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The automotive world is constantly changing, can you keep up?

I'll keep you informed about every major breakthrough in motorized travel, whether it be on land, sea or in the air. You'll find everything from a twin-turbo yacht to the newest hybrids in my blog. Don't get behind, this one is for pinkslips.


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Ford Focus RS Coming to North America


Euro spec vehicles always seem to be built better and offer more than that ones available on this side of the big puddle. This has been a wonderful point to complain about for a long time, but Ford decided to bring that to a halt and offer up something that is right on par with the cars available in Europe.

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Saleen's New Racecraft Brand is Official


Saleen has been spilling information about their new "value-oriented" line of performance kits. However, the official word came on the 4th of July in the form of a press release that outlined the new line as well as the first product from the new brand.

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Nissan Effis Getting Closer to Production


Nissan has been very actively researching alternative fuel vehicles for the past few years. One of the promising areas is known as Fuel Cells Vehicles (FCV) and a new concept vehicle called the Effis may be on the road using Nissan's fuel cell technology very soon.

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British Motor Show Preview : The New Lotus Eagle


Every major auto show has that 1 car that is at center stage. For the British Motor Show, that could very well be the new Lotus Eagle. Although there is already a fair amount known about the car, people are still very anxious to see the revealing of the newest addition to the Lotus family.

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Buy Gas Now and Pay Less Later


Everyone has been feeling the crunch when buying gas. As the price creeps closer and closer to $5.00 per gallon, more and more people are wondering what they are going to do. A new program called MyGallons may be the answer.

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Eclipse Paint Changes Color with Heat


Since the first cars were on the road, people have been customizing them and trying to outdo everyone else. If you are in the market for something that will do just that, the Alsa Corporation may have the answer you are product for.

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ROUSH Improves on 1 Horsepower...Seriously


Once again I find myself looking at something that I can't get over. ROUSH, famous for producing some of the fastest Ford Mustangs on the streets decided it was time to work on another kind of pony and this one doesn't have dual exhaust or a performance clutch.

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Volkswagen Develops A New Hybrid


Volkswagen has been developing alternative fuel systems for a few years now. Recently, VW released its newest hybrid to a government sponsored forum and if all goes well it will be available within the next 3 years.

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Good Combination : Rearview Mirror and Navigation Screen?


Bigger isn't always better, which is why as the rest of the world is fighting over who has the largest in dash LCD screen, a trio of companies decided to go smaller. Magna has teamed up with a Swiss firm called U-Blox and Paragon out of Germany to make one of (if not the) the smallest GPS system available.

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Scorpion Sportscar to Burn Gasoline and Hydrogen


Adding Hydrogen to an internal combustion engine is no new idea, gearheads have been tinkering the garage with it for years. Ronn Motor Company out of Texas hopes to be the first to put that into use in a production car that still offers a respectable performance edge.

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