Feature Stories
Taming the Dragon
This is a savvy, thinking man’s supercar. Yes, it needs additional luggage space and a more bespoke cabin to justify its sticker price. But when it comes to slaying dragons, this missile from Marysville is Bruce Lee on wheels.
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Classic Drive: 1964 Porsche 356 C
The car’s name was Ziggy, but it didn’t come from Mars. It came from the Southern California garage of Marty Fiolka, who graciously loaned Automobile this 1964 Porsche 356 C, which has been in his family for decades.
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The Drive Toward a Cure Road Rally Fights Parkinson’s at Full Throttle
The open road has long symbolized the liberating power of possibility, an invitation to escape one’s current bonds of circumstance and journey to a new perspective or, perhaps, new reality. It’s a metaphor that became far more real during the first running of the Drive Toward a Cure road rally—an automotive adventure organized to accelerate fundraising and awareness for the fight against Parkinson’s disease.
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Porsche Recalls 60K Utes in Germany for Diesel Fix
German authorities ordered Porsche to recall almost 60,000 diesel-powered sport utility vehicles in Europe after it was discovered thy found software that manipulates emissions controls to help defeat tests. Get the details at TheDetroitBureau.com. Source:: The...
read moreChina Tariffs on Hold as Trade War Talk Recedes
Fears of a trade war between the U.S. and China have been allayed by news that the Trump administration plans to suspend tariffs on Chinese imports to the U.S. The proposed double-digit tariffs had a number companies concerned, and some still are. For details, go to...
read moreVolvo Moving to Eliminate Plastic Waste
Volvo Cars is looking to add to its green image and its planning to burnish its image by removing all single-use plastics from all its offices, cafeterias and events the globe by the end of 2019. To find out why, go to TheDetroitBureau.com. Source:: The Detroit...
read moreFired Ford Exec Reappears as Head of Supplier Building Ford GT Supercar
Unceremoniously ousted from a top Ford post in February Raj Nair has resurfaced as the new president and COO of Multimatic, the Canadian supplier building the $450,000 Ford GT supercar Nair originally helped develop. More from TheDetroitBureau.com. Source:: The...
read morePerformance Version of Tesla Model 3 Will Be “Quicker than a BMW” – But Cost $78,000
Despite a painfully slow production ramp-up, Tesla will add a new high-performance version of its Model 3 sedan that CEO Musk claims will be “quicker than a BMW,” and be able to “beat anything in its class on a track.” More from TheDetroitBureau.com. Source:: The...
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