| More 2013 Porsche 918 Spyder Details Leaked Including Sail Mode to Save Fuel |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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Don’t you love car enthusiasts? According to Rennteam.com forum member Rossi, someone got their hands on the Porsche 918 Spyder brochure and typed its contents onto the site. Porsche fans have been beside themselves absorbing details on this supercar, which stands out not only by its potent 4.5-liter V-8, but two electric motors. This makes [...]
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S350 BlueTEC Road Test |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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Luxury goes the distance in 2012 Mercedes-Benz S-Class S350 BlueTEC
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| NHTSA Studying Self-Driving Cars, Talking to State DMVs |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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| 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Teaser Big on Drama, Short on Details |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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| GM Moves Toward Production Magnesium Body Panels |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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General Motors has announced that it is testing a new process for forming magnesium sheetmetal panels that will allow it to make thinner, stronger, and lighter pieces than the competition. Before you declare this story too snooze-worthy, keep in mind that magnesium is much lighter than aluminum or steel, and its expanded use in automotive [...]
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| Name That Exhaust Note, Episode 156 |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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Hit play for an audio recording of a mystery car’s exhaust note, and then share your guesses or get a few hints from other visitors in the comments below. Be sure to check back on Thursday for the answer! Read full story »
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| Wise Choices in 24 Hours of LeMons Steeds: Big, Fat Luxury Cars! [With Big, Fat Photo Gallery] |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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When you put together a 24 Hours of LeMons team and start shopping for your race car, you can follow any of numerous available paths. You can take the “serious racer” route—i.e., the boring one—and look for a car that was originally marketed as a road-race-appropriate machine (although you’ll likely end up making a big [...]
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| Volvo Announces Low-Speed Autonomous Functionality for Next-Gen Models Arriving in 2014 |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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Everyone, we suggest you run inside and hide—the robots are here, and they’re going to take over your car! Well, not really, but computer brains that can pilot your car for you are becoming a reality—and just two short years from now, Volvo is putting full-autonomous capability on the road. You heard right, Volvo has [...]
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| Audi R8 e-tron Program on Hold, Could be Killed |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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For a car that debuted just three years ago and still isn’t available for public consumption, Audi’s R8 e-tron has a bit of history. Launched as the e-tron concept at the 2009 Frankfurt auto show, we managed to climb behind the wheel of a prototype in December of that year. In 2010, a prototype R8 [...]
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| Volkswagen Taigun Concept: Three Cylinders and Not Destined for U.S. Service |
Oct 23rd, 2012 |
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It’s small, it’s cute, and it’s a Volkswagen—and we won’t get it here. The Taigun concept, which Volkswagen is launching at the Sao Paulo auto show, previews a subcompact crossover positioned well below the Tiguan. Taigun, of course, is an anagram of the Tiguan moniker, and in fact, the Taigun concept is to the Volkswagen [...]
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