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Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Automobiles

Behind the Wheel | 2014 Toyota Corolla

Faithful Companion, Hiding in Plain Sight

After a redesign for 2014, the ubiquitous Toyota Corolla has emerged longer, lower, wider and just a little bit wilder.
Toyota Motor Sales

After a redesign for 2014, the ubiquitous Toyota Corolla has emerged longer, lower, wider and just a little bit wilder.

The durable Toyota Corolla is one of the nation’s most popular cars, but it’s hard to feel passionate about it. The new version attempts to be more compelling, but still fails to make the heart race.

Auto Ego

Adopted by Neighbors, a VW Camper Spreads Happiness

A 12-year-old boy falls in love with his neighbor’s derelict 1977 Volkswagen camper van, and after much persistence, and bartering some yard work, brings the van home.

International

Long, Strange Trip Ends for a Symbol of the ’60s

The 63-year run of the Volkswagen van will come to an end after production halts in Brazil this year.

Collecting

In Nebraska, Rusty Chevys Turn to Gold

A horde of low-mileage classics gathered over a lifetime by a Nebraska Chevrolet dealer is sold off in a soybean field.

Wash Me? Some Cars Want to Be Left Alone

So what do you do if you’ve just bought a classic car that’s a mess and needs work. Do you fix it and possibly reduce its value or leave the car in its original condition?

Altimas on an assembly line at the Canton, Miss., plant await installation of power steering pumps. Nissan is the state’s second-largest private employer.
Rogelio V. Solis/Associated Press

Altimas on an assembly line at the Canton, Miss., plant await installation of power steering pumps. Nissan is the state’s second-largest private employer.

The United Automobile Workers is taking a campaign global to promote a unionization effort at Nissan’s plant in Canton, Miss.

The author trundles out of a car with extra weight and stiff joints to negotiate.
Jonathan Fickies/Liberty Mutual Insurance

The author trundles out of a car with extra weight and stiff joints to negotiate.

Liberty Mutual Insurance Company provides a weighted suit to a young reporter to demonstrate what it’s like for old people behind the wheel.

The 2014 Chevrolet Sonic.
General Motors

The 2014 Chevrolet Sonic.

N.H.T.S.A. is out of commission while the federal government is shut down, but G.M. issued this recall on its own.

The driver told the police that he hit metal debris on the freeway before the Tesla Model S caught fire.

The driver told the police that he hit metal debris on the freeway before the Tesla Model S caught fire.

Video shot by a motorist of a blazing Model S has led to a tumble for the company’s stock and questions about the safety of the car’s battery.

Practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. There were 19 Grand Prix races across Europe, Asia and South America in 2013.
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Practice at the Singapore Grand Prix. There were 19 Grand Prix races across Europe, Asia and South America in 2013.

Bernie Ecclestone, who has wielded unfettered control in Grand Prix racing for decades, is facing legal action and criticism from race teams and track owners.

Monday Motorsports: IndyCar Crash Injures Franchitti and 13 Spectators in Houston

Crashes plagued IndyCar and Nascar races over the weekend, with Dario Franchitti, the IndyCar driver, injuring his spine and sustaining other injuries.

Toyota’s Everycar, Straining to Get Noticed

The 2014 Corolla has emerged longer, lower, wider and just a little bit wilder. But it still risks getting lost in the crowded compact-sedan class.

Expanding Family

With a little persistence, some elbow grease and a mom’s support, a young man’s dream car — in this case a VW camper van — was brought back to life.

Hyundai’s Brother Act

The redesigned Santa Fe comes in two versions: a muscular midsize crossover and a Sport model that trains its sights on best-selling compacts.

Yank Tanks

The American car scene is growing in England, on the streets and on the track.

Chevys That Time Forgot

The Ray Lambrecht collection, which goes on sale later this month, includes American classics from the 1950s, ’60s and ’70s.

New Car Reviews

2014 Toyota Corolla
2014 Toyota Corolla
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2013 Toyota Tacoma X-Runner
2014 Honda Odyssey
2014 Honda Odyssey
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2013 Hyundai Santa Fe
2014 Chevrolet Impala
2014 Chevrolet Impala
2013 McLaren 12C Spider
2013 McLaren 12C Spider

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