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Shelby sets out to build Ultimate Aero EV, the world's fastest electric car

Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 3:11 PM EDT (Engadget)

Who needs to be "green" when you can go really, really fast? Well, Shelby Supercars figures it can have it both ways, with an all-electric version of the Ultimate Aero, the Ultimate Aero EV.

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Brand logos when they were babies

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 7:25 AM EDT (Jalopnik)

Seeded by harshpaul

We know where brand logos come from and what they mean, but what did they look like when they were babies? Thanks to Brazilian ad agency Dentsu working for Minichamps, a die-cast scale model company, we now know what the toddler versions of logos from Lamborghini, Ferrari, Masera …

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Car Climbing A Slope With Engines Off?

Seeded on Sat May 10, 2008 1:33 AM EDT (Metacafe)

Seeded by harshpaul (Clipped by harshpaul)

A video of a car that is 'apparently' going uphill; with its engine off.

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Honda warns drivers of crime hotspots via satnav

Seeded on Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:38 PM EDT (Motor Authority)

Seeded by harshpaul

Starting this week, Japanese drivers using Honda's on-board navigation system will receive new alerts advising them when they drive near crime-ridden areas.

technology, satellite-navigation, honda, cars

Bugatti Veyron to make video game debut in Need For Speed: Pro Street

Seeded on Mon Apr 7, 2008 3:01 PM EDT (Tech AU)

Seeded by harshpaul

If you own Need For Speed: Pro Street, then your in luck. EA have announced there is brand new downloadable content coming for the game. Featuring 2 new tracks and 16, count them 16 new cars. The biggest of them all, for the first time in a video game.. the Bugatti Veyron!

technology, bugatti, veyron, bugatti-veyron, gaming, need-for-speed, need-for-speed-pro-street

Tata buys Jaguar and Land Rover

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:20 AM EDT (Guardian Unlimited)

Seeded by harshpaul

It is understood that a deal between Tata and Ford over the sale of two of the best known names in British car making was concluded last night after months of painstaking negotiations.

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NYPD Adds Dodge Muscle Car to Its Fleet

Thu Feb 9, 2006 8:19 PM EST

By Tom Hays, Associated Press Writer (Clipped by Car tuner)

The New York Police Department is adding some muscle to its car fleet: the 2006 Dodge Charger, whose 1969 model is best remembered for outrunning a hapless sheriff in "The Dukes of Hazzard."

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