September 30 2008 by
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Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Porsche
Click above for gallery of reader-submitted Panamera spy shots
We know when it happened, we just don’t know why it happened. Autoblog reader Joshua Silverman sent in some cellphone pictures of a Panamera he drove by in Denver, Colorado. And all of a sudden — like the Grinch’s heart growing [...]
September 30 2008 by
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Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Contests, Government/Legal, Green, Chevrolet, GM
Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2011 Chevy Volt
Now that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has an agreement with General Motors regarding how to measure the fuel mileage of the 2011 Chevy Volt, our attention turns to the EPA, which now has to decide [...]
September 30 2008 by
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Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Chrysler, LLC., Ford
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Engineer Bob Kearns had been granted a patent for a design of intermittent windshield wipers in 1967, two years before Ford introduced them in production. Unfortunately for Kearns, Ford had “developed” its own system rather than licensing Kearns’ design. Needless to say, litigation ensued and it took [...]
September 30 2008 by
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Filed under: Supercars, Ferrari, Rendered Speculation
Click above for high-res gallery of Krasnov Igor’s four-door Ferrari
Since everyone else is getting in on the four-door supercar game, Ferrari might as well give one of its cars the taffy pull treatment. Rather than wait for one of the design houses classically associated with the Prancing Horse to apply [...]
September 30 2008 by
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Filed under: SEMA, Trucks/Pickups, Ford
If the super-tuned F-350 Striker diesel dually doesn’t float your boat, the specialty tuners at Performance West will have a tire shredder of smaller proportions for you at SEMA next month. The F-150 Striker R will be unleashed on attendees of the Las Vegas tuner spectacular with Shelby GT500KR-inspired styling similar [...]