VW Jetta TDI sets Guinness World Record of 58.82 mpg

The Taylors took 20 days to cover the 9,419 miles in a counter clockwise direction, and this wasn't a hypermiling slow-as-you-can-go affair – they stayed within 5 mph of the speed limit. Their car was completely stock as it consumed just 11 tanks of ultra low sulfur diesel and traveled 853 miles per fill up.

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Electric Cars 2010 Start Line For Mass Production

GM is leading the charge with their electric plug in car Chevy Volt. Will the electric car be the solution to getting off the gasoline band wagon.

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350 Old Cars Parked On The Street In City Of 70K People

With a 1959 Triumph TR3A, Jalopnik's Down On The Street series has hit the milestone of the 350th cool old car (or truck) photographed while parked on the street in Alameda, California. Plenty of vintage, daily-driven old iron from Detroit, Europe, and Japan, dating back to the 1930s.

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10 Ford Model T Tech Specs That Matter on Its 100th Bday

When Henry Ford's revolutionary car entered production a century ago this Saturday, the Model T was full of clever design and engineering features, many of them quite ambitious for a low-priced vehicle. Here are the 10 most significant keys to the T's success.

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Bentley Motors rolls out £10,000 'Ego' laptop

Bentley Motors, manufacturer of the cars used by James Bond, announced plans to release a "luxury" laptop computer. Coming in at a whopping £10,600, only 250 of the systems, dubbed the Ego for Bentley, will be sold.

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Porsche Gets Nostalgic for the 914 and Four-Bangers

The wave of nostalgia that's brought back the Mini, the Fiat 500 and old-school muscle cars like the Chevrolet Camaro and Dodge Challenger is lapping at Porsche, which could bring back the 914 and is considering the return of four-cylinder engines.

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Official Images of Volkswagen Golf VI GTI

The first official pictures of Volkswagen’s all-new (or, sort of all-new) sixth generation Golf GTI somehow found their way into the net ahead of the car’s scheduled debut at the Paris Show.

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Used Car Loan Tips

It is really a tough deal for loans of buying a used car (second hand) comparing to other types of loan in case of purchasing a new car. But if we look forward, it will make some possibilities also. The procedure is almost same like any other car loan facilities.

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Ferarri Concept: The Enzo Motorcycle [PICS]

We know it’s every designer and engineer’s wet dream to design for Ferrari, but damn. It seems like every couple months some random engineer or designer pops up with their take on what the Modena based super car company should be building next. And it doesn’t seem to be stopping anytime soon.

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Mustang Fans Short Films to be Shown during Knight Rider

Not only has the Mustang replaced the Trans Am in the remake of Knight Rider, but enthusiasts of the pony car have been invited to write about and even produce 45 second to 5 minute films, relating to the iconic marque, that will be shown during episodes of the TV series.

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Toyota Looks to Embrace Natural - Gas Hybrid Cars

High gas prices have made natural-gas vehicles more desirable, but Honda is still the only major carmaker currently offering a CNG vehicle. While their car is only available in California and New York, Honda says they can’t keep their Civic GX in stock due to popularity, and plans to build 2,000 more for 2009. Toyota wants some of the pie.

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Dealers busted drag racing new Nissan GTRs

A pair of brand new pre-delivery GT-Rs at the Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, WI, USA on the weekend. These cars were still completely covered in interior plastics and are said to have arrived to the drag strip wearing dealer tags.

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World’s fastest production car to go electric –

September 24, 2008 Last week saw the one year anniversary of SSC’s Ulimate Aero becoming the fastest production car in the world at 256.18 mph, pushing past marks set by Koenigsegg’s CCR and Bugatti’s Veyron. It’s the first time the top speed record has stood for a whole year since McLaren’s F1 held it for seven years

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Maruti Alto LXI

Maruti Launched the new model Maruti Alto Lxi. Maruti become market leader With more than 2 lakh car sales within a year. The Maruti Alto Lxi offers some additional features like Sparkling Tail Lamps, Clear Lens Headlamps, Rotary control for ac and Stylish fabric.

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New Electric Car From Chrysler by 2010 // Pics

Watch out, Chevy Volt: Chrysler will have an electric car for sale by 2010. Lust over these pics of an all-electric Dodge sportscar, plus extended-range plug-in versions of a Jeep Wrangler and Chrysler minivan—one of which will get the go-ahead as the company’s production Volt killer.

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Top 10: All-Time Italian Cars

Like any good Italian opera, the Italian auto industry is distinguished by its passion, triumph and tragedy. The players’ performances frequently leave aficionados in tears -- often out of joy, but not always.

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Rolls-Royce expands Indian dealer network

You know the Indian economy is growing fast when Rolls-Royce opens a new car showroom in New Delhi.

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Top 10 Useless Car Gadgets

You really don’t need a lot from a car to get you around. In essence, just four f-ing wheels and a seat -- to recall Steve Martin’s rant in Planes, Trains and Automobiles. However, we’ve come to expect all the comforts of home and then some in our rides today. B

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Mitsubishi Outlander Facelift - First Spy Pictures

The facelift brought to Mitsubishi Outlander consists mainly in the changes from the front of the car, typical to the new-generation Mitsubishi cars.

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65 MPG Ford Available in November… Too Bad The Gov't is...

A 65 MPG diesel car, across the pond, reportedly can't make it over here, to the US market.

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Las Vegas Hummer Dealership Switches to SMART Cars and Vespa

Even in Las Vegas, intelligence is starting to achieve victory. But is it too late?

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9/11 Manhattan Streets [VIDEO]

On September 11th, 2001, I was a 20-year-old film student. After being awakened by a roommate to the news that America was under attack, I began charging my Hi8 camcorder. This video is a documentation of my experience that day. Along with other Manhattan residents, I wandered the streets, huddled next to car radios, and tried to sort out what...

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2010 Mustang Hood, Fender and Mirror Teaser Photo

A sportier, more-aggressive front grille and fascia lead the 2010 Mustang down the road. Slimmer headlamps that integrate the turn indicators are incorporated in a larger grille that expresses power and performance. Large twin fog lamps on the GT model further emphasize Mustang’s muscle-car DNA, which takes on a stealthy persona for the GT with dar

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Corvette ZR1 Autobahn Video (193mph)

Here is the first Corvette ZR1 in Europe (pre-production) which recently got tested on the Autobahn up to 310km/h (193mph) with little effort! After a critical fluid and tire pressure check, they fire up the 647hp Corvette ZR1 and warm the car up during their drive out of the dealership in Dusseldorf and onto the Autobahn!

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