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Junkyard Find: 1983 Datsun 200SX Coupe

The Truth About Cars

This car sure looks a lot like the 1978-1983 Mitsubishi Galant Lambda hardtop , sold in North America as the Dodge Challenger and Plymouth Sapporo. In 1983, this car's MSRP was $7,999, or about $24,812 in 2023 dollars. The MSRPs for those cars were $6,666 and $6,442, respectively ($20,677 and $19,982 after inflation).

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Hyundai Motor America Targeting Minimum Average 50 mpg for Lineup by 2025

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Hyundai Motor America, currently the leading fuel economy auto manufacturer in the US according to EPA ratings, plans to achieve a corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) rating of at least 50 (mpg) by 2025 for its lineup of passenger cars and light duty trucks. Tags: Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Manufacturers. Earlier post.)

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Event: WAJ Media Day: A Million Dollar Drive

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A Taste of 10 Different Cars Along the California Coast. The event, WAJ Media Day 2021, afforded me a chance to experience some exotic and high-end cars that aren’t normally in the sights of Clean Fleet Report. The event was held in last week in Half Moon Bay, California. Story and photos by John Faulkner.

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Road Test: 2023 Ranger Rover Sport SE Dynamic Mild Hybrid

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Underneath that cover is turbo & supercharged power Sport SE Dynamic (our tester) 3.0-liter Over 410 miles of Southern California city and highway driving, our combined average was 24.1 The four-zone climate control allows different settings for front and rear passengers on each side of the car. Sport SE 3.0-liter

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Anderman report sees strongest growth for full-hybrid systems; Li-ion batteries for hybrids may be in short supply

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The future of the market is particularly dependent on government policies, with that of the California Air Resources Board (CARB) being the most important driver. As expected, the marketability of cars with driving ranges under 100 miles is limited; here again, automakers offer heavy discounts “to move the metal.”.

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The Long View from SAE 2009 World Congress

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Professor Robert Cervero, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California-Berkeley. During the intervening six and half years in the US alone, the auto industry will sell a projected 70-80 million internal combustion engine cars, pointing out the importance of improving today’s technology. Dr. Luca Guala, Systemica.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac CT4 Premium Luxury AWD

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The twin-turbo four provides ample power. The twin turbo has a narrow torque band, coming on at a very usable 1,500 rpm and ending at 4,000 rpm., In 286 miles driving through Southern California, we averaged 27.2 mpg, but in a 180-mile all-freeway run with the cruise control set at 65 mph we averaged 32.9