Jacob Joseph
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Top Gear
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16 hours ago | Comments:
Motoring TV: International Top Gear
The original Top Gear is a huge global sensation, but when other countries tried their own versions of the show, they mainly failed.
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Motoring TV
Top Gear USA
Top Gear
Videos
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Drag Race
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May 16, 2013 | Comments:
Motoring TV: Pinks
It may be illegal to do in 40 US states, but drag racing for a car's "pink slip" is the ultimate goal in this TV series.
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Motoring TV
Videos
Drag Race
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Celebrities
143
May 15, 2013 | Comments:
Motoring TV: Top Gear
There's no question that the global popularity of Top Gear has managed to influence an entire generation of car buyers.
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Classic Cars
Celebrities
Videos
Motoring TV
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Classic Cars
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May 14, 2013 | Comments:
Motoring TV: Car Talk
Yes, we know it's on the radio and not TV, but Car Talk at its peak had a weekly audience of 3.3 million listeners.
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Motoring TV
Classic Cars
Videos
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Celebrities
42
May 13, 2013 | Comments:
Motoring TV: Fifth Gear
It's not as funny or outlandish as Top Gear, but Fifth Gear has managed to carve out more of a consumer advice niche for itself.
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Motoring TV
Videos
Celebrities
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Classic Cars
134
May 12, 2013 | Comments:
Motoring TV: Old Top Gear
In no way did it resemble the current format and style, the original Top Gear did prove that people were interested in learning more about cars on TV.
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Motoring TV
Classic Cars
Top Gear
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Green
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May 09, 2013 | Comments:
Dead-End Technologies: GM EV1
The EV1 certainly had its flaws, but it did help to pave the way for modern hybrids - and EVs that actually work much better.
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Dead-End Technologies
EV
Green
GM
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Classic Cars
74
May 08, 2013 | Comments:
Dead-End Technologies: Cadillac Fleetwood V8-...
Although the effort was made, the computing technology needed for cylinder deactivation simply didn't exist when Cadillac first tried it in the early Eighties.
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Dead-End Technologies
Classic Cars
Technology
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Classic Cars
49
May 07, 2013 | Comments:
Dead-End Technologies: Stout Scarab
The Stout Scarab was completely dead for many years before any other automaker would reexamine its many advances, but such is sometimes the fate of a truly revolutionary design.
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Dead-End Technologies
Classic Cars
Stout
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Cadillac
54
May 06, 2013 | Comments:
Dead-End Technologies: Cadillac DeVille
The Cadillac DeVille nameplate was already old and tired by 2000 and adding night vision didn't do much to help boost sales.
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Dead-End Technologies
Classic Cars
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Amphicar
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May 05, 2013 | Comments:
Dead-End Technologies: Amphicar
Although its technology first came about during World War II, the Amphicar drove poorly on both pavement and water.
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Dead-End Technologies
Amphicar
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Ford
68
May 03, 2013 | Comments:
Depreciation Kings: Ford Taurus
The Ford Taurus had a great start in life but due to fleet sales and poor redesigns, the mid-size sedan eventually lost its appeal.
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Depreciation Kings
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Saab
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May 02, 2013 | Comments:
Depreciation Kings: Saab 9-3
It may have been beloved by Saab fans, but the 9-3 ended up sharing too many components from the GM parts bin.
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Depreciation Kings
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Mercedes-Benz
110
May 01, 2013 | Comments:
Depreciation Kings: Mercedes CL55 AMG
It may have been ridiculously expensive when new, but the CL55 AMG is now worth hardly a fraction of that amount.
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Depreciation Kings
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Jaguar
64
Apr 30, 2013 | Comments:
Depreciation Kings: Jaguar S-Type
The S-Type was a clear-cut example of how retro styling, while trendy at first, looks seriously dated after just a few short years.
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Depreciation Kings
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Cadillac
115
Apr 29, 2013 | Comments:
Depreciation Kings: Cadillac Escalade
Although it launched at the height of the SUV craze in the late Nineties, the Escalade is now a slow seller in both the new and used markets.
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Depreciation Kings
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Land Rover
137
Apr 28, 2013 | Comments:
Depreciation Kings: Range Rover
Although it's a luxury SUV today, the Range Rover didn't start off that way and was plagued by quality control issues.
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Classic Cars
Depreciation Kings
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Morgan
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Apr 26, 2013 | Comments:
Three-Wheeled Cars: Morgan 3 Wheeler
Sure it may be retro, but today's new Morgan 3 Wheeler combines the best of the original with a modern and powerful motorcycle engine.
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Three Wheeled Cars
Classic Cars
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Classic Cars
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Apr 25, 2013 | Comments:
Three-Wheeled Cars: Mazda K360
For an automaker as young as Mazda was at the time, the K360 was a huge success which helped to establish the way forward for the company.
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Three Wheeled Cars
Classic Cars
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Classic Cars
30
Apr 24, 2013 | Comments:
Three-Wheeled Cars: Messerschmitt KR175
The Messerschmitt KR175 was certainly strange-looking, but it was good enough for many Europeans.
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Classic Cars
Three Wheeled Cars
Messerschmitt
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Campagna
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Apr 23, 2013 | Comments:
Three-Wheeled Cars: Campagna T-Rex
The T-Rex is one of the few examples of a three-wheeled car that isn’t a horrible little economy car, and for that we are all quite thankful.
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Three Wheeled Cars
Campagna
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Classic Cars
49
Apr 22, 2013 | Comments:
Three-Wheeled Cars: Peel P50
It only weighed around 130 lbs. and had just 4.2 horsepower, but the Peel P50 has become a surprisingly valuable collector's item.
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Three Wheeled Cars
Classic Cars
Peel
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Classic Cars
60
Apr 21, 2013 | Comments:
Three-Wheeled Cars: Reliant Robin
Three-wheeled cars are likely to be around for some time still, but it is unlikely that there will ever be another model as popular as the Reliant Robin.
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Reliant
Classic Cars
Three Wheeled Cars
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DeLorean
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Apr 19, 2013 | Comments:
Expensive Failures: DeLorean DMC-12
The best known failed car of all, the DeLorean DMC-12 did at least achieve fame - just not success.
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DeLorean
Expensive Failures
Classic Cars
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Classic Cars
40
Apr 18, 2013 | Comments:
Expensive Failures: Iso Grifo
A good idea on paper, the Grifo was a bit too obscure for its price.
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Iso Rivolta
Expensive Failures
Classic Cars
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Bugatti
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Apr 17, 2013 | Comments:
Expensive Failures: Bugatti EB110
Impressive as it was, the EB110 was done in by poor planning and bad timing.
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Expensive Failures
Supercars
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Rolls-Royce
70
Apr 16, 2013 | Comments:
Expensive Failures: Rolls-Royce Camargue
If you're going to build the most expensive car in the world, it should at least be pretty.
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Expensive Failures
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Supercars
120
Apr 15, 2013 | Comments:
Expensive Failures: Cizeta V16T
A supremely exotic car which just happened to debut at a colossally bad time.
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Expensive Failures
Supercars
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Classic Cars
67
Apr 14, 2013 | Comments:
Expensive Failures: Aston Martin Lagonda
A car can be weird-looking, expensive or unreliable and still sell, but it probably shouldn’t be all three.
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Expensive Failures
Lagonda
Classic Cars
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Classic Cars
100
Apr 12, 2013 | Comments:
Defunct Euro Carmakers: TVR
For a time, sheer lunacy was enough for TVR to sell cars. But it wouldn’t last forever.
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Defunct Euro Carmakers
Classic Cars
TVR