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SHIFT! Next camaro will shed about 200 pounds:April 6, 2015 The realization that less vehicle weight makes the engine work less and burn less fuel is gaining traction with automakers.…
SHIFT! Brit subsidies push two-wheeled transportation to blunt congestion:April 6, 2015 Electric motorcycles and scooters now qualify for government subsidies in England, the Office for Low Emission Vehicles has announced. The…
SLEUTH Mini’s cool Superleggera looks to be a go:March 30, 2015 The Trenchcoated one was disappointed to hear that BMW’s Mini brand was canceling its two-seat Cooper Coupe and Roadster after…
TOP GEAR Remove the strainMarch 30, 2015 Getting rid of nasty auto-related spills caused by motor oil, diesel fuel and brake, hydraulic, transmission and power steering fluids,…
SHIFT! Fuel-cell vehicle production primed to grow:March 30, 2015 Just months after the Mirai hydrogen car’s debut, Toyota says it will more than triple production of the ultra high-tech…
TOP GEAR Rolling into the pastMarch 23, 2015 The look and value of your North American classic or muscle car can be ruined with a set of cheap…
SHIFT! Glow-in-dark car rides on a luminescent road:March 23, 2015 Looking much like something from the sci-fi movie Tron, Nissan recently drove its first glow-in-the-dark electric Leaf sedan on the…
SLEUTH Could the Sway become the next Nissan Sentra or Versa Note?March 16, 2015 That’s what The Sleuth is thinking now that he has had a good look at Nissan’s too-cool concept hatchback that…
SHIFT! Tesla takes action on “range anxiety”March 16, 2015 The company’s Model S has it all over other plug-in electric cars with its relative freedom from “range anxiety,” at…
TOP GEAR Car wars revisitedMarch 16, 2015 Racer-turned-car-builder Carroll Shelby constructed his Cobra sports cars for fast fun on and off the track. His battles with Ferrari,…