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Driven: Smoother, quieter new Bridgestone third-generation runflat tire

18481537 Posted June 12 2009 01:08 PM by Rusty Blackwell

In central Italy, modern Mini Coopers are mid-size and pizza is supposed to come with crispy, even slightly charred, crust. It is here that the Bridgestone tire company opened a state-of-the-art, 346-acre proving ground in...

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Say yah to MGs in da U.P., eh!

British car nuts raise money for children’s charities
10601494 Posted October 16 2008 01:45 PM by Rusty Blackwell

Driving a car across a big bridge can sometimes be humbling, overwhelming, or even a bit unsettling. Driving my 2300-pound MGB/GT across the five-mile-long Mackinac Bridge, which suspends traffic up to 199 feet above the...

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Tesla Motors Faces Financial Crunch

10875230 Posted October 16 2008 07:21 AM by Automobile Staff

Large domestic automakers aren't the only ones hard-pressed for cash.  Electric-car specialist Tesla Motors, based in Silicon Valley, California, announced yesterday that it is also running low on funding.

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Tata Nano Production Site Moves

10731689 Posted October 7 2008 02:00 PM by Automobile Staff

Though real estate protests threatened production of the Tata Nano, a change in factories may allow the $2500 car to reach consumers.

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Where We're Going, We Don't Need Gasoline

Electric DeLorean DMC-12 For Sale on eBay
10687103 Posted October 1 2008 09:02 AM by Automobile Staff

From a Dodge O24 to a Chevrolet S10, we've seen all sorts of odd vehicles converted to electric power.  This one, however - a 1981 DeLorean DMC-12 EV - takes the cake.

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Lancia Ypsilon Versus headed to 2008 Paris Motor Show

10994139 Posted September 24 2008 08:44 AM by Automobile Staff

Auto shows often go for style and spectacle, but the unveiling of the new Lancia Ypsilon Versus, scheduled for the 2008 Paris motor show in October, will pull out all the stops.

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2011 Pagani C9 Gets a New Factory

10957422 Posted September 18 2008 08:22 AM by Automobile Staff

With Pagani's upcoming retirement of its Zonda supercar, the Italian manufacturer is making room for the next dramatic project: the 2011 Pagani C9. This includes approval of a new factory that will be three times bigger...

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Spyker Releases a Limited Edition C8 Laviolette LM85

10411957 Posted September 16 2008 10:47 AM by Automobile Staff

Premium sports car manufacturer Spyker Cars N.V. announced the creation of the C8 Laviolette LM85; a road version of its GT2 LeMans car. You're not likely to see many of these on the road though; it will be built as a...

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GM Confirms Opel, Chevrolet Plug-In Hybrids for Europe

10389508 Posted September 10 2008 11:07 AM by Evan McCausland

It's official: GM's E-Flex plug-in hybrid powertrain, which debuts in the 2010 Chevrolet Volt, will make its way to European customers in both an Opel and Chevrolet vehicle.

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UC Berkley Automated Bus Steers Itself

10593203 Posted September 10 2008 10:20 AM by Evan McCausland

Thanks to self-steering buses developed at UC Berkley, the San Francisco area may soon offer the smoothest bus rides in the world.

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German Artega Firm Plans New Sports Car Models

10917705 Posted September 10 2008 06:48 AM by Automobile Staff

Artega, the newest sports car manufacturer from Germany, says it will be more than just a flash in the pan and is busy planning new models.

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Fisker Automotive Raises $65 Million in Funding for Karma Hybrid

10914216 Posted September 9 2008 02:06 PM by Evan McCausland

While money makes the world go 'round, it may help Fisker Automotive build plug-in hybrids.

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Dutch Company Resurrects the Detroit Electric Co.

10587518 Posted September 9 2008 08:31 AM by Automobile Staff

If alternative fuels are the future, one automaker is looking to the past to get there. In 1939, the last electric car company, Detroit Electric closed its doors. Now a Dutch based company purchased the rights to the...

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Claytime with 3M

3M makes a clay-mazing difference in the appearance of my 1967 MGB
10381594 Posted September 9 2008 06:13 AM by Rusty Blackwell

The last time I played with clay was during art class in elementary school. I remember it clearly, because I smooshed a big chunk of yellow clay in Heidi BeGole’s hair, Mrs. Alford made me sit out in the hallway, and I...

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Protests end, Tata Nano given a New Chance

10904358 Posted September 8 2008 07:47 AM by Automobile Staff

Protests against Indian automaker Tata have finally been resolved after a new deal was brokered between the government and the local farmers of West Bengal. The disagreement stems from what the local residents and the...

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