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Placed side-by-side, the new and old systems present a stunning visual. Despite a small increase in the displacement of the gasoline engine from 1.4L to 1.5L the overall package is reduced markedly in volume and has shed about 130 lbs.

The German auto maker is looking to cut €6 billion in costs, including about €4 billion from materials purchasing and €2 billion in job reductions and productivity improvements.

Toyota’s VPNS system emits a car-like – albeit science-fiction-leaning – whirring noise to alert pedestrians to the approach of an often-silent-running hybrid or EV.

Transmission issues are plaguing the Camry V-6, while there are reliability issues with the 4WD Tundra, magazine says.

Set to hit U.S. showrooms this fall as a ’17 model, the Golf Alltrack is powered by VW’s 1.8L TSI turbocharged 4-cyl. that delivers 170 hp and 199 lb.-ft. of torque.

The Santa Fe’s rugged, chiseled exterior carries over inside the cabin, where Hyundai’s H-shaped design theme creates the aura of an interior carved from granite.

The start-up known for its innovative Skip Fire fuel-efficiency software for internal-combustion engines now is offering technology designed to optimize battery-electric-vehicle performance.

Smith’s simple directive to his staff was to do “anticipatory journalism.” He preached constantly of the need to be out front with the news and astute analysis that showed the direction the industry was heading.

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The new top-end Snapdragon Digital Chassis platform appears to mark another big step in the journey to centralized computing onboard vehicles and toward a fuller realization of the functionality software-defined vehicles promise to offer.