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Spy Shots: 2009 Ford Fiesta, now without tarps!

The next generation Ford Fiesta mini-car has been caught on camera again, this time without tarps. The new B-Car inherits the “kinetic design” look of the latest Mondeo mated to the same platform that underpins the new Mazda2. Compared to the…

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Craigslist find of the day: Homebuilt electric bike

There are plenty of you readers who write in to us regularly to inquire about where you can buy an electric vehicle. Unfortunately affordable EVs are few and far between from regularly manufacturers. There are however, some home-built vehicles that…

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New all-LED headlamps are standard on Audi R8 V10

Back last spring, Audi began offering an optional all-LED headlamp cluster on its R8 sports car as a $5,600 option. The new R8 V10 that was announced in early December will incorporate these LED lamp clusters as standard equipment. The R8 V10 is the…

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Detroit 2008 Preview: Mercedes Vision GLK Freeside

Click the Vision GLK for a high-res photo gallery
Following the pattern set by Mercedes-Benz in recent years, the Stuttgart manufacturer will be showing their next production model at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show as a concept with a Vision prefix…

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Another GM manufacturing shift bites the dust!

Just days after the news that the second production shift would be eliminated at the Hamtramck assembly plant, comes word of more cuts. The second shift at the Pontiac MI truck plant will be dropped in May 2008. The plant currently builds 45 Chevy…