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Newt Gingrich: “You cannot put a gun rack in a Chevy Volt”

Looks like Newt Gingrich is getting into the right-wing, “let’s-all-hate-on-the-Chevrolet-Volt” bandwagon.

During a campaign stop at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, the trailing Republican candidate said, “Let me start from a simple premise that Oklahomans will understand: you cannot …


Alberta man charged with driving at 120 km/h over the limit

Officers from the Wood Buffalo RCMP detachment in Fort McMurray, Alberta, have laid criminal charges against a 21 year old man for driving at 120 km/h over the posted limit.

21 year old Garnet Bresson was observed travelling on Confederation Way, where the speed limit is 60 km/h, at a speed …


Ford Taurus and Explorer Police Interceptor production begins

Ford has begun producing the company’s two new Police Interceptor models. According to Ward’s Auto, both the Taurus and Explorer-based cruisers are rolling off of the line at the automaker’s Chicago Assembly Plant. All told, the sedan variant has accounted for around 60 per cent of orders so …


Four-door Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG suggested by patent filings?

Perhaps more than most, Mercedes-Benz has proven to be remarkably adept at platform sharing, pulling and pushing at their various architectures to create new models. Take, for example, the marque’s E-Class chassis, which in addition to sedan, coupe, convertible and wagon variants, spawned the …


Infographic: Super Bowl ads that won and whiffed

Seventeen days after the Super Bowl and we’re still talking about the commercials. Crazy, we know, but that’s how significant these ads are, and why the $3.5 million price tag for airtime during the game seems almost justified… almost.

Yesterday we reported that YouTube had crowned …


Tesla Roadster facing ‘brick’ battery problems?

Here’s a new worry for electric car owners: bricking your new, expensive ride.

Using a word taken from the computer world, to “brick” an EV means to make your electronic device inoperable. In the case of an EV, it would mean to run the battery state of charge so far down that nothing works …


Canuck racer, James Hinchcliffe tells “How I got Go Daddy”

Let’s face it, despite a few quips when he was signed to drive the Go Daddy Indycar, James Hinchcliffe was not hired by the domain seller because of his bikini bod. More than any other Indycar pilot, the Mayor of Hinchtown has built a brand around himself that fits the Go Daddy brand.

Hinch …


Kia Sorento’s refreshed face caught testing in the cold

Behold: the first glimpse of the upcoming Kia Sorento facelift. From what we’ve heard, the crossover is expected to wear styling that steps in line with the rest of the Kia line. That means a new front fascia with a revised grille and bumper design. LED headlights are expected to be part of the …


UK TV authority lets Jeremy Clarkson off hook for “should be shot” comment

British television watchdog Ofcom has ruled Jeremy Clarkson didn’t violate any broadcasting rules when the Top Gear presenter suggested he would deal with striking public workers by taking the time to “execute them in front of their families.” While Clarkson later went on to apologize for the …


Mugen-powered Honda Jazz rally car looks Fit for the purpose

Honda took a Mugen-powered Jazz (better known as the the Fit here in the N.A.), sent it to Italy to be engineered for rallying by JAS of Milan, then flew it to Australia to be prepared for Oz’s 2012 rally series. Honda’s been competing in the series with Civic Type R racers for the last two …


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