How Do You Flood A Fuel Injected Ferrari? Ask Sandy!

In 2012, a category three Hurricane (Sandy) turned most of the east coast into a giant swimming pool causing an estimated $71 billion in damages and claimed thousands of cars in the process...but it's just water and it'll buff right out...

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GM Exec Who Called Global Warming A 'Crock Of Shit' Wants Fisker

Fiskers are efficient luxury hybrids. Former GM Exec Bob Lutz didn't like that, so he had the hybrid system ripped out, threw in a supercharged V8, and the VL Destino was born. Now, with Fisker doing poorly, VL has reportedly put in a bid to buy the company. V8 Karmas for everyone!

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A Quadcopter's-Eye View Of The Costa Concordia Shipwreck

The wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia in early 2012 resulted in 32 deaths and the destruction of the ship, resulting in a $300 million salvage operation that may be the most expensive in history. A pair of quadcopters equipped with cameras capture the sad vessel and the massive operation to remove it from the…

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Should Rental Agencies Be Required To Stop Renting Recalled Cars?

There's a bit of a kerfuffle in Washington regarding rental cars, car dealers, and recalls. Washington wants cars involved in a recall to not be rented until the recall is satisfied. Car dealers and automakers don't agree. What do you think?

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Inside the Coolest Car Collection You've Never Heard Of

I'm currently writing this from a castle in southern Sweden, where I've been invited to drive the new, "production" Volvo S60 Polestar, which will only be sold in Australia. I'll post my review of the new car later (hint: I really like it, especially compared to the lackluster "Polestar Edition" C30 I drove a while back). …

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When I was younger (and arguably less intelligent) my friends and I dabbled in a bit of ‘urban exploring’ to supplement our automotive thrills. We’d track down old abandon buildings in the post-industrial decay of metropolitan St. Louis and venture around the properties. What we never found, though, was a legitimate automotive graveyard, like this.

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