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Quiz: Name the Best-Selling Cars of All Time

November 13th, 2009 · No Comments

When a site’s tagline is “Mentally Stimulating Diversions,” you’re never 100% sure what you’re getting yourself into. But Sporcle is a website that we ended up on for hours. Gluttons for punishment, we failed over and over again. Until we realized there were quizzes about cars. The one on car logos? Killed it.
Then we got [...]

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Tags: Humor · Misc

Start a Road Train, Road Train

November 12th, 2009 · No Comments

European researchers have been looking into a new, more efficient form of transportation that uses existing highway infrastructure and fancy electronics to combine the freedom of driving alone with the benefits of public transit. The initiative, known as Safe Road Trains for the Environment, will use a lead vehicle with an experienced, professional driver [...]

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Tags: Green · News

Porsche 911 GT3 RS as Driven by Chris Harris

November 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Here’s the deal, kids. When Chris Harris, one of the UK’s most respected auto writers, reviews a car, you sit down, shut up and listen. And when that car happens to be the new Porsche 911 GT3 RS, you crank the volume to the max, even if the bossman is around. No one could reasonably [...]

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Tags: News

The New Volvo S60

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Volvo has just released pictures of its redesigned 2011 S60 sedan. With a more rounded appearance than the previous generation S60, the new car has a much more sporty appearance. Volvo will be offering a pedestrian detection system on the new S60 that can detect pedestrians in front of the car and apply the brakes [...]

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Porsche Sues Crocs over Cayman Name

November 10th, 2009 · No Comments

Our friends over at Footnoted.org have unearthed a most bizarre lawsuit. Porsche is suing Crocs (you know, they make these) over the use of the name ‘Cayman’. We’re not sure who exactly would be confused by the crossover, considering one is a $29.99 rubber shoe and the other is a $51,400 sports car, but apparently [...]

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