| Obama Time to Create the Energy Security Trust |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
U.S. President Barack Obama says the only way to break the cycle of spiking gas prices is to "shift cars and trucks off of oil for good." He said that is why he asked Congress in his State of the Union address to establish an Energy Security Trust to investigate new technologies for oil-free vehicles. President Obama said in his weekly address Saturday that oil and gas revenues ...
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| Larson still has a lot to learn about race cars |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
Asked about the setups at Turner Scott Motorsports and if he and teammate Nelson Piquet can drive similar cars, 20-year-old Kyle Larson inadvertently riffed on a line from "Days of ...
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| 20 luxury cars under $40000 |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
My random thoughts (biased as I am towards the performance side of the equation):Acuras:Meh. Dressed up Hondas. I guess they might be reliable like Hondas at least.Audi A4 Allroad:I like Audis, but have no use for tall AWD station wagons. Buy a proper A4.BMW 135i Coupe:In no way is it a luxury car, but that said, it's a hell of a sports coupe.BMW 3-series:Lots of people love them, but ...
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| Top convertibles for 2013 |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
Of all automotive indulgences, convertibles are the sweetest. Although they're typically more expensive, heavier and more impractical than their sedan counterparts, drop-tops offer more smiles per gallon. Even as automakers strive to meet increasing governmental and consumer demand for more efficient sedans and crossovers, they still save their most expressive efforts for convertibles, which ...
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| 2013 cars that get 35 mpg |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
Fuel economy is a growing concern for automakers and buyers alike. With federally mandated corporate average fuel-economy (CAFE) standards rising to 35.5 mpg by 2016 and 54.5 mpg by 2025, automakers have to continue developing more efficient vehicles. For the 2013 model year, buyers have a choice of 18 cars that get an Environmental Protection Agency rating of 35 mpg combined, compared with four ...
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| Toyota recalls 310000 FJ Cruiser SUVs on seatbelts |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
Reuters--Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 310,000 of its FJ Cruiser sports utility vehicles worldwide because the seatbelt anchor could become detached through wear, the company said on ...
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| Week in Review: Fisker Resigns, Big Rig Designs, and Obama Reads Between the Lines |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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Sometimes after an auto show, we’re sitting on our hands until our desks fill with news again. Not so this week. Following the Geneva Motor Show, we were inundated with happenings throughout the auto industry–some good, some not so good, and some making us wonder what’s going to happen next. No, seriously, this week played [...]
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| 2013 LeMons Season Opener: All that Matters Is Someone’s Racing a Cessna (Yes, a Plane!) |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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Here we are at the fourth annual Southern Discomfort 24 Hours of LeMons, held at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, South Carolina, and our neurons have been fried like hairs facing a blowtorch. Why? Mainly due to the 1957 Cessna 310 converted to road-race configuration, but that’s far from the only completely amazing, only-in-LeMons race [...]
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| 2013 Lexus RX 350 F Sport review notes: A luxury SUV with added attitude |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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ASSOCIATE EDITOR SHERRICE GILSBACH: What a well balanced SUV this
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| Obama US should fund research for cleaner cars |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama says the U.S. must shift cars and trucks off oil for good so the public can avoid spikes in gasoline ...
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