Three years after launching the midsize TLX sedan as a replacement for both the TL and TSX, Acura is back trying to strengthen its position in the increasingly challenging segment with a significant update. Debuting at the New York Auto Show, the…
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2017 Mercedes-Benz C300 Coupe – The Real Thing With Only Two Doors
When Mercedes-Benz introduced the original CLS four-door coupe in 2003, the first car company seemed like it had delivered the coup de grâce to the true two-door coupe. Fortunately, that hasn't quite panned out and we still have stunners like the new…
Argo AI Gets A New Generation Of Automated Test Vehicles As It Moves Into Detroit
Argo AI, Ford’s partner in developing its automated driving system is refreshing it fleet of test vehicles and expanding its reach into Detroit. The new fleet marks the third generation of development prototypes in Argo’s two and a half years of its…
2018 Chevrolet Traverse – GM Fills Every SUV Size Gap
Built for style and purpose – inside and out, the completely redesigned 2018 Traverse offers… [+] technologies to help keep passengers of all ages and lifestyles comfortable and connected. Traverse will deliver what is expected to be best-in-class…
Ford To Construct New Rolling Road Wind Tunnel Near Michigan Headquarters
Regardless of what transpires in the coming weeks and months as the new administration in Washington evaluates the fate of regulations, automakers like Ford are going to have to make their products more fuel efficient. Even if corporate average fuel…
2017 Ford Focus RS – Hitting The Sweet Spot For An Extra-Spicy Hatch?
It’s been just over four decades since the modern hot hatch was born with debut of the original Volkswagen Golf GTI. In the intervening years, most other automakers have produced higher performance versions of their compact cars but since the turn of…
Armed With A Driver's License, Apple May Now Be Focused On The Brains Of Self-Driving Cars
It’s been more than two years since rumors first began leaking out of Cupertino, California, that Apple might be developing a car. In that time, Apple has never officially acknowledged what it was doing aside from a few vague comments from executives…
2017 Lincoln Continental – A Traditional Revival Of A Classic Nameplate
When Alan Mulally took the reins as CEO of Ford Motor Company in 2006, one of his goals was to shed all of the disparate brands then under the corporate umbrella with the exception of the blue oval. Over the next four years he did exactly that with…
Ford’s Farley On Building Mobility Technology And Services Amid Auto Industry Disruption
In April 2019, Ford Motor Company announced a major realignment of its senior executive team with two distinct organizations reporting up to CEO Jim Hackett. The automaker’s global legacy business of designing, building and selling trucks, SUVs and…
2018 Lexus LC500h, Is The Hybrid Tour Still Grand?
When I first drove the Lexus LC500 nearly a year ago, I came away with the impression that it was an incredibly striking and surprisingly engaging grand tourer. This impression was reinforced when I had a chance to lap the big V8-powered coupe at…