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0Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 5 [w/video] 1266598680
A TRACK DAY WITH SNOWBANKS This week we're taking a bit of a break from the on-ice action that we've been covering so far this season, trading wheel-to-wheel antics for something more controlled. Way up north in the wilds of Quebec there's a facility called Mecaglisse that runs driving schools ...
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Review: 2010 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT is a mouthful, not a handful 1266253020
2010 Acura TL SH-AWD 6MT - Click above for high-res image galleryWhen the redesigned Acura TL debuted in late 2008, it represented a substantial transformation over previous iterations. The third-generation model retained the transverse V6 of its two predecessors, but for the first time included ... -
Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 4 [w/video] 1265994060
THE SEASON SLIDES ON
If you've been following along, you got your first ever taste of wheel-to-wheel action on ice last week – and in that first event things didn't go so well. We delivered a mediocre performance and, sadly, saw others deliver some damaged bodywork. Things would improve, ... -
Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 3 [w/video] 1265389080
HITTING THE ICE The time has come to do it for real. We've walked you through the various classes offered by the club we'll be racing with, and we've shown you what it's like to drive at speed on the ice, so there's nothing left but to do it in anger. In this installment of An Introduction to ...
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Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 2 1264795080
THE WHAT AND THE HOW It's time to delve a little further into the crazy, sideways world of ice racing – where grip is at a premium but the grins come cheap. In last week's first article in the series we gave you a little bit of information about the sport in general, or rather sports, and ...
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Introduction to Ice Racing: Part 1 1264190160
"You race on what now?" This is the typical response given when the topic of ice racing comes up. People can't seem to get their head around the idea that you, a sane human being with as strong a survival instinct as the next guy/gal, would drive a car out onto a frozen lake at speeds upwards of ... -
Tata Nano makes North American debut in Detroit, but its future here remains uncertain 1263603540
Tata Nano – Click above for high-res image galleryThe Tata Nano has power windows for the driver and front passenger. Anyone sitting in the rear seats, though, will have to make do with manual controls. Of all the things we learned about the world's cheapest car during its official North ... -
Video: We take Kia and Microsoft's Uvo for a test drive at CES 1262894280
Kia's UVO system hands-on – Click above to watch video after the jumpTucked in between Google's hot new smartphone and a variety of other computer peripheral equipment at this year's CES show is a crossover. Not the jacked-up, tricked-out, neon-dragging customized type that we typically ... -
MyFord Touch and SYNC App Ecosystem hands-on [w/video] 1262885400
Hands on with MyFord Touch and SYNC App Ecosystem – Click above for high-res image galleryYou've read the PR, seen the press shots and probably snickered a little at the quote from Ford's Derrick Kuzak indicating that his company's latest tech "will cause people to fall in love with their ... -
Charting the Top 10 Best-Selling Cars and Trucks of 2009 1262030280
Top 10 Best-Selling Vehicles of 2009 – Click above to view the listThe most tumultuous year in the history of the auto industry draws to a close this week with two-of-three U.S.-based automakers having gone through bankruptcy, all all three have been battered by a down market. Through the ...
