| Darius Rucker Busted Hearts And Pickup Trucks |
May 28th, 2013 |
. Darius Rucker's first country single didn't just reinvent his career; it also made him the first African-American singer to have a No. 1 country hit since Charley Pride did it a quarter-century earlier. Five more hits, a CMA award and two albums later, Rucker became the third African-American inducted into the Grand Ole Opry since its founding in 1925. On his latest ...
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| Teslas Carbon Footprint Is No Better Than A Honda Civics |
May 28th, 2013 |
eco-skeptic s, respectively. It's also outselling some Mercedes, BMW and Audis. But does Tesla merit this much attention for being green? Short answer: no, or at least, not yet. For one thing, its sales are miniscule in the grand scheme of things and, as for reducing vehicular carbon impact, you'd do just as well buying a Civic. This is the eye-opening conclusion tucked into this ...
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| 2014 Corvette Stingray Rated at 455 Horsepower |
May 28th, 2013 |
hits dealerships this fall now have 455 reasons to get excited. The base 2014 Corvette's 6.2-liter V-8 is officially rated at 455 horsepower and 460 pounds-feet of torque. That's up from the 2013's 430 hp and 424 pounds-feet of torque. Chevrolet says the new LT1 engine in the coupe and convertible is the most powerful base engine stuffed between the fenders of a Corvette and, like ...
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| Mercedes recalls 6000 cars over airbag problem |
May 28th, 2013 |
BERLIN (AFP) - Mercedes-Benz is recalling about 6,000 cars of its new A-class because of a possible flaw in the cover of the passenger-side airbag unit, the German luxury auto maker said Tuesday."The airbag expands, but not the way we want it to," said the spokesman. The affected models were produced between June and December 2012.The spokesman was not immediately able to give a figure ...
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| Can Bob Lutz and the Chinese Save Fisker |
May 28th, 2013 |
If Bob Lutz is winding down, you wouldn't know it. The cigar-chomping former GM product chief is responsible, at least in part, for a host of cars you see on the road today -- among them the Chevrolet Camaro, the Chevrolet Volt and the outgoing Cadillac CTS. Lutz turned 81 last February, but ...
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| Hawaii Lays Down Law on Texting While Driving |
May 28th, 2013 |
Hawaii is requiring motorists to say "aloha" -- in the greeting's "good-bye" form -- to texting while driving. The state became the 40th to ban the distracting practice after Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed the bill into law on May 20; it takes effect July 1. Hawaii's texting-while-driving prohibition is the first of the year and the 22nd since 2009, which is when AAA ...
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| Illinois poised to raise minimum required auto insurance |
May 28th, 2013 |
Illinois motorists who carry only the minimum insurance required by law might find themselves paying more for premiums starting in 2015.The Illinois House passed legislation over the weekend that would raise the minimum liability coverage -- insurance that helps pay for injuries to others -- to $25,000 for injury or death to one person, up from $20,000. It would also increase minimum coverage to ...
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| 14 Chevrolet Corvette Stingrays V-8 engine gets horsepower certification |
May 28th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. said Tuesday that its all-new LT1 6.2-liter V-8 engine offering in the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has been certified at 460 horsepower and 465 foot-pounds of torque when using a performance exhaust system. The engine is certified at 455 horsepower and 460 foot-pounds of torque with a standard exhaust. Chevy said both ratings are the highest standard power ever for the ...
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| U.S. Highway Buckles in Missouri After Rail Cars Hit Overpass |
May 28th, 2013 |
Cleanup of a collapsed southeast Missouri highway overpass was underway on May 26, more than 24 hours after a cargo train crash led to a chain reaction. The crash, which happened about 2:30 a.m. on May 25 near Chaffee, led to the derailment of about two dozen rail cars that smashed into the bridge’s support pillars. Seven people in two cars on the highway overpass in Scott County were ...
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| Honda Canada Finance sells C$400 mln 5-year notes - term sheet |
May 28th, 2013 |
Tue May 28, 2013 12:31pm EDT May 28 (Reuters) - Honda Canada Finance Inc on Tuesday sold C$400 million ($385 million) of five-year notes due June 4, 2018, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The 2.35 percent notes were priced at par to yield 88.4 basis points over the Canadian government benchmark, according to the term sheet. Th joint book-running managers on the sale were the investment ...
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