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VW Alltrack’s Amazing Feat: Making the Station Wagon Cool, Rugged
To some people the moniker “station wagon” is synonymous with loser cruiser, vintage 1955.
By Steve Finlay • Oct. 3, 2016 -
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Fuel-Cell Vehicles Don’t Add Up, Analyst Says
The cost of the technology, the energy required to produce the fuel and the resulting well-to-wheel emissions make FCVs less than green, concludes a Hong Kong-based investment firm.
By Roger Schreffler • Oct. 3, 2016 -
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Toyota Brings Stop-Start to U.S. on Highlander, Expands D-4S
An up-to-1 mpg (0.4 km/L) improvement in city driving can be realized by leaving on Toyota’s stop-start.
Oct. 3, 2016 -
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Executive Denies VW Acted Illegally in Dieselgate
Imelda Wander-Lamé, Volkswagen’s director of group aftersales, apologizes “for this inconvenience and loss of trust that we caused to our customers,” but refuses to admit to a consumer group any illegality by VW in installing so-called defeat devices.
By Sara Lewis • Sept. 30, 2016 -
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Mobility Services Key Destination for Opel Ampera-e
Opel marketing chief Tina Müller says EVs will see rapid growth. “In 10 years, I’m sure we will laugh about the old times and internal-combustion engines,” she says.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 29, 2016 -
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Mercedes-AMG Hypercar Confirmed
The new car is expected to challenge the Ferrari LaFerrari, McLaren P1 and Porsche 918 Spyder at the very top of the road car spectrum.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 28, 2016 -
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Green Colors Millennials’ Views on Car Ownership
Of 2,500 Millennials surveyed, 77% currently own cars and nearly two-of-three say they likely will buy a hybrid car in the next 10 years and more than half say they would buy an EV in that time span.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 27, 2016 -
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Impact of Autonomous Vehicles on Auto Industry
The technology race is on, with automakers so far leading the disruptors in the number of patents filed.
By Justinas Liuima • Sept. 23, 2016 -
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Toyota Cuts Mirai Lease Price to Help Build Awareness
The monthly payment and down payment to lease Toyota’s first fuel-cell vehicle for retail customers falls for ’17.
Sept. 23, 2016 -
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Korean Prosecutors Question VW Exec Over Dieselgate
Prosecutors questioned Detlef Stendel, the emissions-certification manager at Volkswagen’s German headquarters since 2004, about whether the automaker instructed executives in Korea to install emissions-cheating software in VW diesel engines.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 23, 2016 -
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Smart Unveils Electric Drive Lineup
Set to make their public debut at next week’s Paris auto show, the first of Smart’s Electric Drive trio, the Fortwo, is planned to go on sale in North America before the end of the year.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 22, 2016 -
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Ferrari Lifts Wraps on New V-8-Powered GTC4 Lusso T
The addition of the new engine to the GTC4 Lusso marks the first time the venerable Italian automaker has offered a choice of two different engines in the same model at one time.
By Greg Kable • Sept. 22, 2016 -
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2016 Wards 10 Best UX: Surprise and Delight
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.TRANSCRIPTAutomotive companies for years have pinned customer loyalty on the notion of brand identity, or those predominately visual cues, s...
By James M. Amend • Sept. 22, 2016 -
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New Zealand Extends Tax Exemption for EV Drivers
Light EVs are exempt from paying road-user charges otherwise applied to vehicles that don’t pay for gasoline at the pump. The exemption is being extended to Dec. 31, 2021 as part of the government’s pro-EV initiative.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 22, 2016 -
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Bentley’s Bentayga Adds Diesel With 48V Supercharger
The engine marries variable-geometry, sequential twin-scroll turbochargers with a third electric supercharger, powered by 48V technology, and which spools up within 30 microseconds to eliminate turbo lag.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 22, 2016 -
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Land Rover Turns to Tykes for Discovery Tweaks
With thousands of hours of development going into creating the new Land Rover Discovery SUV, chief engineer Alex Heslop says there’s no better insight into the needs of the modern family than the firsthand experience JLR designers glean at home.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 21, 2016 -
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Autonomous-Vehicle Race On, Intel Executive Says
Something happened in the past year to turn autonomous-vehicle development from a science project to full speed ahead, Intel’s Elliot Garbus says.
By David Zoia Editor • Sept. 20, 2016 -
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JLR Adds Gasoline Version to Ingenium Engine Family
The automaker says a host of technology has been applied to reduce energy-sapping friction and other “parasitic” losses within both the gas and diesel new-generation engines.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 20, 2016 -
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U.K. Insurers Outline Autonomous-Vehicle Policies
The Association of British Insurers and the Thatcham research group call for procedures for collecting and sharing autonomous-vehicle data so people involved in accidents receive compensation and help without delay.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 19, 2016 -
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Nissan Goes Big With Redesigned Titan V-8
The addition of gasoline direct injection provides much of the power and fuel-economy gains by reducing knock, improving combustion stability and offering precise injection control. It also raises the compression ratio.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 19, 2016 -
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Hyundai Providing Tucson FCEVs for Korea, Australia
The paucity of recharge stations still is seen as a major problem, with only 10 available throughout Korea. The government says it will increase the number of stations to 80 by the end of 2020, and to 520 by 2030.
By Vince Courtenay • Sept. 16, 2016 -
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AWD, Not Diesels, in VW’s Immediate Future
Although VW will not completely emulate Subaru by offering AWD on every vehicle in the U.S. lineup, more VWs will come with the driving-dynamic feature.
By Steve Finlay • Sept. 16, 2016 -
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Wards 10 Best UX Honorees Span Globe
The all-new Wards 10 Best User Experiences competition drills deeply into the user-friendliness of vehicle systems designed to minimize distraction and frustration, prevent accidents and improve safety in neighborhoods and on the highway.
Sept. 15, 2016 -
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All-Terrain Ox Designed to Serve Developing World
The Ox can be flat-packed within itself, allowing more-efficient shipping. It takes three people less than six hours to create the flat pack, six of which can be shipped in a cube container to the importing country for assembly.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 14, 2016 -
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Toyota Plans to Build ASEAN Hybrid-Battery Plant
Toyota is promoting plug-in hybrids in the ASEAN region including Thailand, where sales of this type of vehicle are highest within the trade bloc. But it believes reducing battery costs is key to building PHEV demand.
By Alan Harman • Sept. 14, 2016
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