The appreciation of cars, driving, and the car culture
You’ll remember the case of the near supersonic MINI several months ago in Europe, here’s another. A British man was accused of driving at 115 MPH in his Fiat Punto. If you don’t know what…
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Automobilia
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Good article in the NYTimes, including a close-up of Ruben’s steering wheel! http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/17/technology/circuits/17prix.html?ex=1402804800
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http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9709924%255E13762,00.html In an attempt to limit road rage, a Parliamentary study in Australia has proposed that cars be fitted with a sign or light that can be used to flash an apology to other drivers. This is…
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Strange news from F1 Leader Michael Schumacher: in an interview with Motorsport.Com he claims we went to Texas Motor Speedway to take the Richard Petty Driving Experience 2 years ago. And, without disguise. Apparently nobody…
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Lotus Exige versus an Apache helicopter gunship? Only Top Gear could make such a rediculous comparison: http://www.w2knews.com/rd/rd.cfm?id=040607FA-Lotus The Exige is the hard-core version of the Elise. Why does anybody need a hard-core Elise? Well, if you…
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I’ve been closely following the development of the Ford Escape Hybrid. Even if this isn’t a type of vehicle you’d normally be interested in, it’s worth watching. Ford has done a great job here – and…
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As usual, the North American International Auto Show was enormous, packed full of people and cars, completely beyond the scope of any other show in North America. Attendance was projected to be well over 170,000.…