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Lightweight Steel Still Has Future in Pickups: Supplier

In response to Ford cutting weight from its new F-150 using aluminum body panels, the world’s largest steelmaker has released a design study to prove that lightweight steel can also play in the pickup truck market.

Filed under: Featured Articles
Tags: aluminum f-150, Aluminum in trucks, F-150 Weight Reduction, Ford Weight cuts, lightweight steel, Lightweight Steel in Trucks

By Stephen Elmer Sep 17 2014

Lamborghini Teases Perfection Times Two for Paris

The fighting bull brand has something crazy under wraps for the Paris Motor Show this year.

Filed under: Auto Show News Exotics Featured Articles Italian
Tags: 2014 paris motor show, Exotics, Italian, Lamborghini, Lamborghini teaser, paris, Sports Cars, supercars

By Luke Vandezande Sep 17 2014

Ferrari 458 to Gain Turbo V8 by Next Summer

Ferrari’s push into forced induction is spooling up quickly as the company draws closer to abandoning naturally aspirated V8 engines altogether.

Filed under: Exotics Featured Articles Ferrari Italian Sports Cars
Tags: california t, Ferrari, Ferrari twin turbo V8, hybrid, Hybrids, turbo, turbocharging, twin-turbo V8, V12 hybrid, V8 turbo

By Luke Vandezande Sep 17 2014

Should I Buy a Used Mercedes-Benz C-Class?

Before the introduction of the CLA-Class in late 2013, the title of entry level luxury within the Mercedes lineup belonged to the C-Class.

Filed under: Featured Articles Luxury Cars Mercedes-Benz Used Car Reviews
Tags: 2008 to 2014 Used Mercedes-Benz C-Class Review, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz C-Class Review, Used Mercedes-Benz, Used Mercedes-Benz C-Class Review

By Sami Haj-Assaad Sep 17 2014

10 German Vehicles NOT Actually Built in Germany

Cultural stereotypes aside, Germany is known for its advanced technology, engineering prowess and top-quality manufacturing. The land of beer, bratwurst and BMW is especially famed for its automobiles, which are renowned the world over for their driving dynamics and Autobahn-proven performance.

Filed under: Audi BMW Compact Cars Coupes Crossovers Featured Articles German Luxury Cars Manufacturing Mercedes-Benz Sedans Sports Cars Top 10 Volkswagen
Tags: a3, Audi, audi a3, austria, auto assembly, BMW, bmw x3, c-class, CLA-Class, Eos, fortwo, france, g-class, Geländewagen, German, germany, hungary, jetta, manufacturing, Mercedes-Benz, mercedes-benz c-class, mercedes-benz cla-class, mercedes-benz g-class, mexico, passat, portugal, Slovakia, SMART, smart fortwo, Top 10, touareg, united states, Volkswagen, volkswagen eos, volkswagen jetta, Volkswagen Passat, VolkswagenTouareg, vw, X3, X4, x5, x6

By Craig Cole Sep 17 2014

How to Drive Through a Roundabout

Roundabout, traffic circle, rotary, gyratory, whatever you call these curving intersections they can be quite confusing to drivers that have never experienced one before. With yield signs, bike lanes and pedestrian crossings there’s a lot going on in a small area and plenty of opportunity to screw things up. But here are a few helpful...