Nelson Ireson, Senior Editor

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  2011 Chrysler 300 Priced From $27,995 Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011

  With a fresh but familiar face, an aggressive all-American profile, and more features for the dollar than ever, the 2011 Chrysler 300 presents a compelling argument for looking beyond Acura and...

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  Gallery: Cadillac CTS-V Race Car Shows Off (A Bit)

  Last month we brought you the first word on the return of Cadillac and the CTS-V to road racing with an SCCA World Challenge CTS-V Coupe, and today we have new images of the car in the metal. The debut outing for the new CTS-V Coupe racer will be the St. Petersburg, FL weekend of the 2011 World...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  CES 2011: Anti-Sleep Pilot Keeps You Awake With Science

  No, you won't be blinded, but you will hopefully be kept awake with the science behind (and inside) the Anti-Sleep Pilot, the first aftermarket device designed to enhance and monitor driver alertness. Expensive and proprietary OEM systems like Mercedes-Benz's Driver Assist have been the only...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  CES 2011: Visteon's C-Beyond Demo Car Shows Tech Of 2015

  If Visteon's C-Beyond demo car, shown for the first time in North America at the CES today, is any indication, 2015 will be a year to remember for automotive tech heads. Visteon, a tier one OEM supplier behind much of what's cool in our cars today, has built the C-Beyond as an exciting peek at the...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  CES 2011: A Closer Look At Chrysler's Uconnect Touch

  If you're into in-car infotainment systems (and you are) you've probably heard about Chrysler's Uconnect Touch system. Built in collaboration by Garmin and Chrysler, the system's launch vehicle was the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, and it's available on a number of other 2011 Chrysler vehicles...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  Tesla Previews Model S 'Alpha' Build

  Alpha and beta testing might sound strange to a car guy, but it's common lingo in the computer and software industry to denote pre-production stages of progress. The alpha stage is the first rough draft of the final product, and that's what Tesla is previewing today through its vice president of...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  CES 2011: MINI Connected Gets First App: Pandora Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011

  MINI's Connected system, borrowed and reworked from corporate parent BMW, and its Pandora and Twitter app capabilities, were announced back in August, but today at the 2011 CES, we've learned a few...

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  CES 2011: Magellan RoadMate GPS Gets Backup Camera, Hands-Free, AAA

  In-car tech has come a long way in the last few years--but what if your car isn't brand new, or wasn't offered with handy features like a backup camera or hands-free calling? You could cobble together a range of aftermarket systems, cords throughout the cabin and a 12-volt power strip plugged into...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  CES 2011: Hyundai Announces Blue Link Telematics To Take On OnStar, Enform

  Telematics--a fancy name for using telecommunications and information to control, assist, or otherwise interact with a vehicle--is a burgeoning field these days, but it hasn't always been that way. Until recently, a handful of luxury carmakers and General Motors' OnStar system were the only games...

  Nelson Ireson January 6, 2011
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  Volkswagen Reveals Teaser For New Midsized Sedan

  The Volkswagen NMS, due to replace the current Passat for North America, has been a long time coming. It's still not here, but VW has just let lose a new teaser ahead of its debut next week at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show. Along with the teaser is a new website VW has launched that allows users to...

  Nelson Ireson January 5, 2011
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  GM Officially Reveals Retail OnStar System

  Earlier today we brought you the first official word on the coming OnStar "Blue Button" retail system, and now we have the full details. Sold through Best Buy and similar retailers, available on just about any car, and packed full of features many cars don't offer, it's exactly what it sounds like...

  Nelson Ireson January 5, 2011
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  CES 2011: GM's 4G OnStar Prototype: Video Skype, So Much More

  Just yesterday AT&T and BMW announced their partnership for in-car cellular Web connectivity, but it's today's OnStar-Verizon prototype that's really proving to be interesting, if ephemeral. Why? Because the proposed tech allows things like Skype video chat, voice-to-text, vehicle and home...

  Nelson Ireson January 5, 2011
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  CES 2011: GM Announces OnStar Anywhere For Non-GM Cars Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011

  Pay a fee, swap out your rear-view mirror, and you're ready to roll with GM's new OnStar Anywhere service, announced today from the CES show in Las Vegas. The full reveal, with details, will be...

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  Video: Ferrari P4/5 Testing At High-Speed Ring

  The latest bit of news in the Ferrari P4/5 camp is the ongoing work on the P4/5 Competizione racing version of the one-off supercar, but the people behind that project took some time to show off the road-going model both on track and the street. It draws a crowd in either location, thanks to both...

  Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011
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  2011 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger & Challenger Enter Production Friday

  You've seen all the photos, read all the details, and compared them to their predecessors. Now get ready to pull that trigger (if you're so inclined): production of the 2011 Chrysler 300, Dodge Charger and Dodge Challenger begins this Friday, to be kicked off with a party at the Brampton Assembly...

  Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011
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  CES 2011: Toyota Entune Multimedia System Unveiled

  Eyes on the road, hands on the wheel, apps in the car? That's the formula for Toyota's new Entune multimedia/app system, announced today at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. From iheartradio's 750 local radio stations to movie tickets, real-time traffic, and more, the Entune system...

  Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011
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  CES 2011: Toyota Entune brings mobile apps, music

  Mobile phones (or other devices) are often the scapegoats for a host of evils behind the wheel, but that's not stopping the industry from pushing ever-higher levels of integration, and Entune is Toyota's latest stab at the goal. With mobile apps, Internet radio and more, it's a deep stab, too...

  Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011
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  2011 Detroit Auto Show Preview: 2012 Hyundai Veloster

  The Hyundai Veloster will be coming to the 2011 Detroit Auto Show next week, as we were told last month by officials at Hyundai's Technical Center in Detroit. The latest teaser gives us the first official look at the car's third passenger door ahead of its global unveiling. Previous photos were...

  Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011
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  CES 2011: AT&T broadband to power BMW mobile data, infotainment Nelson Ireson January 4, 2011

  The Consumer Electronics Show is underway this morning and already the automotive-technology announcements are pouring out, the latest: AT&T announced it will provide wireless broadband for BMW...

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  Cadillac Cans The SRX Turbo, No One Notices

  So a turbo V-6 Cadillac sounds like a great idea, right? How about if we stick a fairly tall, soft suspension under it, give it a crossover body and pair it with an automatic only? Not so much, eh? That's apparently what buyers of the Cadillac SRX felt, as well, as the 2.8-liter turbo model saw a...

  Nelson Ireson January 3, 2011
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  Fuji Heavy President Confirms Toyota/Subaru FT-86 Details

  The web of corporate ties that entangles Subaru, Fuji Heavy Industry, and Toyota isn't of any real concern to use beyond how it'll be tugged to produce the most (only?) interesting Toyota in more than a decade, and its spicier Subaru counterpart. Today, words from Fuji Heavy Industry president Ikuo...

  Nelson Ireson January 3, 2011
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  Video: Laurence Fishburne's Baritone Calls For Red Blooded Luxury

  Cadillac is out to bring the words "American" and "luxury" back together in non-ironic ways--to the public, anyway. We in the business already know what Cadillac's been up to for the past few years. The voice of Laurence Fishburne is what's selling the "red blooded luxury" theme, and it's a smooth...

  Nelson Ireson January 3, 2011
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  Porsche Carrera GT V-10 Engine For Sale For A Measly $128,000

  Who needs a mortgage (or a house) anyway? With this V-10 in your possession, you'll be the envy of any block, even if you push it around in the shopping cart that has become your residence. Or something like that. The engine itself is based largely on Le Mans Prototype class designs, and built by a...

  Nelson Ireson January 3, 2011
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  MotorAuthority's Top 5 Photo Galleries Of 2010

  With just hours left in 2010, we're all gearing up for holiday parties, dinners, or dates. But if you have some time to kill this evening, we've got the perfect distraction: our top five photo galleries of the year. These are the galleries our readers visited most, and--with one exception--it's...

  Nelson Ireson December 31, 2010