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- Affordable Cars Could Soon Offer Collision-Avoidance Systems
- Ford Bets on Minivans Getting Small with 2012 C-Max
- Auto X-Prize Winners Finalize Plans To Bring Unique 2-Wheeler To Market
- 2012 Ford C-Max: Preview and Photo Gallery
- Automated Parking Garage Does Away With Valets--And Is Greener
- Fireball Run Video: High Gear's Camaro SS Passes Valentino Balboni On Track
- Recall Issued For Honda Passport, Isuzu Rodeo And Axiom
- How the 2011 Coda Sedan Hopes To Compete With the Nissan Leaf
- 2010 Paris Auto Show: Electric Scooters from MINI, Smart
- 2010 Paris Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS Live Photos
- 2011 Kia Optima
- P2P Car-Sharing Clears Insurance Hurdle In California
- Fireball Run: My First Taste Of The Action
| Affordable Cars Could Soon Offer Collision-Avoidance Systems Posted: 01 Oct 2010 04:53 PM PDT  If you're considering a sport sedan or crossover from one of the luxury brands, chances are it can be optioned with a radar-based system such as adaptive cruise control—which will maintain a set following distance from vehicles ahead—or, collision avoidance systems that might provide a warning, prime the braking and safety systems, and...
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| Ford Bets on Minivans Getting Small with 2012 C-Max Posted: 01 Oct 2010 02:30 PM PDT  Can a small minivan make it big in America? That's the question facing Ford as it preps a new seven-seat family car for sale next year. The 2012 Ford C-Max has the flexibility of a larger minivan, but unlike the remaining Big Four minivans--Sienna, Odyssey, Grand Caravan and Town & Country--the C-Max is sized like its "C"-family sibling, the...
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| Auto X-Prize Winners Finalize Plans To Bring Unique 2-Wheeler To Market Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:46 PM PDT  Let’s face it. We haven’t been particularly nice about the Automotive X-Prize. While the multi-million dollar competition was originally designed to seek out new engineering talent and encourage automakers to go green, the event became a holding pen for the misfits of the automotive world. But while we’ve nitpicked about some...
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| 2012 Ford C-Max: Preview and Photo Gallery Posted: 01 Oct 2010 12:43 PM PDT  The 2012 Ford C-Max doesn't show up in Ford dealers until late next year, but this week High Gear Media is going for a test drive in the new seven-passenger MPV in France, as a family-friendly follow-up to the 2010 Paris Auto Show. Ford actually builds two vehicles dubbed C-Max in Europe, but only the larger version is coming to the U.S. in late...
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| Automated Parking Garage Does Away With Valets--And Is Greener Posted: 01 Oct 2010 11:31 AM PDT  You've probably heard plenty about valet parking attendants gone wild. But a new high-end parking structure that's part of a development in England has it solved: Automate the whole operation. Parking structures, as well as being an eyesore, are an inconvenience that many of us have to face on the daily commute. Each time, you waste precious...
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| Fireball Run Video: High Gear's Camaro SS Passes Valentino Balboni On Track Posted: 01 Oct 2010 11:12 AM PDT  Camaro SS versus Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Valentino Balboni. Sounds like a foregone conclusion, right? Not so fast--Team High Gear Media took to the track at Heartland Park Topeka and managed to catch and pass the LP550-2 piloted by none other than Balboni himself. You may remember my excitement over getting to go head-to-head with Balboni on...
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| Recall Issued For Honda Passport, Isuzu Rodeo And Axiom Posted: 01 Oct 2010 08:09 AM PDT  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of Honda Passports and Isuzu Rodeos from the 1998 - 2002 model years, as well as the 2002 Isuzu Axiom. At issue is a mounting bracket for the vehicles' rear suspension, which may be corroding faster than expected. According to the NHTSA bulletin, the recall affects, models...
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| How the 2011 Coda Sedan Hopes To Compete With the Nissan Leaf Posted: 01 Oct 2010 05:50 AM PDT  Coda Automotive, the California startup that will begin delivering its 2011 Coda Sedan electric car at the end of the year, has ambitious plans. CEO Kevin Czinger expects to sell up to 14,000 all-electric compact sedans in the company's first full year of operations. The car is assembled in the U.S. from a Chinese-made "glider" fitted with a...
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| 2010 Paris Auto Show: Electric Scooters from MINI, Smart Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:21 AM PDT  The 2010 Paris Auto Show proved there's serious energy going into electric cars, but even EVs with two wheels were well represented at the show--and by major auto brands, at that. The Smart Escooter Electric Bike seem like a logical extension for the teensy ForTwo, which looks like a beast in comparison. The Escooter sports a 6-horsepower hub...
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| 2010 Paris Auto Show: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS Live Photos Posted: 01 Oct 2010 01:20 AM PDT  Before its world premiere this week at the 2010 Paris Auto Show, the world knew the details on the 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS-Class sedan. Now, the demimonde of auto journalists and Parisians know how well the CLS translates into reality, as it's on display on the auto show floor. In adopting some of the more masculine lines and angles of the E-Class...
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| Posted: 30 Sep 2010 08:14 PM PDT  The Basics: The 2011 Kia Optima doesn't have much of anything in common with the competent but unremarkable Optimas of the past, and that's just fine. The new Optima is now about the same size as all the best-selling mid-size sedans, like the Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, and Chevrolet Malibu; but visually it's a good deal more...
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| P2P Car-Sharing Clears Insurance Hurdle In California Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:25 PM PDT  Over the past couple of years, many Americans have learned how to cut costs and share, not consume. But when it comes to cars, many of us still stubbornly hold on to more vehicles than we need. And fittingly, entirely new types of businesses have sprung up to broker this sharing, take care of the legalese, set some ground rules, and make it...
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| Fireball Run: My First Taste Of The Action Posted: 30 Sep 2010 06:16 PM PDT  Today, I got my first official taste of Fireball Run. I spent the morning behind the wheel of Team High Gear Media's 2010 Chevrolet Camaro SS, before switching seats and taking over navigation duties in the afternoon. To reiterate, the Fireball Run is billed as an "adventure rally" which places an emphasis on scoring points in pre-assigned...
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