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Volkswagen 10-Speed, Dual-Clutch Tranny Taken Off The Drawing Board

Four years after it was announced, Volkswagen has taken its ambitious 10-speed dual-clutch automatic off the table. Frederich Eichler, transmission chief, told the Vienna Motor Symposium recently, it reflected the older culture of "bigger is better."
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By: Marc Stern

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2017 Honda CR-V drives light truck sales into the black for April

Income Tax time in the United States is historically, a slow time for auto sales. 2017 is no exception, with most makers experience a bit of a market correction. The bright spot for Honda is the 2017 CR-V 2-row SUV. What;s driving record CR-V sales in April?
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By: Parks McCants

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What is causing the preset seats to malfunction on the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1

Several owners of the 2017 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 are perplexed because they can't get their seats to return to their specific preset locations. Apparently, they work sometimes but not always.
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By: Mary Conway

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How To Minimize Car Battery Recharging Risk and How Wrong CCA Can Kill Your Battery

Today TorqueNews spoke with Dakota Campbell, who is a diesel mechanic for a company called Poldrack Auto in the Austin, TX area and is currently finishing up tech school to get his certification. I asked him about best car batteries and how to minimize charging risks. Here is what he said discussing the safety measures in regard to dying car battery.
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By: Armen Hareyan

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Jaguar Land Rover Boss Stands Up For Diesel

Diesel vehicles have been dealing with a lot of bad press ever since it came to light that Volkswagen was using illegal software to pass emission tests. It seemed no one was going to defend them.
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By: Will Maley

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3rd Straight Win for Ron Capps Dodge Charger

The domination of the NHRA Funny Car class by the crews from Don Schumacher Racing continued this past weekend as Ron Capps drove his Dodge Charger to his 3rd straight win and the team’s 6th win in 7 races this season – beating the Camaro funny cars of John Force and Robert Hight on his way to the final round win against Tim Wilkerson in the Mustang.
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By: Patrick Rall

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This Aftermarket Miata-based Buggy Could Be Yours for Cheap, If You Can Wrench

Bring your own Mazda Miata, and be somewhat mechanically skilled, and for under $15,000, you can have a cool-looking off-road buggy.
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By: Tim Healey

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2018 Ford Mustang Standard Features Leaked in Dealer Brochure

Ford Motor Company still hasn’t rolled out all of the details on the 2018 Mustang, but a dealership brochure posted on the always-reliable Mustang6g clues us in on many of the key features which will be included on every new Ford Mustang.
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By: Patrick Rall

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What Might be the C7 Corvette ZR1 Unofficially Laps Nurburgring in 7:30-ish

Another video showing what is believed to be the C7 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 lapping the Nürburgring has arrived online and in the video, the mysterious Corvette gets around the track with traffic in roughly 7 minutes and 30 seconds – although that number is far from any sort of official time and the official time will almost certainly be quicker.
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By: Patrick Rall

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VIDEO: Tesla News Includes Big Q1 Loss, Model 3, Solar City Sales, More

This week's Tesla news has updates on the company's profitability, an update on the Model 3's production, a new sales model for the Solar City products, and more.
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By: John Goreham

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