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Older Cars Fouling Region's Air Quality Agency Study Links ... Washington Post ... hybrid vehicles and a move away from gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles toward smaller and relatively fuel-efficient passenger cars, the study found. ... and more »

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For several years now Hertz has offered a ‘Prestige Collection’ of high-end vehicles to rent including models from brands like Lincoln and Cadillac. The rental car company has now decided to take it up a notch by offering two vehicles from those German luxury experts at Mercedes-Benz.Both the new C-Class and GLK350 will joint the Prestige Collection alongside models from Audi, Infiniti, Lincoln, Cadillac and Volvo.The C-Class model to be offered is the C300 (sorry, no C63 here) with a 228hp V6 e [ ... ]

This is the fourth instalment of Lee Brasco’s tour around the bits, E3. It’s nearly all over so, if you need reminding of where we’ve been or fancy a catch-up, then you can read the first part here , the second piece here and the third just here . But we manage to catch Mercston by a primary school. He’s in his Nike tracksuit and joggers, just about to head off to the gym. He stops for literally a minute, and it’s just enough time to ask what he’s working on. M: I’m working on my debut [ ... ]

Just recently statistics have been released that shows new cars sales have fallen to their lowest April level for the last 18 years, which has also ultimately made it the eleventh month in a row of decline. But car makers are not getting too worried as they are hoping that the new scrappage incentive scheme will revive the industry, basically people are going to be given around £2000 if their cars are older than a decade, this money will then have to be spent against a new car of your choic [ ... ]

Extending An Existing Warranty - How to Successfully Negotiate a Lower Price on Used Cars For Sale Are you the sort of person that shies away from confrontation? Do you accept the first price that is offered to you because you don’t want to bicker and argue? Don’t know too much about car prices? If you have answered yes to these questions here are some tips to help you negotiate a better price for the used car you’re about to buy. Source: ezinearticles.com Where to Find Classic [ ... ]

Time to Click and Drag Car Sales into the 21st Century Washington Post Shopping for a new car, I logged on to a manufacturer's Web site. I found the model I wanted and clicked on my options. Days later, a deliveryman showed up ... and more »

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Filed under: Frankfurt Auto Show, Spy Photos, Sports/GTs, Porsche

With every iteration of the 911, Porsche makes incremental improvements to its iconic sports car and naturally, the next generation will be no exception.

This latest 911 prototype was caught at the Nurburgring sporting 997 sheetmetal, but it's what's on top and out back that deserves note. A double-bubble roof panel has been fitted, while underneath the rear camouflage is a sizeable wing and additional ducting. Look closely and you'll see a small sill at the base of the rear windscreen that's assumed to be feeding the rear-mounted flat-six - likely necessary keep the boxer cool while Porsche engineers figure out how the new contoured roof affects aerodynamics. If previous reports are to be believed, we can expect the next 911 to debut sometime in 2010, but we wouldn't rule out an appearance at the Frankfurt Motor Show this September.

Spy Shots: Next-gen Porsche 911 sporting double-bubble roof originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Tim and I had a fun Google Chat back in March about a concept for a book called “Too Big to Succeed.” The window for a book on this theme to become a blockbuster is almost closed, so I figure it’s time to stop hoarding the idea and make it a blog post. The phrase “too big to succeed” has already infected the cultural lexicon this year. A quick sweep of Google shows it being applied to the banking industry, the auto industry, Twitter, big Pharma, China, and Washington, among other things.

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by Sam Ralpala GPS handheld devices are one of the most awesome technological innovations in the modern age. They vary in size, weight and features, but they are used for one main purpose: to calculate ground position and velocity. This is done through GPS receivers that intercept signals from the earth-orbiting satellites. In a nutshell, GPS (Global Positioning System) navigation system tracks exactly where a person or object is located. Devices that use GPS technology receive data from num [ ... ]

Willow Glen neighborhood hit hard with graffiti on cars and houses San Jose Mercury News Residents in a neighborhood along Willow Street awoke earlier this week to find their cars and homes vandalized. ... and more »

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