| Diesels Time for a renaissance |
Oct 6th, 2013 |
Audi's latest 3.0-liter turbodiesel engine, used in the Q5, A6 and A7 (above), is a smooth, quiet and powerful performer, and could help break Americans of long-held beliefs that diesels are noisy, smelly and boring to drive. Push-you-into-the-seat acceleration. Hybridlike fuel-economy numbers. A driving range of 600 or even 700 miles from a modestly sized fuel tank. A longer-lasting engine ...
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| House criticizes FMCSA regulatory efforts |
Oct 6th, 2013 |
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Over the course of 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made important strides in implementing regulations designed not only to prevent the occurrence of truck accidents, but also to improve overall highway safety.
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| Event-goers urged to ditch cars in Sydney |
Oct 6th, 2013 |
EVENT-GOERS are being urged to ditch their cars in Sydney, with tens of thousands of footy fans, navy enthusiasts, gamers and concert goers set to descend on the ...
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| 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV Review |
Oct 6th, 2013 |
Chevrolet gives its smallest car an electric powertrain for 2014 to bring electric driving to the masses. Only offered in California and Oregon, the Spark EV starts at $26,685, but comes with a $7,500 federal tax credit to make it essentially a $20,000 car. In ...
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| House criticizes FMCSA regulatory efforts |
Oct 5th, 2013 |
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Over the course of 2013, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has made important strides in implementing regulations designed not only to prevent the occurrence of truck accidents, but also to improve overall highway safety.
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| Will the Redesigned 2014 Cadillac CTS Have a Wagon Version |
Oct 5th, 2013 |
Officially, Cadillac says that hasn't been decided. Reading the tea leaves, though, makes us think the CTS wagon might be expendable. Wagons are slowly fading into the sunset (along with bench seats and column-mounted shift levers). Instead, buyers continue to migrate to crossovers, essentially car-based wagons masquerading as SUVs. It's not that crossovers offer much greater utility, ...
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| Solar cars launch from Darwin for World Solar Challenge |
Oct 5th, 2013 |
Darwin 0800 Years of engineering and hundreds of thousands of dollars in technology will be put to the test today, as 40 solar cars hit the highway in a 3,000km race across Australia.This morning the World Solar Challenge begins in Darwin, where the competing teams from 23 countries around the world gather before sunrise to capture the first rays of precious energy.Many of the same competitors ...
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| Fitch Affirms Four Classes of World Omni Auto Receivables Trust 2012-B |
Oct 5th, 2013 |
U.S. Economy Research and Commentary With the political showdown in Congress over the Affordable Care Act, Fitch Ratings looks at the impact of the Act, and the subsequent government shutdown, on the credit ...
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| Most-Watched Videos of the Week |
Oct 5th, 2013 |
OK, we're going to level with you: If you're not into trucks or don't care to mess with Texas, you can stop reading now. In a rare total turnover of our roster of most-watched videos, all five feature either pickup trucks or full-size SUVs, and four of them were shot at the 2013 State Fair of Texas. Each of the Detroit Three automakers is well-represented as PickupTrucks.com Editor ...
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| Wash Me Some Cars Want to Be Left Alone |
Oct 5th, 2013 |
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