Automotive News (Page 732)

Ford Motor Company rolled the dice when they introduced the twin turbocharged EcoBoost V6 for the F150 pickup a few years back and that gamble continues to pay off, with a whopping 63% of new F150 pickups sold in August 2015 coming with one of the two EcoBoost engine options – accounting for an improvement of 86% compared to the same month last year.

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The domination of the NHRA Funny Car class by the 2015 Dodge Charger teams of Don Schumacher Racing continued this past weekend, with Fast Jack Beckman winning his 6th of the season and the 14th win in 18 events for the Schumacher Charger funny cars.

Following one of the worst sales months of 2015 in July, the Ford Mustang bounced back with strong sales in August and when combined with slumping Chevrolet Camaro sales – the Mustang built its lead in the annual muscle car sales race.

After a sinkhole under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky opened up and swallowed 8 classic Chevrolet Corvette display vehicles, General Motors vowed to fully restore the 1,000,000th Corvette ever built – a project which has been completed in a surprising way.

BMW Car Club of America is raffling off a $110,000 Dinan Club Edition BMW M4 Coupe. How can you get a ticket?

Buy a new 2016 Subaru WRX STI now and JRM will give you thousands off the base model price. Who gets this special limited time pricing?

BMW says on their 2016 3 Series website that the new 2016 BMW 335i xDrive Gran Turismo is lightning fast. How fast is it from 0-60?

The Subaru 2016 WRX STI and XV Crosstrek see the best August on record. What are keys to their success?

Recently I wrote about the BMW i8 and wondered who would want to buy this car.

With Honda and Toyota punching it out for #1 in the world’s largest car market, in rolls the 10th generation 2016 Civic. Honda places the emphasis on “sporty and fun to drive.” Will it be innovative enough to take the market lead for 2016?

Dr. Gill Pratt from DARPA will head Toyota’s bi-coastal team.

The 2016 Subaru WRX STI and BRZ Series.Hyper.Blue models are coming soon. Will they become collector cars like the Australian 2012 WRX Spec 11?

The 2016 Outback is popular all over the globe and helps Subaru set a new milestone. How many vehicles have they sold in Australia?

A unique Ferrari 365 GTB/4 'Daytona' Shooting Brake is being showcased at the Salon Prive.

Earlier I wrote about some design and concept changes that could be part of the 2016 or 2017 Nissan Leaf. While many people do not appreciate the current Nissan Leaf design, there are those that appreciate the design elements like the headlights that have a very distinct reason for looking the way they look. Either way, whether you love the Nissan Leaf’s current design or not, there have been some concept visions of found online that show some interesting ideas as to what the Nissan Leaf could become.

Bugatti has unveiled its first-ever digital car for the PlayStation Gran Turismo game. The Vision Gran Turismo will unveil in person and on-screen at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show.

The new 2016 Prius is almost here. Here are three things to look for.

A surprise announcement by SRT USA reveals a must-see for Subaru performance enthusiasts. What is Subaru bringing to LA GRC?

Subaru has announced pricing on limited edition 2016 Series.HyperBlue WRX STI and BRZ models. What’s special about the exterior and trim?

Based on all the fire hysteria from a few years ago regarding electric vehicle car fires, it is with sadness that I report a Nissan LEAF was caught on fire in Texas on September 1st.

Although 2015 Honda Fit sales continue to outpace 2014 year to date numbers, they’re down 50.2 % when compared to August sales 2014. In rolls 2016 Honda HR-V crossover.

Here’s why Toyota and Chevy are throwing money at the Prius and Volt.

Wednesday found American Honda Motors issuing a second recall for its popular 5 place hatchback, what’s up Honda?

Could Nissan have done better with the LEAF? Could various simple tweaks actually have improved the overall sales of this record setting electric car? Could they have fixed things without increasing the cost of the LEAF dramatically?

The new 2016 BMW 3 Series is making its dealer launch. Why should you get a 2015 model now before they are gone?

Could you really poke fun at Toyota Prius? This is the car that launched the Hybrid Category and has been the leading innovator in creating high MPGs (Mile Per Gallon Cars).

Everyone has been asking, everyone has been wondering when will we know, when will Tesla’s every man’s car Model 3 be ready and how much will it cost?

If Elon Musk wants to make Tesla a mainstream car, is it going to the wrong direction with Model X? People are hoping for a Tesla model that will cost less than $30,000 and go 200 miles on a single charge, while Tesla is coming up with a Model X, which costs $132,000 and going to $144,000 with upgrades.

We don’t agree with the conclusion, but some of their findings ring true.