| LeMons New York Day One: Gremlin Leading Hornet, Milano-vs-Mustang-vs-300ZX Battle For First |
Apr 7th, 2013 |
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After a cold and windy day at the Monticello Motor Club, during which the cars we admired yesterday got down to racin’ business, the checkered flag waved and we have the results of the first race session of the There Goes the Neighborhood 24 Hours of LeMons. Because some people care about such things, we’ll [...]
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| EPA Tier 3 Guidelines Could Equal 33 Million Cars Off The Road And Fewer Deaths |
Apr 7th, 2013 |
EPA's proposed fuel efficiency standards could prevent more than 2,500 premature deaths each year and be equivalent to taking 33 million cars off the ...
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| Motoring review Nissan Juke Nismo really puts the S in this SUV |
Apr 7th, 2013 |
What does Nismo mean to you? Nothing at all, I suspect. In Japan, though, it means "Nissan Motorsport", the arm of the car company responsible over many years for racing cars.Now, the idea is to introduce Nismo to Europe and move it beyond the closed, petrol-soaked world of enthusiasts. The first Europe-available Nissan to gain the Nismo treatment is not necessarily the sort of car you ...
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| 14 hurt in Spanish rail crash |
Apr 7th, 2013 |
At least 14 passengers were injured when a train derailed in northern Spain, authorities said Saturday. The crash in Cantabria occurred at about 6:30 p.m. Friday on the line between Cabezon de Sal and Santander, ThinkSpain reported. The train was on a stretch of track with a steep cliff above it on one side and the River Saja on the other. Investigators said they believe the derailment was ...
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| An Audi RS8? You Bet Your RS It Could Happen—Emphasis on “Could” |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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A rendering of an Audi RS8 has appeared up on the Audi-centric website Fourtitude.com. Wait, an RS8? Simmer down—while we’ve not heard of any plans for Audi to add an RS version of its A8 sedan, we’re running the speculative photo because, well, an RS8 would be rad-tacular. If it were to happen, of course. (For [...]
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| Fire in Pennsylvania salvage yard consumes 300 cars |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
MONONGAHELA, Pa.-Firefighters say a massive blaze at an automobile salvage yard in western Pennsylvania consumed more than 300 cars and brought nearby train traffic to a halt. The (Washington) Observer-Reporter ...
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| California official says Toyota to pay US$16 mil. settlement |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES -- A US$16 million settlement over the safety recall of Toyota vehicles that were at risk for unintended acceleration and braking issues was announced Friday by Orange County prosecutors and Toyota Motor ...
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| 2013 Toyota RAV4 First drive review |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
Toyota redesigns its hot-selling RAV4 compact crossover for 2013, losing both the V6 engine and the available 7-passenger seating. Standard underbody covers help improve the aerodynamics and therefore fuel economy. When ...
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| Week in Review: The Rise and Fall of the Electric Car and Everything In Between |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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You would have loved to be in our office this week, especially with some big announcements from two environmental-centric automakers. Fisker looks like it’s circling the drain while rival Tesla is getting ready to expand. On top of that, the suddenly relevant Shanghai Motor Show is just around the corner, and automakers are preparing for [...]
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| LeMons New York Inspections: Many 2002s, Greatest Forced-Induction AMC Battle In History |
Apr 6th, 2013 |
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Here we are at the 24 Hours of LeMons’s first visit to Monticello Motor Club, where 120 or so teams and their alleged race cars ran the gauntlet of our grueling inspection regimen. We saw a lot of old friends today, some of whom had upgraded to cars that fit the LeMons Way of Life™ [...]
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