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| | The inaugural selection of the best "user experiences" in today's vehicle yields a list with three American automakers, three German, three Japanese and a Korean, illustrating that every major market in the world is engaged in this vital and rapidly growing aspect of vehicle development.
The 2016 Wards 10 Best UX competition was created as a spin-off of 10 Best Interiors, which looks more generally at aesthetic, ergonomic and design aspects of today's passenger compartments. | |  |
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| | There is a famous old Monty Python skit where a disgruntled customer walks into a pet shop with a bird cage and wants to return an obviously dead parrot. The proprietor insists the parrot is "just resting" and the ensuing argument takes silliness to a comedic level that may never be equaled.
Thanks to the horrible news revolving around Volkswagen's emissions cheating scandal, it's easy to picture diesel proponents as the man behind the pet shop counter insisting diesel powerplants still have a future. Read More |
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| | | Mercedes-Benz will plug a gaping hole in its lineup with the addition of a midsize pickup truck, unveiled in twin concepts and slated for production by mid-2017. Called the X-Class -- a name it will retain for production -- the double-cab pickup is depicted in two distinct concept forms by the German automaker's design team. Read More |
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| | | A little over 100 years ago the horseless carriage began to change the landscape. The first paved roads appeared. So did the first traffic lights. Carriage houses for horses were converted into garages for automobiles. Parking structures and parking lots sprouted up across cities. And the spread of suburban sprawl began. Read More |
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| | | In the 22 years WardsAuto has been honoring the industry's best engines and propulsion systems, BMW has earned no fewer than 32 Wards 10 Best Engines awards, all but six scored by the German automaker's legendary smooth and powerful inline 6-cyl. engines. Read More |
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