Listening to car ads on the radio these days almost makes me feel sympathetic for the salesmen. They’re literally begging people to buy SUVs that have been sitting on the lot for months. But honestly, with the national per gallon price of gasoline hovering at $4, who they heck is going to buy a land […]
Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Shorty
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The best information on any genre of automobile will always come from hardcore enthusiasts. They love their machines and they love getting technical about them. Enter the Mazda Club of North America at www.mazdaclub.com. This group is North America’s oldest and largest club for all Mazda cars, trucks and SUVs. There is absolutely no better […]
Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Shorty
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Egads! There was an auction in Maranello, Italy this past Saturday. You know, one of those affairs where you are best advised to sit on your hands and control any facial tics? Dang good reason too. A 1961 Ferrari California Spyder (one of only 56 ever built) sold for $10,894,900 — the highest price ever […]
Posted on May 20th, 2008 by Shorty
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Well, hang on to your hats for innovation to come. Tata Motors of India has signed up to compete for the $10 million Progressive Automotive X Prize to be awarded in 2010. And they are the first bona fide automaker to do so. The goal is for participating teams to build cars that will get […]
Posted on May 16th, 2008 by Shorty
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Electric Audis
According to Reuters, the top brass at Audi thinks electric cars represent a great opportunity and within ten years their company will be offering cars with zero emissions. Ruper Stadler, an Audi executive speaking to the German publication Welt am Sonntag predicted both diesel and battery tech will be the dominating factors in automotive […]
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Shorty
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Generally sites that claim to be encyclopedic or comprehensive fall far short of their own press. RawHorsePower.com doesn’t. It would be hard to find a site that is more useful in terms of news and resources for enthusiasts who love power and performance from their machines — all kinds of machines. If your thing is […]
Posted on May 7th, 2008 by Shorty
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In the midst of lawsuits and the like Tesla Motors has still managed to get its first dealership open in Los Angeles at the busy intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Sepulveda. Currently the company has sold 600 of their two-seat roadsters on pre-order with a waiting list of 400. Here’s the rub — they’ve […]
Posted on May 2nd, 2008 by Shorty
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