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Porsche as your daily ride

12:27 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Porsche is trying to sell more of its two-seat sports cars by touting them as daily drivers. Its new campaign markets the 911, Boxster and......

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Dying for the cause. Not

12:27 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

A man riding bareheaded on one of about 550 motorcycles in an anti-helmet law rally lost control of his cycle, went over his handlebars, hit......

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 Tags  Helmet laws  

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Too much technology is too much

12:24 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Ford fell many places in the most recent J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study noted Keith Crain, editor in chief of Automotive News in......

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56-mpg plan isn't written in stone

12:15 PM Thu, Jul 07, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Automakers say the Obama administration appears not to be wedded to the 56.2-mpg target for 2025 it floated last week and may be open to......

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 Tags  Fuel efficiency  

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Toyota Recalls Highlander and Lexus hybrids for stalling problem

12:26 PM Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

An investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has prompted Toyota to recall about 82,000 hybrid SUVs for a stalling problem, according to......

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Quality slips for new/redesigned models

12:24 PM Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Although the perceived quality of all new vehicles continued to improve in the latest Initial Quality Survey by J. D. Power & Associates, the results......

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Motorcyclists split on noise on standards

12:15 PM Thu, Jun 30, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Citizen groups have long agitated for ordinances and laws to curb the noise generated by motorcycles. With the help of some unlikely bedfellows, including the......

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