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Driving 101: Do I REALLY Need To Use Premium Gas?
Jul 30, 2012 Ξ

Driving 101: Do I REALLY Need To Use Premium Gas?

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Buying a new car these days is an incredibly expensive proposition, and the costs hardly stop when you pay off the car. Low profile tires on big wheels may look  Full Article »

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Infographic: Why Does Insurance Drop When You’re 25?
Jul 26, 2012 Ξ

Infographic: Why Does Insurance Drop When You’re 25?

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The long debated question of why insurance rates drop once you turn 25 years old has been summed up in a clever infographic posted by the AutoInsurance Center. Insurance may  Full Article »

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Steal My Car: Infographic on How to Get Your Car Stolen
Jul 18, 2012 Ξ

Steal My Car: Infographic on How to Get Your Car Stolen

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From time to time we all do stupid stuff when it comes to securing our automobile. You can probably think of a time where you left your keys in the  Full Article »

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Volvo To Roll Out Three New Safety Systems: Videos
Jul 10, 2012 Ξ

Volvo To Roll Out Three New Safety Systems: Videos

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Let’s face the fact that it is only a matter of time before we are sold cars that drive themselves. Basically, you will no longer think that the movie iRobot  Full Article »

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Ford To Introduce Semi-Autonomous Driving System & Safety Technology: Video
Jun 28, 2012 Ξ

Ford To Introduce Semi-Autonomous Driving System & Safety Technology: Video

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Today’s driving environment has evolved much in part due to new safety devices in cars of today. We have virtual nannies constantly monitoring our driving through new innovations such as  Full Article »

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J.D. Power 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS) Released: Lexus Tops Chart
Jun 20, 2012 Ξ

J.D. Power 2012 Initial Quality Study (IQS) Released: Lexus Tops Chart

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Each year J.D. Power and Associates release an Initial Quality Study composed of a 228-question survey conducted by responses from U.S. consumers that purchased or leased a new vehicle. Based  Full Article »

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Apple to Make Cars Siri-fied with new ‘Eyes Free’ Integration & Activation Button
Jun 11, 2012 Ξ

Apple to Make Cars Siri-fied with new ‘Eyes Free’ Integration & Activation Button

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Today Apple unleashed a few new and interesting things to come during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) keynote. Of course as a car guy I could really care less about  Full Article »

Automotive

Shifting Debacle: BMW Patent Designs for 7-Speed Manual Transmission Exposed
Jun 8, 2012 Ξ

Shifting Debacle: BMW Patent Designs for 7-Speed Manual Transmission Exposed

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The transmission debacle in the eye of enthusiasts is just as frustrating as listening to the latest political ‘stories’ in the media. In knowing how the manual transmission is going  Full Article »

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NHTSA Wants To Mandate Brake-Throttle Override Systems
Apr 13, 2012 Ξ

NHTSA Wants To Mandate Brake-Throttle Override Systems

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On paper, at least, it sounds like a good idea. Under a new proposal (a PDF link, on which you can comment here), the NHTSA is looking to mandate Brake-Throttle  Full Article »

Automotive

Rebuilding an Icon: 2013 SRT Viper Design & Development Promo Videos
Apr 10, 2012 Ξ

Rebuilding an Icon: 2013 SRT Viper Design & Development Promo Videos

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Just after the one of the biggest announcements at this year’s New York Auto Show, SRT released several promotional videos of the design & development that went into the rebuild  Full Article »

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BMW Explains The M550d xDrive’s Three Turbo System: Video
Feb 27, 2012 Ξ

BMW Explains The M550d xDrive’s Three Turbo System: Video

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Forced induction, in the form of supercharging or turbocharging, coaxes more horsepower out of an engine by cramming in more air. Both methods have fans and detractors, and both methods  Full Article »

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The History Of Abarth, Expalined: Video
Feb 3, 2012 Ξ

The History Of Abarth, Expalined: Video

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The name Abarth isn’t exactly a household name in the United States, but the brand is renown among enthusiasts in Europe. Abarth never built cars to challenge Ferrari or Maserati  Full Article »

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Bridgestone Revisits The Airless Tire
Dec 9, 2011 Ξ

Bridgestone Revisits The Airless Tire

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If you’re a car person with access to the internet, you’ve received images via email of a concept airless tire built by Michelin in the early ‘00s. Depending on which  Full Article »

Automotive

Buying A Used Car? Be Sure To Check It Out Well
Nov 15, 2011 Ξ

Buying A Used Car? Be Sure To Check It Out Well

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Dr. Charles Preston needed a minivan to deliver food to the homeless, but didn’t want to pay full retail price for a new one. While we’d never advocate buying a  Full Article »

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Formula 1 Brakes, Explained
Nov 8, 2011 Ξ

Formula 1 Brakes, Explained

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The average driver doesn’t think much about the brakes on his car; in fact, most are likely to ignore the braking system until they hear the metallic squeal of wear  Full Article »

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