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The Truth About Cars is dedicated to providing candid, unbiased automobile reviews and the latest in auto industry news. ... Not just in America, but overseas, too. While the U.S.-market CX-3 subcompact stands to lose all but one trim in a carefully calculated move by Mazda brass, a different plan is afoot on the other side of the Atlantic.
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Keen observers of the new car market have taken note of the proliferation of compact and subcompact crossovers, with new models shoved into niches seemingly too small to fit yet another jacked-up hatchback. Where once there might have been but a single model, today there are four or more edging more traditional cars off the showroom floor.
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Here's the Hyundai Tucson N Line ... - The Truth About Cars
This is certainly *not* the theoretical hot crossover we referred to in today’s QOTD. It’s not hot; rather, it’s merely ever so mildly warmer, in a sense, than a stock Tucson. While Hyundai’s Tucson N Line is a vehicle currently targeted at European buyers, it’s possible the automaker could bring it to America in the […]
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News Blog Archives - The Truth About Cars
Turkey’s plan to convert the defunct Saab 9-3 into its national car is one of those stories that reemerges every few years, often undertaking a cicada-like metamorphosis in the interim. When we last checked on the $3.7 billion car project, Turkey was in the midst converting the 9-3 into an EV prototype wearing the shell of a Cadillac BLS .
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A Case of Unintended Acceleration ... - The Truth About Cars
Ronnie Schreiber edits Cars In Depth, a realistic perspective on cars & car culture and the original 3D car site. If you found this post worthwhile, you can get a parallax view at Cars In Depth. If the 3D thing freaks you out, don’t worry, all the photo and video players in use at the site have mono options.
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Feds Pull a U-turn on Mandatory ... - The Truth About Cars
Back at the time of the Lexus crash, Car and Driver did a test on several vehicles. A V6 Camry, with the same drivetrain as the ES350, could stop 70-0 in 174 ft with the throttle closed and in 190 ft with it fully open. Even a 540 hp Mustang could stop with both the brake and accelerator fully applied, it just took longer.
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North American International Auto ... - The Truth About Cars
There’s only one more North American International Auto Show to go before America’s premier automotive event trades its bitter winter winds for temperate climes. After months of rumor and speculation, the Detroit Auto Dealers Association — the organization behind the show — declared Thursday that it will no longer hold the event in January. After the 2019 show, journalists will no longer be able to watch icebergs form on the Detroit River.
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Toyota Archives - The Truth About Cars
Toyota Motor Co., the world’s largest automaker, has been producing cars for more than 70 years. It wasn’t until after World War II, however, that production started to pick up. Toyota went from making 8,500 cars a year in 1955 to 600,000 in 1965. Models like the Toyopet and Land Cruiser hit the United States in 1957.
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Donnie Allison on the Greatest Lap In NASCAR History
Forty cars were running, with the veteran Buddy Baker on pole, followed by Donnie Allison and Cale Yarborough in third. The stakes: $600,000. Exactly 497.5 miles later, Allison dove into the final ...
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Sudden unintended acceleration
Reported incidents of sudden unintended acceleration include: 1987: The 1982–1987 Audi 5000's sales in the United States fell after recalls linked to sudden unintended acceleration. There were 700 accidents and 6 deaths.
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Unintended Acceleration Archives - The Truth About Cars
Before the Audi 5000 (the 100 or 200 outside of the US market) became notorious for playing the lead role in the first unintended acceleration fiasco (technically, the Ford “park-to-reverse” fiasco involved unintended shifting, not acceleration), it was known as an expensive, luxurious German car purchased by a handful of car-savvy California orthodontists.
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Editorials Archives - The Truth About Cars
The End of Ford Cars: What’s in It for Us. Within two or three model years, no four-door Ford will be available with a trunk. No Fusion, no Focus, no Fiesta, no Taurus. The demand-driven logic behind the decision is clear. Cars have declined from 35 percent of Ford sales as recently as 2012, to 23 percent last year.
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scca Archives - The Truth About Cars
Subscribe The Truth About Cars | scca . Tag: scca. Runnin’ With the Devil: Going Over the Wall In New Jersey or putting the accelerator pedal to the floor and making Chances are that your local Sports Car Club of America region has an Autocross School with hotshoes who are ready to sit in your passenger seat to help you improve.
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Toyota uses two different electronic gas pedal designs in its cars. The version built by CTS (lower) is the subject of a massive recall, and the 2.3 million units in affected Toyota cars are to be “fixed” by the insertion of a steel shim. This CTS design is also being modified for new Toyota production, currently suspended.
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Feds Pull a U-turn on Mandatory - The Truth About Cars
Back at the time of the Lexus crash, Car and Driver did a test on several vehicles. A V6 Camry, with the same drivetrain as the ES350, could stop 70-0 in 174 ft with the throttle closed and in 190 ft with it fully open. Even a 540 hp Mustang could stop with both the brake and accelerator fully applied, it just took longer.
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Lotus Ceases Sales Of Road Cars In America. As of 2015, Lotus will no longer sell road cars in the United States, as sales of the Evora sports car come to an end.
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Tesla Death Watch Archives - The Truth About Cars
Leaving aside Tesla’s past history of missing deadlines and changing announced specifications. With eyes wide shut, the fact that Tesla has collected $5K per car from 520 prospective customers, generating some $2.6M, is a good thing. Nothing wrong with raising a little—and in the car business $2.6 million is microscopic—working capital.
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South America Archives - The Truth About Cars
Volkswagen Surpasses Toyota in Global Auto Sales. Volkswagen sold 5.04 million cars in the first six months of 2015, compared to 5.02 million for Toyota, according to the report. Sales were down 1.5 percent and 0.5 percent for Toyota and VW respectively. GM was the third-largest automaker with 4.86 million vehicles.
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