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2008 Katech Z06 ClubSport Package

Posted August 20 2008 08:44 AM by AutomobileStaff

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

Posted August 18 2008 11:05 AM by AutomobileStaff

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

Posted August 4 2008 09:07 AM by AutomobileStaff

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...

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Oh, the Things I Tow

2008 Ford F-250 Diesel is Great for Towing 1989 Ford F-250 Diesel

Posted August 1 2008 06:29 AM by AutomobileStaff

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

Posted July 10 2008 08:30 AM by AutomobileStaff

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

Posted June 25 2008 09:33 AM by P_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

Posted June 13 2008 09:07 AM by DGluckman

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

Posted June 12 2008 11:57 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

Posted May 30 2008 12:01 PM by AutomobileStaff

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

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Aston Martin DBS Euro Drive

Posted May 27 2008 02:13 PM by AutomobileStaff

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

Posted March 27 2008 12:52 PM by P_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

Posted December 29 2006 10:03 AM by JasonCammisa

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

Posted December 22 2006 10:35 AM by sfowle

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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The Baddest Stang meets a Badder Ram

Posted November 10 2006 12:30 PM by Ezra

I recently got my hands on a GT500 and decided to use it in its rightful element: the drag strip.

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Annals of Alt-Fuel

Posted October 27 2006 10:34 AM by baggyparagraphs

Green machine.

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