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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[NYC chef busted for hoarding gas after restaurant fire injures 3]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/14/nyc-chef-busted-for-hoarding-gas-after-restaurant-fire-injures-3/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/14/nyc-chef-busted-for-hoarding-gas-after-restaurant-fire-injures-3/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/14/nyc-chef-busted-for-hoarding-gas-after-restaurant-fire-injures-3/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a></p><a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/chef-busted-hoarding-gas-sparked-fire-manhattan-restaurant-article-1.1200160"><img alt="Eno Asian Bistro &amp; Lounge in Manhattan - Entrance"  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/11/eno-asian-bistro.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 407px; " /></a><br />
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After the flooding and power outages, one of the biggest impacts <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/superstorm%20sandy/">Superstorm Sandy</a> has had in the Northeast remains a rash of gasoline shortages. To get around the problem, Fei Teng, a 42-year-old sushi chef at a Manhattan restaurant called 1066 ENO, was reportedly hoarding gas in the restaurant's basement using soy sauce buckets. How do we know this? According to the <em>New York Daily News</em>, another restaurant employee accidently spilled most of the fuel onto the floor, which subsequently somehow ignited.<br />
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Three employees were injured during the resultant blaze, with a chef receiving first- and second-degree burns to his body and face, while a busboy and waitress received more serious second- and third-degree burns on their legs. The report is from Saturday, which indicated that the employees were still in the hospital and that the restaurant was still closed. There was no word as to whether Teng will face any charges, but this bizarre disaster is further proof that you should only use properly labeled gas cans for storage - and keep them in well-ventilated areas.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/14/nyc-chef-busted-for-hoarding-gas-after-restaurant-fire-injures-3/">NYC chef busted for hoarding gas after restaurant fire injures 3</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/14/nyc-chef-busted-for-hoarding-gas-after-restaurant-fire-injures-3/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20377337/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/14/nyc-chef-busted-for-hoarding-gas-after-restaurant-fire-injures-3/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>1066 eno</category><category>eno</category><category>eno asian bistro</category><category>gas</category><category>gas shortage</category><category>gasoline hoarding</category><category>gasoline shortage</category><category>hurricane sandy</category><category>manhattan</category><category>sandy</category><category>superstorm sandy</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jeffrey N. Ross]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[New Yorkers want parking ban to curb... sex in cars?]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/new-yorkers-want-parking-ban-to-curb-sex-in-cars/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/new-yorkers-want-parking-ban-to-curb-sex-in-cars/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/new-yorkers-want-parking-ban-to-curb-sex-in-cars/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a></p><a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/frisky_business_QmhR1fi8GPm6wgJLN04ElI"><img class="right border" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/04/carmasutra.jpg" style="margin: 4px; width: 250px; height: 220px; float: right;" /></a>To some residents of Midtown Manhattan, sex is a problem. Specifically, <a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/frisky_business_QmhR1fi8GPm6wgJLN04ElI">sex in cars</a> is a problem and they've asked the Community Board to ban weekend parking on their streets.<br />
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The board granted the request, citing chronic drug use, double parking and rampant sex. Unfortunately, the board has no power to enforce the ban and is awaiting a review by the Department of Transportation. If passed, the NYPD will presumably get involved and start asking frisky fornicators to get a room.<br />
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Half the problem could take care of itself soon. Patrons of two nightclubs in the area are being blamed for the illegal displays of public affection, medication and parkification: The Parlour Midtown and Rebel NYC. The Parlour's liquor license is is under review due to "several violations."<br />
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And, by the way, if you're wondering how to properly do the backseat mamba, check out <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/01/24/carma-sutra-learn-to-love-in-your-lamborghini/">Carma Sutra</a> (kinda NSFW) for some helpful tips. Just stay out of Midtown.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/new-yorkers-want-parking-ban-to-curb-sex-in-cars/">New Yorkers want parking ban to curb... sex in cars?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/new-yorkers-want-parking-ban-to-curb-sex-in-cars/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20223735/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/04/26/new-yorkers-want-parking-ban-to-curb-sex-in-cars/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>manhattan</category><category>midtown manhattan</category><category>parking</category><category>Rebel NYC</category><category>sex in cars</category><category>The parlour midtown</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Tutor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 08:59:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Porsche Design opens new flagship store in SoHo]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/porsche/" rel="tag">Porsche</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/design-style/" rel="tag">Design/Style</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/porsche-design-soho/"><img alt="Porsche Design SoHo" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2012/01/webpd-soho.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 378px;" /></a><br />
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Take a flight overseas and you may happen upon a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/porsche+design">Porsche Design</a> store in an airport somewhere. That's because, while the automaker's product-design division has dozens of locations around the world, few of them are in the United States for a brand that is typically European in its focus. But all that's changing with the company's new flagship store.<br />
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Rather than locating itself in a traditional European capital or a mall in some emerging market in Asia, the new Porsche Design mega-store is based right here in these United States. The new SoHo location, on West Broadway in Manhattan, New York, encompasses some 250 square meters of retail space. That includes displays for the brand's fashion lines, as well as its other products (ranging from luggage and pens to watches and phones) and a dedicated 50-square-meter VIP area for big spenders.<br />
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If you're planning a trip to New York, be prepared to spend all your savings on designer Blackberries and driving gloves. But if you're not heading to the Big Apple in the near future, you can still check out the press release <a href="/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/#continued">after the jump</a> and the array of high-resolution images in the gallery above.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Porsche Design opens new flagship store in SoHo</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/">Porsche Design opens new flagship store in SoHo</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20154069/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/01/23/porsche-design-opens-new-flagship-store-in-soho/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>manhattan</category><category>new york</category><category>porsche</category><category>porsche design</category><category>porsche design soho</category><category>porsche design store</category><category>soho</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[F1 may be coming to New York, but not NASCAR]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/31/f1-may-be-coming-to-new-york-but-not-nascar/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/31/f1-may-be-coming-to-new-york-but-not-nascar/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/31/f1-may-be-coming-to-new-york-but-not-nascar/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/" rel="tag">Motorsports</a></p><a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/drivers-seat/2011/10/25/nascar-boss-stock-cars-not-coming-to-new-york-city-yet/?mod=WSJBlog"><img alt="Red Bull pit stop demo in Times Square" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/10/gyi0057648922.jpg" style="margin-top: 4px; margin-bottom: 4px; width: 628px; height: 428px;" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/nascar">NASCAR</a> and New York may strike you as diametrically opposite pillars of modern America. But if <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/f1">Formula One</a> can race in Texas, surely NASCAR can race in New York, right?<br />
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F1 has recently announced two new races in the United States: the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/united+states+grand+prix">U.S. Grand Prix</a> slated to race in Austin, Texas, for the first time next year, and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/grand+prix+of+america">Grand Prix of America</a> that will follow a year later in West New York and Weehawken, New Jersey. In other words, F1 racing is coming to two very different parts of the country. So surely NASCAR can as well.<br />
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The stock car racing series is already big in the South, but while series organizers have in the past sought a location closer to New York to mount a race, that probably won't be happening any time soon. According to <em>The Wall Street Journal</em>, organizers feel they're already reaching their target audience through the races they have in place, and that expansion into new markets wouldn't be prudent given the lagging economy.<br />
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So if you're a NASCAR fan stuck far away from the racing action in the Big Apple, it looks like you'll still have to make the trek upstate to Watkins Glen or out to New Hampshire.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/31/f1-may-be-coming-to-new-york-but-not-nascar/">F1 may be coming to New York, but not NASCAR</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:31:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/31/f1-may-be-coming-to-new-york-but-not-nascar/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20094457/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/10/31/f1-may-be-coming-to-new-york-but-not-nascar/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>manhattan</category><category>nascar</category><category>nascar new york</category><category>new york</category><category>new york city</category><category>stock car racing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 17:31:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Crushed NYC fire truck lowered into Ground Zero memorial]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/trucks/" rel="tag">Truck</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/videos/" rel="tag">Videos</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/police-emergency/" rel="tag">Police/Emergency</a></p><a href="/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/#continued"><img alt="Ground Zero fire truck" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/07/groundzero-firetruck.jpg" style="border-style: solid; border-width: 0px; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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Next year, an underground museum commemorating the attacks on 9/11 will open on the site that once held the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. And it just got one of its first exhibitions.<br />
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A crushed 30-ton fire truck, draped in a white covering and American flags, was lowered by crane down into the site yesterday. The truck carried eleven firefighters to Ground Zero, all of whom died trying to save victims of the monumental terrorist attack. It's a fitting memorial to those who gave their lives to save others, and you can <a href="/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/#continued">follow the jump</a> to watch the brief clip from CBS News.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Crushed NYC fire truck lowered into Ground Zero memorial</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/">Crushed NYC fire truck lowered into Ground Zero memorial</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19996912/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/21/crushed-nyc-fire-truck-lowered-into-ground-zero-memorial/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>9-11</category><category>911</category><category>fire truck</category><category>ground zero</category><category>manhattan</category><category>memorial</category><category>new york</category><category>new york city</category><category>nyfd</category><category>sept 11</category><category>september 11</category><category>twin towers</category><category>video</category><category>world trade center</category><category>wtc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 13:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[NY legislature green lights plan to let pedestrians hail livery cabs from street]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/01/ny-legislature-green-lights-plan-to-let-pedestrians-hail-livery/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/01/ny-legislature-green-lights-plan-to-let-pedestrians-hail-livery/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/01/ny-legislature-green-lights-plan-to-let-pedestrians-hail-livery/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a></p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/bloomberg-plan-to-expand-reach-of-livery-cabs-passes-in-albany.html?_r=2&amp;em"><img alt="protesting cab drivers"  src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/06/nyc-livery-cab.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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It took more than a couple of legal strategems, but New York City's mayor <a href="http://autoblog.com/tag/michael bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg </a>has outwitted the city's powerful yellow taxi lobby. The State Legislature passed a bill making it legal for New Yorkers to hail livery cabs from the street. What's a livery cab? It's a private taxi, unmarked, often a Town Car, usually found in areas in and outside of Manhattan that aren't well served by yellow taxis. They don't run on meters, either; a fare is agreed upon between the rider and driver.<br />
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It is illegal for livery cabs to pick up 'street hails,' as they're called, and the yellow taxi industry wants to keep it that way. Blooomberg has been trying to get that changed, and did so by circumventing the City Council, which has usually supported the taxi industry. Assuming governor Cuomo signs the bill into law and it sticks, livery cabs would need to buy medallions and be fitted with roof signs, fare meters and GPS trackers, and be painted in specific colors to denote their role. And there are still places, like Midtown and the Financial District, where they would be forbidden from picking up fares.<br />
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Livery-cab trips would also come with a $0.50-cent surcharge, the money going to support mass transit. But neither that nor the possibility of more taxi service for more NYC residents has kept the yellow taxi industry from howling, with a representative saying it "will stop at nothing" to protect its interests.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/01/ny-legislature-green-lights-plan-to-let-pedestrians-hail-livery/">NY legislature green lights plan to let pedestrians hail livery cabs from street</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:20:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/01/ny-legislature-green-lights-plan-to-let-pedestrians-hail-livery/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19978538/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/07/01/ny-legislature-green-lights-plan-to-let-pedestrians-hail-livery/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>livery cabs</category><category>manhattan</category><category>michael bloomberg</category><category>new york</category><category>new york city</category><category>new york city taxi cabs</category><category>nyc</category><category>taxi</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jul 2011 08:20:00 EST</pubDate>
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You might honestly think that the speed limit in Manhattan is "whatever you can crank it up to between red lights." That's wrong, and the New York City Department of Transportation wants you to know that it's 30 mph. <br />
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More than that, however, the NYC DOT wants you to know <em>why </em> it's 30 mph, and has <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/about/knowthespeedlimit.shtml">put a series of amusing ads into rotation</a> to deliver the message that a pedestrian hit at that speed has an 80 percent chance of survival, versus the 70 percent chance of dying a human clobbered at 40 mph faces. The commercials start with an unlikely character expounding on a subject you wouldn't expect before the speed limit question is posed by the omniscient voiceover. Check out the humorous PSA spots for yourself <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/29/video-manhattans-speed-limit-do-you-know-it/#continued">after the jump</a>. <br />
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[Source: <a href="http://adage.com/adages/post?article_id=147177">Advertising Age</a>]</div><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/29/video-manhattans-speed-limit-do-you-know-it/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: Manhattan's speed limit - Do you know it?</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/29/video-manhattans-speed-limit-do-you-know-it/">Video: Manhattan's speed limit - Do you know it?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://adage.com/adages/post?article_id=147177>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/29/video-manhattans-speed-limit-do-you-know-it/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19735798/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/11/29/video-manhattans-speed-limit-do-you-know-it/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>DOT</category><category>manhattan</category><category>manhattan drivers</category><category>manhattan speed limit</category><category>new york city</category><category>new york city department of transportation</category><category>new york city dot</category><category>new york city speed limit</category><category>new york drivers</category><category>nyc dot</category><category>NYT</category><category>NYT DOT</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Roth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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Citing "three people who know about the discussions," <em>BusinessWeek</em> reports that <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/general+motors">General Motors</a> is ruminating whether or not to build a high-zoot showroom in Manhattan to gain favor among "high-fashion New Yorkers, tourists and high-rolling investors." The stated aim would be to raise awareness and cachet of the company's four brands as the IPO machine moves to the next gear. And who knows, it might also increase the 9.6% market share that The General commands in the NY metro area.<br />
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The possible perception of such a move is said to give GM pause - if <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/10/gallaragas-53k-corvette-worth-9m-to-gm/">one Corvette</a> can get the wolves a-howling, how much much more so a big-money show-off space in a big-money city? With an IPO planned by Q1 of 2011, GM could hardly get any bump from a Manhattan location even if it opened tomorrow. Hence, a more important consideration might be whether GM is ready to spend the long-term time and money to make such a showroom pay off, should it decide to build one. That would most certainly take years of New York minutes and Manhattan rents, and until GM was fully private again it would certainly take a beating on it.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2010/06/gm_mulls_a_new_york_showroom_to_woo_wall_street.html">BusinessWeek</a> via <a href="http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f12/gm-mulls-flagship-new-york-showroom-ny-market-share-falls-below-10-a-93198/">GM Inside News</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/gm-considering-flagship-dealer-in-mahattan-to/">Rumormill: GM considering flagship dealer in Mahattan to bolster IPO cause</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:22:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.businessweek.com/autos/autobeat/archives/2010/06/gm_mulls_a_new_york_showroom_to_woo_wall_street.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/gm-considering-flagship-dealer-in-mahattan-to/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19535801/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/02/gm-considering-flagship-dealer-in-mahattan-to/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>general motors</category><category>GeneralMotors</category><category>gm dealerships</category><category>GmDealerships</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new york city</category><category>NewYorkCity</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:22:00 EST</pubDate>
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While the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/new-york-auto-show/">New York Auto Show</a> is under way at the Javitz Center, on the opposite side of the globe the Big Apple came up in an entirely different context. Speaking with Italy's sports journal <em>La Gazzetta dello Sport</em> during <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/28/spills-chills-and-thrills-at-the-2010-australian-grand-prix-sp/">this past weekend's Australian Grand Prix</a>, Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone revealed that negotiations are underway to bring a grand prix to the New York area.<br />
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Rather than running through the streets of Manhattan as had <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/17/montreal-niagara-falls-new-york-city-f1-looks-to-return-to-no/">previously been rumored</a>, Ecclestone's plan calls for the race to take place on the opposite side of the Hudson River in New Jersey. The plan, according to Ecclestone, could come to fruition as soon as 2012.<br />
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The last time an F1 grand prix was contested in the United States was between 2000 and 2007 when it was held at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/17/us-grand-prix-to-return-to-indy/">Indianapolis Motor Speedway</a>.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82366">Autosport</a> | Image: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/geoftheref/3142858463/">geoftheref</a> - CC 2.0]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/01/ecclestone-reportedly-working-on-bringing-us-grand-prix-to-new-y/">Ecclestone reportedly working on bringing U.S. Grand Prix to New York</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:41:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/82366>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/01/ecclestone-reportedly-working-on-bringing-us-grand-prix-to-new-y/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19421373/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/01/ecclestone-reportedly-working-on-bringing-us-grand-prix-to-new-y/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bernie ecclestone</category><category>BernieEcclestone</category><category>ecclestone</category><category>f1</category><category>formula 1</category><category>formula one</category><category>Formula1</category><category>FormulaOne</category><category>grand prix</category><category>GrandPrix</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new jersey</category><category>new jersey f1</category><category>new york</category><category>new york city</category><category>new york f1</category><category>NewJersey</category><category>NewJerseyF1</category><category>NewYork</category><category>NewYorkCity</category><category>NewYorkF1</category><category>united states grand prix</category><category>UnitedStatesGrandPrix</category><category>us gp</category><category>us grand prix</category><category>UsGp</category><category>UsGrandPrix</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 08:41:00 EST</pubDate>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>Rendering of new VW/Audi complex in Manhattan - Click above to view in high-res</small></strong></em></div>
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Volkswagen is building swanky new digs on New York City's west side for its VW and Audi brands. The automaker has purchased a 256,000 square foot space currently occupied by Potamkin GM (the Potamkin family has been synonymous with car sales in NY for decades), which stretches between 55th and 56th Street along 11th Avenue. <br />
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Visually unimpressive in its current state, the space will be converted into a state-of-the-art mega facility featuring brand-new Volkswagen and Audi stores. VW's total outlay for the real estate purchase and ensuing renovation will be around $125 million. The splashy move is part of the automaker's push to dramatically increase its U.S. sales numbers over the next several years. Potamkin GM will relocate a few blocks south to the space once occupied by Potamkin Honda (the family has sold its Honda franchise to another dealer group). Official press release after the jump.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/volkswagen-group-of-america-invests-125-million-for-new-dealer-storefronts-in-new-york-city-69867172.html">Volkswagen</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/vw-building-125m-flagship-dealer-complex-on-manhattans-west-si/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>VW building $125M flagship dealer complex on Manhattan's west side</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/vw-building-125m-flagship-dealer-complex-on-manhattans-west-si/">VW building $125M flagship dealer complex on Manhattan's west side</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/vw-building-125m-flagship-dealer-complex-on-manhattans-west-si/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19236199/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/11/13/vw-building-125m-flagship-dealer-complex-on-manhattans-west-si/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>125 million</category><category>125Million</category><category>audi</category><category>dealership</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new york</category><category>NewYork</category><category>volkswagen</category><category>vw</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Nunez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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Formula One impresario Bernie Ecclestone has made no secret of his desire to see his series make a stop in the Big Apple - Manhattan, in point of fact. To that end, our friends at <em>0-60</em> thought they'd help him out by drawing up a suggested courses - in fact, in an oddly prescient move, they had already done so, publishing the fantasy circuits in the pages of their Winter 2008 issue. <br />
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In any case, with Ecclestone reportedly reaffirming his interest in the Big Apple today, <em>0-60</em> has decided to publish the story and the routes online. The routes through Central Park are inspired, although we suspect that more than a few of NYC's anti-car intelligenstia would take issue with that notion. No matter, you can peruse their efforts by clicking on the link below.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.0-60mag.com/online/?p=11154">0-60.com</a>]<br /><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/25/report-bernie-wants-f1-in-nyc-0-60-already-has-the-plans/">REPORT: Bernie wants F1 in NYC, 0-60 already has the plans</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/25/report-bernie-wants-f1-in-nyc-0-60-already-has-the-plans/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19174397/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/25/report-bernie-wants-f1-in-nyc-0-60-already-has-the-plans/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>0-60</category><category>Bernie Ecclestone</category><category>BernieEcclestone</category><category>Big Apple</category><category>BigApple</category><category>Central Park</category><category>CentralPark</category><category>F1</category><category>Formula 1</category><category>Formula One</category><category>Formula1</category><category>FormulaOne</category><category>Manhattan</category><category>New York</category><category>New York Grand Prix</category><category>NewYork</category><category>NewYorkGrandPrix</category><category>NY GP</category><category>NyGp</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chris Paukert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[REPORT: Cars officially banned from New York's Time Square]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/safety/" rel="tag">Safety</a></p><a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUxt55rCgDBlACmki6PfSEdZsoogD98D50201"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/05/383433646_e8ecc14847_opt.jpg" /></a><br /><br />The crossroads of North America is about to become a lot more pedestrian-friendly. New York City's Times Square is reportedly getting a makeover to make it car-free. According to an Associated Press report, portions of Broadway from 42nd Street up to 47th and from 33rd to 35th are being closed to cars to cut down on pollution, traffic and pedestrian accidents. <br /><br />To kick off the new arrangement, NYC has planned something of a block party in the Square, where they'll play a movie on a giant screen and street performers will entertain the crowds. They're even going to set out beach chairs so folks can cop a squat and soak it all in.<br /><br />Barriers started going up on Sunday around Times Square and the nearby Herald Square in front of Macy's. Herald Square is the other area that will become a pedestrian mall as a result of the changes. To make sure everything goes smoothly, the Department of Transportation says it will be keeping a close eye on traffic in the area as the new setup ramps up.<br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUxt55rCgDBlACmki6PfSEdZsoogD98D50201">The Associated Press</a>, Photo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/">Laughing Squid</a> | CC2.0]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/">REPORT: Cars officially banned from New York's Time Square</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 26 May 2009 13:28:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1562641/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/05/26/report-cars-officially-banned-from-new-yorks-time-square/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>manhattan</category><category>Manhattan traffic</category><category>ManhattanTraffic</category><category>new york</category><category>NewYork</category><category>times square</category><category>Times Square traffic</category><category>TimesSquare</category><category>TimesSquareTraffic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank Filipponio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 13:28:00 EST</pubDate>
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<br />The first stop for a few of us Autobloggers who just arrived in Manhattan was at the local Ferrari and Maserati dealer where the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/03/03/geneva-2009-ferrari-599xx-is-our-kind-of-menace-to-society/">599XX racecar that was introduced in Geneva</a> was making its North American debut. <br /><br />It looks just as mean and aggressive as it did at on the stand at the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/Geneva-Motor-Show/">Geneva Motor Show</a>, and it makes the standard 599 GTB Fiorano look downright ordinary and tame in comparison. The big coupe's bodywork has been reworked with plenty of carbon fiber aerodynamic bits and the interior features a full race cockpit complete with lightweight Alcantara seats and a full roll cage, a marked change from the standard car's leather-lined grand tourer accommodations. Under the hood? A 700 horsepower V12 that revs to eardrum-bursting 9000 rpm.<br /><br />The 599XX will serve as a testbed for new technologies much like the Ferrari FXX, and those who wish to sample its charms will have to qualify for the exclusive Corse Clienti program that is not only costly (over one million Euros), but limited to select Ferrari clientele. Last year, the program came to the United States twice, but there is no word yet on whether we'll see the 599XX on track here any time soon.<br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2009-ferrari-599xx">New York 2009: Ferrari 599XX</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2009-ferrari-599xx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/599xxny_01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2009-ferrari-599xx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/599xxny_02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2009-ferrari-599xx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/599xxny_03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2009-ferrari-599xx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/599xxny_04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/new-york-2009-ferrari-599xx/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/599xxny_05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><strong><small>Photos copyright (C)2009 <a href="http://www.drewphillipsphotography.com/">Drew Phillips</a> / Weblogs, Inc</small></strong><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/07/new-york-ferrari-599xx-arrives-stateside/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>New York: Ferrari 599XX arrives Stateside</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/07/new-york-ferrari-599xx-arrives-stateside/">New York: Ferrari 599XX arrives Stateside</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:05:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/07/new-york-ferrari-599xx-arrives-stateside/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1511107/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/07/new-york-ferrari-599xx-arrives-stateside/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>corse clienti</category><category>CorseClienti</category><category>Ferrari</category><category>Ferrari 599XX</category><category>Ferrari599xx</category><category>Manhattan</category><category>New York</category><category>New York 2009</category><category>New York Auto Show</category><category>NewYork</category><category>NewYork2009</category><category>NewYorkAutoShow</category><category>NYAS</category><category>NYAutoShow</category><category>NYIAS</category><category>prancing horse</category><category>PrancingHorse</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Drew Phillips]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 23:05:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[First Drive: Ford Fiesta for an hour in the Big Apple]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/economy/" rel="tag">Budget</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">First Drives</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc/1469910/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/000_fiestayc_opt.jpg" alt="" /></a><br />
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<br />Those <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/01/14/ford-giving-away-100-fiestas-for-six-months/">Fiesta Movement</a> "agents" who delivered winning videos to Ford? Envy them, because the cars they're being handed the keys to for the next six months are no joke. Yesterday morning, Ford tossed us a set of those keys (well, it was a key fob, actually) to a reactor-leak green Ford Fiesta. We only had an hour to play with the car, but by the end of it, we were wishing we had busted out the camcorder for the contest.<br /><br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc">Ford Fiesta in NYC</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/000_fiestayc_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/001_fiestayc_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/bwfiesta_large_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/002_fiestayc_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/ford-fiesta-in-nyc/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/04/003_fiestayc_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><small>Photos Copyright (C)2009 Alex N&uacute;&ntilde;ez / Weblogs, Inc.</small></span><p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>First Drive: Ford Fiesta for an hour in the Big Apple</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/">First Drive: Ford Fiesta for an hour in the Big Apple</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:58:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1506441/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/04/03/first-drive-an-hour-with-the-ford-fiesta-in-the-big-apple/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2009 ford fiesta</category><category>2009FordFiesta</category><category>featured</category><category>fiesta</category><category>fiesta movement</category><category>FiestaMovement</category><category>first drive</category><category>FirstDrive</category><category>ford</category><category>ford fiesta</category><category>FordFiesta</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new york</category><category>NewYork</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Nunez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 11:58:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[NYC congestion charge gets blocked by state]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/nyc-congestion-charge-gets-blocked-by-state/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/nyc-congestion-charge-gets-blocked-by-state/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/nyc-congestion-charge-gets-blocked-by-state/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/green/" rel="tag">Green</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/driving/" rel="tag">First Drives</a></p><a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6Q37WGtP_roiF_htqpTRdROHB2w"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/04/80458106_opt.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Manhattan's latest attempt at disguised taxation has ground to a halt in the most trivial fashion. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed congestion charge for cars and trucks headed into the city below 60th street was summarily ignored by lawmakers. Rather than a contentious fight in the state assembly, the clock was simply run out and the bill died without being put to a vote. The failure of Bloomberg's plan means that New York City will also miss out on 350 million federally earmarked dollars for mass transit, and other ways to improve air quality and decrease gridlock must be sought. Even if it had passed, Manhattan's fee of $8 for cars and $21 for trucks would have been lower than what Red Ken charges for entry to London proper. While the goal of decreasing gridlock and improving air quality is admirable, we can see how the congestion charge would further squeeze those who can least afford it. To be sure, an alternative to Manhattan's current traffic would be welcome, and embracing change isn't always easy, but lets see what they come up with next. <em>Thanks for the tip, RxMadness!</em><br /><br />[Source: <a href="http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6Q37WGtP_roiF_htqpTRdROHB2w">AFP</a>, Photo by Mario Tama/Getty]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/nyc-congestion-charge-gets-blocked-by-state/">NYC congestion charge gets blocked by state</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:29:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5h6Q37WGtP_roiF_htqpTRdROHB2w>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/nyc-congestion-charge-gets-blocked-by-state/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1161556/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/08/nyc-congestion-charge-gets-blocked-by-state/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>congestion</category><category>congestion charge</category><category>congestion charges</category><category>congestion-charge</category><category>congestion-pricing</category><category>CongestionCharge</category><category>CongestionCharges</category><category>manhattan</category><category>mayor bloomberg</category><category>MayorBloomberg</category><category>michael bloomberg</category><category>MichaelBloomberg</category><category>new york</category><category>new york city</category><category>new york congestion</category><category>new york traffic</category><category>NewYork</category><category>NewYorkCity</category><category>NewYorkCongestion</category><category>NewYorkTraffic</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Dan Roth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:29:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the era of the $225,000 parking space]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/07/57581815.jpg" alt="" /><br /><br />To give you an idea of how much of a premium Manhattanites place on parking, consider that a new condo development on the Lower West Side is selling five guaranteed parking spaces for $225,000 apiece. That number is <em>on top</em> of whatever the condos themselves cost. The knee-jerk reaction is, of course, to laugh and dismissively say something like, "Who in their right mind is going to pay that to park their car?"<br /><br />There are eight people vying for those five spaces. <br /><br />[Source: The New York Times]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Welcome to the era of the $225,000 parking space</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/">Welcome to the era of the $225,000 parking space</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:32:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/12/us/12parking.html?ex=1341892800&amp;en=4927b6a507280ce2&amp;ei=5088&amp;partner=rssnyt&amp;emc=rss>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/939052/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/12/welcome-to-the-era-of-the-225-000-parking-space/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>$225,000 parking spot</category><category>$225,000ParkingSpot</category><category>expensive parking</category><category>ExpensiveParking</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new york</category><category>NewYork</category><category>parking</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Nunez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:32:00 EST</pubDate>
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<p>Anyone who's ever driven into or through Manhattan knows what a nightmarish experience it can be, with gridlock congestion and a lack of available parking spaces. Jim Gehr wants to make it even tougher in the hope of drastically reducing traffic altogether by further reducing parking, shutting down the biggest intersection, and increasing green space.</p>
<p>Gehr is the urban planning consultant whose plans have already been famously (or infamously, depending on your perspective) imposed in London, as well as Copenhagen, and he's proposed similar policies for Stockholm, Oslo, Edinburgh, Cape Town, Zurich and Melbourne. His plans for Manhattan would include shutting down Times Square to almost all traffic, while eliminating parking on some avenues in favor of wider sidewalks to accommodate park benches and sidewalk cafes. The result would be a more pedestrian, cyclist and public transit-oriented Manhattan. </p>
<p>While some elements in the city are opposed to the idea, he appears to have the ear of NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the municipal transportation department wants to hire him as a consultant, and several prominent civic and commercial organizations have his support, as well. If Gehr gets his way, Project Gotham Racing might be the closest we'll ever get to driving Manhattan's streets ever again.</p>
<p>[Source: NY Daily News via <a href="http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2007/07/new-york-consid.html">Kicking Tires]</a><br /></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/11/manhattan-project-proposal-seeks-to-shut-down-nyc-traffic/">Manhattan Project: Proposal seeks to shut down NYC traffic</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/07/10/2007-07-10_automatic_proposal.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/11/manhattan-project-proposal-seeks-to-shut-down-nyc-traffic/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/937417/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/07/11/manhattan-project-proposal-seeks-to-shut-down-nyc-traffic/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>bloomberg</category><category>gehr</category><category>jim</category><category>manhattan</category><category>mayor</category><category>michael</category><category>new</category><category>proposal</category><category>square</category><category>times</category><category>traffic</category><category>york</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayor Mike readies $8 congestion fee for NYC drivers]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/21/mayor-mike-readies-8-congestion-fee-for-nyc-drivers/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/21/mayor-mike-readies-8-congestion-fee-for-nyc-drivers/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/21/mayor-mike-readies-8-congestion-fee-for-nyc-drivers/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/government-legal/" rel="tag">Government/Legal</a></p><a href="http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_110131425.html"><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="337" border="1" align="right" alt="NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2007/04/mayormike.jpg" /></a>New York's mayor, Mike Bloomberg, is ready to steal a page from his London counterpart's handbook and announce plans to hit drivers who bring their cars into Manhattan below 86th street with an $8 congestion charge in a bid to ease gridlock in the city's crowded midtown business district. The fee would include the existing bridge and tunnel tolls drivers currently have to pay. Some people are understandably upset, and opposition groups are said to be forming in the outer boroughs. <br /><br />Naturally, there will be exceptions. Taxis are unlikely to pay the fee, and there's word that drivers who avoid the business district while heading to other parts of the city could be exempt as well. The report also mentions possible discounts for individuals who live and/or work in the impacted zone. Mayor Bloomberg is expected to detail the specifics of his proposal in a speech he's giving tomorrow, and we'll follow up after we've heard all the particulars.<br /><br />If the mayor does set the plan into motion, it'll need to be improved by the state legislature, meaning those of us (ahem) in the NYC media market are going to have the opportunity to watch the political fireworks unfold during the local evening newscasts. This is gonna get interesting. <br /><br /><strong>UPDATE 4/22: </strong>Ahead of today's speech, <a href="http://www.wnyc.org/news/articles/77766">WNYC</a> (New York Public Radio) reported that drivers who use the FDR drive and West Side Highway would be exempted from the fee. The mayor stated as much in his weekly radio program on WABC. More on the proposal as we get the info. <br /><br />[Source: WCBS TV, New York]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/21/mayor-mike-readies-8-congestion-fee-for-nyc-drivers/">Mayor Mike readies $8 congestion fee for NYC drivers</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:36:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://wcbstv.com/topstories/local_story_110131425.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/21/mayor-mike-readies-8-congestion-fee-for-nyc-drivers/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/879308/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/04/21/mayor-mike-readies-8-congestion-fee-for-nyc-drivers/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>congestion charge</category><category>congestion fee</category><category>CongestionCharge</category><category>CongestionFee</category><category>manhattan</category><category>mayor bloomberg</category><category>mayor mike</category><category>MayorBloomberg</category><category>MayorMike</category><category>michael bloomberg</category><category>MichaelBloomberg</category><category>mike bloomberg</category><category>MikeBloomberg</category><category>new york</category><category>new york city</category><category>NewYork</category><category>NewYorkCity</category><category>nyc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Nunez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 16:36:00 EST</pubDate>
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<p>Shell Oil, those guys who are getting richer while we all get poorer at the gas pumps, are aiming to break the record for the most expensive advertisement, and the Super Bowl doesn't even factor into it. The fossil-fuels giant is a long-time sponsor of Scuderia Ferrari, and pours millions into the F1 team each year so that enthusiasts and consumers will associate its fuels - Shell V-Power high-performance gasoline, specifically - with Ferrari's racing success. But just to drive the point home even further, Shell is spending close to ?2 million to produce a television commercial.</p>
<p>Wondering how you could possibly spend that kind of cash on a TV ad? No big name endorsements; that's already taken care of. No elaborate sets or costly special effects; you don't need that when you've got a 700-horsepower F1 car at your disposal. The commercial is anticipated to feature an F1 race car speeding around the corners and down the streets of New York, London and Sydney. And we'll bet it's not going to be at five in the morning, either. Closing down big city streets in the middle of the day costs big, and Shell is spending big.</p>
<p>[Source: GrandPrix.com]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/01/shellfish-ferrari-and-shell-close-down-major-cities-to-film-com/">Shellfish! Ferrari and Shell close down major cities to film commercial</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:02:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns18000.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/01/shellfish-ferrari-and-shell-close-down-major-cities-to-film-com/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/746356/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2007/02/01/shellfish-ferrari-and-shell-close-down-major-cities-to-film-com/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>ad</category><category>commercial</category><category>ferrari</category><category>film</category><category>london</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new</category><category>oil</category><category>shell</category><category>sydney</category><category>tv</category><category>v-power</category><category>york</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:02:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[That's So Money: Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 ends at Wall Street]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/that-s-so-money-ferrari-panamerican-20-000-ends-at-wall-street/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/that-s-so-money-ferrari-panamerican-20-000-ends-at-wall-street/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/that-s-so-money-ferrari-panamerican-20-000-ends-at-wall-street/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/marketing-advertising/" rel="tag">Marketing/Advertising</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/supercars/" rel="tag">Supercars</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ferrari/" rel="tag">Ferrari</a></p><p><a href="http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/ferrari/11/panamerican_20000/1811_new_york/1811.html"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/11/ferrari-wallstreet.jpg" alt="" /></a>Ferrari's continent-crushing rally across the Americas has finally come to its conclusion, having started in Brazil, crossing the Andes through Argentina, through Central America, across Mexico, criss-crossing the United States, passing through Canada and finally reaching its destination in New York. Considering Ferrari's last such journey passed the Great Wall, ending this one at Wall Street made for the perfect conclusion to the Panamerican escapade. (As if the Ferrari name weren't already synonymous with money, power and success.)</p>
<p>The front of the New York Stock Exchange was decorated with a Ferrari banner and flew the prancing horse on yellow next to the Italian and US flags to mark the occasion that saw Ferrari's newest gran turismo complete the king of all publicity tours. The 599 GTB Fiorano featured only mild modifications in order to cope with the rough terrain, with an aluminum undercarriage protection plate to replace the standard aerodynamic underbody tray and a heightened ride height - an interesting contrast to the dropped suspension that usually features on modified sportscars. </p>
<p>Surely Ferrari's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/15/spy-shots-4x4-ferrari-612/">forthcoming all-wheel-drive system</a> would have come in handy, though... don't be surprised if Ferrari stages another one of these epic adventures when the four wheels hit the road on the facelifted 612.</p>
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    <li><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/u-s-stage-of-panamerican-20-000-kicks-off-in-l-a/">U.S. stage of Panamerican 20000 kicks off in L.A.</a></li>
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<p>[Source: Ferrari via Italiaspeed]</p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/that-s-so-money-ferrari-panamerican-20-000-ends-at-wall-street/">That's So Money: Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 ends at Wall Street</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2006/cars/ferrari/11/panamerican_20000/1811_new_york/1811.html>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/that-s-so-money-ferrari-panamerican-20-000-ends-at-wall-street/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/704674/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/11/20/that-s-so-money-ferrari-panamerican-20-000-ends-at-wall-street/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>20000</category><category>ferrari</category><category>manhattan</category><category>new</category><category>panamerican</category><category>rally</category><category>street</category><category>tour</category><category>wall</category><category>york</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Noah Joseph]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2006 12:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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