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2016 Mercedes-Benz G-Class : More Modern Than Ever

They might not be displayed in showrooms anymore, but the Mercedes-Benz G-Class (the legendary Geländewagen) is still sold. Built pretty much as-is since 1979 and originally designed for military usage, the industry’s squarest vehicle is now a luxury SUV. 2016 will bring a few changes to the vehicle. First of …May 5, 2015

GM Builds 500,000,000th Vehicle

American manufacturer GM just hit an important landmark; the Fairfax, Kansas assembly plant just produced the company's 500,000,000th vehicle, which is a new record for any automaker. To celebrate the event, GM organized a celebration at the plant. During an official ceremony, CEO Mary Barra offered a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu …May 5, 2015

Return Of The Cadillac Diesel?

Technology/Autonomous Vehicles

Those of you who remember the eighties may have bad memories of the words 'Cadillac' and 'diesel'… Especially if they are used in the same sentence. In 1978, a diesel V8 based on the Chevy small-block was introduced with 105 horsepower and 205 pound-feet of torque. Sadly, huge reliability problems …May 4, 2015

New Naming Scheme For Jaguar Land Rover

While the vehicles in the Jaguar Land Rover lineup are really tempting, some of their appellations are confusing, and it’s hard to understand which one sits at the top of the range. For example, the Jaguar XK is available in two flavours: the ‘’base-model’’ XKR and the XKR-S. A more …May 4, 2015

Aston Martin Amasses $370 Million, Plans Their Future

English manufacturer Aston Martin just announced some good news: it managed to raise a large sum of money from its investors to build some new vehicles, including an SUV. It seems that the DBX Concept unveiled in Geneva this year was popular. Aston’s investors have agreed to give it 200 …May 4, 2015

It May Soon Be Illegal To Work On Your Car

Auto manufacturers in the USA are pushing to make it copyright infringement for home mechanics and car enthusiasts to repair or modify their own vehicles. The lobbying arm of the manufacturers filed comments with the U.S. Copyright Office, which is reviewing provisions of a 1998 law called the Digital Millennium …May 1, 2015

Will Toyota Pull The Plug On The Rechargeable Prius?

The Toyota Prius Plug-in is, in theory, a very good concept. By combining the range and frugality of a standard Prius with a reusable energy source, it’s theoretically possible to achieve impressive numbers: the manufacturer says that it can use as little as 4.7 litre of fuel per 100 km. May 1, 2015

Updates For The 2016 Scion FR-S

It might not look like it, but the Scion FR-S (and its twin the Subaru BRZ) has been on sale for the last 4 years. While sales were initially good, they steadily declined; today, the small coupe isn’t doing as well as it should. In an effort to remedy to …May 1, 2015

De Tomaso Saved... But At What Cost?

Italian manufacturer De Tomaso has had financial troubles for a number of years. They went under in 2004, and then again in 2008. After a Fiat executive bought them in 2009, a new lineup was announced; weirdly it included a crossover and a limousine. This did not sound promising, and …May 1, 2015

GM Invests In Its Factories

GM just announced that it will invest a considerable sum of money in its North American assembly plants. In the next 3 years, 5.4 billion dollars will be injected all over the continent, which will create up to 650 new jobs. The total repartition of said amount hasn’t been disclosed, …April 30, 2015

4 Recalls For Ford

The latest manufacturer to have to send out recall notices is Ford; instead of drawing them out one by one, they decided to get it over with by sending out 4 of them at the same time: The first is the biggest and targets around 520,000 vehicles including 2013-2015 Lincoln …April 30, 2015

Volvo XC90: Frugal And/Or Powerful

New info from Sweden: the brand’s next SUV, the XC90, will not only be modern and nice to look at, it will also be frugal (which is pretty rare in this segment!). The Volvo XC90 T8 Twin Engine is a plug-in hybrid equipped with a 2-litre turbocharged AND supercharged four-cylinder. April 30, 2015

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