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PickupTrucks: Why Pickup Trucks Disappeared From IIHS Top Safety Picks

Why Pickup Trucks Disappeared From IIHS Top Safety Picks

Last week, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announced its 2010 Top Safety Picks and the results surprised many. A newly added roof-strength test, which measures protection in a rollover, [more...]
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09/02/10 - Chromjuwelen
Chromjuwelen: Falcon Motorcycles Kestrel: the LA River
Falcon Motorcycles Kestrel: the LA River   Ian Barry's Kestrel Falcon motorcycle in the LA RIver. The Kestrel was custom built around the engine of a unit Triumph. Cylinders, frame, exhaust, tanks, handlebars, levers, seat... everything except [...]
09/02/10 - My Ride is Me
My Ride is Me: Datsun 510 Nickel + Dime = 1 Blast to Drive
Datsun 510 Nickel + Dime = 1 Blast to Drive   Datsun 510 Driver from Australia Datsun 510… I called it the Ultimate Japanese Classic Car in my “Hot Rod Ramblings Part 2″. Why? I explained that it had all the right ingredients [...]
09/02/10 - Hot Rod Magazine
Hot Rod Magazine: Fast Eddie's Racecars + Fabrication
Fast Eddie's Racecars + Fabrication   Fast Eddie's Racecars & FabricationEddie Larnerd is a high school metal shop class prodigy, who turned his welding skills into a career spent crafting awesome custom and race cars.Eddie Larnerd is a [...]

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11/23/09 - Jalopnik
Jalopnik: Opel Insignia OPC: First Drive Jalopnik Reviews
Opel Insignia OPC: First Drive Jalopnik Reviews   The Opel Insignia OPC is based on the same platform as the new-for-the-US Buick Regal, but adds the torque-vectoring Haldex AWD system from the Saab 9-3 Turbo X and a 325 HP turbocharged V6. Can [...]
11/23/09 - Autoblog
Autoblog: First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal prototype looks to be a good sport
First Drive: 2011 Buick Regal prototype looks to be a good sport   Filed under: Sedan, Performance, Buick, GM, First Drive, Luxury 2011 Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image gallery There's an odd bit of historical deja vu at work here. Back in the late '60s [...]
11/23/09 - Autoblog
Autoblog: REPORT: Lexus to lease - not sell - all 500 LFA supercars in order to foil speculators
REPORT: Lexus to lease - not sell - all 500 LFA supercars in order to foil speculators   Filed under: Car Buying, Coupe, Performance, Lexus 2011 Lexus LFA - Click above for high-res image gallery In an interesting bid to foil exotic car speculators who drive up the prices of [...]
11/23/09 - Jalopnik
Jalopnik: What's Your Favorite Sedan-Based Coupe? Commenter Of The Day
What's Your Favorite Sedan-Based Coupe? Commenter Of The Day   In an era of coupes-with-four-doors the Cadillac CTS Coupe is refreshing as the classy old-school inverse. Sedans makes great coupes. What's your favorite two-door sedan? The Fiat 130 Coupe is the [...]
11/23/09 - Autoblog
Autoblog: Flash Mob: Police reportedly bust illegal night race on Hockenheim circuit
Flash Mob: Police reportedly bust illegal night race on Hockenheim circuit   Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Government/Legal We don't condone illegal behavior here at Autoblog. Heaven forbid. But if you are going to break the law, this strikes us as a good way to go about [...]
11/23/09 - Jalopnik
Jalopnik: Honda Builds A $7,853 Paperboy Simulator Video Games
Honda Builds A $7,853 Paperboy Simulator Video Games   Honda's been getting into some odd projects lately (Honda U3-X anyone?) but this is near the top; the Honda Bicycle Simulator is a safety trainer addressing Japan's escalating rate of biking [...]

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11/23/09 - Speedhunters
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RETROSPECTIVE: THE FIRST DROP: X-SONIC   I know that some of you are not quite with us this month and for this we apologize. It's just that we just love to dive deep into different aspects of car culture as it's through doing this [...]
11/23/09 - My Ride is Me
My Ride is Me: Bonner´s Bad Berkeley: A 310 MPH Sports Car
Bonner´s Bad Berkeley: A 310 MPH Sports Car   …oh ya, and its FRONT WHEEL DRIVE.  Tell that to the “wrong wheel drive” haters! Pikesan and I first met Dr. Bonner Denton, Professor of Chemistry and Geosciences at the [...]
11/23/09 - Speedhunters
Speedhunters: EVENT: TOYOTA MOTORSPORTS FESTIVAL 2009 - P1
EVENT: TOYOTA MOTORSPORTS FESTIVAL 2009 - P1   Fuji Speedway is the place to be this time of the year as two of the biggest events of the calendar are hosted at the international circuit. I am of course talking about the Toyota Motorsports [...]
11/23/09 - Jalopyjournal
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11/23/09 - Muscle Car Blog
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11/23/09 - Classical Drives
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