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A detailed look at the 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI and its heavily revised diesel engine.

When the 2015 Ford Mustang debuts tomorrow morning, there is a good chance that one of the engine options for the next generation pony car will be a 4-cylinder EcoBoost mill delivering somewhere in the area of 300 horsepower and should that be the case, this EcoBoost’d Mustang could be a big hit with those buyers who want impressive power and impressive fuel economy.

Even though very few people in the world have seen the 2015 Ford Mustang, there are a great many skeptics chattering online about how they hate the look and they will never buy a Mustang that “looks like that” but realistically – Ford shouldn’t and probably doesn’t care about the negative comments posted online for a variety of reasons.

Mercedes-Benz has authorized its U.S. dealers to spend up to $2,500 to keep its 2014 S-Class buyers happy after the purchase.

The 2015 Subaru Legacy won’t look much like the concept. Subaru executives say they will not try to keep up with the major automakers but will focus on what made them successful.

Paul Walker’s death has spawned an endless stream of memorials across the various social media networks but it is important that those street racers who idolized Walker and molded their lives around the street racing culture take this as a bit of a wakeup call.

The all-new 2014 Mercedes-Benz S550 has launched and is supposed to be a luxury sedan. But is it a luxury saloon or a performance sport sedan?

If Mazda were to join forces with a larger car company, it would get access to more money for product development -- but would need to be careful that it isn't diluted.

After a video surfaced showing the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Mustang lapping the famed Nürburgring with a lap time counter that had seemingly been added after the fact, a bigwig from Ford explaining that the company doesn’t have any plans to issue “official” lap times for any of their performance vehicles – a move which really only impacts the devout Mustang community.

The Mazda CX-9 is a competitive large crossover, but it's not much like any other current Mazda. Its replacement will likely be something very different.

Two automotive writers, one of which has redacted much of his story, have made claims that the GT-R NISMO's awesome Nurburgring track performance was faked. The claims are less than dubious.

Mazda has upgraded the heart of its lineup with "SKYACTIV" technology, but other models are still lacking.

While I don’t recommend scraping your pride and joy fossil fueled toy today, the future in automotive technology is hydrogen fuel cell powered electric propulsion. As demonstrated by the Honda FCEV Concept, the future is bright and sustainable. I find the concept’s line to be awe inspiring. Practical? Not so much so.

Say what you want, but when the Nissan GT-R re-hit the scene in 2007 it changed the way people look at Japanese supercars and has been a track contender, even in its stock factory form, since. Now, Nissan is adding "refinement" to the car. Does this destroy its track worthiness?

Mazda CEO Masa-michi Kogai says it's unlikely Mazda will build another rotary engine, but that's an understandable reaction to market forces.

Not only has Nissan finally unveiled information on the much-anticipated GT-R NISMO supercar, but they've also released its official Nurburgring track record, which slaughters the Viper, Porsche 911, and its old non-NISMO GT-R speed.

While you won't see an Amaze diesel powered sedan in America ( yet) Honda has introduced the low cost 2013 sedan to India with great success. Base priced at $14,600 and claiming 70 mpg, Honda of India sold 50,000 units in its first 2 month of production. Is there pent up consumer demand for an efficient, well built metric clean diesel powered sedan in America?

An SMA, or stride management assist device in development since 1999 will be tested for North American markets by Chicago's Rehabilitation Institute. A bi-product of Honda’s pioneering humanoid robots (ASIMO) project, the walk-assist device will improve the quality of life for those afflicted by stroke and related motor function impairment.

Honda Motor Company of Japan is recalling 344,187 North American market Honda Odyssey minivans for safety concerns related to sporadic“hard braking.” The recall affects units produced in 2007-2008. According to Honda of North America, owners will have to wait until spring 2014, for dealership parts availability.

The Green Car Journal has announced its finalists for Green Car of the Year Award. No Electrics make the list and two diesels do.

We state the opinion that the Honda Accord seems better in every way possible and comparison with 2014 Acrura ILX Hybrid raises serious questions.

Lexus may very well follow Cadillac down the path of building a BMW M4 challenger. It has all the tools it needs as well as motivation.

These three 2014 model year, rear-wheel drive sports sedans are all targeting the BMW 3 Series. Each has its own distinct personality and high and low points. Which is the right one for you?

Automakers trying to brain wash consumers about the power and fuel economy of their four-cylinder engines seems to have passed beyond promotion to outright fantasy.

Major local broadcast news outlets picked up on the story tonight, when two different studies, reported in the New York Times and The Daily Mail, named BMW drivers as the worst of us when it comes to politeness and courtesy on the road.

The Hyundai HCD-14 is a beautiful, bold vehicle design, but in today's automotive world it cannot be produced.

We sense a "New Coke" marketing moment about to happen in the car industry as Infiniti can't decide if the name switch for the mid-size sport sedan was a good move.

A Bush-era program giving federal loans to support "advanced technology vehicle manufacturing" is under threat from Congress, but it should be ended anyway.

Mike Brewer is on the move again in this season's Wheeler Dealers. However, there is no mention of Edd China.

The very first parking meter started nickel-and-diming citizens on a hot, muggy morning at the corner of First Street and Robinson Avenue in Oklahoma City on July 16, 1935.