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Aug
15th

The incredible story of Tesla’s Elon Musk (VIDEO)

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Today's featured video is a Bloomberg Risk Takers 52-minute profile of Elon Musk, president and CEO of Tesla Motors.
Aug
15th

The various types of competition wheels

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Competition wheels range from weekend racers to serious track applications. Ian Pavelko from FastCo describes what makes a wheel good enough to satisfy that hover between show and go.
Aug
15th

F1: Engineer says Vitaly Petrov closer to Robert Kubica’s pace in 2011

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The battle between Lotus Renault GP drivers Vitaly Petrov and Robert Kubica would have been much closer in 2011.
Aug
15th

Suzuki explains how the CVT works (video)

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More and more car manufacturers choose to use continuously variable transmissions (CVT) automatic transmissions to replace four, five or six-speed automatic gearboxes. Suzuki has released a short video explaining the basics and benefits of that technology.
Aug
15th

F1: Touch Bionics and Mercedes F1 work together to help Matthew James

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Touch Bionics, provider of advanced prosthetic technologies, and the Mercedes GP F1 team revealed on Monday that Matthew James, a 14-year old who was born without a left hand, has been successfully fitted with the i-LIMB Pulse, the world's leading electronic prosthetic hand.
Aug
15th

Goodyear innovates with self-inflating tires

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One of the first things that you learn when you become a car owner is to regularly monitor tire pressure in order to prevent flats and/or unfortunate incidents. Since many of us are lazy by nature, we often overlook this little check-up.
Aug
15th

IndyCar: Ryan Hunter-Reay wins incident filled race (+photos)

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American driver Ryan Hunter-Reay was the race leader of the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 on the New Hampshire Motor Speedway when a light drizzle caused the event to be stopped with just 19 laps to go.
Aug
15th

Rally Quebec: Steeve Hobbs wins a fourth in a row

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The Quebec Rally Championship is a story of domination, as the winners of the four-wheel drive and Quebec Cup have remained unchanged.
Aug
15th

NASCAR Montreal: Video of a lap of the Gilles Villeneuve circuit

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Here's an inboard video of a complete lap around Montreal's Gilles Villeneuve road circuit, home of this weekend's Napa Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide race.
Aug
15th

Where Have the Gauges Gone?

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With the popularization of LCD screens for everything from breadmakers to shopping carts, it's no wonder that auto manufacturers are adopting the screens as an innovative means of linking man with machine.
Aug
15th

F3: Felix Rosenqvist wins Zandvoort Masters

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Felix Rosenqvist won the classical Zandvoort F3 Masters race, after a big driving mistake at the start from poleman Roberto Mehri.
Aug
15th

Roadside Reading : August 15th Edition

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Toyota will use the upcoming IAA show in Frankfurt, Germany to present the new Prius Plug-In Hybrid, the latest addition to its green car portfolio. A revised battery pack offers greater range in full electric mode while reducing CO2 emissions by 50 percent. Pricing remains unknown and the first deliveries are scheduled for the end of 2012 or the start of 2013.
Aug
15th

2011 Kia Optima EX Luxury Review

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Leaders of the automotive industry, look behind you. Yes, that's Kia closing in faster than Luke Perry on any type of media attention. With grand slam after grand slam (Sportage, Sorento, Forte...), there is no end in sight to the Korean maker's attack on its previously unsuspecting competitors.
Aug
15th

GM the next Apple?

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GM seems to be recovering from 2009's financial foibles, having recently supplanted Toyota as the world's number one automaker. We can now wonder at what GM's vision is for the future. Judging by what global marketing director Joel Ewanick said at the annual investors meeting, GM is looking to become nothing less than the Apple of the auto industry.
Aug
15th

NASCAR: Greg Biffle and Boris Said in post Watkins Glen dust up

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While Marcos Ambrose was in victory lane, at Watkins Glen, celebrating his first Sprint Cup victory Greg Biffle and Boris Said were in the garage having at each other.
Aug
14th

Do You Know the Way to Monterey? Martin Swig and friends know several ways, and made a rally out of them

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One of the best things about the Monterey week is driving to it. Thanks to plate tectonics, California has some of the best roads in the world. No one knows those roads better than Martin Swig, professor emeritus of the School of Piston Knocks.
Aug
14th

Saab customers abandon automaker as Swedish hometown frets

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Chuck Ronson, a New York trader who's driven Saab cars since 2001, ditched the automaker last month when the lease on his sedan ended.
Aug
14th

IndyCar: Bodywork unchanged with new generation car in 2012

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The IZOD IndyCar Series' teams got what they wanted on Sunday when it was confirmed that the oval and road/street course bodywork would remain unchanged with the next generation car in 2012.
Aug
14th

WTCC: Sébastien Loeb tried the Chevrolet Cruze

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Sébastien Loeb tested the Chevrolet Cruze 1.6 liters WTCC car of Yvan Muller in Rockingham, England.
Aug
14th

IndyCar: Scott Dixon dominates warm-up in New Hampshire (+photos)

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New Zealander Scott Dixon dominated the 30-minute warm-up session held Sunday morning in preparation for the MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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