Wednesday, December 29, 2010

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Researchers: Heat From Exhaust Could Be Harnessed For Improved MPG

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 01:48 PM PST

If you've ever crept along in gridlock and noticed the floor of your car getting a little warm, or 'seen' all the heat energy escaping from a hot exhaust pipe on a cold day, you know that exhaust systems send a lot of heat right out the tailpipe—heat that could potentially be put to use. What if you could recapture that energy and turn it...


Free Music For Fans Of The 2011 Jeep Wrangler -- But Is Chrysler Down With It?

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:55 AM PST

Jeep has been on a roll the past few months: the 2011 Grand Cherokee debuted to massive applause, and the 2011 Wrangler not only has its own blog, but it's also been featured in at least one hugely popular videogame. Now, Jeep is offering something special to its growing list of fans: a free tune to jam on while they're riding the trails. Only...


Green Advice: You Filled A Diesel Car With Gasoline; Now What?

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:45 AM PST

Unless you're Argonne Laboratories, putting gasoline into a diesel fueled car is a bad problem. Maybe it was brain fade. Perhaps you rented or borrowed an unfamiliar car. Or you simply didn't realize that nice Volkswagen or Mercedes-Benz was a new, clean-diesel car. (It also happens to particularly stupid car thieves.) Why it's bad for the engine...


Today at High Gear Media: Veloster, BMW i8, and The Last Text

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST

As 2010 dribbles into the history books, we lay up with a list of our most popular reviews. [TheCarConnection] We're also cataloging our most popular news stories from the year. It's like you thought: monkeys, Volt hype and flying cars are in full effect. [TheCarConnection] What if the 2012 Hyundai Veloster had been named Strider, Kona or Jvv?...


TCC's Top Stories for 2010: PETA Monkeys, The Volt Conflamma, and Flying Cars

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 07:00 AM PST

We've shown you the most popular reviews on TheCarConnection in 2010--but what about monkeys and PETA, the once and not-future Ranger, Volt lies and flying cars? That's just a cross-section of the most popular news and features that crossed the High Gear Media wires this year. Whether you came in from other sites in our network--like...


TCC's Most Popular Reviews of 2010

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:15 AM PST

Each month, TheCarConnection brings you new reviews of the latest new cars, trucks, crossovers and minivans. We're positive you read each and every one, in depth, at your leisure--but let's face it, some cars are more interesting than others. We've poked around in Google Analytics to see which vehicles grabbed your attention and held it throughout...


2011 Chevrolet Traverse

Posted: 29 Dec 2010 12:21 AM PST

The Basics: The large Traverse was introduced several years ago as a more carlike successor to the Chevrolet Trailblazer, falling into place below the burly Chevy Tahoe SUV. And with a more passenger-friendly layout inside that makes it feel at times like a minivan if it weren't for the hinged back doors, it's a great design for daily-grind family...


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