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Ford Recalls 680k Fusions & Lincoln MKZs Over Seatbelt Pretenstioners

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 04:00 AM PST


Automakers are installing an increasing array of passive and active safety features on their cars, but the most essential of them are still the seatbelts; if those aren't working, there's little point in all the rest. And they're not working on certain examples of the Ford Fusion and its luxed-up counterpart, the Lincoln MKZ. So Ford's recalling over 680,000 of them.
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Range Rover Visits Some Epic Nordic Landscape

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 02:27 AM PST


Sometimes getting the best photo means going to the ends of the earth. Or the ends of Norway in a Range Rover.
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Ford To Start Testing Autonomous Vehicles In Europe In 2017

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 12:55 AM PST


Having tripled its U.S. fleet of autonomous Fusion Hybrids this year, Ford is getting ready to start conducting tests with its self-driving cars on European roads as well in 2017.
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The Trekka Is The Skoda Off-Roader You Never Knew Existed

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 06:46 PM PST


Skoda is thriving under the VW Group and it wants to be a player in the SUVsegment. It very well achieve that goal, but exactly fifty years ago it started making another off-roader - and in a very unlikely place at that.
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Mercedes-Benz Will Roll Out An EQ Model Each Year

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 04:58 PM PST


Although the first model from Mercedes-Benz's EQ sub-brand won't hit the market until 2019, the German company intends on following it up with a new electric model every year.
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Here Are 5 Things This Owner Hates About His McLaren 675LT

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 03:23 PM PST


It's not reached icon status yet, but judging by the heaps of praise that's been thrown at it, it's very possible the 675LT could, in the future, eventually get there.
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Lamborghini's New Carbon Fiber Speaker Costs More Than Your Car

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 02:18 PM PST


If you head down to your local electronics store, you'll be able to buy a rather nice Bluetooth speaker for less than $100. But, if you have money burning a hole in your pocket, Lamborghini has the answer.
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VW Atlas SUV Gets Rendered With Simplified Design

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 01:10 PM PST


According to its designer, the whole idea behind the Atlas's chunky wheel arches and profile line was to give the car a wider look.
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Hacker Gives Away Software For DIY Semi-Autonomous System For Free, The NHTSA Is Not Happy

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 11:57 AM PST


George Holz was the first to jailbrake Apple's iPhone and Sony's PlayStation 3, so there's no questioning his programming skills. Now he's turned his attention on another technology: autonomous driving.
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Forza Horizon 3 Getting Wintry Blizzard Mountain Update

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 10:48 AM PST


Forza Horizon 3 is on the verge of receiving one of the most comprehensive expansion packages of any game in the Forza series.
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2017 CR-V Review Finds Honda Has A Winner In Its Hands

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 12:41 AM PST


Being its second best-selling model in the U.S. market, and the overall leader in its segment, makes the CR-V a very important model for Honda.
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Huge Demand For V8 Ferraris Pushes Waiting Lists Back To 2018

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 08:24 AM PST


Purists may whine all they want, but the truth is that customers are lining up to buy the latest range of Ferrari's models with a turbocharged V8 faster than the factory can roll them out.
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Audi A3 Turns 20, Celebrates Three Generations

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 07:20 AM PST


With the A3, Audi was the first to enter the premium the compact segment segment back in 1996, before rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz.
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2017 BMW 5-Series Reviewed: All Hail The New King?

Posted: 04 Dec 2016 12:41 AM PST


Trying to beat the class benchmark is quite a challenge, but the ones tasked with replacing it could have an even taller task ahead of them.
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Facelifted Volkswagen Golf Starts From €17,850 In Germany

Posted: 03 Dec 2016 07:57 AM PST


Almost a month after making its debut, Volkswagen has announced pricing for the 2017 Golf in its home market.
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