• American Car
    VW Settlement Spurs Business for Rivals Like Toyota, Tesla

    As part of the deal, VW will pay $2 billion over 10 years to promote clean cars such as those powered by hydrogen and electricity. To mitigate pollution created by the cheating cars, the company also will pay $2.7 billion over three years that will, in part, be used to give incentives to replace polluting […]

  • American Car
    Vintage 4×4’s Ready for Your Next Trail

    It’s big, it’s stylish, its opulent, and if you really wanted to you could absolutely crush most off-road trails in it. But who would actually do that? If you’re looking for style and off-roading prowess, vintage is your best bet. Old-school looks are always to be admired, but really, there’s something to be said about […]

  • American Car
    The 8 Future Classics From the Early Aughts

    It’s not dissimilar from any other industry where collectables that cost next to nothing become absolutely priceless on the resale market. (I bet you wish your grandfather held on to that Action Comics No. 1 right about now.) There really is noPatek Philippe Golden Ellipse Replica scientific way to tell which items will garner fortunes […]

  • American Car
    The Venezuela Said to Weigh Dollarization to Save Auto Industry

    Toyota plans to restart production lines in August, offering Corolla, Hilux and Fortuner models, spokesman Luiz Carlos Andrade Jr. said via e-mail. Fiat Chrysler reached an agreement with the government last week, and GM is planning to begin assembling some models locally next month, according to people with knowledge of the talks who weren’t authorizedjimwatchesalto speak […]

  • Cars Brands
    1976 Toyota FJ40 Land Cruiser – Hemmings Find of the Day

    FJ40s were never meant to be plush (or for that matter, even comfortable by modern standards), fuel efficient, or practical for day-to-day driving, unless your regular commute involves crossing streams and pastures. Instead, FJ40s were honest, utilitarian trucks, designed to get one through the worst weather and over the roughest terrain with nary a complaint. […]

  • BMW
    Sharing 6 Impractical Sports Cars at Tempting Price Points

    Nowadays, finding a decent sports car that keeps the computers to a minimum — and the pedals at exactly three — is becoming increasingly difficult. Today it seems the less you want on your car, the more you have to pay, on top of an already high price tag. Go back a decade or two […]

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    Actually GM Talking Cadillac on Collision Course With Silicon Valley

    Yet the 2017 Cadillac CTS arrives to skepticism in Washington, where Detroit’s dream of cars talking to cars is running into Silicon Valley’s wireless aspirations. General Motors Co. is rolling out a sedan laden with gadgets that track other cars on the road and can automatically brake to avoid collisions, fulfilling a safety vision decades […]

  • Auto Tech
    Toyota Researcher Sees Cheap Robots Possible Through Mass Production

    Robot makers are struggling with the same scale challenges that the auto industry overcame with the “miracle” that occurred when Henry Ford developed the assembly line, according to Gill Pratt, the chief executive officer of Toyota Research Institute. Toyota’s vaunted production system later showed how to make cars both more cheaply and reliably, despite mistake-prone […]

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    Driving With Your Dad Actually Is One of Life’s Simplest Joys

    He’s got an old piece of crap Ford diesel F-250 parked alongside it. The long-bed Ford has seen many better days. The suspension is sagging, and the engine sounds like its got cockle-burrs caught in its throat. Besides, it’s set up to haul heavy trailers, not off-road.  My dad and I are arguing. I’ve got a […]