Yearly Archives: 2012

Sad news for fans of automotive history 2

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The +Chrysler Museum in Auburn Hills, MI is closing to the public at the end of the year. The museum which is located adjacent to the Chrysler headquarters and technical center has been losing money for years. 

Any interested in classic cars from Chrysler should head to the museum in December before it closes. For now at least, it's not being dismantled, but will instead become something more like the GM Heritage Center which has never been open to the public. The company will hold private events there and occasionally open it to the public a few times a year. 

Financially strapped Chrysler Museum to close at end of year | Crain’s Detroit Business
Brian Glowiak The Walter P. Chrysler Museum will close at year’s end, following years of fundraising challenges and operating at a deficit. As of Jan. 1,

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It looks like 2013 may finally be the year of the big diesel breakthrough in Ame… 17

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It looks like 2013 may finally be the year of the big diesel breakthrough in America

After years of teasing, +Mazda USA has finally confirmed that it is bringing a diesel engine to the new Mazda6 midsize sedan.  The new SkyActiv-D engine is an interesting design, using a lower 14:1 compression ratio. The result is lower combustion temperature and reduced NOx emissions so they don't need an expensive aftertreatment system.

If the sedan is as successful as +Volkswagen USA's diesels, we'll probably see the engine show up in the CX-5 and possibly even the compact Mazda3.

At the LA Auto Show Audi has also confirmed that it has 4 new diesels coming in 2013 which will join the 4 diesels coming to BMW and the Chevy Cruze diesel.


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Good riddance to retractable hard tops 3

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Aside from 2-seaters, retractable hard-top convertibles have always sucked. The storage space required to stash enough hardware to cover two rows of seats has inevitably led to poorly proportioned vehicles with extra long rear decks like +Volkswagen USA Eos, +Chrysler Sebring and +Lexus USA SC430 and IS250/350. In addition to the styling flaws, hard-tops take a lot more storage space often leaving little or no trunk space.

VW to kill off Eos | Autocar
Folding hardtop to be replaced by a larger cabrio

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Drivers around these parts are used to keeping an eye for deer on the run from hunters,… 3

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Drivers around these parts are used to keeping an eye for deer on the run from hunters, but apparently pilots need to watch out as well.

US Customs Jet Destroyed By A DeerUS Customs Jet Destroyed By A Deer
A Cessna business jet owned by United States Customs and Border Protection was destroyed when it hit a deer while landing in South Carolina.A Cessna business jet owned by United States Customs and Bor…


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If I used an iOS device I wouldn't even consider using iCloud 1

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I use a MacBook pro and I've used Android phones for 3 years. Frankly apple is utterly clueless about anything online and doesn't really seem to care. I've never lost data with google, famous last words of course. However even if I mess up something myself Google keeps backups that I can restore. My Mac data gets synced with Google too and I also have local backups

Apple needs to learn how the Internet works before iCloud evaporates
Last week a former Apple employee posted a scathing breakdown of Apple’s cluelessness in cloud services. The article notes that Google is getting


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+The Onion strikes again! 1

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+The Onion strikes again!

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Wait, so you're saying Kim Jong Un isn't the 'Sexiest Man Alive'?

The online version of China's official commie rag, the People's Daily fell fell for an Onion story that said North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un is the "Sexiest Man Alive." 

They ran today a — wait for it! — 55-page photo spread as part of its coverage of Un being named "The Onion's Sexiest Man Alive for 2012."

They even quoted +The Onion: "With his devastatingly handsome, round face, his boyish charm, and his strong, sturdy frame, this Pyongyang-bred heartthrob is every woman's dream come true."

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/entertainment/2012/11/onion-convinces-actual-chinese-communists-kim-jong-un-actually-sexiest-man-alive/59339/

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Condors and vultures may not be pretty, but they sure are majestic

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In album

Condors and vultures may not be pretty, but they sure are majestic

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California condors.

I took these pictures of some giant California condors at Big Sur on Father's Day. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Condor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Sur

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In the aggressive hands of the C&D editors, the #2013FordFusion  didn't… 2

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In the aggressive hands of the C&D editors, the #2013FordFusion  didn't hit the EPA fuel economy label numbers but it easily beat every other midsize sedan out there.

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2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid Tested: Detroit makes a hybrid with real-car refinement and sultry style.

Read the review: http://cardrive.co/6032pZAu
See photos: http://cardrive.co/6033pZAR

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