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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
Sweet Jesus, That’s A Carbon Aston Martin DB4 Zagato [Car Porn]
Okay, so it’s actually an Aston Martin DB7 that’s been cut down to the right size and rebuilt with a carbon fiber DB4 Zagato shell. Same 93″ wheelbase, new V12 and new (comparative) reliability. Do want. More » See the original post: Sweet Jesus, That’s A Carbon...
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Apple Patents a Remote Control, Apparently for Cars
An iCar? Not yet. But a steering-wheel-mounted remote control was among the 21 patents granted to Apple this week. We don’t typically track patent applications and grants for the Cupertino-based tech company—it holds or has filed for thousands of them—and came to this one through...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News, Honda on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
2012 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Long-Term Test: Halfway Through the 40,000-Mile Gauntlet
For most of its history, the Volkswagen Jetta was the three-box version of the two-box Golf hatchback , which also meant that the performance-oriented Jetta GLI was simply the sedan version of the coveted 10Best-winning GTI. The Jetta’s sixth-generation makeover , however, included plopping the four-door...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
COTD: Teach The Children About The Chaparral 2E Edition [Commenter Of The Day]
When Jim Hall debuted the unbelievably radical Chaparral 2E, the car that almost singlehandedly brought the idea of downforce to motorsports, Eric Broadley of Lola Cars joined the ranks of doubters and perpetual haters. More » Originally posted here: COTD: Teach The Children About The Chaparral...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 Mazda CX-5 Sport Manual: Fun, not Fast
Perhaps you’ve seen the TV ad showing a CX-5 zoom-zooming across a dry lake and then whistling past an array of scientific apparatus, staffed by a bevy of guys in lab coats who seem to be deliriously happy with what they’re witnessing. The spot suggests a dynamic trait—speed—that isn’t readily...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
Volkswagen Apprentices Build 360-hp Golf GTI Black Dynamic for Wörthersee Festival
Volkswagen is showing a factory-apprentice-tuned GTI at the annual Wörthersee festival in Austria, an annual celebration of the GTI and all things VW. The GTI Black Dynamic is mostly SEMA-esque fare, so don’t expect to see any of its mods on a factory-built production car. Read full story »...
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Could Being Mean To Your Kids Make Them Love Cars? [Car Culture]
When I was talking with those Scion folks a while back, they mentioned something which caught my attention like a Pomeranian on an unattended hot dog. They said interest in cars is waning among young people, and teens are waiting longer to get their licenses. And one of the reasons is that kids are...
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Production of the Lexus HS250h Hybrid Comes to a Whimpering Halt
According to Lexus, the last examples of the maker’s HS250h luxury hybrid sedan rolled off the assembly line in January 2012. Based on the Euro-market Toyota Avensis, the HS250h debuted in 2009 as the luxury maker’s entry-level hybrid offering. Read full story » Excerpt from: Production of...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
The World’s Smallest Cars Are Back On Sale, For Insane Money [Microcars]
Like an adorable, tiny zombie popping out of its tiny, adorable window-box grave, the Peel P50 and Peel Trident are back from the dead. Neither of the tiny, tiny cars has been built since 1966, but a new company , with funding from the BBC’s show Dragon’s Den, is starting production up once...
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Chris Harris Pits The Nissan GT-R Track Pack Against The Porsche 911 Turbo S: Video
Even in base form, the Nissan GT-R is almost unbelievably quick, and blessed with the kind of handling limits that few owners will test, even on track days. While we get the “Black Edition” in the United States, with extras like lighter Rays Wheels and a carbon-fiber rear spoiler, we don’t get...
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For $6,950, Have You Considered Every Benz But SECs? [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
The Grey Market isn’t someplace your grandma picks up her Schnapps-Flavored Ensure and Active Sex Life Depends, it’s a mechanism for bringing non-federalized cars into the U.S.. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Mercedes 500 SEC was just such a grey, but will its current price have...
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Posted by Admin in Auto Blog, Auto News, Mercedes on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
For $6,950, Have You Considered Every Benz But SECs? [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
The Grey Market isn’t someplace your grandma picks up her Schnapps-Flavored Ensure and Active Sex Life Depends, it’s a mechanism for bringing non-federalized cars into the U.S.. Today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Mercedes 500 SEC was just such a grey, but will its current price have...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 17th, 2012 | Comments Off
Video: How on earth did this biker save himself?
Filed under: Videos The video below shows Genki Hagata taking part in a motorcycle race. After watching it, you’ll agree with us that it’s amazing we didn’t just refer to him as ‘The Man Formerly Known As Genki Hagata’. What you’re about to witness is close to miraculous....
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Video: How on earth did this biker save himself?
Filed under: Videos The video below shows Genki Hagata taking part in a motorcycle race. After watching it, you’ll agree with us that it’s amazing we didn’t just refer to him as ‘The Man Formerly Known As Genki Hagata’. What you’re about to witness is close to miraculous....
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2011 Mazda 2 Touring Long-Term Road Test Wrap-Up
Our diminutive long-term Mazda 2 , the least-powerful, least-expensive car in our fleet for quite some time, has completed its 40,000-mile stay. Few tears were choked back as, after 16 months in our care, it pulled away from our office for the last time. Sure, the minimalist Mazda was fun to toss around,...
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