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#carcrashes
Tiger Woods "Seriously Injured" In Car Crash Near Florida Home
Golfer Tiger Woods was "seriously injured" in a car crash after hitting a fire hydrant and a tree in Florida early Friday morning at 2:25 AM. The crash, at low speed, did not deploy the airbags of his Cadillac Escalade.
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#cardomainblog
Racer Boy: Demolition Derby
So you want to get into motorsports, but the only thing in your driveway is grandma’s 1976 Buick stationwagon. You’re in luck. Knock the windows out of that bitch (the stationwagon, not your grandma) and head to the demolition derby. [CarDomain Blog] -
#greencarcongress
Mazda Demios To Be Base Architecture for Electric Vehicle Test Project
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#announcements
Happy Thanksgiving, Enjoy Your Engine Hoist Turkey Deep Fry!
In addition to these ten cars and five of these ten deals, we're also thankful we're not working today. In the meantime, here's Bumbeck's guide to deep-frying your turkey using an engine hoist for the dippin'. Enjoy and be safe!
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#adwatch
Mercedes E-Class Coupe: "Superfect?" Really?
The Mercedes E-Class Coupe's quite nice, yes, but so nice as to be perfect — or so perfect as to be deserved of a new word to describe its perfectness? Not so much. [FuckYeahAds] More » -
#travelopnik
Worst Travel Day Of The Year More Worst By 1.4%
Happy Thanksgiving Eve! Unless, of course, you happen to be flying, driving, watching the news or talking to anyone. Because then you'll know today's the worst travel day of the year — 1.4% more worst than last. More statistics below. More » -
#toyotarecall
Toyota To Fix Gas Pedals So Floor Mats Won't Cause Fiery Death
Toyota's announced this morning they will eschew replacement for reshaping of accelerator pedals and/or floor surface on Toyota or Lexus vehicles involved in the "floor mat fiery death" non-recall safety advisory. In the meantime, here's how to avoid fiery death. More » -
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#toyotarecall
Toyota Recalls 110,000 Tundra Pickups For Frame Corrosion
Toyota, bowing to owner reports, issued a safety recall today on 110,000 2000-2003 Tundras sold in 20 cold-weather states and DC to fix frame rust problems that could cause fiery deaththe spare tire to fall off the truck. More » -
#planelopnik
81-Year-Old Builds Replica World War II Fighter, Flies Cross-Country
Jim O'Hara, a retired college professor, learned to fly 21 years ago. Six years later, he began construction of a two-thirds-scale P-38. He's now 81 years old and he and his wife made its maiden cross-country trip three weeks ago. More » -
#topgear
Top Gear Season 14, Episode 2: YouTube Open Thread
The boys have an epic head-to-head between the Audi R8 V10 and the Corvette ZR1. So if you don't feel like waiting for Bitorrent to finish, get your Top Gear fix right now... as long as the YouTube clips last. More » -
#laautoshow
Cadillac CTS Coupe: The Cadillac Of Coupes
This is the 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe, the first production coupé (Cadillac XLR's a coupé convertible) from GM's luxury brand since the 1993 Cadillac Eldorado. Luckily, the CTS Coupe is a helluva lot hotter. Better news? The CTS-V Coupe's coming! More » -
#carpocalypse
Obama Goes "Boom-Boom Pow" On South Korean-U.S. Auto Trade Agreements
President Obama asked South Korea yesterday to renegotiate auto trade clauses in the South Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement due to vast differences in scale of auto exports between the two countries. More » -
#engineporn
Jalopnik fan-site Hooniverse eschews the present for ten crazy engines y'all can't buy. [Hooniverse]
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#wiredautopia
Welcome to Iowa. Please Plug In Your Car.
California is the birthplace of the coming EV invasion, but a tiny town in Iowa wants to be the birthplace of a “Pony Express” of charging stations that will keep those cars going. [Wired: Autopia] -
#newcars
Chevy Volt "Chirps," Warns Pedestrians Of Impending Silent Vehicular Manslaughter
The Chevy Volt runs virtually silent in all-electric mode. To combat the potential electric car "silent killer" threat, GM's built in a "chirp" feature for drivers to announce and warn pedestrians when they drive by. More »
