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Attended: Bridgestone Winter Driving School

The 2-ton SUV is sliding completely off its intended course. The steering wheel is at full opposite lock, yet uncontrolled oversteer flips the rear end of the Toyota 4Runner around like a cat with its tail on fire. In one last-ditch attempt to halt the pendulum process, I stab the throttle. All four tires desperately claw at the frozen surface, but it is too late to really help. The grip the four small contact patches manage to find simply drives me directly into the thick snow bank on the side of the road. The truck immediately comes to a ... Read more →

Color-shifting roads warn of ice Dan Roth

Problems caused by disappearing traction when roads get icy will be solved when we all get our flying cars - it is the 21st century, after all. Until that long overdue promise is fulfilled, we're all ...

Q Tires testing Celsius retractable-stud snow tires Dan Roth

click the pic to view a video about the Q Celsius tire Studded snow tires can be a godsend when the going is on glare ice. When roads have been cleared, though, they chew up pavement and can produce ...

Drive it like you stole it - Imaginary winter drifting in an AMG Mercedes Dan Roth

Whew! We just got back from beating the hell out of an AMG CL 63. Lurid powerslides defined our drifting technique as we slid the big-power Merc hither and yon, earning points as we went. We surely ...

Heads up! Friday at 4:30PM when accidents most likely to occur Scott Davis

By Friday afternoon at 4:30, we're all a little weary from a week of work and the everyday stresses of life. We hop in the car to drive home with a reduced attention span and minds wandering. The ...

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Farfromskiddin: Mercedes-Benz S-Class 4MATIC unveiled 3 years ago on Autoblog

Mercedes-Benz has taken the wraps off its upcoming line-up of 4MATIC S-Class sedans. 4MATIC is, of course, the name for Mercedes' all-wheel-drive system, and the range-topping über-sedan will offer it mated to a number of engines to give the well-heeled a host of choices for uncompromised ...

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Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more!

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

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