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Blog of the Week: Leith VW Raleigh and the Sport Coupe Concept GTE
Our blog of the week is Leith Volkswagen of Raleigh’s post about the new Sport Coupe Concept GTE that it unveiled at the Geneva Motor show. We chose them because it takes guts to debut a vehicle in Geneva instead of the bigger shows at Detroit, New York or even Paris. Also, the Coupe Concept…
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Look: These Shape-Shifting, Self-Powering Tires Are the Future
No matter the car, they all have one thing in common: tires. These unsung heroes are often replaced only when balding, the maximum amount of life extracted from their rubbery flesh as if they were Antonio and we were Shylock. While we don’t hesitate to drop money on things that never last (smartphones, cable TV,…
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Six Steps to Stop Salt from Hurting Your Car
The Rust Belt got its name from the large concentration of industry in those states, with much of that concentration related to metalwork and manufacturing. Notoriously severe winters may also have contributed to the name, as the region is a pioneer of using salt and brine to de-ice roads. Salt lowers the freezing-point of water…
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Winter Driving Tips: Surviving Snowbound Traffic
Well, this day hasn’t gone as expected. It seems like it’s been a while since we woke up and were surprised by a sudden snowstorm. We can only imagine how much more unpleasant this weather is for people who had already set out on their commute before it started. Hopefully you aren’t stuck at work…
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Blog of the Week: Leith Porsche’s Analysis of the 717 Electric Sedan
It’s Friday here, and probably Friday where you are, too. Regulars will know that this is when we pick a blog written this week by one of our dealerships. We choose a blog that catches our eye for any number of reasons–media-rich, insightful, funny, topically relevant, etc. This week we were drawn to Leith Porsche’s…
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What’s the Cost To Repair Or Replace My Chipped Windshield?
A chipped windshield is the same as a cracked smartphone, right? Annoying, sure, but not really vital. If you can stand it, why replace it? Even the name makes it sound unnecessary: wind-shield. If push came to shove, you could just drive with those old-timey goggles, like a 19th century Thomas Edison. But really think about…
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Why do automakers camouflage cars?
If you follow a lot of car news, you’re probably familiar with the cycle that bloggers and journalists go through every time a new car is on its way to the street. There’s the initial announcement, followed by some teased sketches, then maybe a concept car or a prototype, and eventually the production model is…
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Did Super Bowl XLIX’s Car Commercials Work?
Well-functioning companies don’t do anything that doesn’t make money. Therefore, while we all know that Super Bowl commercials famously cost millions of dollars for just a handful of seconds, we can be sure that they are financially worth it. Unless you’re Nationwide. No one ever bought something from a doom-and-gloom salesman, aside from purchasers of…
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Horsepower vs. Torque: A No Numbers Explanation
First of all, we’re not going to do any math. Or science. No math or science. This is a numbers-free space. We’re just not going to do it, and you can’t make us. We will apply a Seinfeldian linguistic analysis, however (don’t worry, it will only take a moment). Ahem: What’s the deal with torque?…
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How to Calculate MPG: How Fuel Efficient Are You?
You’ve probably noticed the long, laborious disclaimer that shows up any time someone mentions a car’s MPG. You know, the whole spiel about how these numbers are based on EPA regulated testing and actual mileage depends on your personal driving habits and you might not achieve the listed numbers in practice and so on. That…