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Sep
29th

Master Mechanics: Tree Time

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Master Mechanics: Tree Time
Master Mechanics: Tree Time - Automobile Magazine
Think Formula 1 pit crews are slick? Tell that to the guys who can rebuild a 7000-hp V-8 in less than 30 minutes.

Most modern engines last more than 100,000 miles before requiring a rebuild. The service life of the 7000-hp, 496-cubic-inch Hemi V-8 that powers Ron Capps's Napa Dodge Charger Funny Car is 1320 feet, or exactly 4.218 seconds on the first qualifying run for the O'Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Nationals. Everything from gaskets, pistons, and bearings to the cylinder heads and the clutch needs to be serviced or replaced. Oh, and Capps is running again in about two and a half hours.


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Sep
29th

Mitsubishi works on wireless EV chargers

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Mitsubishi Motors has teamed with WiTricity Corp. and IHI Corp. to research and develop wireless charging stations that will work with the current power grid.
Sep
29th

Cattle Baron’s Ball makes its return to Detroit

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Comedian Jay Mohr, the guys from West Coast Customs and singer Kid Rock will be just a few of the stars at the ninth-annual Cattle Baron's Ball, being held at Joe Louis Arena on Oct. 29.
Sep
29th

Zeus lives in new Scion commercials

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As the aging Scion xB and xD hatchbacks soldier into the fifth years of their model cycles, Toyota's youth-oriented brand is calling on the gods -- Greek ones, to be precise -- to help sell vehicles.
Sep
29th

Ram expands RamBox storage offerings, cuts price

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In a bid to separate itself from competitors in the heated full-sized pickup segment, Chrysler Group's Ram truck brand has slashed the price of its RamBox storage compartment, added a larger RamBox and expanded the number of models on which the...
Sep
29th

Why Nissan wants to know if brain waves will steer future cars

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Nissan is working with Swiss scientists on mind-reading technology for future-generation cars. Really. The hope is that somehow a driver's brain waves can be tapped -- noninvasively -- to shorten the time lag between thought and vehicle response.
Sep
29th

King of the ‘Ring? Not so fast, Dodge

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Dodge is crowing that it has recaptured the title of fastest lap around the Nürburgring for a production car. It released video this week of a 2010 Dodge Viper ACR lapping the 12.
Sep
29th

King of the Ring? Not so fast Dodge

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Dodge is crowing that it has recaptured the title of fastest lap around the Nurburgring for a production car.
Sep
29th

Supplier Furukawa Electric to pay $200 million U.S. fine for price fixing on wire harnesses

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Japanese supplier Furukawa Electric Co. Ltd. will pay a $200 million federal fine in the largest anti-trust case in U.S. auto industry history.
Sep
29th

Datsun ready to return

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The Datsun name could be about to return for the first time in nearly 30 years


Sep
29th

JAPAN: Japanese vehicle market seen by JAMA down 14.2% in 2011

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The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) has said that it expects the Japanese market for new cars, trucks and buses, including mini-vehicles, to fall 14.2% in fiscal 2011.
Sep
29th

GERMANY: Continental enters partnership with Brabus

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Continental and high performance car manufacturer Brabus are entering into a technology partnership.
Sep
29th

GM credit rating increased two notches by SandP

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Ratings agency Standard and Poor's today raised its corporate credit rating on General Motors by two notches, saying the automaker's new labor contract would allow for continued profitability and cash generation in North America.
Sep
29th

SWEDEN: Youngman cash imminent as Saab regroups

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Saab says Chinese manufacturer Youngman is due to deposit EUR70m (US$96m) imminently as the Swedish automaker looks to regroup after securing bankruptcy protection.
Sep
29th

New 80mph speed limit

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Half of British motorists drive at 80mph on the motorway already, but soon it will be legal


Sep
29th

Saab parent company to sell Spyker luxury brand to U.S. firm

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Saab parent company Swedish Automobile plans to sell its Spyker luxury-sports-car brand to U.S. private-equity firm North Street Capital for about $44 million.
Sep
29th

GM to offer airbag between front seats for side-impact protection

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General Motors plans to offer a center airbag between the front seats that is designed to protect the driver and front passenger in side-impact crashes.
Sep
29th

Bring a Trailer exclusive: 1970 BMW 2800CS

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There's nothing like a little vintage kink courtesy of Herr Hofmeister to make Thursday a little brighter, particularly when it's blended with the low beltline and tall greenhouse of a gorgeous 1970 BMW 2800CS.
Sep
29th

General Motors adds center-mounted airbag to its large crossovers

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General Motors will equip the 2013 models of its large crossovers--the Chevrolet Traverse, the
Sep
29th

SWITZERLAND: Nissan R&D investigates brain wave analysis for future vehicle safety

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Nissan in Europe is collaborating with Swiss scientists on mind reading technologies that could enhance vehicle safety.
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