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Drive Like You Mean It: Hit the Apex of a Turn
Although the average driver in the United States will spend nearly 38,000 hours (according to Harvard Health Watch) behind the wheel over the course of their lives, most of us never really learn how to drive. That’s why we’re starting the series, Drive Like You Mean It – a weekly installment of blogs meant to…
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How Much Does Horsepower Matter? Let’s Take a look
This may be sacrilege, but we’re just going to come out and say it. Horsepower is not that important. It’s essential, but it isn’t the end-all-be-all of car performance. It’s part of the whole – like a sprinter’s right leg.
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VW Golf R vs Ford Focus RS Drag Race – Who Will Win?
If you’ve ever considered buying either a Ford Focus or Golf R, you’ve got to see this video. It’s a half-mile drag race between two evenly-matched vehicles: the Ford Focus RS and the Volkswagen Golf R. The Ford Focus overpowers the Golf R by about 50-horsepower and 60lb-ft of torque, but it’s also a bit…
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2018 Jeep Wrangler Pickup Truck Spied! Check Out the Photos
We knew this was coming. Our first real look at the 2018 Jeep Wrangler Pickup! Feast your eyes on Jeep’s new four-door unibody truck – It’s beautiful. We just have one request: make a two-door, please.
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Zero to 60 Episodes 5 & 6 – Fast Four Cylinders and Brand New Vehicles
Porsche’s newest Boxster is what you might call a black sheep. Instead of the flat-six that you’ll find in most Porsches, the new Boxster comes with a turbocharged 4-cylinder. It’s still a spectacular engine, but it’s lacking some of the flat-six’s fortissimo.
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Check Out The 75th Anniversary Jeep Wrangler Salute Concept
This week, Jeep celebrates its 75th anniversary with a concept car that all Jeep-nuts go crazy for: the Willys MB. If you’re scratching your head right now, don’t worry – we’ll get you up to speed.
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Mercedes-Benz of Cary Sponsors 2016 Young Cary Artist Scholarships Program
Fifteen; that’s the number of scholarships Cary Visual Art has awarded to young Cary artists. $2,500; that’s the amount of money each scholarship awards. And, five; five recipients of the 2016 Young Cary Artists Scholarship – five artists whose incredible work you’ve got to see.
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Women in Tech: Jaguar Land Rover Cary’s Hope Bakker
Let’s face it – we tend to associate car technicians with the image of grease-stained wrench-wielding men. That’s just what we’re used to seeing. But at Jaguar Land Rover Cary’s service department, you’ll find a different image.
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Form Follows Function: Watch The Ford GT in the Wind Tunnel
We all love to see cars in the wind tunnel. Watching air flow over a well-built vehicle is just mesmerizing. But the Ford GT tops them all. It’s this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans 1st place finisher, and it’s every bit as intelligent as it is fast.
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Ever Wonder Why Spied-Cars Always Look Like Zebras?
Those black and white paint jobs aren’t some special fashion trend – they actually have a purpose. Much like zebra’s stripes – which scientists theorize were adapted to confuse the eyes of a horsefly – those black and white paintjobs are meant to keep pests away. Only in this case, the pests are automobile-paparazzi.