Rapid City, South Dakota, 1972

If you’ve spent enough time looking at cars on the Internet as we have, you’ve by now certainly come across a photo of several cars stacked in a row in front of a liquor store (below, courtesy Stiffspeed) and wondered how such a thing ever happened. The true story has nothing to do with alcohol; rather, the flood that hit Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 9-10, 1972, was responsible for the stacking. A little searching turned up plenty more photos from that event, including the above photo o…

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The Continental: BMW Sells Husqvarna, An Electric City Car, Goodbye to the C6, and a Bad VW Group Decision

Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental.

BMW has sold off Husqvarna to the Austrian Pierer Industrie AG, which owns motorcycle-maker KTM. The Bavarians had bought the (originally) Swedish company in 2008 and never achieved the sales and financial targets that were set with the purchase. Now BMW is serving up a political…

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2013 Detroit: 2014 BMW M6 Gran Coupe zooms into Pistons’ city

When BMW released the images of its upcoming M6 model it was unclear weather or not we would see it at the then upcoming Detroit Auto Show. Today, we found out the German automaker opted in, as the model ended up making its public debut.
The 2014 M6 Gran Coupe is powered by the same 4.4-liter TwinPower Turbo V8 engine as the M5 and M6, which pumps out 560hp and 500 lb-ft or torque. This allows for a 0-60 mph time of just 4.1 seconds with a 155mph top speed.
Pricing has still yet to be announced, but be s…

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2012 Paris: Our Top 10 Favorite Vehicles From the City of Light

From Subcompacts to Supercars, Our Paris Favorites

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In Abrupt Reversal, New York City Traffic Fatalities Rise

After years of consistent decline, traffic fatalities from July 2011 through June 2012 increased to a total of 291, a rise of 23 percent from the previous year.

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In Reversal, New York City Traffic Fatalities Rise

After years of consistent decline, traffic fatalities from July 2011 through June 2012 increased to a total of 291, a rise of 23 percent from the previous year.

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Video Find: Red Bull Racing Takes on New York City

A couple weeks ago, the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team released two short clips of its F1 car in New York and New Jersey. The first video had the F1 car belting out the national anthem with its screaming V-8 engine in front of the statue of liberty, while the other showed a quick [...]

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Chinese City Gives Retirees License to Ticket

To rid Shaoyang of its budgetary and quality-of-life problems, 100 neighborhood watch committee members were given the power to issue tickets for traffic violations and other minor infractions.

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BMW Announces 2013 X1 Good for Up to 24 MPG City, 33 MPG Highway [Update]

Update 8/29: The EPA has released its estimates for BMW’s new X1 and the Bavarians’ 2.0-liter turbo four–powered models are more-efficient than BMW predicted. The rear-drive sDrive28i is rated for 24 mpg in the city and 34 mpg on the highway, which is 1 mpg more on the highway than BMW claimed. The all-wheel-drive xDrive28i is good for 22/33, 3 mpg better on the highway than BMW estimated. The turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-six–powered xDrive35i is certified for 18/27, precisely as BMW foretold. …

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Ocean City Cruise is a mecca for hot-rodders

Ocean City, Md., one of the mid-Atlantic’s largest seaside resorts, is a 10-mile-long strip of beach lined with hotels, restaurants, condominiums, nightclubs, beach homes and a renowned boardwalk.

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