London’s Mayor Boris Johnson has recently revealed a brand new, open platform double decker bus for London commuters. Back in 2007, when he was running for Mayor of London as a conservative party candidate, he was backing a project known as ‘New Bus 4 London’. The new bus gets an aluminum space frame chassis...
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London gets new buses: Public ride becomes spicier with added technological flavor
Review: 2011 Nissan Juke – Some Like it Ugly
If you need a new car, the Nissan Juke might be an option. If you are into aesthetics, then the Nissan Juke is not for you. USA Today calls the Juke “mutt-ugly”, whatever that means. It is unique, but not pretty. The 2011 Nissan Juke starts at 19,710 (including $750 shipping). That...
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Man Drives From Canada to Mexico on a Single Tank of Gas
Recently, a guy named Craig Henderson drove from Canada to Mexico in a car that he designed. It is listed as a Guinness World record breaking car with 119.1 miles-per-gallon. That’s a long way to drive on a gallon of gas. A normal car these days that’s considered to get great gas mileage gets...
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Ferrari Recalling 458 Italia Models Due to Them Lighting on Fire
The Ferrari 458 Italia is now the latest addition to the relatively long list of the vehicles that have been recently recalled. Ferrari showed that recalls don’t just effect the lower brands, they can also happen with high end cars, with its recall of its new 458 Italia model. The vehicle is being recalled...
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Tire Pressure Monitoring System Symbol Baffles One out of Three Drivers
Do you recognize this symbol? Have you seen it light up on the instrument panel of your car? It looks like a U-shaped pictograph with treads and an exclamation point in the middle. Can you guess what it means now that you have had it described? If your guess was a low tire-pressure warning,...
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The Boss is Back – Ford Gives the Green Light for the Return of the Legendary Mustang Boss 302
Only once before, in 1968, did Ford management approve a special Mustang – a car that sacrificed nothing in its quest to be the best all-around road-going performance machine/beast created by the Ford Motor Company. That car became the 1969 Mustang Boss 302. It has since remained one of the world’s most sought-after examples...
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Honda Announces Recall for the Accord, Civic and Element Vehicles
Honda has announced that it will recall approximately 197,000 Accord and 117,000 Civic vehicles from the 2003 model year and roughly 69,000 Element vehicles from the 2003 and 2004 model years in the U.S. The vehicles are being recalled in order to prevent a malfunction of the ignition interlock feature. The problem was discovered...
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The New BMW Electric Car Design Rocks!
Nobody in their right mind can doubt that the Germans know a thing or two about designing and making cars, and from what I saw adorning the pages of the New York Times, BMW’s electric car design kicks butt. Yes, I know it was only a design, but given the Germans pedigree in making...
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BP Oil Spill, Barack Obama Confronts BP Chairman Tony Hayward and Renewable Energy
“The oil spill is not the last crisis America will face. This nation has known hard times before and we will surely know them again. What sees us through -– what has always seen us through –- is our strength, our resilience, and our unyielding faith that something better awaits us if we summon...
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How Fast Am I Going? Speed Box: an iPad App Review
Do you like to drive fast? Do you have trouble keeping your car at the speed limit? Well, I’ll introduce you to an app that will tell you how fast you are going and, it will tell you when you are going to fast. Speed Box utilizes the iPhone and/or the iPad 3G’s built...
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