| Honda Grand Prix media day |
Feb 28th, 2013 |
Tony Kanaan drives the #82 Geico KV Racing Technology Lotus Honda Dalllara during practice for the IndyCar Series Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 26, 2011 in St Petersburg, Florida. ...
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| Dow Kokam gets extension to meet state tax incentive requirements |
Feb 28th, 2013 |
The state of Michigan has approved Midland-based battery maker Dow Kokam's request for more time to meet requirements on state tax incentives worth potentially more than $140 million. The ...
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| New Self-Adjusting Permanent High Beams Makes Volvo Cars Safer at Night |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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Debuting at the Geneva Motor Show next week, Active High Beam Control will soon become available in the updated 2014 Volvo S60, V60, and XC60, making them safer and more comfortable while driving at night. These new high beams have a mechanism that prevents oncoming drivers from being distracted by the bright light, automatically adjusting [...]
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| Self-Driven: BMW Group and Continental Join Forces for Automated Driving Technology |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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In January, BMW and automotive supplier Continental signed an agreement to develop a copilot system to support highly automated driving, more or less securing the future of a self-driving, self-aware car for the automaker and supplier. Through their research, both groups plan to have automated driving functions available by the year 2020. The goal of [...]
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| Hyundai Offering Lump Sum Payout in MPG Fallout; Adds 6,100 Cars to Veloster Sunroof Recall |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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When it rains, it has a tendency to pour, so Korean automaker Hyundai is discovering. For Hyundai, controversy still surrounds the automaker in the wake of its November fuel-economy boondoggle that sent its factory-rated EPA numbers tumbling following an investigation. Now, Hyundai is agreeing to a lump sum payout to customers who may not be [...]
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| Mini Paceman John Cooper Works Stats Released: Long Name for a Small, Powerful Crossover |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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As we’ve already explained, the 2013 Mini Paceman Cooper S makes no sense until you drive it. The idea of a two-door crossover makes as much sense as eating mayonnaise straight from the jar. And yet, when you get behind the wheel, you find it to be a thoroughly satisfying vehicle to drive. So what [...]
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| Video of the Day: Audi Knows How to Have Fun with Recreational Sports |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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It’s just… it just makes me want to cry, it’s so beautiful and I want it. I am, you know, speaking of the Audi RS4 Avant, an all-wheel drive German station wagon that every driving nation on earth but America gets to enjoy. There are 450 reasons to lament that I, we–Americans–are excluded from this [...]
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| KTM X-Bow GT Pushes Boundaries of Grand Touring Name [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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KTM’s X-Bow four-wheeled, carbon-fiber go-kart thing might be an awesome piece of high-performance machinery—it’s one of the quickest cars ever to compete in our annual Lightning Lap track test—but it’s impressive stats aren’t very good at repelling water. The track-day special, until now, has come sans roof, doors, or a proper windscreen, meaning the pleasantness [...]
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| Not a $tingray: Low-Cost Chevrolet Corvette Coupe in the Works |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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Budget 'Vette Coming in 2015
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| 2013 Scion FR-S Long-Term Update 1: Our Hopes and Fears |
Feb 27th, 2013 |
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Even before our long-term 2013 Scion FR-S arrived, WOT staffers were already preparing their wish list of modifications — bigger tires, new suspension, forced induction, and exhaust upgrades, just to name a few possibilities. I was both hopeful and worried—does the FR-S really need all that stuff? My first stint in the FR-S was a [...]
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