine to our offices like a holiday gift basket can be had for less than $24,000.
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Toyota Australia’s Manufacturing Future Hinges on Export Plan
Toyota can survive as Australia’s only vehicle manufacturer as long as there are still cars to be made, says Oz marketing director Tony Cramb.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 6, 2014 -
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GM Brings Racing-Oriented Driving Data, Video to Chevy Corvette
It is unclear whether the Performance Data Recorder will migrate to other GM vehicles, although given the slate of performance cars coming from the automaker it would make sense to broaden its availability.
By James M. Amend • Jan. 5, 2014 -
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Toyota Posts Best Sales in Five Years; December Up 2.2%
The Japanese automaker saw steady growth in 2013, although its youth brand Scion continued to struggle.
Jan. 3, 2014 -
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VWA to Continue to Push Diesel Advantage
Diesel-vehicle sales were a hallmark for VW in the U.S. in 2013, with sales reaching 95,823 units, marking the best year ever. “There will be a lot of talk about TDI in coming quarters,” COO Mark McNabb says.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 3, 2014 -
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Toyota Shuffling Lineup
Toyota is discontinuing certain models and making plans for underperforming nameplates and strong sellers alike, says a top executive.
By Byron Pope • Dec. 26, 2013
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