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February 11, 2015

Ford to Show off New Police Interceptor SUV in Chicago

Ford to Show off New Police Interceptor SUV in Chicago
Ford has been in the police car game for a long time. In fact, one of the most common cars in use by police departments around the U.S.…
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February 10, 2015

Man Faces Prison Time for Importing Nissan Silvia

Man Faces Prison Time for Importing Nissan Silvia
A Mississippi man faces the potential of a very severe prison term for something that doesn’t seem that severe at all – smuggling a Nissan Silvia into the U.S.…
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February 8, 2015

Snow Crawler Concept: A Snowmobile from the Future

Snow Crawler Concept: A Snowmobile from the Future
I know, snowmobiles don’t really qualify as cars, but this design was just too cool not to share. Conceptualized by designer Michal Bonikowski, the Snow Crawler is to snowmobiles what the Lamborghini is to cars.…
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February 6, 2015

Honda N-TRUCK/N-CAMP is Tiny Towing Tastiness

Honda N-TRUCK/N-CAMP is Tiny Towing Tastiness
Who says size is everything? When it comes to small adorable vehicles, nobody does it like the Japanese. Crated for the Japan CampingCar Show this year is Honda’s aptly named N-TRUCK/N-CAMP that looks like a recreational vehicle/trailer combo that got thrown in the dryer.…
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February 6, 2015

Buick Lesabre Pickup Truck is an Abomination

Buick Lesabre Pickup Truck is an Abomination
While our tagline here at 95octane is “Cars that Don’t Suck,” every once in a while, we’re guilty of posting a car that does suck. This is one of those times.…
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February 6, 2015

How Russians Deal with Obnoxious Drivers

How Russians Deal with Obnoxious Drivers
I once spent a month in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Many things I did and saw were amazing and wonderful, like the Mariinsky Ballet, the Peterhof, and the Church on the Spilled Blood, but the problem was that I nearly got run down by lunatics in brand new Range Rovers or dilapidated Ladas when trying to get to any of these places.…
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February 5, 2015

Nissan May out New NISMO Model at Chicago Auto Show

Nissan May out New NISMO Model at Chicago Auto Show
Word is circulating that Nissan has a new NISMO model that will be unveiled at the 2015 Chicago Auto Show next week. In the U.S., we already have the NISMO GT-R, Juke, and 370Z.…
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February 3, 2015

Mini Cooper Found with Unusual Contents

Mini Cooper Found with Unusual Contents
I’ve written about how many living, conscious contortionists can get into a Mini Cooper (17, if I recall correctly), before, but it’s always interesting to see what a person can fit into a tiny car.…
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February 3, 2015

Regular Car Reviews’ Take on the 2002 Honda Civic Is Spot on

Regular Car Reviews’ Take on the 2002 Honda Civic Is Spot on
We see lots of car reviews, from the Zzzquil-esque Consumer Reports style “the cabin decibel level was…” type of reviews to the Clarkson-esque “the engine sounded like Thor’s PCP farts and the leather tasted of wet brick” style of reviews.…
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February 2, 2015

Australia Tries out Volvo S60 Polestar Police Car

Australia Tries out Volvo S60 Polestar Police Car
I can say with complete honesty that until the Volvo S60 Polestar turned up, nothing the Swedish automaker created was interesting to me. I happen to think owning a Polestar would be pretty cool.…
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January 31, 2015

Giant Stig Statue Erected in Warsaw

Giant Stig Statue Erected in Warsaw
A few days back I talked a bit about the giant 30-foot tall Stig statue the BBC was putting up in Warsaw to celebrate the launch of its new channel in Poland.…
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January 31, 2015

Win a 1,000 Mile Road Trip in a Porsche 918 Spyder

Win a 1,000 Mile Road Trip in a Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche is apparently excited to have recently reached 10 million fans on its Facebook page, and is celebrating by giving one lucky fan and a friend to enjoy a 1,000 mile road trip in a Porsche 918 Spyder.…
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January 30, 2015

Next Gen Nissan GT-R May Be a 2+2 Hybrid

Next Gen Nissan GT-R May Be a 2+2 Hybrid
What’s not to love about the Nissan GT-R?  It’s been on sale since way back in 2007, and the clinical powerhouse of a car still slices far more expensive supercars to shreds like a Ginsu on a tomato.…
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January 30, 2015

Prankster “Damages” Cars at Detroit Auto Show

Prankster “Damages” Cars at Detroit Auto Show
If you’re working for an automaker at an auto show, the most important thing for you is certainly to prevent the very expensive vehicles (and vehicle-shaped sculptures known as “concept cars”) from sustaining any damage.…
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January 29, 2015

CNG Powered Garbage Truck Explodes

CNG Powered Garbage Truck Explodes
Every time I see a vehicle cruising the streets that is powered by compressed natural gas, I always wonder how well it would fare in a fire.…
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