| ’Ring-a-Ding-DING! GT350R Allegedly Pokes Hole in Z/28’s Nürburgring Time |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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As of yet, there is no independent confirmation on this, but British mag Evo is claiming that Ford’s new Shelby GT350R has lapped the Nürburgring in 7:32.19, more than a second faster than Chevy’s monstrous Z/28, which did the deed in 7:37.47. Prior to the GT350’s unveiling at last year’s L.A. Auto Show, a source […]
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| ‘Ring-a-Ding-DING! GT350R Allegedly Pokes Hole in Z/28’s Nürburgring Time |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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| 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport First Drive: Disco’s Back, Baby! |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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In Iceland, a kid can be Neptúnus or Torbjörg or Geirþrúður, but you’ll never meet a Moon Unit or a Zuma Nesta Rock born in the island nation. New parents here must choose from a list of 3500 government-approved names or plead their case to the Icelandic Naming Committee, a three-person panel tasked with preserving […]
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| 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport – First Drive Review |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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| Watch BMW’s Super Bowl Ad—It Equates the i3 to the Dawn of the Internet |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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What We See: This commercial is divided almost equally into two halves. The first shows Katie Couric and Bryant Gumbel’s infamous “What is the internet, anyway?” Today Show clip from 1994. Hard to believe, but a scant two decades ago, even savvy network morning-show anchors didn’t know what the internet—let alone the @ symbol—was. Well, Couric […]
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| Deflated: Peugeot Citroen Shelves Its Air Hybrid Technology |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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Disappointing news from France: PSA Peugeot Citroen has put an indefinite hold on the development of its promising-sounding Hybrid Air powertrain, apparently because the company has been unable to find a development partner willing to split the huge costs of engineering the system. Hybrid Air was a brilliantly French idea – a way to harvest […]
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| Cops to Waze: Stop Reporting Our Locations |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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Police officers and sheriffs around the U.S. are calling on Google to turn off police tracking on Waze, the traffic and navigation app Google purchased in June 2013, claiming that the feature makes Waze into a “police stalking” app that puts their lives in danger. Waze is a crowd-sourcing app that alerts drivers in real […]
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| Dealers Sue to Block Tesla Sales in Missouri |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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The Missouri auto dealer cartel is on the move, trying to prevent citizens of that state from being able to buy a Model S sedan or (when it finally shows up) a Model X crossover. Automotive News reports that the Missouri Automobile Dealers Association filed a suit late last week accusing the state’s Department of […]
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| Video: Russian Battle Bot Drives an ATV |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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Say hello to Russia’s latest battlefield bot. According to Sputnik News, a state-owned site, the robot seen here in a driving demonstration is meant to serve as a sort of field avatar for soldiers. Think of this four-wheeling helmeted friend as an android sent into combat situations too dangerous for soldiers. According to Sputnik, it’s […]
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| Why Scion FR-S Sales Have Plunged: The Life and Times of an Ultra-Niche Product |
Jan 26th, 2015 |
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When Toyota announced it was going to sell a lightweight, rear-drive sports car—and that it was sending a version to the U.S. badged as a Scion—there was a swell of enthusiast, uh, enthusiasm. Anticipation for the car (and its Subaru-badged sibling, the BRZ) ran high, reaching a fever pitch when the car went on sale in […]
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