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I completely forgot about this beauty. If you remember, it’s Dut's S2000 posing on Volks TE37. ...

The car above is the Ford Focus Electric. Ford and Microsoft say it will be the first of many vehicles to use Microsoft's new technology, Hohm. The news release begins thus:Imagine a future where your garage is smart enough to tell your car when the least expensive time is to charge your plug-in electric vehicle. Where, based on settings that you can adjust from a laptop or smartphone, you could optimize the energy efficiency of your home appliances, lights, air conditioning or heating and, maybe...

General Motors Vice Chairman Bob Lutz, an auto show floor and reporters are always a recipe for a good quote. But this is one we could have gone forever without hearing."Maximum Bob" told reporters at the New York International Auto Show today that Americans won't be driving themselves 30 years from now...the cars will do it for them. Read it yourself at The Detroit Ne...

Mazda's CEO is telling The Detroit News that its new diesel engine will get hybrid-like numbers "without any electrification."  As in 43 MPG highway in the 2012 Mazda 6.Full story here....

The first "manufacturing validation" example of the Chevrolet Volt electric car went down the assembly line earlier this week.The Detroit News reports that several hundred more will be built for evaluation and testing before production of for-sale cars begins this fa...

More pulse-quickening stuff from the New York International Auto Show as Bentley showcases the 2011 Continental Supersports Convertible.The juicy details: Twin-turbo W12 with 621 horsepower that can run on both gasoline and E85 bioethanol. 0-60: 3.9 seconds.0-100: 9.6 seconds.Top speed: 202 mph.  It's 198 pounds lighter than the Continental GTC Speed model.                         ...

An oxymoron died today.The one that pairs "station wagon" with "lust".Behold the 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon.556 horsepower from a 6.2-liter V8.Six speed transmission. Manual or automatic, you pick.Magnetic ride control, Brembo brakes, dual 3-inch exhausts.                           And that's where you get to sit. Perforated sueded 14-way adjustable microfiber seats,...

76 year old Myrna Marseille of Wisconsin was parking her 2009 Toyota Camry at the local YMCA when she says it accelerated suddenly...into the Y's wall.She insists her foot was on the brake, not on the gas. Toyota tells WISN-TV it's investigating. Potentially helpful...the Sheboygan Falls Police Department is right across the parking lot from the Y....and has security cameras that may have caught the entire event.Watch the story from WISN-TV he...

I’m not a big Del Sol fan, but this one has got magic on me. All the best goodies, from Mugen MF8 rims, Mugen seats, to Takata Green harness. Reminds me very much on Mugenized Integra I posted some time ago. List of candies is probably rich for both of them, Mugen all the way! DelSol powered by K20 unit, which is of course the ultimate Honda’s engine at this time. ...

Ignorance is bliss.During my week in the Dodge Grand Caravan SXT, I was won over...the user-friendliness, utility and ease of driving erased misgivings I had about the materials inside being a cut or so below that of a Honda Odyssey.It was delivered without a window sticker, so I checked the Dodge website. Base price $27,825. Reasonable, bordering on a bargain.I knew it was loaded...but I didn't realize how loaded until I asked for a copy of the sticker. This minivan had more than $13,000 in options...jacking...

The product drought is coming to an end for Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep dealers. The 2011 Grand Cherokee begins production in May and should begin arriving in showrooms by July. Full story from Automotive Ne...

The smaller-than-a-Rogue Nissan Juke crossover got its official auto show introduction in Geneva a few weeks ago, but Nissan put on on display in New York Tuesday night ahead of the Wednesday opening of the New York International Auto Show.Automotive News was the...

Nissan says it will begin taking North American orders for its electric vehicle, the Leaf, on April 20. The New York Times reports the sticker will be $32,780, but a federal tax credit gets it down to $25,280...which pretty well puts it head-to-head with the Toyota Prius. There's also a $2,000 charger, but a federal tax credit will reimburse half of that co...

The CHP spots an Oldsmobile Bravada on I-15 near Cajon Pass, runs the plate and finds out the car is wanted in connection with an attempted murder in Indiana. And the chase is on...all the way to Universal Studios....with gunfire in stopped traffic...innocent motorists mere feet away.  Full story from the Los Angeles Times (with different video from KTL...

Really kinda speaks for itself, doesn't ...

Gee, maybe it is rocket science. Despite decades of experience and data indicating that the vast majority of unintended acceleration incidents fully investigated end up being cases of drivers standing on the gas instead of the brake, the Obama administration has decided to launch not one, but two investigations...one by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) with the help of The National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) and the other by The National Academy...

Actually one of the best styled body kits for Nissan 370Z I have seen so far. Not too hard, but still aggressive enough. Bumpers, side skirts + carbon fiber front lip and rear spoiler for complete perfection. Check out Zele performance for more Fairlady Z34 parts! ...

If you told me the above was a documentary about what's behind a lot of sudden acceleration claims from Toyota Prius drivers, I wouldn't argue.But it's actually one of several safe driving spots from Australia, targeting young, distracted drivers and being just a bit rude to cut through the clutter. See the rest he...

Lexus is rolling out the hybrids, so why not Lincoln? Expect an announcement this week at the New York Auto Show that there will be a 2011 Lincoln MKZ Hybrid.Not that big a stretch, really...given that the MKZ is a derivative of the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, both of which have hybrid models. We loved the Milan Hybrid...but will the MKZ be different enough to justify the Lincoln price tag? The Detroit News talked to at least one analyst who isn't so sure. Story here....

You'll see Mazda hybrids on the street in 2013, but there'll be Toyota technology helping to power the new Mazda Sky engine. Full story from The Detroit News here....

A week ago, BMW was telling us that it had landed a big deal with Carbon Motors to supply its purpose-built police cruiser, the E7, with six-cylinder diesel engines.Today, Carbon Motors says it's all good...if the U.S. government loans it $310 million.Story from Automotive News here....

It's a done deal. Volvo is now the property of Chinese automaker Geely, whose founder says Volvo is a "tiger" that needs to be "liberated".Part of that "liberation" is wider distribution, and the production of 300,000 units a year in a Chinese factory. Full story from Automotive Ne...

Not exactly a situation you want to be in… ...

10 MANDAMENTOS DO TRILHEIROO que é um trilheiro?O que é um Trilheiro? Bicho meio louco e de hábitos pouco comuns. Tem como habitat natural à lama, as pedras e algumas vezes poeira (onde não se sente bem). Alimenta-se principalmente de um líquido chamado de cerveja; sai de casa normalmente em bandos. Adora chuva.10 MANDAMENTOS DO TRILHEIRO.1. Ter um moto em condições de trilha( Pneus descentes, farol, ponteira de escape, etc... )2. Ter um moto com pelo menos o nº do chassis (Pelo amor de...