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Fiat 124 Spider Recalled For Airbags That Deploy Using Excessive Force

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Fiat 124 Spider Recalled For Airbags That Deploy Using Excessive Force

Photo: Fiat The National Highway Traffic Administration issued a recall for 15,835 2017-2020 model year Fiat/Abarth 124 Spiders because the airbags could deploy with “excessive force.” Specifically, the Bosch airbag control module can command a dual-stage front airbag deployment instead of the intended single-stage deployment in low-speed accidents. Jalopinions | Dodge Caliber Single-stage airbag deployment usually uses … Read more

These Are The Best Entry-Level Sports Cars You Can Buy Right Now

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These Are The Best Entry-Level Sports Cars You Can Buy Right Now

“MX-5 works as the best all round entry level sports car. “Get up early, drop the roof and take the long way to work enjoying your local driving roads. Savoring the precise handling and perfectly weighted gearshifts where each turn depends on your input not simply the car’s bhp and traction control. “Next weekend head … Read more

2025 McLaren Artura Spider Is A Heart-Thumping First Supercar Experience

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2025 McLaren Artura Spider Is A Heart-Thumping First Supercar Experience

How do you review your first supercar? As my trip to test drive the 2025 McLaren Artura Spider approached, I kept asking myself that same question. How could a poor kid from Michigan truly understand the nuance of a quarter-million-dollar machine? How could I do it justice, having never driven anything similar before? How do … Read more

Tesla Lays Off Lowly Paid Interns Weeks Before Summer Starts

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Tesla Lays Off Lowly Paid Interns Weeks Before Summer Starts

Good morning! It’s Friday, May 3, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. 1st Gear: Interns Are Tesla’s Latest Cost-Cutting Victims It’s a stressful time for anyone with a job at … Read more

The McLaren 750S Is The Supercar That Other Supercars Dream Of Being

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The McLaren 750S Is The Supercar That Other Supercars Dream Of Being

I’m standing on the tarmac at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, getting ready to drive through the desert in a convoy of new McLaren 750S Spiders with a group of other auto journalists, but instead of looking at the brightly colored supercars and getting excited, we’re all staring at the sky, fist-pumping and shouting “hell yeah!” … Read more

What Automaker Has Never Made A Bad Car?

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What Automaker Has Never Made A Bad Car?

Has Morgan ever made a bad car? Photo: Morgan If you think about your favorite car company, can you hand on heart say that everything it’s ever built has been great? Like, has it really never made a bad car? And if your favorite car company can’t say no to that, is there an automaker … Read more

Why Are Some Convertibles Called Spiders?

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Why Are Some Convertibles Called Spiders?

I have never truly understood why some convertibles are called spiders, since spiders are creepy and generally undesirable creatures and not small sporty topless fun machines. There are a few potential origins for this automotive arachnidian nomenclature mashup, one rooted in a poor translation, and one that comes from way back in the horse-drawn carriage … Read more

At $12,500, Is This 1998 Alfa Romeo Spider Pretty Fly?

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At ,500, Is This 1998 Alfa Romeo Spider Pretty Fly?

When today’s Nice Price or No Dice Spider was in development, Alfa Romeo fully intended to sell the car in the U.S. Financial difficulties saw the company pull up stakes in the States instead. Now, both Alfa and this Spider are here. Let’s see if this one was worth the wait. What Is The Most … Read more

You Should Buy Your First Ferrari From The Junkyard

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You Should Buy Your First Ferrari From The Junkyard

Image: Copart There is a saying among Ferrari owners that your first Ferrari has to be red. You can pick a more esoteric exterior paint in your subsequent machines from Maranello, but your first foray into the brand should be the typical and iconic Rosso Corsa, or some derivation thereof. This twelve-year-old 458 Spider has … Read more

Maserati GranTurismo Gains Topless Sister In The New GranCabrio

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Maserati GranTurismo Gains Topless Sister In The New GranCabrio

The new Maserati GranCabrio enters the market as an AWD, 542-hp, four-seat cabriolet that will compete against the likes of the Bentley Continental GTC, Ferrari Roma Spider, and Aston Martin DB12 Volante. Despite the new name, this is just a new GranTurismo cabriolet, which is not a bad thing considering that the GranTurismo is a … Read more