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BRAKING NEWS: Porsche throws purists a powerful bone

BRAKING NEWS: Porsche throws purists a powerful bone

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Light at the end of the turbo tunnel: the puristfriendly Porsche 911R Want to buy a 911 turbo? Good news then, as pretty much every new 911 is turning to forced induction for the
GRINDING GEARS: Hanks film nails weird Volvo twist

GRINDING GEARS: Hanks film nails weird Volvo twist

The Oscar nominations are in, and amongst the usual controversy over the selections, there's the surprising choice of the Tom Hanks Cold War biopic Bridge of Spies .
BRAKING NEWS: Car show season already in high gear

BRAKING NEWS: Car show season already in high gear

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: It's that time of year again, already, oh dear. Car show season kicks off early in 2016 with the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
REVIEW: Volvo thinking outside the box with XC90

REVIEW: Volvo thinking outside the box with XC90

Europeans like to sell bricks. Example A: Lego. Example B: Volvo. But wait -what's this? Yes, the stalwart Volvo 240/740/940 has been dead for ages, and in its place a curvier sort of Swede has sprung up.
GRINDING GEARS: Weird Oregon well worth a road trip

GRINDING GEARS: Weird Oregon well worth a road trip

It might seem odd to call an entire state an undiscovered secret, but Oregon still feels like one every time I visit.
GRINDING GEARS: Memorable Moments

GRINDING GEARS: Memorable Moments

Year in Review
BRAKING NEWS: Christmas comes early for Kris Kringle

BRAKING NEWS: Christmas comes early for Kris Kringle

A weekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird. Santa drives an Australian car Good news this week from the land Down Under, where there’s little snow but always lots of festive holiday spirit.
REVIEW: A Jeep for the streets

REVIEW: A Jeep for the streets

What qualifies a machine as a "real" Jeep? Is it the easily recognizable grille and cheery round headlights, the boxy silhouette, tremendous off-road capability? Is it a certain agricultural feel, a workfirst, comfort-second ethos? Certainly the Wran
BRAKING NEWS: Pony cars run wild Down Under

BRAKING NEWS: Pony cars run wild Down Under

A biweekly roundup of automotive news, good, bad and just plain weird: Australia falls in love with the Mustang Once upon a time, Australia had its own domestic car industry, catering to the specific needs of the country.
GRINDING GEARS: Seatbelts for all, unless you're on a school bus

GRINDING GEARS: Seatbelts for all, unless you're on a school bus

The head of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration has spoken: "The position of the NHTSA is that seatbelts save lives. That is true whether in a passenger car or in a big yellow bus.