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Baja 1000 1970 Grabber Olds is our personal hero
Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Off-Road , Racing Racing is racing. Whether it's pounding the quarter mile into submission or kicking it sideways around a circle track, going fender to fender or against the clock is the same kind of rush no matter the flavor. As you well know, some of the biggest names in hot rodding tried their hand at what would eventually become the Baja 1000 in the '60s
Continue reading...276-hp Vauxhall Astra VXR headed to Geneva
11. February 2012
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Filed under: Concept Cars , Performance , Geneva Motor Show , Crossover , Hatchback , Vauxhall Vauxhall has three big reveals planned for the 2012 Geneva Motor Show , one of them being the 280-horsepower Vauxhall Astra VXR that was announced last November as the Opel Astra OPC . That means the 2.0-liter turbo four lives underhood, and in addition to 276 ponies, it dishes out 295 pound-feet of torque.
Continue reading...Mercedes-Benz improves on the seat belt, again
11. February 2012
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Filed under: Safety , Technology , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Mercedes-Benz seat belts already have a feature that adjusts the tension of the belt after it's buckled, using motors in the B- and C-pillars.
Continue reading...Hyundai’s Canadian Super Bowl ads are full of yeti
11. February 2012
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Filed under: Coupe , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Hyundai , Canada Hyundai Canada had its own ad for the Super Bowl , and instead of a cheetah they went for a more elusive beast: Sasquatch.
Continue reading...Ferrari branding expands again, now includes headphones
15. January 2012
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Filed under: Aftermarket , Etc. , Technology , Toys/Games Ferrari isn't shy about slapping its logo on just about anything it thinks it can sell to fans that will never be able to afford one of its cars. We've seen phones ( plenty of them ), computers , a home gym ...
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11. February 2012
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