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Traffic Jams: Rosie Tucker – ‘For Sale: Ford Pinto’

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Traffic Jams: Rosie Tucker – ‘For Sale: Ford Pinto’ “For Sale: Ford Pinto” is not, in any meaningful way, about the act of selling a Ford Pinto. It’s entirely possible that Rosie Tucker has one in a garage somewhere, and they’re wondering why this song hasn’t led to an influx of offers, but I’d be surprised. Still, automotive focus or not, it’s a great track from a… Read more…

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This $8,000 Suzuki From India Received A 5-Star Crash Test Rating

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This $8,000 Suzuki From India Received A 5-Star Crash Test Rating There aren’t any new models available under $20,000 in the for American car buyers anymore, but emerging auto markets like India have plenty of cheap cars to go around. One of these budget cars just proved that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to be safe. Read more…

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Police Use Grappler To End 100 MPH Chase With Unnecessary Crash

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Police Use Grappler To End 100 MPH Chase With Unnecessary Crash Only millionaires typically have time and money to cosplay as Batman, but the police already have all the heavy equipment and qualified immunity to indulge their superhero fantasies. A sheriff’s office in Olympia, Washington used a grappler to end a pursuit last week by crashing a stolen car at 100 miles per hour. The… Read more…

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2026 Cadillac Vistiq Is A 615-HP EV With A Predicted 300 Miles Of Range

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2026 Cadillac Vistiq Is A 615-HP EV With A Predicted 300 Miles Of Range Cadillac continues its EV push with the introduction of a new, family sized electric SUV: the 2026 Cadillac Vistiq. The second largest Cadillac EV and the fifth overall electric model for the brand, the SUV comes across as a refreshed, more handsome version of the gas-powered XT6 but there are major design differences… Read more…

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Even Tesla’s Twitter Account Is Only Kept In Check By U.S. Regulators

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Even Tesla’s Twitter Account Is Only Kept In Check By U.S. Regulators Remember back in April, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Tesla it could no longer call its semi-autonomous software “Full Self-Driving,” and that it had to throw a “supervised” in there to cover its ass? Well it seems no one told Tesla’s social media team, because the company’s tweets… Read more…

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NASCAR Fans Are Calling Logano’s Playoff Championship Illegitimate. He Says That’s ‘A Bunch Of Bull****’ And I Agree

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NASCAR Fans Are Calling Logano’s Playoff Championship Illegitimate. He Says That’s ‘A Bunch Of Bull****’ And I Agree NASCAR got the season-ending “Game 7 Moment” it has been chasing since instituting the Playoffs points system in 2004 last weekend, and fans are pretty pissed off about it. The 2024 Cup Series champion, Joey Logano, secured his third title with the worst average season-long finishing position in NASCAR history. Across… Read more…

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After Nearly 100 Years A Factory-Built Blower Bentley Has Completed A 24-Hour Race Without Blowing Up

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After Nearly 100 Years A Factory-Built Blower Bentley Has Completed A 24-Hour Race Without Blowing Up Bentley absolutely dominated endurance racing in the pre-war era, winning Le Mans five times between 1924 and 1930. You might associate those wins with the famed Bentley Boys and the almighty “Blower Bentley,” but it may surprise you to learn a Blower never even finished a 24-hour event until last week. All of Bentley’… Read more…

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Wraps And Stickers Are Permanently Damaging Tesla Cybertruck’s Stainless Steel Bodywork

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Wraps And Stickers Are Permanently Damaging Tesla Cybertruck’s Stainless Steel Bodywork For an electric truck that’s been touted as the perfect vehicle for the apocalypse, the Tesla Cybertruck is proving to be a bit of a snowflake in the real world. Since deliveries of the electric pickup started, Tesla’s flagship has been damaged by water, slippery accelerator pedals and even an angsty YouTuber. Now,… Read more…

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Car YouTube Peaked 15 Years Ago With Wagon Attack II

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Car YouTube Peaked 15 Years Ago With Wagon Attack II Cars are tools. Primarily we use cars for transportation, but they can also be tools of diversion and fun, tools of community building and human interaction. I don’t need to touch grass, I just need to go for a drive in an old rusty Honda van on the sand dunes. That might fix me. Read more…

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This One Weird Trick Will Force Mazda To Build A RWD Sport Sedan

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This One Weird Trick Will Force Mazda To Build A RWD Sport Sedan For decades, if you wanted a mainstream family sedan that was actually fun to drive, it was hard to do better than the Mazda 6 or its predecessor the 626. Sure, it was front-wheel drive, but the engineers delivered in the handling department. Now that Mazda’s moved upmarket and begun selling the rear-wheel-drive-based… Read more…

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‘Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave’ Elon Musk Is Reportedly Already Too Annoying For Trump Team

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‘Guest Who Wouldn’t Leave’ Elon Musk Is Reportedly Already Too Annoying For Trump Team Elon Musk may be the richest person in the world, CEO of the most overvalued car company in the world and was rumored to functionally be Trump’s co-President. Yet, despite all of his financial success, he’s never been able to escape one simple truth: He is a deeply unlikable person. He can blame it on his reportedly… Read more…

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Viral Insurance Fraud Attempt Lands One Suspect In Police Custody

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Viral Insurance Fraud Attempt Lands One Suspect In Police Custody The famously patient New York City public has been clamoring for an update on the brazen attempted insurance fraud that went viral in October. Now, the police have actually charged one of the participants, but the actual driver and two other suspects remain at large. Read more…

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New Big U-Haul Car Trailer Just Dropped

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New Big U-Haul Car Trailer Just Dropped I absolutely love renting trailers from U-Haul to transport my garbage vehicles around the country. Trailer rentals are significantly less expensive than buying, insuring and registering your own trailer with minimal downsides. The Auto Transport has long been a favorite of mine, and the company’s motorcycle trailer… Read more…

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This Honda Pacific Coast Is The Only Way To See America Right

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This Honda Pacific Coast Is The Only Way To See America Right Honda’s PC800 Pacific Coast is one of those bikes that simply isn’t made anymore. This bike was created specifically for the American market in a distinctly Japanese way, with a focus on making the riding experience as car-like as possible. The PC has an integrated trunk, full bodywork coverage of all mechanical… Read more…

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Thousands Of Flood Damaged Enthusiast Cars Are Showing Up At Florida Auctions After Recent Hurricanes

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Thousands Of Flood Damaged Enthusiast Cars Are Showing Up At Florida Auctions After Recent Hurricanes No matter how cheap a flood damaged car is, you do not want one. With the recent double whammy of Hurricanes Helene and Milton slamming into Florida back to back, thousands of these ruined cars are now getting ready to cross auction blocks across the state, and a lot of them are rare or interesting enthusiast models. Read more…

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Trump’s Pick To Lead The EPA is An Anti-Environmental Bozo

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Trump’s Pick To Lead The EPA is An Anti-Environmental Bozo Since former President Donald Trump won reelection on November 5, he has been busy assigning his friends and sycophants to different roles within the federal government. That includes former congressman Lee Zeldin, a Trump ally, who will now lead in the internal dismantling of the Environmental Protection Agency. Read more…

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Spirit Flight To Haiti Hit By Gunfire Forcing Airlines To Halt Services

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Spirit Flight To Haiti Hit By Gunfire Forcing Airlines To Halt Services A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale in Florida to Haiti’s Port-Au-Prince was diverted to the Dominican Republic Monday after the plane gangs fired at the plane. The shots damaged the plane, left a flight attendant with minor injuries and resulted in several airlines cancelling flights to Haiti until at least… Read more…

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These Are The Automotive Gimmicks You Love To Hate

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These Are The Automotive Gimmicks You Love To Hate The automotive world is filled with amazing technology and design choices, like vented seats and the rear quarter of the Kia EV6. There are also some automotive additions that leave us questioning the great car designers in the sky, the kind of features that leave you asking, why? Read more…

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What’s The Most MAGA Car?

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What’s The Most MAGA Car? On November 5, tens of millions of Americans proudly went to the polls and said “I’d like some more of whatever was going on in the late-2010s.” Donald Trump is set to become the president once again, and he did it on the backs of folks who are very proud of what he’s done. He tapped into something about the American… Read more…

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