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All the Mopar Christmas Gifts You Could Ever Want

All the Mopar Christmas Gifts You Could Ever Want

All out of ideas for your Christmas shopping list already this season? Chrysler Group has published a list of quite a few ideas that might work for any Mopar fans in the family. In the list of Mopar Christmas gifts below, you’ll find everything from wall cabinets to gift cards to Pandora charms. Surely, there’s […]

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New Ad Touts 2014 Chevy Malibu Awards, Efficiency, and Tech

New Ad Touts 2014 Chevy Malibu Awards, Efficiency, and Tech

One of the latest ads from Chevy features the all-new Malibu. Particularly, the 30-second spot features a number of 2014 Chevy Malibu awards, but it also hits on the Malibu’s fuel economy rating and even hints at its innovative technology. Driving 101: What Should I Have on my Holiday Travel Checklist? Check it out: As […]

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Tips on How to Transport a Christmas Tree

Tips on How to Transport a Christmas Tree

Picking out the family Christmas tree is a time filled with tradition, wonder, and a lot of elbow grease on your part. While everyone loves to give opinions on the perfect tree, they seldom stick around to strap your prickly new friend to the car. While the kids sip on hot chocolate and sing carols, […]

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Illinois Car Dealership Wins the Internet with Keys in a Box Video

Illinois Car Dealership Wins the Internet with Keys in a Box Video

Remember the parody made by The Lonely Island and Justin Timberlake for SNL titled “D*** in a Box?” If not, please refresh your memory here before proceeding with this article (and apologies for the quality of this video—YouTube was a simpler place back in 2006). If you don’t feel like watching it, here’s the premise: […]

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Chrysler Group’s Thanksgiving Food Drive Helps Out 20,000 Families

Chrysler Group’s Thanksgiving Food Drive Helps Out 20,000 Families

All across the Midwest, Chrysler Group’s Thanksgiving Food Drive has been successful in providing Thanksgiving meals to a whopping 20,000 families in need. The food drive was possible thanks to employees from Chrysler Group facilities in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan. One of the beneficiaries of Chrysler’s food drive was the Gleaners Food Bank of […]

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[PHOTOS] Ford WRC Concept RS160 is Not Real, Still Amazing

[PHOTOS] Ford WRC Concept RS160 is Not Real, Still Amazing

The Ford WRC Concept RS160 is not something that you’ll see this week at Los Angeles Auto Show, nor is it a creation that was trotted out for SEMA. It’s the creation of Ken Nagasaka of Pasadena, and it’s absolutely stunning. Tips for Winter: 4 Holiday Driving Tips To Keep Your Family Safe It’s a mid-engined […]

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[PHOTOS] Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Pulses Through LA

[PHOTOS] Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo Pulses Through LA

Yesterday at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Chevrolet pulled back the covers on the Chaparral 2X Vision Gran Turismo concept, which is an envisioning of the ultimate racecar of the future. What makes this and other Vision Gran Turismo concepts so special is that fans of the PlayStation® 3 game, Gran Turismo® 6, will be […]

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Quick, Robin! To the Earliest DC-Licensed Batmobile Being Auctioned!

Quick, Robin! To the Earliest DC-Licensed Batmobile Being Auctioned!

If you’ve ever pretended to be Batman, chances are you didn’t imagine yourself as any of the vintage iterations of the caped crusader. It is more fun to make Christian Bale impressions, after all. But, for those who read the original DC comics in the 1940’s and 1950’s, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity has arrived to re-live those glory […]

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No Christmas Spirit in BMW’s “Santa’s Other Workshop” Ad

No Christmas Spirit in BMW’s “Santa’s Other Workshop” Ad

BMW attempts to make things merry, bright, and fast in its "Santa's Other Workshop" video card, but all this ad gives is the smell of burnt rubber.

Mercedes-Benz has its automobile reindeer. Lexus has its giant car bow. Chevrolet has Santa Claus: car salesman. Now, BMW has its…festive tire tracks? Holiday car commercials seem to be running short on ideas these days. BMW is even struggling to come up with something memorable in it newest Christmas ad “Santa’s Other Workshop.” “Santa’s Other […]

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Chevy Chaparral 2X VGT Concept Will Bow in LA

Chevy Chaparral 2X VGT Concept Will Bow in LA

The 2014 Los Angeles Auto Show is heating up to be an exciting time for performance car enthusiasts. It’s in LA that Chevy will be unveiling its Vision Gran Turismo project, which is—wait for it—the Chevy Chaparral 2X VGT concept. That’s right, rather than look ahead to what the Stingray might look like in 25 […]

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Classic Toys Shill For Accords in Nostalgic Honda Car Commercials

Classic Toys Shill For Accords in Nostalgic Honda Car Commercials

It seems like the Christmas car commercial season keeps coming earlier and earlier each year. The latest batch are arriving in the form of Honda’s new holiday-themed “A Gift to Remember” campaign, which has already launched six new television ads that feature classic toys promoting the brand’s vehicles. Although Honda has been dealing with quite […]

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Silverado Supports Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans

Silverado Supports Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans

Today on Veterans’ Day, members of the Achilles Freedom Team of Wounded Veterans are at home with their friends and family, resting after a long year of handcycling competitions. They’ll be back at it again in January, but the holiday season is their time off. The Silverado High Country that Chevy donated to the Achilles […]

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First 2015 F-150 Rolls Out of Dearborn Truck Plant

First 2015 F-150 Rolls Out of Dearborn Truck Plant

The time of the 2015 Ford F-150 is almost nigh. Production began today at the Ford Rouge Center in Michigan, where the first 2015 F-150 has rolled off the line and prepares to make the trek to any one of thousands of showrooms across the country. The new F-150 has been a major talking point […]

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Nissan Sunderland Builds its 2 Millionth Qashqai

Nissan Sunderland Builds its 2 Millionth Qashqai

Nissan has announced that the Qashqai crossover has crossed the two million unit mark in less than eight years, which makes it the fastest vehicle to reach that particular milestone in UK history. More from Nissan: Nissan LEAF EV Sales Set Annual Sales Mark “The Qashqai is helping Nissan to go from strength to strength […]

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Winter Driving Myths: What Should You Really Do in the Snow?

Winter Driving Myths: What Should You Really Do in the Snow?

With winter right around the corner, there’s sure to be a flood of winter driving tips. The question is: how do you know which ones are right? If you don’t want to be crashing through the snow into a one-horse open sleigh, read on to discover debunked winter driving myths. Related: What you should know […]

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Oh, a Chocolate-Covered Audi TT, For Some Reason

Oh, a Chocolate-Covered Audi TT, For Some Reason

We are only five days removed from Halloween, which means we are officially 100 days away from the only holiday more terrifying than All Hallow’s Eve (if you’re single, that is): Valentine’s Day. We figure that’s about all the lede we need to set you up for this ridiculous chocolate-covered Audi TT. Good god. Somebody […]

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Cats In Cars: Opel’s 2015 Calendar Stars the Purr-fect Model

Cats In Cars: Opel’s 2015 Calendar Stars the Purr-fect Model

Swimsuit-clad, busty, blonde models are overrated. Before you think we’ve lost our minds, think about it. The obvious hormonal exploitation of male mating instincts in order to (in a hardly subliminal way) compel people to spend money is both insulting to men and degrading to women. It’s cheap marketing with low standards and an obvious […]

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There’s Still Time To Celebrate National Name Your Car Day

There’s Still Time To Celebrate National Name Your Car Day

If you’re one of 25% of US car owners, then this article really isn’t for you. You’ve already named your car (source: Nationwide Insurance). For the rest of you who’ve been neglecting the time-honored tradition of bestowing an identity on your mode of transportation, today is your chance. October 2nd is National Name Your Car Day, and […]