Kurt Ernst, Contributor
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Since the newly-redesigned MINI Cooper hit the U.K. market in the summer of 2001, over 333,000 buyers in Britain have bought one of BMW's retro-classics. Owners have racked up 15 billion miles on...
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Aretha Franklin Charms Her Way Out Of NYC Parking Ticket
The Queen of Soul pulled off the most impressive feat of her storied career on Monday night, when she successfully talked herself out of a parking ticket in Manhattan.
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Is Mazda's Rotary Engine Program Dead?
Mazda has halted further development of a replacement for their Renesis rotary engine, at least for now.
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Nevada DMV LOL Over LMAOATU License Plate Recall
A Las Vegas couple has been asked by Nevada's DMV to return their "offensive and derogatory" license plate, which simply reads "LMAOATU."
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Today In Car Theft: Dallas Dealer Loses... 35 Sets of 20-Inch Wheels
A Dallas area Buick GMC dealership may have set a record for wheel and tire theft: someone made off with 140 20-inch wheels and tires over the weekend.
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Peter Stevens, McLaren F1 designer, lands at Rivian Automotive
If you’ve never heard of Rivian Automotive, consider yourself in good company. Most car fans, even the diehard among us, would be hard-pressed to answer the question, “What automaker, based in Rockledge, Florida, aims to produce fuel-efficient and affordable sports cars by 2013?”...
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If you’re a racing fan, you’ve undoubtedly heard of the critically acclaimed biopic on the life of Ayrton Senna da Silva, simply called Senna. American audiences were originally excluded...
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1939 Pontiac Deluxe Six 'Ghost Car' Hits The Auction Block
A transparent 1939 Pontiac, built for the New York World's Fair, is expected to fetch between $275,000 and $475,000 at an upcoming RM Auctions event.
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2011 Corvette Grand Sport Convertible Destroyed In Horrific Crash
A California woman received a painful reminder on the perils of drinking and driving when she cut a Pontiac Bonneville in half with her Corvette, receiving serious injuries in the process.
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Ford Fiesta To Be Available With Three-Cylinder EcoBoost: Report
Ford's upcoming 1.0-liter, three-cylinder EcoBoost engine will make it to Fiestas sold in North America, according to information pieced together from Ford executives
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Porsche Brings Instant Intelligence To Your Smartphone
Porsche new Instant Intelligence program allows shoppers to quickly download model-specific data, videos, reviews and audio clips to their smartphones.
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Pandora Internet Radio Expands Relationship With Ford, Scion
Pandora Internet radio is rapidly expanding their presence in the automotive segment, where nearly fifty-percent of radio "consumption" happens. Pandora solutions are now available from automakers and the aftermarket alike.
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As materials go, carbon fiber has an ideal blend of high strength and low weight. Until recently, it’s also had an astronomically high price tag, thanks in part to the labor intensive...
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Ford Hit With Patent Infringement Lawsuit Relating To SYNC
A lawsuit filed by a Washington state technology company alleges that Ford has infringed on seven of their patents relating to vehicle communications.
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NASCAR Moves Toward Relevance, Tests Fuel Injection
NASCAR is switching from carburetors to fuel injection for the 2012 season, and will test fuel injection for the first time at the Kentucky Speedway in advance of this weekend's Sprint Cup race.
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Roadside America App Ensures Weirdness At Your Fingertips
The Roadside America app for iPhone will guide you to the obscure and bizarre along your travels. It's the perfect app for summer road trip season.
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Formula One: Williams Inks Two-Year Engine Deal With Renault
The Williams Formula One team has signed a two year engine deal with Renault, which should make Williams more of a contender for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
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Bring More Wallet: Price Gouging On BMW's 1 Series M Has Begun
Want to be the first on your block with a BMW 1 Series M? A California dealership has a car in stock, but be prepared to write a big check for it.
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If you’re looking for a single new car to drop $1.7 million on, your list just shrank by one. Bugatti has announced the sale of the final Veyron 16.4 coupe, to a “European...
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Want To Win A Corvette Grand Sport And A Trip To Le Mans?
If you’ve got 5w 30 coursing through your veins like we do, that question posed in the title may be along the lines of “would you like to keep breathing?” Of course the answer is going to be yes, and General Motors is giving you the opportunity to win the ultimate car enthusiast...
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Renault Megane RS Trophy Sets FWD Nurburgring Record
Renault's Megane RS Trophy is one fast grocery-getter. How fast? Fast enough to set a new front-wheel-drive lap record at the Nürburgring.
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Ford Gets Virtual Dealer Showroom On Sony PlayStation 3
Shopping for cars on a PlayStation 3 is nothing new: in fact, virtually every racing game lets you view and even test drive cars ranging from the mundane to the exotic. Ford has realized that there may be an opportunity beyond brand licensing to game companies, so the automaker has opened a virtual...
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2012 Dodge Charger SRT8 Features Leaked
Dodge is upping both the content and the technology included with the 2012 Dodge Charger SRT-8. It's still a take-no-prisoners muscle sedan, but you can expect a level of refinement not seen in earlier cars.
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Ziggy Marley's 2003 VW Eurovan For Sale
Ziggy Marley's 2003 Eurovan is one hot box, but is its celebrity pricing too much?
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