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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Name That Shifter, No. 77
It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle from whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Lexus Issues Recall On 2013 GS 350 F Sport
The 2013 Lexus GS 35- F Sport. Image: Lexus Lexus has announced a voluntary safety recall for one of its latest models, the 2013 GS 350 F Sport. As the car has only recently begun shipping, the total distributed population of the model is relatively low, and only some 650 units are affected...
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Stop-Start Technology: 97 Percent Of Americans Ready To Accept It, Survey Says
Although many consumers might still be unfamiliar with stop-start technology, once they learn how it works and the potential benefits, a new survey finds that 97 percent of Americans say they’d accept it. Briefly, stop-start technology automatically shuts off the engine during idle and restarts...
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Posted by in Auto News, Mercedes on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
GM Dumps Super Bowl Ads, 2013 GT500, 2013 Chevy Silverado: Car News Headlines
Today at High Gear Media, Ford priced the 2013 C-Max Hybrid and Mercedes-Benz killed the R Class. Fiat held an auction on Twitter and Lexus issued a recall. All this and more in today’s car news, right here on The Car Connection. Here’s what’s changed with our six-month road test Hyundai...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
For $7,800, You Could Be So Neat [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
Quick, list the cars named after exclamations, and including your own because you routinely call it a stupid POS doesn’t count. There’s the Countach, and today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe Saab, named after the Swedish phrase Så nätt den är . This Sonett III may come with a turbo,...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
New Kia Cee’d due to hit the UK
Filed under: Consumer The new Kia Cee’d will go on sale in the UK on June 1st, priced from £14,395. It’s the second generation Cee’d, and brings the Korean company full circle – the first generation car kicked off a revolution for Kia, catapulting the company from maker...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 First Drive: 202 mph? 662 Horses? The Superfluous Is a Very Necessary Thing
Voltaire once wrote, “The superfluous, a very necessary thing.” What, then, should we make of a warranty-equipped Ford Mustang with 662 hp and a claimed 200-mph top speed? Is there a deeper philosophical argument to be made about the necessity of a live-axle production car with more power than an...
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Posted by Admin in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
First Drive: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 [Jalopnik Reviews]
662 HP! The 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is, let’s face it, an absolutely insane vehicle. An absurd amount of power, a ludicrous amount of engineering, and a horsepower-to-money ratio that can only be measured on the metric batshit scale. Weirdly, my biggest complaint is how utterly sane it...
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Posted by admin in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Video: Electric drag bike does 0-400 in 6.9 seconds
Filed under: Videos That’s 400 metres, not 400mph. The bike you see above managed 0-402 metres in 6.94 seconds, to be precise – and it’s a new world record for a quarter mile on an electric bike. The Lawless Electric Rocket was driven by Larry ‘Spiderman’ McBride at Virginia...
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Car insurance can cost more than a quarter of salary
Filed under: Consumer A study of car insurance prices has found that young drivers can pay more than a quarter of their salary for a car policy. The study, by Confused.com, reveals that the average premium for a 17-20-year-old is £2,499, while the average salary for an 18-21 year old is £13,972....
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Posted by admin in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
£1.2m Aston Martin smashes auction record
Filed under: Classic cars Bonhams has sold an Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato Sanction II Coupé for £1,230,000 – a world record for a DB4. The 1991 car was owned by Phil Collins’ manager, Tony Smith, and has been driven less than 5,000 miles. Only four were ever made, so all the new...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Citi wideboy: Skoda unveils Citigo WRC car
Filed under: Latest News Skoda has unveiled an extremely wide version of the tiny Citigo at the Worthersee show. The Citigo Rally is a concept car only, nowhere near hitting the shops – the “rally-car-inspired study” is a publicity stunt that’s come out “at a time when...
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News, Car Parts on 05 21st, 2012 | Comments Off
Halfords voted worst store in Britain
Filed under: Consumer Car accessory store Halfords has been voted the worst in Britain for customer service by users of Which?, the consumer website. Halfords enjoys near iconic status in the UK – the name is synonymous with chavs car parts in the same way McDonalds is with obesity cheeseburgers....
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Posted by in Auto Blog, Auto News on 05 20th, 2012 | Comments Off
What Is The Best Automotive Decision You’ve Ever Made? [Question Of The Weekend]
Despite our tendency to make far more questionable car related decisions than the average person, sometimes we are actually able to translate automotive obsession into making excellent choices when it comes to cars and trucks. More » Here is the original post: What Is The Best Automotive...
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Posted by Horisly in Auto Blog, Auto News, GM on 05 20th, 2012 | Comments Off
1979 Holden Commodore—This Is It [Video]
With this past week’s news GM is bringing a version of the Australian Holden Commodore to American shores— again —we thought it appropriate to take a look at another slightly less exciting version of the Commodore. More » Read more: 1979 Holden Commodore—This Is It...
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