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  • Another Trip to Cape Cod

    Yesterday I once again took the Evolution into the wilds of Interstate 95 and headed up to Cape Cod.  This time it was a seventeen hour trip complete with two hours of clutch endurance testing to cross the George Washington… Continue reading

  • Wild Prius

    Sweden, known for its modern furniture and cars that can make the most inept mechanic fabulously rich has taken the latest tree hugger’s delight and turned it into a rice rocket.  http://blog.wired.com:80/cars/2008/08/the-worlds-most.html Thanks Noel. Continue reading

  • What If?

    What if you took a Ford Cougar (sold as a Mercury in the US), a WRC car and an F1 car and took them all to the same road course?  What if you gave the street car a HUGE head… Continue reading

  • Movie Cars – When I get Too Much Money

    If I woke up one morning and found I had too much money I think I would put together a collection of movie cars.  This collection would be cars that I saw in the movies that really impressed me both… Continue reading

  • More to the Legacy Spec B

    Last weekend we brought in the Subaru Legacy Spec B into the shop for a suspension update.  As you may recall from our previous entries, our adventures with this car started with swapping out the stock rear anti-roll bar with… Continue reading

  • From the People Who Brought You Teen Angst

    There have been over 620 entries from kids ages 16 to 21.  These are safety videos and the top ten are now open to your vote.  So check out the videos for yourself and take a look at what these young… Continue reading

  • Prius – No Free Lunch

    And you should read this article on the environmental cost of the Prius. Continue reading

  • Toyota Prius vs. BMW M3

    The guys at Top Gear decided to see just which car was more economical.  So the task was to drive the Prius for ten laps around their track as fast as it would go and follow behind in an M3. … Continue reading

  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Miles Per Gallon – Have We Got It Wrong?

     Carbon Footprint There is a drive now, from many sources, to have the US achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.  This is a laudable goal that, on the face of it, seems to be achievable. We… Continue reading

  • What This Country Needs… (No, I’m not dead)

    Back in November of 2006 I wrote an entry on what I thought this country needed was a good mini-pickup truck that had a diesel engine.  I also wrote to Ralph Gilles of Chrysler Corporation with the same idea.  He… Continue reading