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Behind the Wheel | 2010 BMW X6 M: Challenging the Laws of Physics

seen at 2009-11-22 03:47:39 - www.nytimes.com

The X6 M crossover makes no pretensions of carrying soccer teams or fording rivers. Fun is its raison d’être.

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A Rear Axle Pitches in to Steer

seen at 2009-11-22 03:52:18 - www.nytimes.com

Could it now be time for the lowly differential — a vital drivetrain part seen by few drivers and understood by even fewer — to shine?

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For the Volt, How’s Life After 40 (Miles)?

seen at 2009-11-22 04:06:43 - www.nytimes.com

A reporter test-drove a Chevrolet Volt to see how it performed after its electric power supply was depleted.

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Design: Flashback! The Fastback Is Back

seen at 2009-11-20 15:04:35 - www.nytimes.com

The demands of aerodynamics and interior space are reshaping the silhouettes of new cars in a way that recalls the fastback designs of decades past.

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Wheelspin: Museum’s Gems Go for a Spin

seen at 2009-11-22 14:00:59 - www.nytimes.com

At the Simeone Foundation Museum, the sports cars in the collection are displayed — in motion — on the fourth Saturday of each month.

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Driven to Distraction: High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phone

seen at 2009-11-22 16:57:11 - www.nytimes.com

Which is safer: technology that disables a cellphone in a moving car, or that makes the conversation completely hands-free?

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Returning a Car? G.M. Would Like a Word With You

seen at 2009-11-20 21:40:32 - www.nytimes.com

As of Thursday, 193 people have taken General Motors up on its 60-day money-back guarantee. G.M. plans on interviewing them to find out why.

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1,000 Miles Through Argentina in an Austin-Healey

seen at 2009-11-20 20:09:41 - www.nytimes.com

The 1000 Millas Sport is a three-day vintage-car rally from Argentina to Chile and back.

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Study Says Air Cars Are Inefficient

seen at 2009-11-20 21:24:09 - www.nytimes.com

A paper from the University of California, Berkeley, concludes that compressed-air energy storage is a relatively inefficient technology when it comes to personal transportation.

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Edsel, 50 Years After Its Demise

seen at 2009-11-20 15:23:27 - www.nytimes.com

Remembering the day that Ford Motor Company put the Edsel, the car that s synonymous with colossal failure, out of its misery.

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Ford Leads in Top Safety Picks

seen at 2009-11-18 17:29:42 - www.nytimes.com

Ford and VW each had six Top Safety Picks, awarded by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. But more interesting is that Toyota was shut out.

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101-Year-Old Man Buys a 426-Horsepower Camaro

seen at 2009-11-18 21:43:11 - www.nytimes.com

Virgil Coffman may be older than General Motors, but that didn t stop him from trading in his Monte Carlo for a new Camaro SS.

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After Sale, Saab Promises to Refill Inventory

seen at 2009-11-18 21:54:21 - www.nytimes.com

After the Koenigsegg Group buys Saab, it expects to start shipping new 9-3 models to the United States.

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Correcting the Chatter: For Consumers, No Federal Tax Due on Clunkers Rebate

seen at 2009-11-17 20:57:30 - www.nytimes.com

Some Web sites are claiming that the "cash for clunkers" rebates will be taxed as income by the I.R.S. But it s not true.

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G.M. Shows Signs of Recovery Despite New Loss

seen at 2009-11-18 19:59:50 - www.nytimes.com

G.M. said that while it was still losing money, it had stabilized enough to begin repaying a portion of its government loans.

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