BMW's New M3 to get Double-Clutch Transmission   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
BMW has yet to confirm it, but some dealers have apparently received a memo saying that the new M3 will receive a a dual-clutch, seven-speed gearbox, putting to pasture the much-maligned sequential gearbox used in the M5 and M6. This,...
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2007 Might Be the Deadliest Year on Record for Motorcycles   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
A Ferrari is comfortably out of budget for most of us. But adrenalin-inducing speed can be had with a "superbike" or "sportsbike." Though these crotch rockets accounted for less than 10 percent of motorcycle registrations in 2005, they accounted for...
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Fed Rate Cut May Be the Beginning (or End) to Buyer Incentives   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
Wall Street had a party yesterday and a quieter celebration is echoing around Dearborn and Detroit. Faced with the worst auto sales in nearly a decade, manufacturers have been piling on the buyer incentives. Yesterday's interest rate cut will make...
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Can Car Shares Really Ease Urban Congestion?   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
Car-shares are gaining popularity in cities across the country, and globally. A handful of companies are promising to relieve members of the hassles of urban car-ownership by offering on-demand, self-service use of a variety of vehicles. The largest of these,...
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Project Gotham Racing 4 Pits Tesla Against Ferrari   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
Chances are, George Clooney won't loan you his electric Tesla Roadster for a test drive. And he certainly won't let you race it against a Ferrari Testarossa. But you'll be able to race your own in the newest version of...
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Jeep's New War Machine: The Military-Spec J8   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
For the first time since the early 1980s, Jeep has in its ranks a military vehicle. The J8 arrives as a uniformed version of the civilian Wrangler Unlimited, with a few significant modifications and upgrades, inside and out. Under the...
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DialDirections Gets You There When Your GPS/Cell Phone Can't   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
A common problem when you're tooling around the city on foot, in a car or while riding public transportation: where is the closest FedEx--or Starbucks? Your GPS won't tell you. Neither will directory assistance, though it will connect you to...
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Citroen C5 Concept Will Go to Production   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
The concept car drew rave reviews at the Frankfurt Auto Show and today Citroen announced that the car will become a reality, details to follow at a press announcement on October 18. Sales of the current C5 have fallen steeply...
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Maximizing Honda's Insight with MIMA   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
Yves Morisette and Mike Dabrowski love their Honda Insights. And why not? They're highly advanced little cars: aerodynamic aluminum structure, spacious cabin for a two-seater, and still the lowest fuel consumption in America. But Yves and Mike realized that as...
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Ethanol's High Costs Turn the Debate Nasty   24 Sep 2007 14:38 GMT
Even the circumspect liberalism of the "New York Times" has taken a vacation. On Wednesday the paper's lead editorial blasted ethanol production in the U.S.: "The distortions in agricultural production are startling." Mass protests in developing nations over rising food...
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