The Subaru Forester has been redesigned for 2014, including a new turbo engine and improved transmission choices. I went out to Vancouver Island to drive it, and came back very impressed with it overall. Find out more at Sympatico Autos by clicking here.
SpaceX Grasshopper Steve Jurvetson, via Wikimedia CommonsWhat a modest rocket flight tells us about the future of space tourism On Thursday, March 7, SpaceX’s Grasshopper rocket launched 263 feet into the air, hovered for 34 seconds, and then under its own power landed back where it took off. It was a record-breaking moment for the Grasshoper–in December, the rocket reached an altitude about half as high–but plenty of rockets have catapulted to even greater heights. So why was the science press really,…
Ford Fiesta SE
Vs.
Fiat 500 Pop
$200
typical monthly payment, $0 down
$200
$7200
total payments, 36 months
$7200
$16,995
base price
$16,700
120-hp 1.6-liter inline-four,
five-speed manual or six-speed dual-clutch automatic ($1095)
powertrain
101-hp 1.4-liter inline-four, five-speed manual or six-speed automatic ($1250)
10.1 seconds
17.5 seconds
acceleration (manual trans):
0-60 MPH
1/4-mile
9.6 seconds
17.3 seconds
29/39 mpg
fuel economy (manual trans): epa city/highway
31/40 mpg
Thir…
When Tesla first revealed the electric crossover in February 2012, the company said production would begin at the end of 2013, with deliveries in 2014
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TTAC commentator hidrotule2001 writes:
Hey Sajeev,
A few months back you helped me sort out a plan of action for my Ford Fiesta transmission problems, and I have another stick-shift quandary I thought you might have some insight on.
My second vehicle is a 2003 Ram 1500 (bare bones work-truck, standard cab, manual everything), which I’ve recently been doing a lot of maintenance on (new plugs, pads, rotors, u-joints, carrier bearing, and a few other things). One issue I haven’t been able to sor…
Following the world debut of Ferrari’s latest and most anticipated hypercar, the Enzo succeeding 2014 LaFerrari, the Italian Prancing Horse had decided to launch their new bespoke website for the ultra-rare and exotic hypercar.
Click here for our original post on the 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari after its debut in Geneva.
There, you can learn all about the new 2014 Ferrari LaFerrari in the form of some brief scriptures and original pictures. Additionally, you could even fantasize about what color you’d get…