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2017 VW GTI

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The ’17 VW GTI may not look much like a Corvette, but in several ways, it reminds me of one. Well, not a new one. My high school buddy’s 1978 L-82 coupe Wait. Give...

2017 Mercedes AMG GLE 63 S

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You make the rules, we'll find new ways around them. That could be AMG's motto and maybe is . . . unofficially. The Rhinoceros Thing you see before you is somehow fully compliant...

2017 Mini Clubman “Works” All4

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Mighty Mouse is back! Well, the Mighty Mini . . . Last year, Mini - which is really BMW, which designs and makes them now, not the Brits - redesigned the Clubman. Which is...

2017 Toyota Tacoma

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If you miss reasonable-sized trucks - what 1500 series trucks used to be before Codpiece Fever overtook the country - you might want to have a look at a “mid-sized” truck...

The New Phaeton?

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There was nothing wrong with the car - the Phaeton ultra-luxury sedan. You may remember. It was beautiful, powerful, elegant. Close kin to the Audi A8 and the Bentley Continental GT. It was...

2017 Ford F-150

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To say trucks have changed is like saying phones are different nowadays. If you grew up with trucks - three-on-the-tree, metal floorpans, bench seats, an inline six (maybe a V8, fed by...

2017 BMW X1

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Size no longer matters. Well, size can be deceiving. Sometimes, a smaller-on-the-outside vehicle has more room inside than a larger-on-the-outside vehicle. The BMW X1, for instance. It is BMW's smallest crossover SUV but it has about...

Instead of the TDI . . .

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The Crazy Train continues to pick up speed. It just won't go very far... . VW - clearly unhinged now - has revealed an updated version of its unsalable electrified Golf. This one...

2018 Chevy Cruze Diesel 52 MPG . . . Read The Fine Print

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We're told the 2018 Chevy Cruze diesel will be capable of 52 MPG on the highway. But read the fine print. And then the bold print. Yes, the car will be capable of...

2017 Mini

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The latest Mini is bigger  - and slightly smaller engined. Usually, that's a recipe for slower - and drinks more gas. Would you believe (best Maxwell Smart voice) this one also  goes faster...
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