Jun 4, 10 New's

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• Can a Baseball Cap Improve Your Skills?

  I've seen a lot of tools that claim to make you a better mechanic. Some can really make a difference, others are a waste of money. So how about a hat? Craftsman now has a baseball cap that I think can improve your ability to effectively work on your (read)

• Prius is Number One For One Year

  The Prius was once again the top selling car in Japan. That makes it one year since Toyota and their small hybrid took it away from the Honda Insight, just after the new generation Prius was launched. According to the Japan Automobile Dealers Assoc (read)

• Harris Green Car Tech Survey Is Questionable

  It's tricky business trying to predict how big the market for hybrids, electric cars and other alternative auto technologies will become. That becomes abundantly clear when looking at Harris Interactive's recent poll of 12,225 U.S. adults age (read)

• Hot Topic on PluginCars.com: What is the True Range of an Electric Car?

  One of the most important issues facing the electric car industry is the basic question of how to measure and list a trustworthy driving range. That issue is a hot topic on PluginCars.com, with experienced EV drivers weighing in. Nick Cham (read)

• Michelin Continues Its Battle Against the Gas Pump

  Tire manufacturer Michelin this week held its almost annual international forum on sustainable mobility in Rio de Janeiro. The event, called the Challenge Bibendum, offered a busy schedule of round-table discussions, debates and demonstrations'bu (read)

• DP4 Super Go-Kart Smokes Everything At The Track [Exclusive]

  Dennis Palatov's maniac dp4 super go-kart recently visited Oregon Raceway Park for its first track day. It murdered everything. Spec Miatas? Standing still. Ariel Atoms? Child's play. Here's an exclu (read)

• NHTSA Kills Customer Complaint Database Access After Privacy Violations [Nh

  NHTSA kills customer complaint database access after web site reveals privacy concerns. [TTAC] More » (read)

• Commenter Of The Day: Glyndwr Michael Edition [Commenter Of The Day]

  Hoping to deceive Hilter into thinking the Allies would invade Greece and Sardinia instead of Sicily and Italy, British intelligence planted fake invasion documents on a 'Major William Martin' who th (read)

• SR-71 Parking: Like Car Parking, But More Awesome [Planelopnik]

  Because if you had eleven SR-71 Blackbirds, you'd arrange 'em all pretty and take a nice picture, too. And then you'd go hauling off into the sky like a supersonic, globetrotting bat out of hell. Tec (read)

• The Hummer's Three High-Tech Replacements [Military Vehicles]

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• Artist Hijacks Rush Hour With Guerrilla Puppet Show [Car Art]

  A Los Angeles artist is transforming the city's soul-crushing traffic congestion into a (slowly) moving performance space using a white Mazda truck, a few puppets and an FM transmitter. More  (read)

• Waffle House Employee Takes 60-Mph Hell Ride On Hood Of Diner's Car [Car Cr

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• All That Glitters Is, In Fact, Gold [Car Porn]

  The tail end of a McLaren F1 engine bay. The gold foil used as a heat reflector casting light on four exhaust resonators. How's that to help start your weekend off right? [Photo Credit: jburns00/Flic (read)

• 2012 Volkswagen Passat: Sharper, Angrier, Golfier [Spy Photos]

  This picture, leaked from a German Volkswagen brochure, shows an undisguised, production-ready 2012 VW Passat. Note the extensive use of Golf and Polo styling cues. Good move, Wolfsburg. Good move. [ (read)

• BP Station Sign Is Beyond Irony [Oilpocalypse]

  A BP gas station in Ohio wants you to know you're responsible for small spills made when you leave the pump unattended. What about gigantic spills made when ignoring safety warnings? Oh, they're just (read)

• This Is The Woman Who Launched Her Car Over A Toll Booth [Car Crime]

  This is 22-year-old Yasmine Aida Villasana, the intoxicated woman who was videotaped launching her car General Lee-style over a toll booth on Memorial Day. This is the rest of her story. More  (read)

• This Is Drag Racing At 240 Frames Per Second [Retro]

  Last Sunday, Matthew Macomber went to the Nostalgia Drags at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire. This high-speed black-and-white footage is what he came back with. It's tasteful. It's relax (read)

• Even In A Post-Guatemalan Sinkhole World, Hungary's Potholes Are Still Impr

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• What's The Worst Badge-Engineered Vehicle? [Question Of The Day]

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• Ten Gorgeous Car Parts [Answers Of The Day]

  Think car parts are ugly, oily, and dirty? They are. That's why we love them. But they also can be beautifully engineered bits of techie car art. Here's ten commenter-suggested car parts that'll make (read)

• Ken Block Wants Your Gymkhana Suggestions! Win Free Stuff! [Contests]

  Rally driver Ken Block is currently gearing up to film his next gymkhana video using a righteously bad-ass Ford Fiesta. Want to win a trip to the set and score some cool free gear? Of course you do! (read)

• Buy A Mega Luxury Yacht, Get A Super Car Free [Boatlopnik]

  This is the Strand Craft 122 Open, a proposed ultra-luxurious, high-speed 38 meter yacht. If you fork over the cash to buy one you get the matching stored-aboard 880HP, twin-turbocharged V12-powered (read)

• Bacon, E-Mail... What More Does A Car Need? [LOLCars]

  The modern automobile in a nutshell: pork products, climate control, communication. If you don't have those, you don't have anything. [The Daily What] More » (read)

• Yes, Cars Are Getting Fatter [Car Porn]

  Thanks to feature bloat and nanny state safety regulations, cars continue to expand as fast as American waistlines. Still don't believe us? Look at this seven-generation Mercedes E-Class family pictu (read)

• BMW 1-Series M Confirmed, Won't Be Called M1 [New Cars]

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• For $32,000, It's the Hatchback of Notre Dame [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]

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• Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Teaming Up With Tread Lightly!

  Boy Scouts Hiking on a Trail in California Image by Matt Finley Today I got an email from the good folks at Tread Lightly! in which they mentioned, very briefly, that Tread Lightly! and the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) have officially teamed up by s (read)

• Poughkeepsie resident wins a Ford Mustang

  James Barry is a happy man. Why shouldn't he be.... after all he just won an automobile in the $300,000 On The Money Sweepstakes a drawing at Monticello Casino & Raceway on May 29. (read)

• 2010 Buick Lucerne Review

  The Buick Lucerne is a highly competent sedan with smooth, clean lines and driving manners to match. Underway, it's smooth and quiet, with precise steering and a chassis that handles winding roads with grace and security. Inside, it's elegant (read)

• 2010 Chevrolet Aveo Review

  The Chevrolet Aveo is GM's smallest, least expensive car. Aside from its price, what's most attractive about Aveo is its surprisingly handsome interior, at least on the up-level Aveo 2LT. The 2010 Chevrolet Aveo comes with an updated 1.6-lite (read)

• 2010 Chevrolet Corvette Review

  The Chevrolet Corvette is the great American sports car. It's thrilling to drive, with breathtaking acceleration performance and exceptionally tenacious grip for hard braking and high-speed cornering.When it comes to serious performance, the C... (read)

• Crap shoot: Cheap EVs and luxury hybrids

  Battery-powered economics By 2020 hybrids and EVs could achieve as much as 25 percent market penetration, with hybrid cars making up the bulk of those sales according to most analysis. Yet, as automakers strive for cost-effective electric cars, their (read)

• Worth it to replace your hybrid's battery?

  Dead battery equals worthless hybrid? After more than 200,000 miles, the battery on Donna’s 2002 Toyota Prius died. Should she replace the battery? Convert the Prius into a plug-in hybrid? Junk it? Unfortunately, most plug-in conversion package (read)

• 2011 Saleen S302 Debuts

  Saleen's S302 is based on the 2011 Ford Mustang 5.0. Available as a coupe or convertible, the S302 is expected to reach dealers this summer. (read)

• Onstar Vs. Sync

  A friend of mine was looking for a luxury car, and was wondering about the differences between Onstar (Cadillac) and Sync (Lincoln).  There is a major difference in how these two systems work. Onstar is a concierge service--when you press the little (read)

• 2012 BMW 3 series illustrations

  These look pretty realistic to me.Again, the next 3 series, like all BMWS, will be an evolution of the current design. That's how they like it.The only big news will be the availability of a hatchback with the GT version. (read)

• Recall Alert: 2007 Dodge Calibers, 2007 Jeep Compasses

  Chrysler is recalling nearly 35,000 2007 Dodge Calibers and 2007 Jeep Compasses for problems with sticky gas pedals, the Associated Press reports. The cars affected were built from March to May 2006; the recall includes cars sold outside the U.S. as (read)

• Reader Review of the Week: 2010 Honda Odyssey

  'Minivan Enthusiast' from New York City is pretty disappointed with his 2010 Honda Odyssey. While he's fine with the quality of the ride, he's unhappy with the mileage he's been getting, which is well below the Odyssey's EPA rating. Maybe he (read)

• BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Will Get $900 Tax Credit

  The IRS certified the 2010 BMW ActiveHybrid 7 for a tax credit of up to $900 under the Alternative Motor Vehicle provision. The ActiveHybrid 7 is the hybrid version of the 750i/Li and marries an electric motor to the twin-turbo 4.4-liter V-8. The (read)

• Audi System Links Cars to Traffic Lights

  Audi thinks its Travolution System can help drivers avoid stopping for so many traffic lights. They system allows the car to communicate with lights, so it knows when they'll turn green. A display tells the driver whether to speed up or slow down t (read)

• 2010 Aston Martin Rapide Video

  Cars.com editor Joe Wiesenfelder is a bit skeptical about four-door luxury sports cars, but where others fail, the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide pulls off the strange combination relatively well, he says. Check out this video to find out how the Rapide (read)

• Peugeot 3008 Test Drive Review - French crossover SUV

  Local Peugeot distributor Nasim Sdn Bhd is among the busiest car companies in 2010, with a few new models up their sleeves. An MPV is on its way; the RCZ should make it here by the end of this year and a “207 Sedan” codenamed T33 is sched (read)

• Electric powered BMW Mega City Vehicle set for 2013 launch, sub-brand to ha

  BMW has been talking about its Mega City Vehicle (MCV) for some time now. As it stands, the MCV is expected to be launched in 2013 under a sub-brand very much like the M cars, and will grow into an eco friendly range that could eventually include so (read)

• Lancer with tradeplates spotted leaving Proton Shah Alam

  Reader Melvin spotted these three Mitsubishi Lancer GLX cars with trade plates turning out of Proton Shah Alam’s side exit (not the one facing KESAS). In any other circumstance you would think these were just regular Lancers from a Mitsubishi s (read)

• Photo Gallery: BMW S1000RR Drag Bike Puts Weird, Wild Twist on Superbike Pe

  BMW's stock S1000RR is engineered to stop, go, and turn like hell... but Brock's Performance adds numerous tweaks including 9 extra inches of swingarm, which eliminates one of those three performance parameters and boosts the other two. This freakis (read)

• Smoking! Bugatti Veyron Made Out of 10,280 Cigarette Packs

  A group of students from China's Xi'an University displayed their creativity and artistic ability by building a Bugatti Veyron (or at least something that resembles the supercar) out of 10,280 discarded cigarette packages. The life-size replica, whic (read)

• Daihatsu Materia Icecube by Inden Design: Euro-Tuning for Scion-Like Model

  German tuning house Inden Design promises to turn your ordinary Daihatsu Materia - a very Scion-like model that is also sold in Japan as the Daihatsu COO, Toyota bB and Subaru Dex, into something far more cool (...hence the Icecube nameplate) with it (read)

• Peugeot Treats 308 Range with 'Millesim 200' Special Edition Models

  After the UK market 207 hatchback and SW models, it's time for the 308 range to receive the 'Millesim 200' treatment in celebration of Peugeot's 200th anniversary. There will be four models (two petrol, two diesel), all based on the 308 five-door S (read)

• Led by Ford, U.S. Automakers Quietly Gain Market Share

  By Jim Henry Jun 4, 2010 The domestic automakers Chrysler , Ford and General Motors may be winning ugly, but they're definitely winning U.S. market share, led by Ford. (read)