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The Diesels are Coming: Is Kia Next?
The Diesels are Coming: Is Kia Next?
High gas prices make most people think differently about driving. Carpooling, driving less, switching to more fuel-efficient vehicles – those are all options many consider. Truck and large SUV sales usually correspond closely with changes in prices. Hybrids are one way to do that, but...
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GM Punts Super Bowl Advertising
Just days after creating an uproar on the Internet after announcing it would be pulling $10 million from Facebook ads, General Motors has announced it will no longer be advertising during the Super Bowl. The reason? It’s too expensive. The Wall Street Journal reports the move as part...
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Dismal Sales Kill The Lexus HS 250h Hybrid
The 2012 Lexus HS 250h. Image: Lexus Lexus launched the HS 250h hybrid in the U.S. in the summer of 2009, as a 2010 model. Meant as a fuel-efficient bookend to Lexus’ other entry-level offering, the rear-drive IS sedan, the HS 250h never really took off in the U.S. market. As Inside Line reports,...
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2012 Chrysler 300C Update One: Miles, Smiles, and Some Minor Confusion With the Dials
As we spent January and February preparing for a winter that never quite did arrive, our 300C continued to consume miles at a steady pace. In the seven months since the sparkly gray Chrysler arrived on our doorstep, we’ve managed to push the odometer a few ticks beyond the 20,000-mile mark, largely...
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Kids Who Grow Up Around Traffic: Less Functional Members Of Society?
Progress in technological advancements, easy and instant access to information and entertainment, and a host of other new and better items to make everyone’s life more convenient on-demand: It’s all good, right? Who really longs for the good old days anymore—the days when kids played...
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House Hit By Cars Three Times In Six Months [Car Crashes]
On Tuesday, a car crashed into a Pennsylvania couple’s home, but the residents weren’t surprised. It was the third crash in six months. Now they want to protect themselves, but they’re afraid to do so. More » Go here to see the original: House Hit By Cars Three Times In...
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Posted by Maria Palma in Auto Blog, Auto News, BMW on 05 18th, 2012 | Comments Off
LeMons Good/Bad Idea of the Week: Consistent Contenders; Or, A Look at Teams to Watch
While LeMons organizers make no secret of the fact that their hearts are with the cars that never belonged in the same time zone as a race track and machines that aren’t even cars at all , there’s still a contingent of hard-core racers bent on getting the most laps in the race and spraying...
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Fiat Sold A Car Via An Auction On Twitter
Automakers using social media is nothing new, as many automakers have used different social platforms to unveil new vehicles, run contests, and even live-stream events. But running a public auction of a special-edition car on Twitter? That’s a new one, and Fiat has just claimed the title as the...
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The P4/5 Competizione Is The Fastest Ferrari Ever To Lap The ‘Ring [James Glickenhaus]
The Ferrari P4/5 Competizione just made history during 24 Hours of Nürburgring qualifying by setting the fastest lap ever in a Ferrari-powered vehicle, besting the Ferrari 599XX ’s 6:58.16 with a time of just 6:51. And his car is street legal. Sort of. More » View post: The P4/5 Competizione...
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‘Bugatti Can Kiss My Ass’ [Video]
John Hennessey isn’t known for being the shy and retiring type. Still, suggesting that the company widely accepted as the maker of the fastest production cars in the world apply lips to posterior is a bit on the bold side. How do you get the cojones to do so? Oh, by putting 1,200 HP in a stretched...
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Driving The Unfinished Track At Germany’s Newest Race Resort [Video]
In case you haven’t noticed, the Nürburgring is a little busy these days. There are the public Touristenfarhten, the regular endurance races, and the busy manufacturer testing schedules. What to do but build a whole new racetrack? More » Excerpt from: Driving The Unfinished Track At...
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Carroll Shelby, Beetle Owner? [Carroll Shelby]
While at the New York Auto Show earlier this year covering the release of the Shelby 1000 , I was talking to Shelby American VP Gary Patterson about the Big Man. He told me a great anecdote about Carroll Shelby that started with this simple hook: Carroll Shelby owned a 1973 VW Beetle Convertible. More »...
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How A Mechanical Horse Is Like An HDTV Converter Box [Encyclopedia Automobilia]
Times of technological transition make interesting things. Because of the transitional nature of the things, they’re usually not destined to be around long, but they’re absolutely necessary for a certain magical moment. Think 8-track to cassette adapters or those USB 3.5″ floppy drives...
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iExit Interstate Guide app takes the guesswork out of pit stops
iExit Interstate Exit Guide helps take the guesswork out of road trip pit stops, by identifying what restaurants, gas stations, hotels, and other services are available at each exit by name. Make a selection, and the smart-phone application gives the option of turn-by-turn directions or calling ahead...
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The Death List: What Cars Aren’t Coming Back For 2013?
The only thing truly constant, it’s said, is change. With the possible exceptions of the Porsche 911 and every model built by the Morgan Motor Company, nowhere is this adage more true than in the automotive industry. We said goodbye to a fair number of cars in 2012, including some that were one-time...
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