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Honda Details Front-Engine, Front-Wheel-Drive 10AT on Odyssey
The new 10-speed automatic is destined for wide application within Honda’s U.S. lineup, including the next-generation Accord sedan and most Acuras, WardsAuto forecasts.
April 4, 2017 -
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Using Behavioral Economics to Accelerate Autonomous Future
Human behavior often can lead us to delay or forgo adopting new technology (in this case, shared and autonomous vehicles), even if that technology provides demonstrable benefits.
By Derek Pankratz • April 4, 2017 -
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Honda Civic Cabin Overcompensates for Past Sins
“Our goal was to make the very best compact-class car in the world,” says Civic Interior Engineering Project Leader Mike Narazaki.
By Gary Witzenburg • April 3, 2017 -
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’18 Chevy Equinox Plays It Down Middle
The ’18 Equinox is redone from head to tail in a bid to surge ahead of key competitors such as the newly redesigned Honda CR-V and Nissan Rogue.
By James M. Amend • April 3, 2017 -
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Ford Designers Seek to Fit Familiar With Futuristic
Designing controls familiar to drivers becomes critical when crossing into the area of high-tech infotainment systems with their plethora of hands-free technologies such as gesture control and voice command.
By Paul Myles • April 3, 2017 -
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How Auto Brands Can Use Data for Smarter Tech Partnerships
With sophisticated consumer insights and data available today, brands can get a much quicker and more accurate snapshot of their customers’ preferences – and how those overlap with the offerings of a potential technology partner.
By Rochelle Bailis • March 31, 2017 -
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Acura MDX Hybrid Set at Low End of Large-Luxury Scale
The new Acura hybrid CUV will undercut the Lexus RX 450h and Infiniti QX60, as well as plug-in hybrid CUVs from BMW, Mercedes and Volvo.
March 30, 2017 -
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Spanish Market Slow to Connect to Electrification
That EVs and PHEVs represented 0.004% of the 1.15 million registrations nationwide last year reflects a lack of charging infrastructure and, to a lesser degree, cost.
By Jorge Palacios • March 29, 2017 -
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Oz Government’s Vehicle-Emissions Data Challenged
“Our test results are a warning to Australians to take the government’s promises of fuel and cost savings with a grain of salt, and expect those savings to be significantly less than what’s promised,” Australian Automobile Assn. CEO Michael Bradley says.
By Alan Harman • March 29, 2017 -
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Swedish Heritage, Authentic Materials Define Volvo XC90 Interior
All of the interior materials are authentic. If something looks like leather or aluminum or open-pore Scandinavian wood, it is, because the decision was made to invest in such materials.
By Gary Witzenburg • March 29, 2017 -
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Panasonic Takes Over Spanish Electronics Supplier
Since Panasonic bought into FICOSA the companies have launched new products such as an electronic rearview mirror that works with cameras and have accelerated the development of modules used in connected and autonomous cars.
By Jorge Palacios • March 28, 2017 -
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Four Phases and Other Trends in Upcoming Autonomous-Vehicle Age
This transportation evolution will affect everything from urban planning to logistics. New business services – and sectors – will emerge, while some established companies will see their business model come under pressure.
By Kelly Brock • March 27, 2017 -
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Toyota C-HR Agile, But Imperfect
Toyota’s first swipe at the small-CUV segment in the U.S. is strong on handling and style, but needs a torquier engine and more interior color and technology.
March 27, 2017 -
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Detroit Diesel Makes Most of $1.2 Billion Investment
The 80-year-old plant’s owner, Daimler, has boosted efficiency and productivity while growing the product portfolio to include new engines, transmissions and turbochargers, with new medium-duty engine production starting later this year.
March 24, 2017 -
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Honda Europe Engineer High on Hydrogen
Thomas Brachmann, chief project engineer-R&D Europe for Honda, says storing surplus liquefied hydrogen in an inert state in gas tanks could be a much more efficient power source than batteries that degrade.
By Paul Myles • March 24, 2017 -
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Sitting Up for Consumer Comfort
The quality of the mechanisms used for seat adjustment is becoming more and more important to accommodate various drivers’ needs and individual preferences. Furthermore, good seat adjustment is crucial for road safety.
By Mirko Hundertmark • March 24, 2017 -
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’17 Mazda CX-5 No Joke
“When you are driving the vehicle, get a mental picture of my crisis,” the vehicle’s program manager says tongue-in-cheek.
By Steve Finlay • March 23, 2017 -
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While Trump’s EPA Fiddles, FCA Diesel Problem Burns
On Jan. 12, the EPA dropped a bomb on FCA, charging the automaker with using “defeat” devices to allow its award-winning 3.0L EcoDiesel V-6 to emit illegal levels of pollution. Two months later, answers remain elusive.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 22, 2017 -
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Koreans Snap Up First Imported Bolt EVs in 2 Hours
The Bolt will highlight GM Korea’s offerings at the Seoul auto show, where it will take its first bow as a pure EV that is available for sale to consumers.
By Vince Courtenay • March 22, 2017 -
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Craftsmanship, User-Friendly Tech Distinguish Lexus RX Interior
Lexus Project Chief Designer Gen Ikeda says his team is most proud of the way it achieved an expression of functional design in an elegant way.
By Gary Witzenburg • March 22, 2017 -
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Fuel-Cell Power Fit for Honda’s Future
Honda’s development of fuel cells, begun in the late 1980s, pays off in the third-generation Clarity, which offers a compact fuel-cell powertrain capable of being packaged under the hood of a Pilot CUV.
By Bob Gritzinger • March 21, 2017 -
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Volvo Focused on Electrified Future
CEO Hakan Samuelsson says the push of emissions legislation will be joined by the pull of consumer demand wanting the cleanliness and convenience of electric vehicles.
By Paul Myles • March 20, 2017 -
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A Mini for the Masses
The Countryman is the biggest, most practical Mini ever. There’s no need to shoehorn passengers into the back seat or leave the cargo at home. And the Small CUV isn’t missing any of the brand’s fun-to-drive DNA.
By David Zoia Editor • March 20, 2017 -
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Young Designers Explore ‘White Space’ in Automotive Segments
Students now are hard at work dreaming up interior concepts for Tesla and Lexus pickup trucks, a fullsize Volvo SUV, an Alfa Romeo minivan and other provocative ideas.
March 17, 2017 -
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No Subsidies No Deterrent as Tesla Arrives in Korea
Tesla has not been able to persuade the government to reconsider the uniqueness of its larger, longer-range EVs and the charging requirements for their high-capacity batteries. Subsidies instead are going to smaller EVs using slower chargers.
By Vince Courtenay • March 17, 2017
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