| Volvo Buys Polestar, Dozens of Volvo Fans Rejoice |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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Volvo announced today that it has acquired 100 percent of the tuning firm Polestar, maker of the divine and incredibly rare hot-rod Volvo S60 and V60 Polestar. This means more Polestars for everyone, which is excellent news for the tiny, fiercely loyal tribe of high-performance-Volvo fans worldwide. We’re not joking about the rarity factor: Volvo built only 750 Polestar-tuned […]
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| Sponsored: Grab Your Daily Dose of Nostalgia with 7 Vintage Michelin Radial Tire Ads |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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Tires are not something most folks think about often, except for, you know, when something goes wrong or a new set must be purchased. That frequency of attention belies tires’ importance and their prevalence in everyday life. Michelin has been at the forefront of tire manufacturing and technology for over 100 years, which means it lived through the introduction of […]
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| Could Plastic Highways Mean the End of Potholes? |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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The deterioration of our asphalt roads poses a long-term maintenance problem, requiring extensive digging and construction (and horrible ruts and potholes when they simply aren’t maintained). So why not make roads out of easy-to-replace plastic slabs? Working with the city of Rotterdam, a Dutch company called VolkerWessels has recently proposed exactly that. It wants to […]
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| 2016 Kia Sorento 2.0T AWD Tested: Four Can Be More than Six |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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It used to be rare that we’d test a four-cylinder vehicle that cost more than the same model equipped with a V-6, but that’s becoming more common—and it’s what we have here: a loaded Kia Sorento SXL for $45,095, fully 10 percent pricier than the V-6 AWD edition tested previously. This four, though, isn’t the […]
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| 2016 Kia Sorento 2.0T AWD – Instrumented Test |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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| This Corvette-Powered Dodge Is the Real Power Wagon |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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| This Corvette-Powered Dodge Is the Real Power Wagon |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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The Power Wagon has been around in various forms going back 60 years, but never has Dodge made one quite like this 1949 Power Wagon. The original Dodge Power Wagon was introduced in 1945 as a civilian version of Dodge’s military WC series of trucks. Designed as a utility truck, it came standard with four-wheel […]
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| Inside Google’s Autonomous Car It’s Like a Cozy Coupe for Grown-Ups |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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Google’s koala-esque self-driving car is definitely aiming for “cute” with its design. A bubbly little pod that looks like it should be emitting Jetsons noises as it trundles harmlessly through a picturesque Silicon Valley campus, it’s pretty obvious that the autonomous vehicle’s designers wanted it to come across as adorably inoffensive. And this past weekend, […]
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| One of These Three Cars Will Be Clarkson’s Last Top Gear Lap |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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We knew it had to happen eventually, and now it’s here: Jeremy Clarkson has tweeted that he’ll soon take his very last lap of the Top Gear track. This really makes it feel like the end of an era. Right. About to do my last ever lap of the Top Gear test track. What car […]
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| Lotus Evora Roadster to Join Evora 400 Lineup in Mid-2016 |
Jul 13th, 2015 |
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We’ve known for some time that, after its one-year hiatus from the U.S. market, Lotus will resume sales here this December with its more powerful and newly safety compliant 2016 Evora 400 coupe, which made its official debut in March at the Geneva auto show. We even know how much it will cost. Now, thanks […]
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