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May 19, 2016

Ford Performance May Offer 3.5L EcoBoost Engine

Ford Performance May Offer 3.5L EcoBoost Engine
The 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine that Ford makes is a modern powerhouse. It ditches some cylinders and adds a pair of turbos to make massive V8-level power in a lighter and more compact package.…
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May 19, 2016

Review: 2016 Honda Civic Touring

Review: 2016 Honda Civic Touring
The Honda Civic is a steady performer one of the world’s top selling vehicles. It’s that mentality that has kept Honda from really going all out on giving the Civic what it needed.…
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May 19, 2016

Liberty Walk Body Kit Adds Japanese Style to Italian Exotic

Liberty Walk Body Kit Adds Japanese Style to Italian Exotic
I don’t typically go for body kits on cars; I think they mostly look cheap and tacky. That isn’t the case with the new body kit available for the now retired Ferrari 360 and F430 from a Japanese firm called LB Performance (better known as Liberty Walk).…
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May 19, 2016

Volvo Hopes to Go Big by Going Small

Volvo Hopes to Go Big by Going Small
One of the first cars I ever got to drive for a published car review was back in late 2007, in the then-new Volvo C30. I remember it well, because driving home one day, I got rear-ended in a chain reaction by an SUV, which in turn had been rear-ended by a beater pickup truck that two kids took out for a joyride.…
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May 18, 2016

Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Zenith Collection

Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupe Zenith Collection
Rolls-Royce is saying goodbye to some of its older models so that they can be replaced with new versions. Two of the models being discontinued are the Phantom Drophead Coupé and Phantom Coupé.…
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May 18, 2016

Greenlight Collectibles to Offer “The Big Lebowski” Model Cars

Greenlight Collectibles to Offer “The Big Lebowski” Model Cars
I know I am not the only car person who watches movies and is as interested in the cars in a scene as I am the actors.…
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May 18, 2016

2017 BMW M240i Getting More TwinPower

2017 BMW M240i Getting More TwinPower
BMW is talking up a new engine for its 2017 M240i Coupe and Convertible. Both of those cars get an upgraded inline 6-cylinder TwinPower engine that makes more power than the outgoing model.…
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May 17, 2016

Driving a Lambo up a Glacier

Driving a Lambo up a Glacier
I don’t think many Lamborghini owners would want to take their expensive cars out in anything but sunny and dry weather. You certainly wouldn’t find the majority of these people taking their Lambos out in the snow, much less driving that Lambo up a glacier at a ski resort.…
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May 17, 2016

Review: 2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL

Review: 2016 Nissan Altima 2.5 SL
Magnetic name tags are useful. They let you know the names of the suspiciously knowledgeable staff at your local shoe store. They let angry restaurant goers know who to complain about on Yelp.…
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May 17, 2016

Colorado Passes New EV Bill Making EVs Cheaper to Buy

Colorado Passes New EV Bill Making EVs Cheaper to Buy
Colorado has just become the place to live if you want access to the cheapest EVs around. Colorado legislature passed HB 1332 that improves EV tax incentives with a new $5,000 tax credit.…
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May 17, 2016

Ford GT Carbon Fiber Wheels Shave Weight and Look Good Doing it

Ford GT Carbon Fiber Wheels Shave Weight and Look Good Doing it
One of the cool things about the Shelby GT350R is that it comes with carbon fiber wheels. While they get the weight benefits, the one downside was that its wheels were painted black so you couldn’t see the carbon fiber.…
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May 16, 2016

Subaru Levorg STI Is the WRX Wagon We Want

Subaru Levorg STI Is the WRX Wagon We Want
For a long time you could get the Subaru WRX in a sweet 5-door hatch version. Sadly, in recent model years the hatch version of the WRX was killed off.…
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May 16, 2016

Aston Martin Creates Vanquish Art Using Leftover Leather

Aston Martin Creates Vanquish Art Using Leftover Leather
When you are essentially hand stitching the leather interior of a luxury car like the Aston Martin Vanquish, you can bet that a number of scraps pieces of leather are tossed out.…
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May 16, 2016

2004 Ford Mustang Convertible Concept Can Be Yours

2004 Ford Mustang Convertible Concept Can Be Yours
Back in 2003, while most of us were lusting after the ’03 Cobra Mustang, Ford pulled out the concept car that showed what the ’05-’09 Mustang would look like.…
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May 15, 2016

Review: 2017 Kia Sportage SX Turbo

Review: 2017 Kia Sportage SX Turbo
There’s a huge market out there for small SUVs and crossovers, so it only stands to reason that just about every automaker has an entry in this space these days.…
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