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Great Cars Hits the Road

Remember your first car? No, no, not the one you could afford, but the one you noticed, the one you couldn’t take your eyes off of, the one you wished you could afford, the one that made you feel good, the one everyone turned to look at – that cool great car.

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by Michael Rose
Celebrating its 75th birthday, the Chevrolet Suburban is the longest running car in production history. Through decades of changes in consumer tastes and economic shifts, the brand's key to success has been not changing much at all.

by Michael Rose
Porsche AG will unveil the 911 GT3 R hybrid on March 4th in Geneva, exactly 110 years after Ferdinand Porsche developed the world's first car with hybrid drive, the Lohner Porsche Semper Vivus. This will open a new chapter in the history of Porsche with more than 20,000 wins in 45 years scored by the extremely successful Porsche 911 in racing trim.


by Michael Rose
The new Porsche 911 Turbo S is powered by a six-cylinder boxer boosted by two exhaust gas turbochargers with variable turbine geometry, with an increase in power over the 911 Turbo by 30 to 530 bhp (390 kW). Despite its increase in power, the new 911 Turbo S, at 11.4 litres/100 kilometres (equal to 24.8 mpg imp), does not consume any more fuel than the Porsche 911 Turbo.

It's a roll of the dice but Ford is betting that building cars that can be sold everywhere on the planet is the way of the future. Of course, Toyota and others have been doing this for ye...
This year's theme at the 2010 NAIAS in Detroit was electric. As hybrids, electric cars and hybrid plug-ins continue to gain popularity and momentum, the show ...
Cadillac unveiled the XTS Platinum Concept at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, suggesting a new paradigm for the luxury sedan of the future. The concept showcases Cadilla...


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Chevrolet today rolled out its much anticipated new small car the Spark alongside the already announced Cruze...
  At the 2010 NAIAS in Detroit, several automakers unveiled buzz-worthy concept cars. Half Jeep, half Cooper, the MINI...
Features
Every year the world's snootiest car show selects several featured marques to honor. This brings out the best examples of the cars that ...
A visitor to the Jaguar factory in Coventry gets a treat when he's offered a spin in a brand new Jaguar E-Type. We forget how revolutionar...
New Products
Stuttgart -- Porsche has combed its massive archives and created a 2 1/2-hour film "The Porsche Way", that presents its entire history fro...
Minneapolis, Minn. – When Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were assassinated in their driveway in the pre-dawn hours of March 16, 1988, the salaci...
Tips
IRVINE, Calif., – Thinking about your car's paint is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when dealing with the daunting prospects of a c...
Irvine, Calif. – For more than 100 years, Meguiar's, the leader in automotive appearance care, has offered car hobbyists the finest products and ac...
History
Studebaker had a great idea -- a station wagon with a sliding roof panel. This made the vehicle a semi-pick up truck or closed wagon. A ve...
The 1963 Lark boasted disc brakes, a built-in lighted vanity mirror in the glove box and contemporary styling at an affordable price. Stud...
Reviews
Now in its sixth year and second generation, the Scion xB “box on wheels” is larger than in its original edition, and that added length – 12 inc...
Toyota’s flagship since 1994-’95 model year and known in early generations in Japan as the Pronard, Avalon is nearing the end of its third g...

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