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Autos archive for April 2013

TUESDAY, APRIL 30, 2013


 (Costco Wholesale )

Rant: Why parking lot etiquette matters

Driving a 1998 Subaru wagon with 205 thousand miles on it doesn’t put me in a hurry to get anywhere. I find keeping a lackadaisical throttle foot to be an effective survival technique designed to milk every remaining mile out my noble Japanese steed. It’s…

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MONDAY, APRIL 29, 2013



 (Mammuth Works, )

Mammuth Works RC car is scary big 

The classic remote control car is a simple, battery powered plaything small enough to fit on the shelf of the kids’ aisle at a grocery store. The latest RC project of the crazy people at Mammuth Works would have a hard time fitting through the…

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Why no safety inspections?

My neighbor J.B. recently asked why all states don’t perform safety inspections as a condition of vehicle registration. I don’t have a definitive answer for the “why,” but I’m happy to share my opinions and thoughts on the topic. First, every state is grappling with…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2013

 (clevescene.com)

The Hurricane Sandy Car Auctions

New York City is trying to auction off the last 535 abandoned vehicles of more than 3,300 that were displaced during Hurricane Sandy. To deal with the leftovers from the flood, NYC hired David R. Maltz auction house in Long Island to see if they…

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THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 2013

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2013

 (Formula E Holdings )

Formula E burns up streets of Los Angeles

Formula E is on a mission to proliferate electric cars and sustainability around the world. To make the dream come true they’ve set out to create a global all-electric racing circuit designed to occupy the streets of major cities. The concept appears to be gaining…

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TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 2013

 (Mercedes-Benz)

2013 Unimog makes being green look easy

If there’s ever been a definite sign times are changing rapidly in the auto industry it came this month with the reveal of the 2013 Unimog. The river fording, brick wall obliterating, apocalyptic survival ride of choice is now boasting that it can… be greener.…

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MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2013


Drivers annoying drivers

Every topic regarding driving gets coverage here, but the discussion often reverts to the things drivers do that annoy fellow drivers: pet peeves. Some of those behaviors seem to irritate everyone (except the perpetrators) and others bug just a few. As an aside, I suspect…

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THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 2013

2013 Ford Focus: Ford's best-selling Focus continues the tradition of class-leading dynamics, safety and outstanding value in either four-door sedan or five-door hatchback bodystyle. (06/27/12) (Ford Motor Company)

Ford Focus is the word's best-selling car

Somewhere in Ford’s headquarters a room has been cleared out to make room for all the high-fiving that must be going on there. The tallies are in, and according to Polk’s annual vehicle-registration review, Ford sold 1,020,410 Focus’s worldwide in 2012, which makes it the…

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MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013

Start vehicle and get moving

Many drivers waste fuel by excessively warming their vehicles before takeoff. Such actions are more common during the winter, when the process often involves unattended vehicles. Still, in any weather and whether there is someone in the driver’s seat or not, long warm ups are…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013

 (Copyright Universal )

Ron Howard's "Rush" trailer released

Ol’ Opie Taylor is at it again. Ron Howard’s upcoming movie, Rush tells the larger than life true story of Formula One racecar drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda as they battled for the 1976 F1 Championship. By the looks of the trailer, cast, and…

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THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 2013

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS 396 (Copyright General Motors)

Is GM working on a new Chevelle?  

Hats off to GM Authority, whose stalkerish coverage of everything General Motors apparently extends to the United States Patents and Trademarks Office. The Authority uncovered GM recently applied for a handful of trademarks revolving around the “Chevelle” nameplate, which raises the question if we might…

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MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013


Cell phones mix poorly with driving

When I wrote of driver distraction nearly a decade ago, things were different. The use of cell phones was well underway, but the obsession by drivers was yet undeveloped. It’s hard to believe, but back then texting had not even become popular! Now, although hand-held…

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FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 2013

THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013

 (General Motors / Copyright General Motors)

420hp Cadillac twin turbo V6 is hungry for BMW’s  

Remember when Cadillac’s were bloated land yachts with pillow-soft suspensions? If Elvis were to see his beloved American luxury brand today he’d mess his leather jumpsuit. Cadillac’s new direction is aimed at world-beating performance. Their biggest stab at the likes of BMW and Mercedes thus…

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