The Science of Car Faces And Why We Love - Or
Hate - Them

post from Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility on 23 September 2008 08:59:49 PM. © Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility

Have you ever looked up into the sky and seen a face on the moon, or in a cloud; or looked at a tree and seen a face in the bark? It happens all the time, all around the world, people see religious figures in their toast or in a woodgrain pattern. [...]

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2009 Dodge Caliber SRT4: Compact Muscle

post from Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility on 23 September 2008 08:36:13 PM. © Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility

2009 Caliber SRT4Although it’s the Neon’s replacement in the Chrysler family, the Caliber is not just a compact hatchback Crossover substitute. On the outside, it has the crosshair grille and tough-looking body panels present in many vehicles across the Dodge lineup. But while most of the Caliber models are inexpensive and useful, actual driving [...]

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WaPos Warren Brown: New Dodge Ram Too Thirsty

post from The Truth About Cars on 23 September 2008 08:06:31 PM. © The Truth About Cars

Dodge has a new full-size Ram pickup on the streets. Well, at the dealership. Anyway, the fact that it’s a gas hog– albeit a slightly more efficient gas hog– won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone familiar with the breed. Of course, a Washington Post staffer is hardly likely to be a member [...]

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Bailout Watch 64: Are GMAC, Chrysler and Ford
Finance Next

post from The Truth About Cars on 23 September 2008 08:06:30 PM. © The Truth About Cars

“We want auto finance companies to be able to raise the money they need to finance more auto purchases.” Well I bet you do, Ms. American Financial Services Association spokeswoman Lynne Strang. But c’mon, are we really talking about Uncle Sam taking over bad car loans? Yes, we are. “The American Financial Services Association is [...]

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Power House Amuse Phantom GT-R

post from GTSPIRIT - Daily supercar news, car event coverage & more! on 23 September 2008 08:06:07 PM. © GTSPIRIT - Daily supercar news, car event coverage & more!

Nissan’s GT-R has been fetled by Japanese company Power House Amuse to the tune of 602bhp. The company, who are famous for their take on the previous generations of Nissan Skylines, appear to be unphased by the Japanese governments attepts to crack-down on tuned cars. The cars figures are 602 hp at 6,500 rpm and [...]

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Auction Sale Record Smashed

post from GTSPIRIT - Daily supercar news, car event coverage & more! on 23 September 2008 08:06:07 PM. © GTSPIRIT - Daily supercar news, car event coverage & more!

With the current economic climate, record setting auction results are hardly the expected headlines, yet we have a second in the space of just a year! A Ferrari 250 GTO was sold at auction to an English buyer recently for a staggering ?20 million (£15.7 million) taking the crown from the California Spyder sold to [...]

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Drivers Shamed Into Slowing Down and Driving
Right: Moral Blackmail

post from Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility on 23 September 2008 08:00:39 PM. © Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility

In the UK, the Highways Agency has set up speed cameras that record the license plate numbers of speeding drivers and flash them up on a screen but do not issue penalties. Trials have shown that drivers get the message quicker when they see their own registration shown below the speed limit.It’s similar [...]

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