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Department of Transportation vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) program

Connected Vehicle Tests To Begin In Official NHTSA Trials

Over the last few months the race to develop connected vehicles that "talk" to each other as they're driven along has picked up the pace, with several technology companies and carmakers developing systems to make our roads safer. Now, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is...

August 23, 2011 by 
 
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Lancia Stratos Could Go Into Production, Says Car And Driver

 Pictures of a new Lancia Stratos testing at a Fiat test track peaked into the public sphere last week. Though there was no word from the big Italian firm, rumors started to... August 11, 2010 by  3


 
2011 Porsche Cayenne Turbo

Autocar Pits Porsche’s 911 C4S Against Cayenne Turbo

 The setup seems simple enough. Porsche claims that the Cayenne GTs, with its 500 horsepower, twin-turbo V8 and eight speed tip-tronic automatic is as fast to 60 mph as... July 16, 2010 by 


 
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Captain Slow Cooks A Lamb On A Volcano: Top Gear Deleted Scenes Discovered

By now I’m sure that many of you have seen the premiere episode of Top Gear’s 15th season. And just in case you haven’t, I won’t give anything away (though you can... July 1, 2010 by 


 
2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI at the Nurburgring

Subaru WRX STi Laps The Nordschleife In Under Eight Minutes

 While straight line and skid pad numbers means something to the performance of a car, they aren’t the benchmarks. The Nürburgring Nordschleife Lap Time is what... June 9, 2010 by 


 
2010 Nissan GT-R

Price to Performance Ratio: LFA vs GT-R Drag Race

When Top Gear reviewed the Lexus LFA on the show, Jeremy Clarkson pointed out that the Lexus LFA was “six times” more expensive than Nissan’s all-wheel-drive GT-R. Yet... May 10, 2010 by 


 
2009 Dodge Viper 2-door Convertible SRT10 Engine

Inside Line’s Long-Term Tests 2009 Dodge Viper SRT-10

Edmund’s Inside Line has had one of the coolest long term test vehicles. The will go out and buy a used performance car, like a 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi or 2002 Chevrolet... April 30, 2010 by 


 
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

Motor Trend Vies Telsa Roadster Sport Against Boxster Spyder

Motor Trend has done a comparison of two cars that interest the sports car community: The 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder, and the Tesla Roadster Sport. The 2011 Porsche Boxster... February 25, 2010 by  1


 
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder

Porsche Boxster Spyder Debuts From the LA Auto Show - Direct from the show.

I gotta confess that when I first saw the initial press release of the Porsche Boxster Spyder, I thought to myself: "Gimmick".  When you look at the stock photos it all... December 2, 2009 by  1


 
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Report: Dealer Confirms Audi RS3 Coming To Frankfurt Auto Show

Earlier this year, Audi unveiled its stunning new TT-RS,  and now it looks like the new RS3 spied back in March could be coming to the Frankfurt Motor Show. This is good... September 8, 2009 by  9


 
2011 Ferrari F450 prototype spy shots

Spy shots: First Ferrari F450 prototypes

The first examples of Ferrari’s latest model, the California convertible, are still arriving in showrooms around the world but already development on several all-new... July 8, 2009 by  23


 
2010 BMW X6 M

First drive: 2010 BMW X6 M

Hurtling along at a cool 143mph (230km/h) in BMW's 2010 X6 M at Road Atlanta just before you shut it down hard for turn 10A, there's a brief moment where you wonder if it's... July 7, 2009 by  7


 
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Video: Red Bull Racing shows off F1 prototyping, construction techniques

It's not every day that you see a complete, three-dimensional F1 prototype part emerging from a milky polymer soup on its way to the wind tunnel, but today is one of those... June 24, 2009 by  1


 
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Video: BMW cuts ribbon on new high-tech Aerodynamic Test Center

BMW is celebrating its Technology Day today, and as the central feature of the event, the carmaker is launching a new Aerodynamic Test Center (ATC), where future cars will be... June 22, 2009 by 


 
2011 Ferrari F450 spy shots

New Ferrari F450 will be packed with latest F1 tech

The first examples of Ferrari’s latest model, the California convertible, are still arriving in showrooms around the world but already development on several all-new... June 17, 2009 by  5


 
Renault's Megane

Role reversal: China bans four Renault models for safety concerns

In an odd and somewhat comical reversal of the usual state of things, China has today announced the halt of import of four Renault models on the back of 'serious safety... June 10, 2009 by  1


 
 
 

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