| Should cities fear — or welcome — an era of driverless cars |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
What will the coming revolution of "autonomous driving" - self-driving vehicles - mean for our cities and metropolitan regions? The answer is a lot. Eventually. For decades, cars and trucks have had some automation with cruise control. Manufacturers have been phasing in automated parking for advanced models since 2003. Backup and lane-change warning systems are installed in some auto ...
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| Lambrecht Auto Auction In Pictures Vintage Chevy Mother Lode Draws Thousands To Tiny Nebraska Town |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
All the cars featured in the auction were pulled from the showroom floor of the Lambrecht dealership when they either didn't sell or were traded-in by ...
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| Mercedes-Benz all new S-Class coming to China |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
As Mercedes-Benz' flagship model, the S-Class has promoted progress in the automotive industry for the past 60 years. The long-awaited all new Mercedes-Benz S-Class- designed with China in mind- was finally unveiled in China to give onlookers a taste of the future. At the Himalayas Museum in Shanghai, hundreds of journalists were taken on a technological journey as they experienced the all ...
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| Mazda joins flurry of auto recalls |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
Mazda Motor Corp. Saturday joined Nissan, Toyota and Hyundai in recalling large numbers of vehicles. Mazda said it is recalling 161,400 of its 2009-20013 Mazda6 cars because they have side doors that could inadvertently open or fail to close, The Detroit News reported. Door latch mounting screws that can come loose are to blame for the problem, the automaker said. The solution, Mazda said, will ...
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| Free cars for energy hogs |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
My coffee companion knows another rich guy, with a 14,000 square-foot house, whose bill dropped enough to buy a free Tesla Model S, which goes for $70,000 and up. The company offers easy payments of $980 a ...
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| Motoring review Peugeot 308 1.6 e-HDi |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
Peugeot's contribution to the most popular category of car - the Golf and Focus class - has been a memorable case of own-foot-shooting over the past two generations. The Peugeot 306, made from 1993 to 2001, was a delight to drive but its replacement, the dull 307, was not. Next came the 308, with a keener demeanour and a pleasing cabin, but it looked a mess and sales were low.Now we have a ...
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| How to avoid a purchase disaster |
Sep 28th, 2013 |
The best method that I have found is to always decide on exactly what make, model, and year you are going to buy first, then proceed to research the actual selling price of those vehicles. Don't worry about letting a great deal get away in the meantime, the prices are going down while you shop! Going onto a car lot and letting the salesman confuse you with several different models that ...
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| Big New SUVs From General Motors More Powerful Than $4 Gas |
Sep 28th, 2013 |
2015 Chevy Suburban; GM photo NEW YORK -- Big SUVs are making a comeback, despite gas prices that aren't much below levels that caused full-size truck sales to fall "Like a Rock" five years ago. That's particularly good news ...
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| Mazda6 cars recalled for door latch problem |
Sep 28th, 2013 |
MORE DETROIT (AP) -- Mazda is recalling 161,400 midsize cars in the U.S. because the doors can open while they're being driven.The recall affects Mazda6 cars from the 2009 through 2013 model years. The company says the door latch mounting screws can loosen. That can stop the doors from latching. If the latches come loose, a door ajar light will warn drivers.Mazda traced the problem to ...
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| Auto crime in B.C. is way down. So why aren’t your insurance premiums |
Sep 28th, 2013 |
Two interactive maps on The Vancouver Sun website allow you, for the first time, to see just how bad auto crime is in your neighbourhood. On the first map, available at vancouversun.com/autocrime, you can type in your address and see the precise location of all the stolen vehicles and car break-ins reported in your neighbourhood over the past four ...
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