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Cadillac CTS-V Challenge: Privateer BMW M3 Posts Best Time of Challengers

25736360 Posted October 29 2009 11:57 AM by Phil Floraday

GM's Bob Lutz offered to race a CTS-V against anyone with a production sedan and he found several takers. The event took place at Monticello Motor Club in Monticello, New York on a very nice 4.1-mile track.

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Recreational Double, Double, Toil and Trouble

Michigan Endorsement Allows Towing Twin Trailers Without A Test
14530970 Posted January 30 2009 08:12 AM by Evan McCausland

What’s the best possible use of $10 and an hour of free time in Michigan?  Simple – earning the ability to legally pull two trailers at a time without a commercial drivers’ license.

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2008 Katech Z06 ClubSport Package

10476362 Posted August 20 2008 07:44 AM by Automobile Staff

If our review of the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 leaves you depressed because the darned car weighs so much (3324 lbs), maybe this Katech Z06 ClubSport package will cheer you up. Reducing a performance car's weight just...

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Toyota Supercharges Toyota Racing Development Sales

10457999 Posted August 18 2008 10:05 AM by Automobile Staff

Toyota Racing Department sales set a new record last month and the success came from an unlikely place: The TRD supercharger for the 5.7-liter V-8 in the Toyota Tundra pickup was one of the most popular items sold.

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Power to Spare

Towing with a 2008 Ford F-250 Diesel
10414005 Posted August 4 2008 08:07 AM by Automobile Staff

Wow. It's amazing what 650 lb-ft of torque can do for you. I towed about 9000 pounds behind a 2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty and I could hardly tell it was back there. Even crossing the mountains in Virginia and West Virginia,...

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Oh, the Things I Tow

2008 Ford F-250 Diesel is Great for Towing 1989 Ford F-250 Diesel
10396317 Posted August 1 2008 05:29 AM by Automobile Staff

Instead of owning some cool vintage car (like Rusty Blackwell's MGB/GT), I usually buy old trucks and SUVs. This weekend I'm trading my old 1989 Ford F-250 with the 7.3-liter normally aspirated diesel engine for a 1965...

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13th Time's a Charm

British Woman Finally Passes Driving Test
Driving Lessons Posted July 10 2008 07:30 AM by Automobile Staff

It only took her 27 years, 450 lessons, and 50 mock exams to get it right, but Teresa Clarke finally has her drivers' license.

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First Ride in a 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

9815261 Posted June 25 2008 08:33 AM by Phil Floraday

Hyundai generously offered up a quick ride (not drive) in a pre-production Genesis coupe during an event for the Genesis sedan, and I jumped at the chance. The quick ride didn't exactly show off the coupe's dynamics since...

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A Beached Impala

10023756 Posted June 13 2008 08:07 AM by David Gluckman

We see a lot of odd things on the short walk from the parking structure to the office in the morning.

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A Basic Magnum

10008147 Posted June 12 2008 10:57 AM by Marc Noordeloos

It's rare we get to drive a base-spec car but a trip to Las Vegas gave me just that opportunity.

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Autobahn by Aston

9943134 Posted May 30 2008 11:01 AM by Automobile Staff

There's something so special about driving a powerful, make that really powerful, car on the German Autobahn.

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2008 Aston Martin DBS Euro Drive

9642518 Posted May 27 2008 01:13 PM by Automobile Staff

I've just landed at Munich airport in Germany, it's 8:55 AM local time. I send a quick text message to Kilian Konig, the transport man, to tell him that I'll see him outside the terminal for the pickup of the Aston Martin...

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Mercedes-Benz brings C63 AMG to life with new TV commercial

Mercedes-Benz brings C63 AMG to life with new TV commercial
8446800 Posted March 27 2008 11:52 AM by Phil Floraday

Mercedes-Benz is showing off the C63 AMG's incredible power in a new TV spot.

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Metro Networks' Top Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of 2006

Metro Networks' Top Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of 2006
Car crash Posted December 29 2006 09:03 AM by Jason Cammisa

For your sick, twisted reading pleasure:  Metro Networks, the largest traffic gathering and reporting operation in America, unveiled their list of The Top Ten Worst Traffic Incidents of 2006.

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When School Spirit Goes a Bit Too Far

Picture of the Day
1040416 Posted December 22 2006 09:35 AM by Stuart Fowle

We spotted this beauty on the way to our office Christmas party. And yes, it is a Camaro convertible painted like a University of Michigan football helmet. We don't know which of those two details is more embarassing....

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