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Car dealerships are an American institution. Often controlled by a patriarch with an unusual amount of sway in the local community (and their sometimes cosseted children), dealer franchises dot the country’s landscape like moles on a back. Isolated near exit ramps, they serve as gleaming beacons of civilization as you traverse through long expanses of […]
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“We have been working more closely with our dealers to evolve their businesses and through that process,” Mazda tells Automotive News, “some new dealers have chosen to begin working with us, while others have made the decision to leave the Mazda brand.” Mazda has been open about its goal of earning 2 percent of the U.S. […]
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A couple weeks ago we took a look at a tidy, light blue Nissan Stanza Wagon, which we determined was a very early example of the crossover breed that would heat up decades later. I can happily report the Stanza was quickly snapped up by an automotive enthusiast who plans to take good care of it. Since that little […]
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Occupational hazards exist in every industry, and we used to adhere to the notion of “acceptable losses” for certain projects. Over 20,000 people are estimated to have died under the French leadership of the Panama Canal’s construction, and another 6,000 when the Americans finally finished it in 1914 — two years ahead of its target date. Fifteen […]
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First things first: Lexus is hardly the only automaker deserving of blame for unintelligibly altering model nomenclature. Moreover, Lexus continues to offer some models for which the badge makes sense. A Lexus LX570, for example, is an LX with a 5.7-liter V8. The Lexus IS350 we tested earlier this month utilizes a 3.5-liter V6. How […]
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For some, including TTAC’s in-house Francophile, Chris Tonn, the wait is simply unbearable. PSA Group, maker of Citroën, Peugeot and DS cars, plans to re-enter a market it hasn’t done business in since the last Peugeot left a U.S. dealer in 1991. It’s a slow and steady comeback for the French automaker. Steamlined, flush with products, […]
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Lake Torrent is planned to have 12 corners that mix technical and high speed layouts
County Tyrone track will be 2.23 miles long and feature 12 corners; it aims to host rounds of the BTCCA new racing track has been given the green light for construction in Northern Ireland with aims for it to one day host rounds of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC).
Located on a 163-acre area that was formerly used as a clay pit in Coalisland, County Tyrone, the 2.23-mile-long Lake Torrent ci

2017-09-18 16:30
A light parking ding can spoil your car's looks. Here's how to tidy up car paintwork scratchesIt's a fact of life that if you use your car regularly, you're at risk of its paintwork getting damaged in some way. Whether it's a minor car park ding, a brush against some bushes, petty vandalism or simple carelessness, you can quickly turn sparkling bodywork into something more unsightly as the top layers of lacquer paint get grazed away. 
With many new cars now being bought on

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New Audi RS5 is incredibly fast and comfortable, but it’s not as fun as rivalsThe Audi RS5 is incredibly fast in a straight line, sticks like little else in the corners and yet it’s refined, comfortable and easy to live with at the same time. However, buyers can get 90 per cent of that feeling from a slightly less powerful car in the A5 rang

If Chrysler’s model lineup was a parade, you wouldn’t have to wait long before crossing the street. With just two models on offer — the Pacifica minivan and elderly 300 full-size sedan — following the ill-fated 200’s demise, the Chrysler brand’s U.S. sales volume has fallen to a six-year low. Plans are afoot to repopulate […]
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Latest McLaren Special Operations model comes in same XP green paint
McLaren Special Operations has produced a special-edition version of the 570GT to celebrate 20 years since the original F1 XP GT ‘Longtail’ was built.
Six units of MSO’s latest car will be produced for customers in the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, each painted in the same XP green colour as the first Longtail homologation special. The six models also wear MSO exterior trim and get Saddle Tan leather seats

Unionized employees at General Motors’ CAMI Assembly in Ingersoll, Ontario, are on strike. Unifor Local 88 and General Motors were unable to reach an agreement by Sunday’s deadline. At 11:00 p.m. ET, workers at the plant traded the assembly line for the picket one, ending production of the recently redesigned Chevrolet Equinox. Despite both sides having spent […]
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Image 1 of 20 18 Sep, 2017 7:15pmJohn McIlroy
The all-new Citroen C3 Aircross has arrived to join a rapidly growing list of small SUVs. We head to Corsica to see if it's a contender...Citroen has a solid history of producing small, practical cars; its C3 Picasso was a popular choice for those wanting a bit more space than your average supermini. Demand for baby MPVs has been almost entirely wiped out by the trending juggernaut that is the small SUV, though - which is why, instead o

Next Evoque will get 1.5-litre petrol engine with plug-in electric driveLand Rover will introduce a new three-cylinder petrol engine to its range when a plug-in hybrid version of the second-generation Range Rover Evoque is launched.
Seen here testing near Jaguar Land Rover’s Coventry base in Warwickshire, the development PHEV SUV is using a 1.5-litre petrol unit mated to an electric motor, offering reduced emissions, improved performance and limited mileage on pure electric power.The car&r

Martin Saarinen2017-09-20 00:01
We reveal the best second hand cars on the market, as voted for by you in our annual Driver Power customer satisfaction surveyWe’ve now moved the focus of our Driver Power survey to the second hand market by asking owners of models between three and six years old what they think of their current motor.  
In order to identify the country’s best second hand cars, we asked drivers to rate their vehicles in the same nine categories and 31 different ar

The M2 CSL will likely build on the M2 facelift, seen here
Track-focused M 2 Series will be lighter and more powerful; CSL to replace GTS nameA hardcore version of the BMW M2 coupé is under development and looks set to bring the CSL nametag back to production for the first time since 2004.
The M2 CSL, due as a run-out model at the end of the current M2's production life, will follow the form of the E46 M3 CSL with a stripped-out interior, bucket seats and weight-saving

The quantity of Chrysler PT Cruisers in the high-turnover self-service wrecking yards remained close to zero for the first decade after the car’s 2001 model year debut (while the Cruiser’s Neon cousins showed up in large quantities starting at about age five). For the first few years of our current decade, I’d see a sprinkling […]
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The Vauxhall Grandland X is a re-skinned Peugeot 3008 that's too bland and offers too little to stand out in an increasingly competitive market
If Vauxhall has an issue it is that, far more often than not, it has been too keen to go with the popular flow. Instead of blazing a trail itself, it’s been happy simply putting its own take on concepts and classes that already exist.Rarely, if ever, does a Vauxhall place you at the cutting edge of engineering endeavour, bringing you cars that

Vettel, Räikkönen and Verstappen clashed at the start of the Singapore Grand Prix
British driver moves 28 points clear in Formula 1 title race after his main rival is knocked out in a first corner fracasLewis Hamilton moved 28 points clear in the Formula 1 World Championship standings after taking a dominant victory in the Singapore Grand Prix as title rival Sebastian Vettel crashed out at the first corner.
The German Ferrari driver had qualified in pole position but was involved

John McIlroy2017-09-18 16:50
Gerry McGovern says the fuss over the new Land Rover Discovery’s styling is partly due to the kind of number plates being used.The controversy over the latest Land Rover Discovery’s rear-end look is being compounded by dealers fitting the wrong sort of number plates, the firm’s design boss has revealed. 
The latest Discovery’s offset rear plate is one of the car’s most obvious nods to its predecessors - but also the element of the c

Stonic could prove to be one of Kia's best-sellers - it undercuts the Nissan Juke by around £600The Stonic is Kia’s striking entry into an increasingly populous segment occupied by the long-established Nissan Juke, the more recent Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008 and Vauxhall Mokka.
Costing from £16,295 when it goes on sale on October 23, following its showing at the Frankfurt motor show, the Stonic majors on styling, electronic driver aids and has a wider choice of colou

Stonic could prove to be one of Kia's best-sellers; it undercuts the Nissan Juke by around £600The Kia Stonic is Kia’s striking entry into the increasingly populous SUV segment occupied by the long-established Nissan Juke and the more recent Renault Captur, Peugeot 2008 and Vauxhall Mokka X.
Costing from £16,295 when it goes on sale on 23 October, following its showing at the Frankfurt motor show, the Stonic majors on styling, electronic driver aids and has

Jonathan Burn2017-09-18 10:00
A restructured Ford Mondeo range, with Zetec Edition and ST-Line Edition models added, plus price cuts aim to make the car more appealing Ford has simplified the Mondeo line-up, cutting the range down from seven trim levels to five and slashing the starting price by £2,500.
The range now kicks off with Zetec Edition models, which are priced from £19,445 – that’s still £695 more than the entry-level Vauxhall Insignia. The rest of the ran

Frankfurt motor show
From Audi’s hot estate to Honda’s charming concept, these are the Frankfurt stars that drew your interestThere was a motor show last week. In Frankfurt. You may have noticed. We did. Oh, we certainly did.
The huge number of you who visited autocar.co.uk last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday would certainly have noticed, because we had unrivalled live coverage of the Frankfurt motor show press days, with live updates, all the news, plenty of videos and hundreds

Checking and topping up your oil is an essential part of maintaining your car and should be done regularly. Oil is the lifeblood of your engine and works hard to keep it in good working order, so it’s extremely important that the oil itself is in good condition, and that there’s enough of it.
If your oil is left to degrade and deplete, a number of serious issues could occur, many of which could eventually destroy your engine. Fortunately, checking and topping up oil is quick and easy

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Image 1 of 18 18 Sep, 2017 12:00pmRichard Ingram
Can new Vauxhall Grandland X SUV make an impact in the competitive crossover class?If you ignore the Opel badges on the inside, the car you see here is the production-ready version of Vauxhall’s all-new Nissan Qashqai rival, the Grandland X.
The new crossover was revealed earlier this year, and it’s the third SUV in Vauxhall’s growing line-up. Born from a joint venture that was arranged before PSA Peugeot Citroen to

Line-up now starts at £2500 less and models are £2000 to £3000 cheaper than before, primarily to boost fleet demandFord has slimmed the line-up and reduced the prices of its Mondeo range in a bid to attract more fleet buyers to the hatchback.
The Vauxhall Insignia rival’s starting price is now £19,445. That's £2500 cheaper than before, although it’s still £695 more expensive than its Vauxhall arch-rival. However, the Mondeo now comes as standard wi

It’s as practical as any similar-sized hatchPopular battery electric car bows out with its head held high
Plenty of water has flowed under the bridge since we took delivery of our Nissan Leaf Tekna about 15 months and 7200 miles ago.We’ve seen the arrival of half a dozen new electric models – notably from Volkswagen, Ford and Tesla – and we’ve watched Renault extend the driving range of its Zoe supermini to a realistic 150 miles. 
All the way, the Leaf has dese

Hot SUV model due next year to rival Porsche Cayenne TurboThe Maserati Levante will soon be hot on the heels of the Porsche Cayenne Turbo when a GTS version launches next year with a Ferrari V8 unit.
Spotted testing on the continent, the performance SUV model will inherit the twin-turbocharged 3.8-litre engine that’s currently used in the Quattroporte GTS, where it produces 523bhp.
With that output, the Levante GTS would rank just ahead of the 513bhp Cayenne Turbo and within reach of