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Animal Collisions Rise 50%
This is an interesting little tid-bit of news: According to The Highway Loss Data Institute animal collisions with cars has risen 50% since the year 2000. The first question is why. Why the sudden jump? My first thought, supported by the studies, is that urban sprawl is cutting into animal habitats. I grew up in […]
Read More »Jetta TDI Wins Popular Mechanics Automotive Excellence Award
OK, it’s sort of damning with faint praise, but even Popular Mechanics knows a nice ride when it sees it. Sure, winning notice from Popular Mechanics doesn’t rank up there with an award from Road & Track or Car & Driver, but it does count for something, and they are recognizing a pretty nice car. […]
Read More »McLaren F1 Goes For £2,530,000 At London Auction
ee-YOW! That’s a LOT of money, even for one of these! What’s £2,530,000 in American dollars? Let me just check the markets … (23 minutes & 48 seconds pass as your humble writer is rendered catatonic by the state of the world’s financial system) … OK, £2,530,000 is a LOT of money. Anyway, that IS […]
Read More »Bloomingdale's Is Now An Infiniti Dealer?
Well, if you believe the press release, it would seem so. The headline reads: “Limited Edition Infiniti G37 Convertible Premier to be sold through Bloomingdale’s”. Wha? OK, I guess that’s not all that way out or anything, Neiman-Marcus sells limited edition BMWs now and again, and hey, it IS a version of car that at […]
Read More »New Caterham Superlight R300
Ah, now THIS, is a car. I know, I know … “It doesn’t even have a heater or a roof!” you say. “Paint is an option!” You’re right. Who am I to argue? Things like heaters and paint and roofs and airbags are very nice things to have in a car, but you know what’s […]
Read More »A 2009 VW R32 For the U.S.? Nein!
By Tony Borroz Looks like VW is keeping the goodies to themselves again with word that the new for ’09 R32 will not be seeing the shores of the good ‘ol U.S. of A. Hey wait a minute, didn’t VW do this before? didn’t they tease us with lots of pics of the R32, then […]
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