Category: motorsports
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Ford and Google, Oil prices and politics, Air bags and recalls, Nissan Titan pricing and more end of year news.
Hoping you had a Merry Christmas and that travels for you or your family all went OK, here’s the latest news in the automotive world. Just click right here and give it a read. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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#MCACN2015 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals in Chicago.
It was a bit snowy but I was among the many who made their way to the Stephenson Convention Center in Rosemont for the 2015 running of this show. The largest of its kind in the country, the show features an amazing collection of muscle cars, hot rods, drag cars, Corvettes along with a…
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Kyle Busch wins NASCAR and Jeff Gordon retires; VW has a plan; Traffic bottlenecks; Tesla for $80K and more.
While you were shopping for those Black Friday deals the world kept turning. The NCAAF season is wrapping up and the playoff and bowl game contenders are getting defined. Winter is showing its face a bit more. Click here to get caught up on last weeks auto industry news. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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LA Auto Show, New car awards, Tesla, #Ford, and more on VW
Catch up on this week’s newest news in the world of automobiles. From the LA auto show, to Tesla, to new car awards, Ford’s driving-while-drugged simulation and more. Click here to have a read. @1ChicagoCar Guy
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New #Caddy XT5, #GM diesel trucks top mpg, more VW, more recalls, Google car drives too slow.
Here’s my recap of last week’s news in the auto world. Google’s self-driving car got pulled over; GM’s midsize pickups top the mpg charts; new Caddy shown in Dubai and new Buick to come from China; Honda and Mazda get awards, and more. Just click here and have a read. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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On the track with the 2016 #Buick #Regal GS
Buick recently held a driving session for some local auto writers with the Buick Regal GS at Autobahn Country Club located in the Chicago western suburb of Joliet. We drove the north road-race circuit as well as an autocross course. The Regal GS has pretty good chops when it comes to performance driving. Read more…
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2016 Updates for the Ford Mustang
Ford has made a few tweaks on the ’16 Mustang. I recently drove a coupe and earlier this year drove a convertible. I also had a fun time with the Shelby GT350 and GT350R at Road America. Here’s my latest that includes mention of the documentary film “A Faster Horse” which is about the development…
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VW in the hot seat, Mazda Miata race car, recalls of course, UAW and FCA and more.
We’re hot into baseball playoffs, college football, pro football, pro hockey, the NASCAR chase and more. Here’s a look at a bit of last week’s automotive headliners. Just click here for a look. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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NACTOY finalists. September sales, more on VW, a new Checker cab, Tony Stewart retiring
MLB playoffs are being defined; NCAA football has us partying, or not; the NFL is at it. Here’s what happened last week in the automotive world. A few did-bits to keep you in the loop. Just click here. @1ChicagoCarGuy
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#GT350tracktour Shelby GT350 and GT350R at Road America
Today you can just write a check, jump behind the wheel of a new car and go very fast. But don’t do it without first developing some high performance driving skills if you haven’t already. The Ford Performance Team invited a bunch of auto writers to drive the new Shelby street-legal race cars, the GT350…
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