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Tesla vs the $136,000 Electric BMW i8
Published Tuesday November 05 2013 4:32 pm.
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Buick Unveils New Cars in New York; Attempting to Refresh for Younger Crowd
Published Wednesday March 27 2013 8:16 am.
AP Tom Krisher: General Motors Co. is making another attempt to get Buick to appeal to younger buyers. They unveiled the new cars Tuesday in New York, a day before the Auto Show starts. Lacrosse going for younger crowd as a high-end luxury car. Regal going for younger crowed as an athletic car. Almost one […]
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Motor Trends Racing of a Cardinal Red Supercharged 2013 Ford Mustang GT at Run the Coast
Published Friday March 01 2013 8:12 pm.
Watch this Ford Mustang GT go through the “Speed Stop” and “Autocross.” Associate Editor Jesse Kiser grabs the keys to Mickey Thompson Tire’s SEMA car On this episode of HOT ROD Unlimited. It’s a 2013 5.0L Mustang topped with an Edelbrock supercharger and it puts 575hp to the wheels. He headed down to the American […]
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Motor Trend’s HOT ROD Drag Week! – Roadkill Episode 9
Published Friday November 02 2012 3:49 pm.
Episode 9. Roadkill appears every fourth Friday on the new Motor Trend channel. A whole bunch of overheating and broken part here. On this episode of Roadkill, HOT ROD’s David Freiburger and Mike Finnegan hit the road with 500 of their friends for Drag Week. It’s the most brutal test anywhere of real drag-racing, street-driven […]
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Street Racing: How Racers Drive Stick, Burn Rubber in the Shelby GT500 – Wide Open Throttle
Published Thursday September 13 2012 2:31 pm.
On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang meets up with the team from Soul Pancake to teach Mark, an automotive novice, the ins and outs of handling the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. After helping him conquer the Shelby’s manual transmission, Jessi schools Mark in the fine art of burnouts and donuts, then spends […]
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PHOTOS: Motoring at the Museum in Arlington Heights Car Show at Historical Society
Published Monday September 10 2012 12:34 pm.
Steve Kyska rides off the show lot in his mint condition blue Ford Thunderbird, 4th generation model (1964-1966). See over 770 more photos from show. The Arlington Heights Historical Museum hosted “Motoring at the Museum Car Show” Sunday, and the first car show was a success judging the turnout of vehicles and fans. The car […]
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Motor Trends: L.A. to Las Vegas in One Charge? Tesla Model S Road Trip! – Wide Open Throttle Episode 31
Published Thursday September 06 2012 2:32 pm.
On this episode of Wide Open Throttle, Jessi Lang and Motor Trend’s Technical Director Frank Markus attempt to drive the 2012 Tesla Model S from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in only one charge! It’s a classic American road trip, but can the all-electric sedan make it? Watch and find out! The Tesla Model S […]
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BP Response Lists More Gas Stations That Sold Bad Gasoline, Including Arlington Heights and Northwest Suburbs
Published Thursday August 30 2012 11:32 am.
GAS STATIONS INCLUDE BP, THORNTON’S AND SPEEDWAY BP has published a website with a database searchable by zip code that lists BP gas stations and non-BP gas stations that received off-specification gasoline associated with problems related to the alkylation unit at BP’s Whiting, Indiana refinery. BP issued a statement Tuesday, August 21, 2012 reporting that […]
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Arlington Heights Historical Museum: “Motoring at the Museum” Car Show Scheduled for Sunday, September 9, 2012
Published Thursday August 30 2012 5:15 am.
UPDATE: Photos from event … The Arlington Heights Historical Museum is hosting “Motoring at the Museum Car Show” open to all makes, models and years on Sunday, September 9, 2012 from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Classics, Muscle Cars, Trucks and Street Rods are expected at the show. Six Awards will be presented at the […]
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Batch of BP Gas Recalled After Hard Starts and Stalls Reported
Published Tuesday August 21 2012 6:30 pm.
BP’s Whiting refinery has recalled a 50,000-barrel batch of gasoline (2.1 million gallons) after hundreds of reports of hard-starting and stalling vehicles from motorists in Northwest Indiana repair shops. BP issued a statement Tuesday, August 21, 2012 reporting that regular grade gasoline was blended at its Whiting storage terminal between August 13, 2012 and August […]
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Most Powerful V8 in the World Without Gas Guzzler Tax: 2013 Ford Shelby GT500 Chases 200 MPH!
Published Saturday June 02 2012 10:56 pm.
Lab tests and test track for the 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago tests the most powerful production car made in America – the new 2013 Ford Shelby GT500. After running the GT500 through Motor Trend’s instrumented testing gauntlet, including top speed pulls on the dyno, we head to Kingman, […]
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Lamborghini and Infiniti Among Hottest Cars at the Geneva Auto Show
Published Wednesday March 07 2012 12:13 pm.
The 2012 Geneva auto show has its share of hot concept cars, including sleek vehicles from Lamborghini and Infiniti, through March 18, 2012. The International Geneva Motor Show (French: Salon International de l’Auto) is an annual auto show held in March in Geneva, Switzerland that is considered a major international auto show. The show is […]
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