Lexus LFA number 499 finds a home: The last LFA in America is delivered, to a man who already has one
Roy Mallady turns 68 in a week. So he figured, why not buy himself a car?
New IIHS crash tests finds some family cars outperform luxury models
Proving paying more doesn’t automatically equate to safer, some midsized cars do better than luxury models in the new frontal offset crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Of the 18 sedans tested in the latest group, two earned the top rating of Good, 11 were Acceptable, three Marginal, and two Poor.
Over the summer, the Institute first evaluated midsized luxury sedans with its new small overlap test. Despite the prestige brand represented, only three out of 11 mo…
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New IIHS crash tests finds some family cars outperform luxury models
Proving paying more doesn’t automatically equate to safer, some midsized cars do better than luxury models in the new frontal offset crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
Of the 18 sedans tested in the latest group, two earned the top rating of Good, 11 were Acceptable, three Marginal, and two Poor.
Over the summer, the Institute first evaluated midsized luxury sedans with its new small overlap test. Despite the prestige brand represented, only three out of 11 mo…
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Study finds teens model driving habits after parents
Teen driving habits are heavily influenced by those of their parents, according to
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Report: Study finds Toyota Prius not popular with car thieves
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According to the National Insurance Crime Bureau, the Toyota Prius is less likely to be stolen in the United States compared with other cars of similar age.
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The reason? A pretty obvious one – the report says that thieves look for parts that can be used in more-common vehicles….
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EPA finds Hyundai exaggerated fuel economy claims, refunds coming to customers
Hyundai and Kia today announced that the companies are revising their fuel economy estimates downward after the EPA spot-checked several models and found that the results did not live up to Hyundai’s and Kia’s claims.
The affected Hyundai models include the 2012 and ’13 Accent, Elantra, Sonata Hybrid, Azera, Tucson, and Veloster, and the 2012 Genesis sedan and 2013 Genesis coupe, and Santa Fe Sport. From Kia, this correction includes 2012 and ’13 Rio, Sorento, Soul, and Sportage.
The fuel economy fi…
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NASCAR – Hamlin Scores The Pole For Indy – Edwards Finds His Stride – Allmendinger Accepts His Fate
Denny Hamlin Set The Pace for the Brickyard.
Toyota is always looking to do something they have not done yet, and Denny Hamlin gave them something just like that this weekend. Taking his first ever pole at the Brickyard, also a first for Toyota, Hamlin set a pace to take his 11th career pole at 49.244 seconds (182.763 mph) that no one even came close to. Toyota has still not won a race at the Brickyard so Denny still has some work to do to complete the wish list for NASCAR’s newest manufacturer…
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Hemmings Finds of the Day – 1970 and 1973 Lotus Europas
Left-hand-drive or right? Overhead-valve four or Twin Cam? Red or yellow? Two Lotus Europas recently showed up, almost back to back, on Hemmings.com, offering choice aplenty for fans of the marque’s low-cost mid-engine fiberglass flyer. We’ll look at the Twin Cam, the 1973 Lotus Europa, first. From the seller’s description:
This 1973 Lotus Europa Twin Cam Special is a very well cared for example. While 100 percent of the history is not known on this particular car, chassis # 73104079R;…
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NASCAR – Busch Finds The Front in Loudon – Stewart Haas Are Counting on Success
Kyle Busch edged Kasey Kahne and teammate Denny Hamlin for the Pole by a mere .003 and .004 of a second.
Kyle Busch came out of the hauler as the fastest car on the track, and he backed it up by taking the pole for today’s LENOX Industrial Tools 301 from New Hampshire Motor Speedway. After setting the pace in the first practice, Busch was the last of 44 drivers to run his qualifying lap. Edging Kasey Kahne by .003 seconds and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin by .004, Busch won the pole for …
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Fiat 500 convertible finds a fan among the staff
As we found in our road test, there are certainly more practical cars out there than the Fiat 500 convertible. Many have roomier rear seats, back doors to access them, and get about the same fuel economy as the tiny Cinqucento for little, if any more, money. But I’ve found few of those cars to be as fun to drive.
I recently spent three days and more than 500 miles in our Fiat 500 convertible, and it took me by surprise. I had spent a fair amount of time driving our previous brown Fiat 500 Sport. I rem…