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2012 BMW 328i Sedan Manual First Drive: Stick + Turbo Four = Lively Base 3er Monday, 6 February 2012, 11:54 pm
BMW won’t say how many manual-transmission 3-series it sells in the United States for “competitive reasons.” It’s not as many as in Europe, where 3-series sedans are sold in great numbers with small gasoline and turbo-diesel engines paired with manuals, but enough are moved here to keep a six-speed manual on the order sheet as [...]
Car and Driver Blog | Aaron Robinson
Marchionne: Chrysler C-Segment Hatch Back On, Could Be Called 100 [Updated with Spy Photos] Monday, 6 February 2012, 9:45 pm
Update 2/6: We’ve now captured spy photos of the new hatchback undergoing testing; note the familiar Chrysler grille behind the front camo. The car is wearing stretched and widened Alfa Giulietta bodywork—similar to that seen on early prototypes for the Dodge Dart—but it will wear unique sheetmetal when it is finally produced. The article below [...]
Car and Driver Blog | Justin Berkowitz
2013 Mazda CX-5 Crossover Priced from $21,490 Monday, 6 February 2012, 8:54 pm
We’ve already driven the 2013 CX-5 (and liked it), covered its technical specs and fuel economy, and now Mazda has released complete pricing info for its all-new crossover: $21,490 to start. A fully loaded, all-wheel-drive model should just top $30,000. The CX-5 is the first vehicle from Mazda designed from the ground up to include the company’s efficiency-aiding Skyactiv technologies [...]
Car and Driver Blog | Alexander Stoklosa
Name That Shifter, No. 62 Monday, 6 February 2012, 7:06 pm
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker*. Good luck! (* Offer [...]
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Long-Term Wrap: 2011 BMW 535i Monday, 6 February 2012, 7:00 pm
The 535i’s spartan mien did not stop it from becoming an instant long-haul favorite, however. Never mind the car’s shortcomings—numb steering, disappointing handling composure, and a hefty curb weight—that left it behind the Audi A6 and an Infiniti M37 in a comparison test [August 2010]; its odometer rolled past 20,000 miles in less than five [...]
Car and Driver Blog | K.C. Colwell
Aaron Robinson: Bolting Together Cars Used to be a Middle-Class Job. That’s Changing Monday, 6 February 2012, 6:58 pm
Some sympathy is in order for United Auto Workers president Bob King. Here he was last March, about to enter negotiations with the Big Three on labor contracts that were certain to be crap sandwiches for his brothers and sisters on the line, and Ford announces that it’s paying CEO Alan Mulally an extra $56.5 [...]
Car and Driver Blog | Aaron Robinson
Kia Track’ster Concept Headed for Chicago, Topless Soul’ster Concept May Be Built [UPDATED] Monday, 6 February 2012, 3:13 pm
The Kia Soul has been a big hit for the company, and it’s an even better drive than before thanks to improvements made for 2012. To sustain the momentum, the Korean automaker is showing a Soul concept at the 2012 Chicago auto show called Track’ster. Born at Kia’s California design studio, this box is intended [...]
Car and Driver Blog | Jon Yanca
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