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Ferrari California: almost perfect but for the transmission.
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Posted August 3 2009 01:28 PM by Jason Cammisa
These days, transmissions are computer-controlled, and by and large, they'll do whatever you ask of them. From redline downshifts to full-load, low-RPM upshifts, they're all completed quickly and smoothly. We often...
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Filed under: Tech Talk, Jason Cammisa, Ferrari, Convertibles
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Posted June 12 2009 12:08 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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Filed under: Tech Talk, Rusty Blackwell, Other Manufacturers
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Posted October 20 2008 08:41 AM by Automobile Staff
It has been confirmed that Acura will be offering a V-8 engine option within 18 months. Acura dealer Mark McKellop remarked that having a flagship sedan with an eight cylinder engine is a necessity to elevate the brand.
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Filed under: Tech Talk, Other Staffers, Acura
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Posted October 15 2008 07:01 AM by Automobile Staff
The days of buying aftermarket speakerphones and piles of adapter cords for your iPods are numbered. Automakers have realized the need to make sure their cars are ready for people's gizmos and gadgets.
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Posted September 30 2008 09:48 AM by Automobile Staff
Toyota Motor Corporation is taking inflatable passenger protection in a new direction: the rear. Debuting in the upcoming iQ microcar, the Japanese automaker developed the first airbag to deploy over the rear window of an...
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Posted September 19 2008 12:59 PM by Automobile Staff
Honda is just full of dummies; but now they've built a smarter one. Called the POLAR III, the new dummy is outfitted with sensors to test pedestrian safety in crashes, including added sensors around the lower back and...
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Filed under: Tech Talk, Other Staffers, Honda
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Ford Looks to Ethanol-Injected Engines for Efficiency and Power
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Posted September 3 2008 06:38 AM by Evan McCausland
Can a small gasoline motor produce power equal to a large diesel? Not currently, but if Ford's engineers get a new range of ethanol-boosted engines into production, that may well be a possibility.
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Filed under: Tech Talk, Evan McCausland, Ford, Pickups
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Posted August 13 2008 12:33 PM by Evan McCausland
Some engine types can run on an endless number of fuels (Chrysler's gas turbine, for instance, was once demonstrated operating on a tank full of tequila), but for whatever reason, most piston engines run - at most - on...
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Posted July 14 2008 07:57 AM by Evan McCausland
As I made my way to work this morning, I was nearly broadsided by a gentleman in a minivan who didn't seem to notice the red light hanging above his car. Had his ride - and the intersection - been equipped with...
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Filed under: Tech Talk, Evan McCausland, Ford
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Posted July 7 2008 11:52 AM by Rusty Blackwell
Members of the Austrian Ski Association, including Olympic silver medalist Nicole Hosp, pictured, recently visited Audi headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, to use the company’s wind tunnel to fine-tune their wind-cheating...
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Filed under: Tech Talk, Rusty Blackwell, Audi
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