Motoring
Chauffeured or in Command, the Bentley Mulsanne Wins
Riding in the back seat of a car often feels more like a punishment than a privilege. But the Bentley Mulsanne makes backseat desirable.
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MotoringMotoring on the Grid: The “Connected” Car Comes of Age
Staying connected to your information — whether that means access to music, social media, restaurant reviews, or navigation — is essential, even when you’re on the road.
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MotoringKit: Fall Driving Essentials
When the temperatures drop from their sweaty heights and the warm hues of fall foliage emerge, the driving experience changes — it’s time for windows-down scenic cruising.
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Motoring10 Safest Cars of 2014
When purchasing a new car, crash safety ratings tend to fall below other priorities like style, fuel economy, performance, amenities, cost and even brand loyalty. That’s unfortunate, since more than a handful of cars will consistently fail to perform well in the one situation we all hope to avoid: a serious accident.
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MotoringDissecting The Off-Set Crash, One of the Most Deadly Accidents on the Road
Evidence is mounting that points to the type of frontal collision as a grave contributor to whether passengers live or die in an accident, alongside the typical factors like speed and road conditions. An off-set crash — where 25 percent or less of the fascia of the car collides with either another vehicle or a hard, stationary object and causes the car to pivot sharply — is especially lethal, accounting for a quarter of frontal crash deaths.
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Motoring
Heavier Car? For Safety, That’s a Good Thing
It’s both conventional wisdom and fact that heavier cars tend to be safer for their drivers and passengers in crashes.
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ArchiveKit: Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance
Walking the Concours d’Elegance at Pebble Beach with all manner of beautiful automobiles at your fingertips calls for some dressy duds and proper accessories. It’s far more than just a car show; it’s an automotive cultural event like no other, and just about everyone comes decked out to the nines.
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MotoringWorld Rally Championship Finland, An Underdog Returns to Racing
The old-wood pine forests and gravel roads of the Neste Oil WRC Finland made for gorgeous scenery in early August.
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MotoringThis Week In Motoring: August 18, 2014
This Week in Motoring: the most expensive car ever sold, plenty of eco-cars, the science behind Tony Stewart’s tragic sprint car accident, Motor Trend‘s awesome drag race and much more.
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MotoringQuick Spin: Ferrari 458 Spider, The Perfect Convertible?
In the middle of a cool Chicago summer, sunlight bounces off the unmistakeable Rosso Corsa hood of a V8 Ferrari. A mere eighth of a depression of the throttle produces a sound I can only describe as a chorus of angels descending to earth on winged stallions.
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MotoringPrize Horses: The 10 Most Beautiful Ferraris
Great Ferraris are some of the most stunning cars to ever put rubber to pavement.
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MotoringPhoto Essay: A Rare Look at an Even Rarer Ferrari Collection
Ferrari enthusiast and luxury watch retailer David Lee is headed to this year’s The Quail at Pebble Beach. And, more importantly, he’s bringing his collection of vintage Ferarri supercars with him.
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Motoring22 Great Moments in Ferrari History
From motorsport victories to pop culture appearances, these are the moments that helped solidify Ferrari’s rightful spot as one of the greatest (if not the greatest) automotive marques of all time.
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MotoringParis to the French Alps in the Mercedes A220 CDI AMG
If there’s a way to convey style and a touch of German class without flipping the bird to practicality and fuel-efficiency, it’s the A220 CDI, Mercedes-Benz’s paradigm-shifting hatchback.
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ArchiveKit: Ferrari 400i
Just because the Ferrari 400i isn’t nearly as coveted as, say, a 512 Berlinetta Boxer, doesn’t mean it’s not worthy of respect. It’s just the right car for the businessman who wants to set himself apart from the typical German sports sedan.
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MotoringThe Bizarre Success of the BMW X6
The BMW X6 been around since 2007 and has found shockingly good sales success for BMW, even earning a refresh this year: all this, despite its inferior specs, a small interior, and the fact that it looks like it’s been whacked with the same ugly stick as the Pontiac Aztek.
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MotoringIn the 2015 Jeep Renegade, Very Different is Very Good
Jeep is an American automotive staple, but it hasn’t done anything radically new in, well…ever. This signature Jeep American-ness on four driven wheels now gets its biggest injection of originality in the form of the Italian-made, Fiat 500L-based 2015 Jeep Renegade.
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MotoringMasters of the House: Driving the BMW M3 and M4
The slightly slick track at Wisconsin’s Road America has me wondering just how little effort it would take to spin the 425 hp German monster I’m driving. The truth is that the M4 I’m helming isn’t working nearly as hard as it can with its 425 hp (and more importantly) its 406 lb-ft of torque and shaved corpulence.
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MotoringThe Goodwood Festival of Speed
The Goodwood Festival of Speed is more than just a motoring event. It’s the product of one man’s passion for all things automotive, fueled by hundreds of thousands of the worshiping faithful.
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ArchiveKit: Goodwood Festival of Speed
When attending a British motoring event that’s held on the estate owned by someone named Lord March, you can’t just fly over the Atlantic with a day pack full of casual duds and a twin blade razor. We’ve put together a comprehensive kit that takes you from airport to hotel to track and back.