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Continental GT Sports Bentley’s Sinewy New Interior Design
We could talk all day about the details that make the Continental interior unforgettable: exquisitely knurled knobs, the diamond-within-diamond stitching on seats and doors, the artistically machined aluminum trim, to name a few.
By Tom Murphy • April 25, 2019 -
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RFID vs. Bluetooth: Battle of Vehicle Trackers
How do dealerships keep track of inventory in a dynamic business where vehicles frequently are sold, serviced or otherwise moved?
By Mark Sargeant • April 24, 2019 -
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Hyundai Sonata Gets New Interior Look, Technology Including Digital Key
Digital keys can be shared, with specific time limits specified for each. Someday access can be isolated to select areas of the vehicle, such as the trunk for receipt of delivered goods.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 23, 2019 -
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Video Recap from 2019 New York International Auto Show
WardsAuto editors Tom Murphy and Christie Schweinsberg discuss this year's New York International Auto Show, where they announced winners of the 2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors competition on April 18. The video recap covers trends at this year's show and at the J.D. Power Automotive Forum, held in tandem with the auto show.
By Daniel Allen • April 22, 2019 -
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Finally, Mazda Diesel Coming, With $4,000 Premium
The automaker says its goal for the U.S. is to sell 10% of CX-5s with the 2.2L diesel, which would mean about 15,000 units. The engine produces 290 lb.-ft. of torque and is rated at 30 mpg on the highway with AWD.
By Tom Murphy • April 19, 2019 -
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LotLinx’s AI Matches Car Shoppers to Dealer Inventory
In a Wards Q&A, Len Short and Eric Turner talk about AI technology, the sometimes-mysterious world of automotive digital marketing, its promises and some of its unmet expectations.
By Steven Finlay • April 19, 2019 -
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Mullen Aims to Bring Chinese EV to U.S. Next Year
Southern California-based distributor hopes to begin sales of Qiantu K50 sports car in the U.S. next year.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 18, 2019 -
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Coupes, Sedans Highlight 2019 Wards 10 Best Interiors List
This year's competition saw 32 nominated interiors that were all-new or significantly redesigned for the U.S. market. It’s the ninth year for the Wards 10 Best Interiors competition.
By Christie Schweinsberg, Tom Murphy • April 18, 2019 -
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2020 Jaguar XE Interior All-New, With No Hard Plastic
“In the previous XE, we had too many exposed hard plastics in the car. And we got heavily criticized for it.” Jag Design Director Ian Callum says.
By Tom Murphy • April 17, 2019 -
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2019 Mazda3 Feels, Looks Class-Above
Despite some issues, the new Mazda3 is a great update to an already good compact car. With the domestic brands exiting the C-car segment in the U.S., Mazda is bound to pick up some share.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 15, 2019 -
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McLaren Grand Tourer Supercar Launch Nears
The Grand Tourer is to adopt the same mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout as the rest of the U.K. supercar maker’s range, with power coming from a twin-turbocharged gasoline V-8 shared with other McLaren models.
By Greg Kable • April 10, 2019 -
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Smart Hammering: Mercedes-AMG 53 Models Combine Performance and Efficiency
Mercedes’ latest AMG models feature an all-new 3.0L turbocharged inline 6-cyl. teamed with electric supercharging and a 48V starter-generator to produce power and efficiency.
By Bob Gritzinger • April 10, 2019 -
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What if Mark Twain Were a User Experience Designer?
I had an epiphany: the only way to win is to play with data.
By Steve Tengler • April 9, 2019 -
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BMW, Daimler, VW Found Guilty of Emissions Collusion
The European Commission alleges BMW, Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler, Volkswagen Group and VW subsidiaries Audi and Porsche illegally set their own standards and timeline for the introduction of emission technology.
By Greg Kable • April 5, 2019 -
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Electric Motors Are the Engines of Change
The disruption sending combustion the way of the buggy whip has begun.
By Don Sherman, Steven Sherman • April 5, 2019 -
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Wards 10 Best Engines Video Tribute from Hyundai
In celebrating 25 years of Wards 10 Best Engines, automakers were invited to submit videos focusing on powertrain challenges of the past and those lying ahead. This is the second of six videos that will post throughout the year.
April 4, 2019 -
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EVs Not Easier to Build, But Will Cut Jobs
Conventional vehicles use components not needed with electric vehicles, but EV motors and batteries also are complex systems that require extra assembly steps of their own.
By John McElroy • April 3, 2019 -
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Ford Details Next-Gen Escape Engines, Announces Off-Road CUV
For the ’20 model year, the Escape adds new engines and propulsion systems, including a hybrid variant and a plug-in hybrid with a 30-mile electric range.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 2, 2019 -
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Wards 10 Best Interiors Winners to Be Announced at New York Auto Show
This year’s field of nominees includes 33 vehicles with new or significantly redesigned interiors. Eight Wards editors in Southfield, MI, evaluated the vehicles in February and March.
By Christie Schweinsberg • April 1, 2019 -
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Why Mazda is Blindfolding Its Engineers and Designers
The Japanese automaker aims to develop good ergonomics and HMI for its vehicles, pointing to the new Mazda3 compact car as proof of its endeavors.
By Christie Schweinsberg • March 29, 2019 -
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Aptiv Makes More Prized AV Data Public
NuScenes by Aptiv is the largest data set of its kind available to the public and includes 1.4 million images.
By James M. Amend • March 28, 2019 -
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Big Ram Pickups Cut Through Snow – in Las Vegas!
FCA says its heavy-duty trucks “out-power, out-tow and out-haul every other pickup available.”
By Steven Finlay • March 27, 2019 -
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Autonomy: OEMs Can Prepare to Thrive in Changing World
Rethinking the user experience of self-driving cars requires rethinking the auto industry itself.
By Ashok Sivanand • March 26, 2019 -
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Nissan Turns Over New Leaf With Improved Performance, Range
Nissan bets on a bigger battery shoehorned into the existing chassis, upgrades to an existing powertrain and small tweaks to technology to extend the Leaf’s performance and range – and the automaker’s EV sales dominance.
By Doug Newcomb • March 22, 2019 -
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Recordings Reveal VW Execs’ Dieselgate Discussions
Germany’s Handelsblatt newspaper reports prosecutors have discovered phone recordings of Volkswagen Group executives talking about the Dieselgate emissions affair.
By Greg Kable • March 22, 2019
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