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Junkyard Find: 1986 Dodge Aries SE Four-Door Sedan

The Truth About Cars

For the 1980s, GM created the X-Cars , Ford offered Fox sedans and American Motors had the Concord. I recall angrily futzing with video codecs in order to watch the file I'd laboriously downloaded of this spoof Aries commercial, circa 2000. It was (sometimes) hard to believe that this was a four-cylinder compact with front-wheel-drive.

Dodge 95
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Consumer Reports: Tesla and other domestic brands take big steps backwards in reliability rankings

Green Car Congress

While the Chrysler 300 improves to “Average,” the Pacifica minivan falls to “Below-Average.” Other GM brands saw their place in the rankings fall from last year. Cadillac is again the worst-performing of the GM brands, dropping one spot to 28. Ram was the worst-charting FCA brand at 26.

Dodge 207
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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. On the other hand, it’s a minivan with sliding side doors. Now we know VW will join them.

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Achates OPGCI project targeting 50% fuel efficiency gains over downsized GDI engine at reduced cost

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liter opposed-piston, gasoline compression ignition engine applicable to large passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, SUVs and minivans. Dan Hancock, president, DMH Strategic Consulting, retired vice president, GM Powertrain Global Engineering, past president of SAE International, and a member of Achates’ Industry Advisory Board.