This is the new Golf R, the most powerful version of Volkswagen’s latest Mk 8 Golf. It has a turbocharged 2.0-liter inline-four with 315 horsepower and 310 lb-ft of torque. The new Golf R will arrive in the U.S. near the end of 2021. The VW Golf R returns for …
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What’s New for 2021: Mazda The lineup includes a new turbocharged engine on two models, standard Apple CarPlay, and new Carbon Edition trims on some cars. 2020 Volkswagen Arteon sedan earns Top Safety Pick award The curvy sedan at the top of the VW lineup aced its crash-test battery from …
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A 1997 Mazda Miata’s manual transmission and shifter assembly. Michael SimariCar and Driver From the August 2020 issue of Car and Driver. The manual transmission is dying, but for less than the cost of a cup of coffee a day … No, that won’t do. What we need to save …
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Hyundai has announced that the 2021 Hyundai Elantra is getting a turbocharged N-Line model, and it comes standard with a six-speed manual transmission. It’s powered by a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder that produces 201 horsepower and 195 lb-ft of torque. The 2021 Elantra N-Line will arrive in dealers in December starting …
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Marc UbranoCar and Driver The Toyota Supra sports car may finally add a manual transmission, according to a report from Japan. We don’t know details about its powertrain, but we think the stick-shift could be offered with either the base four-cylinder engine or for an upcoming 500-plus-hp GRMN variant. Toyota …
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