Daily Archives: March 21, 2013


It's not often you get to see full-size clay models of the design iterations…

It's not often you get to see full-size clay models of the design iterations leading to a new car but +Ferrari is showing some of the steps along the way to LaFerrari at its museum right now

Via: http://jalopnik.com/this-futuristic-concept-is-how-the-laferrari-project-st-458233430

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I actually kind of liked the way the +Acura ZDX looked, but not much else about… 1

I actually kind of liked the way the +Acura ZDX looked, but not much else about it

After moving just 775 examples of this odd-ball crossover last year, it's third on the market, Honda of America finally decided to call it quits. The ZDX is now done and gone.

Review: 2010 Acura ZDX is a space (challenged) oddity
2010 Acura ZDX – Click above for high-res image galleryNeedless to say, the 2010 Acura ZDX is a peculiar beast. And after a week’s worth of

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A big thumbs up to +Delta Airlines

A big thumbs up to +Delta Airlines

In recent years, airlines have got plenty of bad publicity for mis-treating passengers, most of it totally deserved. It's nice for once to see an airline do something right instead of making passengers sit on a plane for hours without food or water. 

Good Guy Delta Airlines Gets 60 Pizzas For Stranded Passengers
Getting stuck on a plane sucks. Like, it really sucks. Sitting on the tarmac for hours is the bane of many traveler’s existence. But Delta did something about it. They got pizza delivered to passenger…

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Star your favorite G+ posts with a chrome extension

Star your favorite G+ posts with a chrome extension

Reshared post from +JR Raphael

Ever wish Google+ had a "Save to Favorites" feature?

It can — with the help of a Chrome extension called Favorite Posts for Google+.

The extension puts a small star button onto every G+ post and comment. Clicking the star adds the post or comment to a private "Favorites" section that you can access from the main G+ navigation bar. Your saved stuff is accessible in any Chrome browser where you're signed in and the extension is installed (there's currently no way to access it from a mobile app, unfortunately).

Favorite Posts for Google+ has a few other bells and whistles, like options for adding one-click buttons to save any post or comment directly to Pocket or Instapaper. You can also tell the app to automatically save anything that you +1.

All in all, it's an interesting idea implemented in a way that makes it feel like a natural part of the platform. You can find the extension here, if you want to give it a whirl:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/favorite-posts-for-google/kbhljnodjcehoonoejjpjnifgkkgjiec/related

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The best turn-key drag racer on the strip is now available in Gotta-have-it Gree…

The best turn-key drag racer on the strip is now available in Gotta-have-it Green

+Ford Motor Company is getting ready to build this year's run of 50 Mustang Cobra Jets and a couple of new colors are available including green and flat-black.

2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Priced at $97,990 – WOT on Motor Trend
Good news — the 2014 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet drag race special can be ordered in green, and costs $97,990.

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The new +Road & Track cover redesign is out and it's definitely got a retro-feel…

The new +Road & Track cover redesign is out and it's definitely got a retro-feel to it

This is the new Road & Track magazine
So, as you guys remember from your AMA with Larry Webster back in November, he had big things in store for Road & Track. You know, what with the complete overhaul of the magazine and all. Anyway,…

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The new +Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Wraith will be the first car to use GPS-terrain…

The new +Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Wraith will be the first car to use GPS-terrain data to look ahead for transmission control

Fully autonomous vehicles are still several years in the future, but the enabling technologies are increasingly appearing in today's cars. One example is the use of satellite based location and terrain mapping data in controlling vehicle systems. +BMW and other manufacturers have talked for some time about this kind of integration. 

If the car knows can look far enough down the road beyond the driver's sight-lines, it can make control decisions about managing things like the throttle, transmission, brakes and other systems to optimize fuel efficiency by avoiding acceleration or a down-shift right before you crest a hill or allowing the cruise control to dissipate speed before going into a corner. It should be very interesting to see how well this first generation control system works out. 

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Automotive News coverage of the European market, focusing on vehicle development, production, marketing and sales.

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There is plenty to like about the EV driving experience but the lack of noise is… 2

There is plenty to like about the EV driving experience but the lack of noise is definitely a downside

I love the precision mechanical sound of a +Porsche 911 boxer-6, the muted whoosh of an +Audi R18 TDI racing diesel and the high-pitched wail of a +Ferrari V12, but frankly there is nothing quite so visceral as a large displacement V8 engine. Spend a weekend at an ALMS race and you'll hear all kinds of engine notes but it's the Corvettes that sound the best. In some respects the closest you'll get to a classic Can-Am car like the +McLaren Automotive M8 today is actually the LS3-powered LMPC class in ALMS. Follow the link and watch the clips of the two M8s being fired up. 

The McLaren M8C and M8D are better than coffee
Few things will startle you into full alertness better than a big-block Chevy-powered McLaren Can-Am car during a cold start. So here’s a Thursday double-shot of that beautiful cacophony.

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