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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Filed under: Green 2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery In a recent op-ed piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Alan Reynolds of the Cato Institute starts by making a few decent points about fuel taxation and fuel economy rules. Unfortunately, he undermines himself with some blatant errors and misinformation. In discussing how Detroit automakers will deal with new...
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SPEED - David Fong (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Thruxton motor racing circuit is a place that has always represented the BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) to me; good close racing and spectacular farming. Somehow I'd always expected that I'd someday attack it from behind the wheel of a classic mk1 Ford Escort RS1600 rather than the saddle of an aluminium crit bike. From a bike racing point of view, the circuit is fairly straightforward. No...
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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Skippack's John DelVecchio, who lived in a flaming-red 2009 Ford Mustang for 11 days, will have to wait a bit before taking delivery of the car he won.
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Beauty in Pageants (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cyprus crowned its representatives to Misses Universe and World with the conclusion of Miss Cyprus 2009, also known as Star Cyprus or Carlsberg Pancyprian Beauty Contest, last 2 July 2009 at the Pavillion in the capital Nicosia, once a host of the Miss Universe 2000. The top prizes in this pageant are Star Cyprus 2009 and Miss Cyprus 2009. Confusing? The former is superior to the latter. The winner...
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Car News (Free subscription) | yesterday
After exclusive spy pictures of Ford Australia testing the upcoming Ford Ranger/Mazda BT-50, our spy guy has now snapped some interesting photos of Ford Australia testing a new small car based on the Ford Verve concept. The car seen in these spy shots is clearly disguised as the previous-generation Ford Fiesta, but it's believed that this new machine may actually be a production version of the Ford...
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Car News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The new Fiesta Rallycross cars have already created plenty of buzz in the enthusiast community with word of their North American motorsport debut in July’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in Colorado. Now, the anticipation will be even greater as the Swedish Olsbergs Motor Sport Evolution (MSE) team has announced it will compete in ESPN’s X Games 15 in Los Angeles, Calif., July 30 –...
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The FanHouse - Detroit Pistons (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Holly Cain Filed under: Greg Biffle Greg Biffle is joining FanHouse for a live chat Saturday at 3 PM ET -- just a few hours before climbing behind the wheel of the No. 16 3M Ford Fusion for the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Biffle, a former NASCAR Camping World Truck series and Nationwide Series champion, earned his first career Sprint Cup victory in this race in 2003. He has...
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TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | yesterday
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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | yesterday
2010 Honda Insight - Click above for high-res image gallery Initial strong sales of the 2010 Honda Insight slowed last month, but new models of the Toyota Prius and Ford Fusion helped give hybrids car sales in June 2009 a nine percent increase over last June. In the U.S., dealers sold 26,205 new hybrids in June, 49.6 of which (12,998 units) were Priuses. Compared to May, hybird sales were up two percent,...
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TODAY ON ROADST3R - Car STORIES (Free subscription) | yesterday
Ford ran the "10 Unleashed" promotion, which asked people to describe their ultimate Mustang dream experience in 250 words or less. A visually impaired gentleman was the winner of the Ford promo, Roger Keeney took a brand new 2010 Ford Mustang convertible on an amazing ride, doing donuts on the...
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CARPE DIEM (Free subscription) | yesterday
Cars.com's American-Made Index highlights the cars that are built here, have the highest amount of domestic parts — with eligible models having parts-content ratings of 75% or higher — and are bought in the largest numbers by Americans. The Toyota Camry, once an American-Made Index presence, hasn't appeared on this list since 2007. Not only does it return for 2009, it's displaced Ford's...
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Deep Thoughts by Gman (Free subscription) | yesterday
Probably the Newest Car I've ever owned. Here are the Cars I've owned in Chronological Order: 1982 Chevy Celebrity 1988 Ford Tempo. 1994 Pontiac Sunbird 1992 Chevy Lumina 1999 Dodge Carvan (Which my wife owns now) 1995 Ford Explorer (Died at 200 000) (Owned for a few yrs given FREE to me) 2002 Mitz. Lancer (Accident) 2008 - KIA Rondo. http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/ZioO
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NORTHAMPTONSHIRE NEWS (Free subscription) | yesterday
Bon Truong , aged 47, Trach Nguyen, 46, and Minh Pham , 38, all of no fixed address, were brought from custody to Northampton Crown Court yesterday charged with being concerned in the production of cannabis following the discovery of a cannabis factory in the St James area of Northampton in April. They sat in the court dock, alongside their three Vietnamese interpreters , speaking to confirm their...
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gadgetwarez (Free subscription) | yesterday
  Driving motors from a microcontroller will be required for a project eventually. This video by NerdKits will go over some of the basics...
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Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
A California dealership will host the official unveiling this month of a special-edition Ford Mustang, honoring the car's 45th anniversary and the former Ford executive known as its "father" Lee Iacocca. The Iacocca Silver 45th Anniversary Edition Ford Mustang is tentatively set to debut on July 20 at Galpin Ford in North Hills, just outside Los Angeles. Galpin has claimed the No....
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trymi | 07/04/2009
Fiesta, Ford’s small car, is starting to be recognized in the US. Ahead of its anticipated American debut early next year, a trial run will be conducted for social-media members. To jumpstart the promotion of the car to its target market, Ford is presenting on ESPN’s X Games its three rally-prepped Fiestas, all out to win the X Games Pro Rally title.
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trymi | 07/04/2009
Aston Martin has come up with a car that’s smaller than a Ford Fiesta and its name is Cygnet. The Cygnet came about as a result of a joint venture with Toyota. The Cygnet is said to have the same three-cylinder petrol engine as the Toyota iQ , as well as its three-plus-one seating arrangement.
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trymi | 07/02/2009
According to the latest reports, we found out that the successor of the Ford Focus hatch is programmed to make its debut next year along with the C-Max seven-seater. It appears that the new vehicle will be manufactured in Germany, at the Saarluois facility. Unfortunately these are the only details available for the moment but as soon as we will find out something we will let you know!