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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Is Ford Semi Committed? Maker Reveals EV Concept Truck
Does Tesla have another competitor in the battery-electric semi truck arena? Maybe. Ford Motor Co. took the wraps off an electric semi truck concept called the F-Vision at the IAA Commercial Vehicles expo in Germany. The company's vision is similar in many ways to...
read moreFirst Drive: 2019 Nissan Altima
The sedan is dead...? You might think twice after checking out the 2019 Nissan Altima. The new model is loaded up with new technologies, including the breakthrough Variable Compression-Turbo engine, and adds the AWD that many buyers go to SUVs for. Can it win buyers...
read moreHonda Issues Recalls for Rear Cameras and Airbags
Honda issued two recalls one to fix a new problem and a second to resolve an ongoing effort in the biggest recall in history. The first is to resolve a problem with rear cameras on certain Accord and Insight hybrids. The second is part of the ongoing Takata airbag...
read moreVW, Stanford U Partner to Develop New Fuel Cell Technology
While it's trying to be the lead dog in the race to bring electric vehicles to the masses, VW is still covering all its bases by partnering with Stanford University on a new process to manufacture fuel cells. Once perfected, it could make fuel cells competitive on a...
read moreUpdate: Musk Denounces SEC Lawsuit
Elon Musk and the Tesla board have fired back at the SEC, denouncing the federal lawsuit that could lead to the ouster of the automaker's founder and CEO. The agency filed suit against Musk in Manhattan District Court alleging he engaged in "fraud" when tweeting he...
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