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2012 Nissan Leaf – Going for An Electric Glide
The Nissan Leaf is one of the only full electric cars that is available nation-wide. While there are several competitors on the market, the Leaf is the only mass-produced electric vehicle from a major automaker ...
Plymouth XNR one-off concept sells for nearly $1 million
The 1960 Plymouth XNR, an operational concept vehicle made by famed designer Virgil Exner and once owned by the Shah of Iran, sold at auction this weekend for nearly a million dollars. Pinboard (MacAaron)
GM miles from reality – UK bans Ampera (Volt) ad
General Motors has yet again come under fire for misleading advertising on the Volt, in this case the European version, the Ampera. The United Kingdom has banned an ad claiming the Ampera is capable of ...
Blips in the GPS radar – how useful is that nav system, really?
The navigation system is becoming one of those expected amenities in our cars today – one of those things we assume will be there when we buy a new car, along with the electric windows ...
Fuel Filter Locations and Replacement
Filters are a regular maintenance requirement (the interval depends on your vehicle) and are often (wrongly) blamed for other fuel delivery problems. Rarely will replacing a filter “fix” any problems you might be having. Finding ...
Nissan NEXT goes West
Torque News’ own Don Bain and Aaron Turpen attended the Nissan NEXT traveling infocenter when it arrived at the Rocky Mountain Air Show near Denver, Colorado this weekend. Find out where to be NEXT and ...
US DOT launches road test of connected vehicles technologies
The U.S. Department of Transportation is conducting road tests of vehicle to vehicle and infrastructure (V2X) communications technologies. The tests, being conducted in Ann Arbor, Michigan, is the largest-yet test of V2X by the DOT. ...