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“My Tesla Did it:” The Push Button Excuse from Life’s Responsibilities. Owning Technology Before it Owns Us

ANALYSIS AND OPINION: One of the worse things a driver can do in a late model car engaged in an accident is to fib or outright lie. You see, whether you realize it, their car may help you, but your car is going to make it really easy to tell your side of the story, with data and soon even images, sooner than later, and regardless of what kind of shape the car is in, and whether for your benefit or not. Your car always telling the truth, is one thing! Getting on the same page with you, is another.
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By: Al Castro

NHTSA Data Indicates Distracted Driving Deaths Down By Almost Half In Past Decade - Media Reports Opposite

The media calls distracted driving an epidemic, but in fact, it is down by almost half in the past ten years.
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By: John Goreham

Sublime Returns to Dodge Challenger, Comes to Charger for 2019

Sublime was the most popular color for the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and this afternoon, the high performance brand announced that the bright metallic green hue will be returning for the 2019 model year, but not just for the Challenger, as this color will be offered with all Charger trim levels as well.
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By: Patrick Rall

Why did Toyota suddenly partner with Panasonic on EV batteries?

Toyota has finally taken notice to where its Prius drivers defected, and it was not the Honda Accord. They have converted to all electric Tesla vehicles. The expansion of Toyota-Panasonic battery partnership, announced a week ago, is a clear sign that Toyota is gradually moving toward battery-electric cars. Has Toyota waited too long to go all-electric? Why would Prius and other drivers defect to Tesla?
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By: Damien Ludwick

Toyota's American & Canadian Production Declines While Mexican Production Rises

Toyota is building fewer vehicles in the United States and Canada, while its production in Mexico increases.
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By: John Goreham

Ford Introduces New Mustang NHRA Funny Car Body

Ford Performance announced at the 2017 SEMA Show that they were working on a new Mustang funny car body for the NHRA big leagues and yesterday, the company offered up the first picture of the 2019 race car.
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By: Patrick Rall

Is Next-Generation Subaru BRZ, Toyota 86 Dead?

There are more reports the Subaru BRZ and Toyota 86 will be dropped from the lineup and there won’t be a second-generation model. Are they true, or just rumors?
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By: Denis Flierl

Ken Block's 1977 Ford F-150 Features the World's Biggest Metal 3D-Printed Part

The Ford F-150 known as the Hoonitruck from Ken Block’s Gymkhana Ten is powered by a modified Ford GT EcoBoost engine fitted with a custom twin turbo setup and an intake manifold that is the biggest 3D-printed metal piece ever used on a working, driving vehicle in the world.
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By: Patrick Rall