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JCW Countryman, Most Muscular Mini, Ready to Launch
The 2.0L I-4 engine boasts 13 hp more than the previous JCW Countryman using a turbocharging system integrated into the cast-steel manifold, gasoline direct injection and a fully variable valve control system.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 19, 2017 -
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Eye-Catching Infiniti QX50 Suggests Nissan-Daimler Collaboration A-OK
Rumors the two automakers might scrap plans to continue developing vehicles together were flatly denied at the Detroit auto show, where one of the biggest draws was the stylish CUV concept chartered with taking Infiniti interior design to the next level.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 19, 2017 -
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Fleet Managers Fret About U.K. Clean-Air Fallout
Rising concerns about compliance with carbon-dioxide emissions rules are in line with apprehension over changes in company-car taxation and other measures aimed at raising the uptake of Ultra Low Emissions Vehicles in the U.K.
By Paul Myles • Jan. 17, 2017 -
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The Big Story: FCVs – Hydrogen in the Pipeline
After two decades of automotive fuel-cell development, industry interest, declining costs and increasing regulations make the prospects for a hydrogen-fueled future brighter than ever.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 17, 2017 -
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Marchionne on Trump, Tweets, Mexico, Google Self-Driving Cars and Diesels
“None of us have had a tweeting president before. It’s a new way of communication and I think we are going to have to learn how to respond.”
Jan. 16, 2017 -
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Ram, Jeep Diesels Under Fire
The EPA says the 3.0L EcoDiesel V-6 in Ram 1500 pickups and Jeep Grand Cherokee SUVs use illegal “defeat devices” that allow emissions to exceed federal limits. FCA stands by its vehicles.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 12, 2017 -
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European OEMs Downsizing, Going Electric
Hybrids, excluding plug-ins, marginally grew to 1.5% in 2015, or an estimated 175,200 units, from 1.4%, or 205,500 one year earlier, according to an annual report on the EU market.
By Roger Schreffler • Jan. 12, 2017 -
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Camaro Sets New Tone for Sporty Chevy Interiors
The iconic muscle car strikes best possible balance between heritage design and modernity.
By Gary Witzenburg • Jan. 12, 2017 -
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2017 Wards 10 Best Engines Quick Hits
A pro-and-con summation of all 40 powertrains evaluated in the 2017 competition. Many comments come directly from editor score sheets.
Jan. 11, 2017 -
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VW at Turning Point in U.S., Execs Say
While the Dieselgate emissions scandal continues to make headlines, the automaker says it is focused on rebuilding its relationship with U.S. customers via a new line of CUV models and push into electrification.
By David Zoia Editor • Jan. 10, 2017 -
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New Face and Diesel for ’18 Ford F-150
Ford engineers a significant makeover of its best-selling F-150 pickup for the ’18 model year, updating engines, adding technology and restyling front and rear. A diesel engine is coming in spring 2018, Ford says.
By Bob Gritzinger • Jan. 9, 2017 -
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Odyssey Unwrapped With In-Vehicle Camera, Advanced Automatics
The fifth-generation of Honda’s minivan keeps pace with competitors on technology, thanks to a cabin microphone and camera, as well as 4G LTE and a customizable display audio screen.
Jan. 9, 2017 -
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Google Building Own Self-Driving LiDAR, Radar and Vision Systems
The cost of LiDAR systems used in autonomous vehicles has been reduced 90% from about $75,000, Krafcik says.
Jan. 9, 2017 -
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Autonomous Cars Most Helpful to Disabled, Poll Shows
The Nissan survey finds 56% of U.K. drivers see autonomous vehicles being of the greatest value to the personal mobility of the disabled, while 42% cite the visually impaired and 30% believe the elderly would benefit the most.
By Alan Harman • Jan. 9, 2017 -
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VW’s I.D. Buzz Packages High Tech Under Retro Skin
The I.D. Buzz forms part of a multi-model EV initiative headed by VW brand chief Herbert Diess, who aims to rehabilitate the company’s image following the Dieselgate emissions scandal.
By Greg Kable • Jan. 8, 2017 -
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Struggling Faraday Future Boldly Hypes New Electric Supercar
Company officials say the vehicle will be available in 2018 even though the assembly plant that will build it currently is just a patch of graded dirt.
Jan. 4, 2017 -
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Canada Rolls Out Own Testing of Autonomous Cars
Participants in the pilot test that began Nov. 28 include the University of Waterloo, Canadian communications giant BlackBerry and motor-home maker Erwin Hymer Group.
By Aishu Ravishankar • Jan. 3, 2017 -
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Fuel Economy Has Become Great Equalizer
New propulsion systems have improved so dramatically in the areas of power delivery, response and refinement that we find ourselves looking increasingly at observed fuel economy to break ties and seal our picks.
Jan. 3, 2017 -
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Utility Vehicles Prop Up Foundering Russian Market
The utility vehicles’ share of the Russian market through the first 10 months of 2016 was 38.4%, up from 35.8% a year earlier.
By Eugene Gerden • Dec. 29, 2016 -
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Impreza Impresses
The fifth generation of Subaru’s compact car is 95% new, with much-improved safety, performance and creature comforts that should worry the competition.
Dec. 29, 2016 -
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Wards 10 Best Engines of 2017 - Judges Discussion update from December 2016
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.A panel of Wards 10 Best Engines judges discusses the winning entries in this year's competition, as well as the rest of the field. Winners ...
Dec. 28, 2016 -
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Wards 10 Best Engines of 2017 - Judges Discussion
Editor's note: This story is part of the WardsAuto digital archive, which may include content that was first published in print, or in different web layouts.A panel of Wards 10 Best Engines judges discusses the winning entries in this year's competition, as well as the rest of the field. Winners ...
Dec. 28, 2016 -
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Nuance Incorporates AI Into Latest Voice Technology
“For us, what artificial intelligence means in the car context is the ability of the driver to say relatively complicated queries, and the system is able to understand that and offer sensible solutions,” says a Nuance official.
Dec. 28, 2016 -
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Endangered Species: What’s Behind Vanishing V-8s, Diesels, Some V-6s
This time, downsized, turbocharged engines and electrified powertrains muscled out the kind of powertrains that once dominated the Wards 10 Best Engines list. Here’s why.
By David Zoia Editor • Dec. 21, 2016 -
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Autonomous-Vehicle Technology Brings IP to Forefront
Companies with great technology but not keeping their eye on information technology risk infringing on third-party IP and being excluded from the market. Waiting to address IP until after development and deployment will be too late.
By Pavan Agarwal and Daljit Doogal • Dec. 19, 2016
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