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BMW celebrates 25 years o...

Technik may not mean a lot to you because today the subsidiary company of BMW founded in 1985 with one purpose in mind: the development and the construction of BMW concept cars. The company has changed its name since then to BMW Forschung und Technik, or Research and Technology but the people that are behind this division have rarely changed and are responsible for some of the weirdest concept cars ever made. That recent...

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BMW celebrates 25 years of Technik

Shock absorbers could sav...

they work is simple – they turn the kinetic energy of a car hitting a bump or pothole into heat which is then dissipated. Zack Anderson and Shakeel Avadhany A new invention spawned from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) while some of the students there went for a joyride on a lovely summer day. You know the kind, the day when you wake up and everything is just right for a trip down a nice road with the...

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Shock absorbers could save you 6% in fuel

Kia GT Concept ready for ...

The Kia South Korean based automaker has secretly announced its intentions of building the extraordinary GT Concept car from the scratches, with the model to head to the market in the future. The Kia GT Concept was first previewed back during the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show, and now the model is highlighted again, within a leaked report from Edmunds that got in touch with some seniors at Kia. Kia GT Concept According to...

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Kia GT Concept ready for Production Line

VW T-Cross Breeze Concept...

What’s with that cabrio-SUV from VW? It’s a concept-car, and it will probably never be produced in that form. However, it shows the preliminary design of the smallest VW SUV which will appear next year. Almost six years passed since the Nissan Juke opened the show. Until now, a lot of new players joined the Japanese in the competition, but not VW. Just now, after all this time, they came with this concept. VW keeps on...

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VW T-Cross Breeze Concept Is Small And Simple

Prev Next BMW celebr... Technik may not mean a lot to you because... Shock abso... they work is simple – they turn the kinetic... Kia GT Con... The Kia South Korean based automaker has... VW T-Cross... What’s with that cabrio-SUV from VW? It’s a...

Buying Used Luxury? Think Twice

Posted on Jul 27, 2021 in Safety | 1 comment

Buying Used Luxury? Think Twice

How much are those rings worth to you? Driving a luxury car for the price of a Honda is an appealing proposition. I’ve advocated for it on these very pages. Why would someone spend $25,000 on a new Accord orCR-V when they could have a used Audi A6 or Q7? The benefits make it seem like a no-brainer. For the same money you get more luxury, more brand panache,...

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Who says you can’t race in winter?

Posted on Jul 24, 2021 in Featured | 2 comments

Who says you can’t race in winter?

A Ford GT40 Mk I battles a Cobra Daytona Coupe. In the interest of full disclosure, I’ve been holding out on you. I’ve never discussed my collection of historically significant racing cars, nor have I revealed that I have access to my own year-round testing, development and racing facility. Jim Clark’s 1968 Lotus Type 49. The cars under my stewardship include a...

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To Love A Sienna Like No Other?

Posted on Jul 21, 2021 in Editorials | 1 comment

To Love A Sienna Like No Other?

MatadorX writes: Sajeev, I am hoping you and your readership can give me some guidance as to how far to take a vehicle overhaul: mild insanity or full on broke? The vehicle in question is a 1998 Toyota Sienna XLE. It has been in the family since grandpa (who else) bought it brand new, finally abandoning Chrysler vans after three successive transmission...

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