Projo Cars Blog http://carsblog.projo.com/ en Copyright 2009 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:31 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.23-en http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Texting while driving one distraction among many Automotive News reported a recent survey by LeaseTrader.com which asked drivers to rank distractions while driving in order of danger. It seems texting was not... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/texting-while-d-1.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/texting-while-d-1.html Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:26:31 -0500 27 winners in 2010 Top Safety Pick award Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick award for 2010 For the first time, good performance in... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/27-winners-in-2.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/27-winners-in-2.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:01:55 -0500 British steam car breaks land speed record This is a bit old but still interesting: A British-built supercar today broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles, according to Britain's... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/british-steam-c.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/british-steam-c.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:14:21 -0500 Gasoline prices remain near 2009 high Gasoline prices remained near their highs for the year on Monday as a weaker dollar and rising global stock markets boosted oil prices, according to... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/gasoline-prices-8.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/gasoline-prices-8.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:43:09 -0500 GM reports $1.2B loss, says it shows progress General Motors says it lost $1.2 billion from the time it left bankruptcy protection through Sept. 30, far better than it has reported in previous... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/gm-reports-12b.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/gm-reports-12b.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:28:38 -0500 Check out a Bugatti Veyron in the soup! Check out this priceless New York Times story and video of a $1 million plus Bugatti Veyron being pulled out of a salt water lagoon... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/check-out-a-bug.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/check-out-a-bug.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:13:13 -0500 Backseat Driver: Toyota relies on Avalon to sell itself Ronald Rene called me the other day to ask why Toyota does not heavily advertise its premier Avalon sedan. As he said, it's a great... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/backseat-driver-245.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/backseat-driver-245.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:21:25 -0500 Backseat Driver: Bochs score in roster of leading dealers Automotive News recently published profiles of 50 visionary dealers, many now passed away. It's a testament to how small our corner of the world is... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/bochs-score-in.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/bochs-score-in.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:21:25 -0500 Backseat Driver: Funny alcoholics And while we are on the subject of being dangerous driving, I want to gently scold Frank Coletta, the genial host of anchor of NBC... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/funny-alcoholic.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/funny-alcoholic.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:21:25 -0500 Backseat Driver: Thumbs up on R.I. texting while driving law Kudos to Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski, D-South Kingstown, and Rep. Peter F. Kilmartin, D-Pawtucket, who were lead sponsors of recent bill outlawing texting while driving.... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/thumbs-up-on-ri.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/thumbs-up-on-ri.html Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:18:00 -0500 Texting while driving about to become illegal in R.I. People who text-message while driving may soon be looking at something more than their cell-phone view screen, according to The Providence Journal. They may glance... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/texting-while-d.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/texting-while-d.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:26:37 -0500 MY mission today is to offer my clear-eyed take on the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport. But the price keeps getting in the way. Check out Lawrence Ulrich's hilarious - he describes it as the automotive equivalent of a Fabergé egg - review of the $2.1 million Bugatti Veyron... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/my-mission-toda.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/my-mission-toda.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:26:37 -0500 Ford says inflatable seat belt improves safety, comfort, too After about a decade of engineering, Ford is ready to roll out a technology that will improve safety for rear-seat passengers: inflatable seat belts, according... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ford-says-infla.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/ford-says-infla.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:26:37 -0500 China October auto sales up 72 percent on stimulus BEIJING -- Powered by tax cuts and stimulus spending, China's October auto sales soared 72 percent from a year earlier, outpacing U.S. sales for another... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/china-october-a.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/china-october-a.html Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:13:35 -0500 GM boss: US aid can be used to fix Opel if needed General Motors could tap some of the $50 billion in aid it has received from the U.S. government to help finance its plan to restructure... http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/gm-boss-us-aid.html http://carsblog.projo.com/2009/11/gm-boss-us-aid.html Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:20:12 -0500