First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Cabriolet a smooth Spanish Fly(er) Convertibles have long been something of an acquired taste.

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.10.10

Filed under: Government/Legal , Chrysler , Dodge Remember a couple weeks back when we told you about Chrysler’s improbable legal battle against little Lake Mary High School in Florida? Chrysler’s legal team put the smack down on the school for using the Ram logo as its school insignia, and the law jockeys in Auburn Hills, MI were giving the school until June 15 to remove all instances of the logo at a considerable cost to the school district and neighborhood taxpayers.

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Update: Texas high school gets to keep using Ram logo

Filed under: Spy Photos , Sedan , Dodge Next-gen Dodge Charger spy shots - Click above for high-res image gallery There’ve been no shortage of spy shots to be had showing the upcoming next-gen Dodge Charger , but to date we’ve yet to see the interior fully revealed. Our spy photogs have remedied this by finally capturing the big rear-wheel-drive sedan’s inner domicile. What’s plainly obvious is that Dodge designers have added some swoop to the Charger’s angular interior

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Spy Shots: Next-gen Dodge Charger interior gets outed

You’ve all heard me talk about custom cars before – the good, the bad and unfortunately the, ugly.

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eBay Charger: Good, Bad or Ugly?

Filed under: Truck , Work , Nissan , Misc. Auto Shows Nissan NV commercial vans - Click above for high-res image gallery Historically, America’s commercial vehicle marketplace has been dominated by domestic automakers

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Nissan unveils NV commercial van, available in three different flavors

If you’ve got a need to own a brand new, dealer-purchased Dodge Viper, you’d better get your financing in order quickly. Unconfirmed rumors seem to indicate that the last production run of the 10 cylinder, 600 horsepower Corvette fighter will start by the end of the month.

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Filed under: Classics , Technology , Audi , Chrysler Unintended acceleration didn’t start with Toyota , nor did it start with the Audi 5000 - it’s probably been around since the first man put a leg over what he thought was a tamed horse. Automobile Magazine takes a look at the phenomenon of accidentally wide-open throttles circa 1957, when Chrysler began the process of putting Bendix Electrojet fuel injectors into four of its models.

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Automobile takes a look at the early history of ’sudden acceleration’

Sure it may be Photoshop, but who cares… What’s got 556 horsepower, goes 0-60 in around 4.2 seconds and has room for 4 adults and their luggage? Well the upcoming Cadillac CTS-V Wagon of course

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The Cadillac CTS-V Wagon is coming!

Being kooked up in the house all winter sucks – seriously, there is nothing fun, exciting or even remotely thrilling about it. Day in and day out we stare outside waiting for the weather to break so that maybe, just maybe we can get our rides out of the garage and go for a quick spin. I think it’s due to all this cabin fever that I’ve been starting to get a lot of emails regarding the this years upcoming crop of road rallies

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One Lap of America – Part 1: The Prep.

Filed under: Truck , Work , Ford , First Drive , Off-Road 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty - Click above for high-res image gallery It’s a guy thing. Tim Allen understands.

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First Drive: 2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty brings the biggest tools

Mahindra TR; easy to find in a parking lot. Back in the days before pickups and SUVs became rolling-clubroom status symbols, manufacturers used to build simple, no frills, rugged trucks

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Mahindra TR Coming To U.S. Market This Year. Really.

Filed under: Motorsports , Videos Carl Edwards intentionally wrecks Brad Keselowski at Atlanta - Click above to watch video after the jump NASCAR had said it wanted a return this season to the bad boy days of oval racing where drivers settled disputes on the track rather than saying “Aw, shucks” in front of the camera afterward.

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The Wrath of Carl: Edwards intentionally wrecks Keselowski at Atlanta [w/video]

In NASCAR, it’s said that “rubbing is racing”. Things like trading paint and bump drafting are commonplace and are often used tactically to win races. What’s not common, however, is letting your anger get the best of you and punting an opponent at 195 miles per hour.

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Brad Keselowski Crash At Kobalt Tools 500 In Atlanta

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford 2010 Ford Mustang Boss 302R - Click above for high-res image gallery Last week in The Wall Street Journal , writer Ben Austen publised an article in which he ruminates on why no one appears to be racing the Detroit 3’s neo-muscle offerings - the Ford Mustang , Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger .

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Who says Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers don’t race each other?

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford 2010 Ford Mustang Boss 302R - Click above for high-res image gallery Last week in The Wall Street Journal , writer Ben Austen publised an article in which he ruminates on why no one appears to be racing the Detroit 3’s neo-muscle offerings - the Ford Mustang , Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger . That the piece succeeds overwhelmingly at, however, is highlighting the myopia of America’s mainstream press when it comes to motorsports

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Who says Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers don’t race each other?

Filed under: Motorsports , Performance , Chevrolet , Dodge , Ford 2010 Ford Mustang Boss 302R - Click above for high-res image gallery Last week in The Wall Street Journal , writer Ben Austen publised an article in which he ruminates on why no one appears to be racing the Detroit 3’s neo-muscle offerings - the Ford Mustang , Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger . That the piece succeeds overwhelmingly at, however, is highlighting the myopia of America’s mainstream press when it comes to motorsports. Many people in media seem to be completely unaware that there are forms of automotive competition other than NASCAR, because the cars the WSJ article focuses on most assuredly are involved in active competition.

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Who says Mustangs, Camaros and Challengers don’t race each other?

Filed under: Chrysler , Dodge , GM , Jeep Just about every automaker posted February sales gains compared to the same month in 2009, and industry-wide sales were up 13 percent for the month.

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Report: Chrysler ends 25-month sales skid by sending 58% of new vehicles to fleets

I found this video while playing around on Youtube and man did it bring me back to when I was a kid. Hell, that could have been me in that box

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“Boxitt” brings me back: Ahhh… to be a kid again.

Used 4×4 trucks for sale, 4×4 trucks, pickup trucks, small trucks, chevy, ford, dodge, toyota, gmc, used 4×4 trucks, Used Pickup trucks for sale and many More at Super4×4Trucks.com

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Used 4×4 Trucks

We obsessively covered the 2010 Geneva Motor Show 66 vehicle introductions covered and counting. What’s your favorite so far? Mustang V6 rates most efficient 300+ HP car ever at 31 mpg The pony car wars are about one-upsmanship if nothing else

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We obsessively covered the 2010 Geneva Motor Show 66 vehicle introductions covered and counting. What’s your favorite so far

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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.4.10

Filed under: Coupe , Minivan/Van , Sedan , SUV , Truck , Plants/Manufacturing , Crossover , Hatchback , Chrysler , Dodge , Jeep Chrysler , now led by Sergio Marchionne and the rest of the management crew brought in by Italian automaker Fiat, has big plans in place that will replace just about every single vehicle the American automaker currently offers.

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Future Chrysler production plans reportedly leaked

Used Pickup trucks for sale, Used Diesel Pickup Trucks, Small Diesel Pickup Trucks, Chevy Pickup Trucks, Dodge Pickup Trucks, Toyota Pickup Trucks

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Pickup trucks for sale by owner

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Ford 2011 Ford Mustang V6 at the 2009 LA Auto Show - Click above for high-res image gallery The pony car wars are about one-upsmanship if nothing else. The Ford Mustang held court for years while Chevrolet and Dodge had their horses on hiatus, but times have changed. The new Camaro has been whaling on the Mustang ever since its return, beating the Ford in sales for nine months straight and offering a range engines that are at once more powerful and efficient than the Blue Oval’s aging mills.

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2011 Ford Mustang V6 rated 31 mpg highway, most efficient 300+ HP car ever

CHRYSLER AUSTRALIA has announced a number of minor changes for the 2010 Dodge Journey, which bump up safety and passenger comfort.

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2010 Dodge Journey Gets Safety And Comfort Updates

Filed under: By the Numbers Ford outsells GM, Toyota sales fall hard A number of things transpired last month to paint most of our By the Numbers table below green.

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By the Numbers - February 2010: Easy Being Green Edition

Filed under: Coupe , Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Truck , Crossover , Hatchback , Chevrolet , Chrysler , Ford , GM 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery Each year that Consumer Reports offers up its annual list of Top American Picks, it seems less and less a consolation bracket and more like a reasonable set of choices.

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Consumer Reports releases annual list of American Top Picks, Ford the big winner

Rear wings on the rear of a car used to mean something and were placed there for a purpose. They were and still are used the help stabilize a car at high speed by creating down force, thus helping the automobile stick to the road. About 20 years ago though something bad happened and things started to go south.

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Rear Wings: The Misguided Truth

Well Ladies and Gentlemen, this is it.

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The 10 Best Car Chases: 2000-2010

Filed under: Coupe , Performance , Plants/Manufacturing , Dodge 2010 Dodge Viper ACR-X - Click above for high-res image gallery Typically, when a product line is discontinued, owners of the deceased model can still acquire spare parts for their vehicles from the manufacturer. But in this case, Dodge Viper owners will apparently have an alternative venue for replacement parts

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Viper Club of America acquires spare parts from Chrysler

Filed under: Truck , Work , Chevrolet , GM , GMC , Rumormill 2010 Chevrolet Colorado - Click above for high-res image gallery The future of the small pickup truck market in the United States doesn’t look good.

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Report: GM may euthanize Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon small pickups

I’ve never really been one for sport compacts as they’re just not my thing. Last night however I had the pleasure of meeting a few buddies for dinner in lower Manhattan and as it usually happens we started talking about automobiles. If you would’ve added up our collective stables you would’ve come away with some damn fine offerings

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Fiat 500 695 Tributo: Pint Size Pasta Rocket.

Filed under: Car Buying , Chrysler , Honda , Subaru The time has come once again for Consumer Reports ‘ annual Auto Issue, which means the respected magazine will hand out an updated list of the vehicles and brands that it recommends. Included amongst the pages are CR’s so-called Automaker Report Cards, and the tippy-top and way bottom couldn’t have been easier to see coming

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Honda and Subaru top latest Consumer Reports automaker report cards

Chrysler has announced the recall of 312,00 minivans from model years 2005 and 2006. Models impacted are the Chrysler Town and Country, the Dodge Caravan and the Dodge Grand Caravan. Under the right conditions, water can enter front crash sensors, causing them to fail

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Chrysler Announces Recall Of 312,000 Minivans

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Poll: What’s the Best Modern Muscle Car?

Grab a fistful of beads, your finest Rex costume and as much malt beverage as you can pour into your trombone because it’s Mardi Gras, I guarantee. Now, Fat Tuesday has lots of time-honored traditions (the eating of King Cake on Basin St, the vomiting of King Cake on Bourbon St), including draping everything that can be draped in the traditional Mardi Gras colors: green, purple and gold. To salute this day of devotion to deviance, we’re highlighting the 3 best Mardi Gras inspired factory paintjobs.

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The 3 Best Mardi Gras-Inspired Factory Paintjobs

RideLust.com has an interesting post that list the 50 most famous cars of all-time. Here’s a few of the cars included

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50 Most Famous Cars Of All Time

Recent insurance industry crash tests have raised safety concerns about small trucks - particularly impacts from the side. The latest crash tests by the insurance industry raise safety questions about small pickups, which are drawing more interest because they get better mileage than larger trucks. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety reported Thursday that several small pickups from the 2008 model year offered dismal protection in side crashes

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Many Small Trucks Weak on Side Safety

The 2008 Dodge Challenger.

It still looks as beautiful as the old challenger but with newer shapes and engine bits.

This beast is running a throaty 6.1 ltr Hemi V8 which is pushing roughly 460bhp (standard)

There were loads of rumours as to whether this car would reach showrooms across the world or whether it would stay a concept car. But due to popular demand it has been released and you can get you hands on one from i believe march this year.

I have absolutly no idea how much this monster will cost but i think it’ll be near the same price as the new charger which was released last year.