I first met Marchionne in December 2012 when I had the honor of presenting the Ram truck team Motor Trend’s 2013 Truck of the Year award. For the occasion, Marchionne called an all-hands meeting at FCA’s headquarters in Auburn Hills, Michigan. I found out later this was only the second all-employee meeting since his arrival
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Last month, Porsche announced the production version of the Mission E concept would be called the Taycan. Confusingly pronounced “TIE-con,” the German automaker’s first fully electric vehicle will go on sale next year. Today, Porsche released more information on the Taycan’s production specs. Impressively, they aren’t all that different than the ones Porsche originally quoted
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Let’s start with that engine. Out with the rorty twin-scroll turbocharged N55 3.0-liter inline-six, and in with the M3’s single-scroll twin-turbo S55 3.0-liter inline-six, which ups the horsepower from 365 to 405 hp—a decent bump in a car that weighs around 3,500 pounds. As before, power is put to the rear wheels through either a
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Hyundai has been hyping the i30 Fastback N for quite some time, and now the model is in its final stages of development. It will join the i30 N and Veloster N when it debuts later this year. The automaker has taken the fastback through extensive testing on different types of road surfaces around Europe.
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The 2019 Lexus ES undergoes a dramatic transformation as it enters a new lifecycle. A new platform, more robust powertrains, and an F Sport variant hint at a more athletic sedan. For all these changes and more, the starting price has increased $550 to $40,525. However, prices for the hybrid version have dropped. F Sport
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Can you imagine a Bugatti Chiron with T-tops? Well, here’s the closest thing to it. Say hello to Sky View—two fixed glass panels for the roof of your $2.5 million set of wheels. The luxury manufacturer plans to display its latest option during Monterey Car Week next month in Pebble Beach, California. The fixed glass
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“It’s about bringing more power and more emotion to the Hyundai brand and making fun-to-drive cars,” said Albert Biermann when presenting the 2019 Hyundai Veloster N. And he would know. Biermann was the boss of BMW’s M division and is now president of the performance-oriented sub-brand at the Korean manufacturer. After introducing the N sub-brand
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