Collecting: For Honda in America, 50 Years of Going Its Own Direction   10 Jul 2009 14:28 GMT
After five decades in America, Honda has come to be accepted as a reliable provider of technologically elegant and reliable products.


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Greentech: Future Racing, Ancient Setting   10 Jul 2009 14:14 GMT
An entirely new class of racing motorcycles challenged the course at this year’s Isle of Man TT. Powered by electricity, these machines raced in silence.


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Behind the Wheel | 2009 Audi Q5: What’s Become of the Wagon?   10 Jul 2009 14:11 GMT
The Audi Q5, a compelling small luxury crossover, lets owners feel they’re making a purely rational choice even as they spend a bit more.


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With Sale of Its Good Assets, G.M. Tries for a Fresh Start   10 Jul 2009 13:39 GMT
Saying that business as usual was over at General Motors, the chief executive began a new era for the carmaker on Friday with a promise to emphasize the quality of its vehicles.


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London’s Iconic Red Buses Go Green   10 Jul 2009 11:30 GMT
The greenest double-decker bus in the world has to be the one with the grass interior that rolled out at the closing ceremony of the 2008 summer Olympics. Right behind it are the six Volvo B5L double-decker hybrids now carrying passengers along Route 141 in London. Arriva, the British-based international public transport operator recently debuted the [...]
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A Muscle Car to the Rescue for General Motors   10 Jul 2009 11:28 GMT
G.M.’s new Camaro, a throwback to another era, is creating a buzz in otherwise quiet showrooms.


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5 Auto Atrocities To Throw Down a Black Hole   10 Jul 2009 09:30 GMT
Scientists at the Israel Institute of Technology searching for Hawking radiation recently created a black hole using Bose-Einstein condensates, whatever those are. That prompted our colleagues at Underwire to chose five atrocious albums to throw into it, never to be heard again. Inspired, everyone else at Wired.com will throw atrocities of all kinds into black [...]
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G.M. Is Going Green. Literally.   09 Jul 2009 22:25 GMT
Someone at General Motors has come up with the brilliant idea of changing the company’s iconic blue logo green. The struggling automaker thinks it will show consumers it is a leaner, greener operation focused on fuel efficiency and quick action. We swear we’re not making this up. According to the Associated Press, vp of design Ed Welburn [...]
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Design: Jaguar XJ Is Back With Some Bite   09 Jul 2009 20:28 GMT
The new XJ signals the end of Jaguar’s retro period, replacing a sedan whose basic shape had not changed since 1968.


Source: NY Times

Jaguar Pounces With The New XJ   09 Jul 2009 19:54 GMT
The all-new Jaguar XJ unveiled today at London’s Saatchi gallery by automotive personality for hire Jay Leno is the crowning achievement in a design transformation that has seen the storied marque phasing out overtly retro designs in favor of modern styling. And with plans for a range-extended electric version, the automaker is bringing a tinge [...]
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