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PHOTO (COLOR): D. Of course this carbon-fiber supercar bears a strong resemblance to modern Ferraris: Pininfarina was the supercar maker's go-to styling house for more than half a century. THE GRID FERRARI ISN'T THAT INTO Pininfarina anymore. SPECIFICATIONS 2022 Pininfarina Battista PRICE: $2.4 million MOTORS: 4 electric motors OUTPUT: 1877 hp 1696 lb-ft TRANSMISSION: direct-drive CURB WEIGHT: 4400 lb 0-60 MPH: 1.8 seconds PHOTO (COLOR): A. A rendering of Battista "Pinin" Farina's signature on the steering wheel of the Pininfarina Battista. [Extracted from the article]

Eberhard was an entrepreneurial engineer and saw possibility in the auto industry's recently abandoned attempts at electric vehicles. THE GRID THE INNOVATIVENESS of the Tesla Model S had nothing to do with technology. The Model S is the first electric car in more than a century to capture the imagination of people who have never cared about electric cars before. Eberhard would be out at Tesla before the Ludicrous modes and sub-two-second 0-60 times, but the idea that an electric car could be fast and stylish changed the whole auto industry. [Extracted from the article]

BY MIKE GUY IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAINTAIN a sincere enthusiasm for cool cars when you're less than enthusiastic about the approaching future of the human race. Perhaps, by the time gasoline-powered cars are largely legislated off the roads, people wearing lab coats and serious expressions will have scaled up production of a carbon-neutral fuel to feed our piston-powered machines. Adaptability is what makes car enthusiasts such a special subspecies of the human race. SCENARIO 4 liberty Über Alles -> IT'S CLEAR THAT THE FUTURE IS INTENT ON CLEAVING US FROM THE CARS WE LOVE. [Extracted from the article]

Last year Stielow, who has built and raced first-generation Chevy pony cars for almost 30 years, finished building his 17th Pro Touring Camaro. GM races cars to sell more cars. That no one has audited, the Chevrolet Camaro is America's favorite racing machine. This latest Camaro is notoriously stingy in the visibility department, and the car fits its occupants like a suit of armor. [Extracted from the article]

THE WELL PHOTOGRAPHS BY MATT NAGER THERE'S A BEAR with her two cubs up a tree above the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb pit area. Wickstrum is standing next to his 2016 Riley LMP3, an obsolete IMSA LMP racer repurposed for Pikes Peak ascent in the Unlimited class. "We revised the front suspension geometry to get around the tight turns. The Pikes Peak Hill Climb is racing almost without restriction. The Hill Climb isn't so much a race as it is an altered state of consciousness at the risk of sudden death. [Extracted from the article]

Acura produced just under 4000 Integra Type Rs for America between 1997 and 2001 (no 1999 Type R made it here). PHOTOGRAPHS BY HUSEYIN ERTURK SPECIFICATIONS 2001 Acura Integra Type R PRICE: $24,000 (base when new) ENGINE: 1.8-liter I-4 OUTPUT: 195 hp @ 8000 rpm, 130 lb-ft @ 7500 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed manual CURB WEIGHT: 2600 lb 0-60 MPH: 6.6 seconds PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) PHOTO (COLOR) Like, duh, the 1997 to 2001 Acura Integra Type R. The Type R's doors open with a brittle twang and shut with the vibrato of rippling sheet steel. [Extracted from the article]

The 3-series isn't BMW's flagship sedan, but it's still a luxury car, and little comfort is sacrificed in pursuit of performance. BMW has exorcised most of the undesirable artificiality from its electric power-steering design, and the M3's variable-ratio rack-and-pinion system is talkative and responsive. THE GRID HUMANS ARE CONSTRUCTED as a series of twos: two legs, two arms, two eyes, two nostrils, one brain split into two hemispheres, and so on. And BMW claims that the torque production doesn't fade until the engine is screaming at 6130 rpm - and it truly is a fade, not a plummet. [Extracted from the article]

"We're going to hit the wall", Dana groaned with resignation as the GMC's tires broke traction and the combined contraption pivoted around the trailer hitch and across three lanes. "This isn't working", said my wife, Dana, as the Airstream filling our rearview mirror waved like a flag in the absurd winds that often blow across thi stretch of desert interstate. While that is below the GMC's gross combined weight rating of 15,000 pounds, the trailer-tongue weight had overloaded the GMC's rear axle, a condition that certainly contributed to Dana's spin. [Extracted from the article]

And since you could get the big engines on non-GTI Golfs, and the styling was basically identical, the Mk4 is the least special GTI. In much the same way that Volkswagen first brought the automobile to the people, the GTI delivered car enthusiasm to the masses. G. 2015-2021 Mark 7 Bucking the industry trend of ever-increasing weight, Volkswagen delivered a new GTI that was about 100 pounds lighter than the previous car. THE EIGHTH-GENERATION VW GTI IS THE SAME AS IT EVER WAS AND BETTER THAN EVER SOME PEOPLE DON'T like to be passed. [Extracted from the article]

THE WELL THE PORSCHE 911 probably isn't the first car that comes to mind when you think "custom" - not in a world of rumbling Mustangs, jacked pickups and ground-scraping imports. But in the past half century, Stuttgart's backward sports car has become a jumping-off point for personalized performance machines. As Porsche slimmed down the 911 lineup to just the naturally aspirated SC and the Turbo, RUF Automobile GmbH turned them into faster, more powerful machines. The top-speed story introduced RUF Automobile to the world. [Extracted from the article]

"It's not a Canepa", explains Bruce Canepa about the series of hopped-up machines he's building from real 959s. So far Canepa has massaged 11 959s into 800-hp 959SCs, for "Sport Canepa." "For me, I want a road car and not a track car", Canepa explains. Lighter, stronger internals, a custom Motec engine computer, new cams, and two big BorgWarner turbos exploit the full potential of this built-to-race engine. [Extracted from the article]

Because not even Bugatti can afford to always have the latest Bugatti, the car we tested was a 2018 model that started life as a run-of-the-mill Chiron and was later modified to Sport-model spec. That giant footprint and the rugged construction required for the tires to maintain their shape at the Bugatti's claimed 261-mph top speed mean unavoidable tire noise. That it is subdued in the Chiron, particularly in light of the car's carbon-fiber structure, is an achievement. But even with the Sport's extra starch, the Chiron's character is more about traveling fast in a straight line. [Extracted from the article]

This isn't a loafing turbo V-8 like in a Mercedes SUV, but a pure sports-car engine. The GT's V-8 has the same architecture as the 600LT's, but while it retains the 93.0-mm cylinder bores, the engine stroke grows from 69.9 to 73.5 millimeters. While it's not as perilously peaky as the 600LT's powerplant, the GT's V-8 is still plenty racy, with 612 horsepower at 7500 rpm and 465 pound-feet of torque cresting at 5500 rpm. And the V-8 doesn't handicap the GT at the track, either. [Extracted from the article]

Now add a V-8 or the twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 and F-150 towing numbers if you actually want me to buy one. Why have all the hardware of an exhaust-driven turbo when an electric motor would be so much simpler? - George Hovany, Gig Harbor, WA Your description of a turbo spun by an electric motor and without the exhaust-driven hardware is actually an electric supercharger. However, electrified turbos, where an electric motor assists the exhaust-driven turbine, are the next frontier. [Extracted from the article]

Sovereign citizens, as defined by the FBI, are "antigovernment extremists who believe that even though they physically reside in this country, they are separate or "sovereign" from the United States." Accordingly, Sovereign Citizens' citation to - and reliance on - dictionaries, state-court opinions, specific capitalization, or state records are misplaced and unavailing". "The reality", Seim says, "is that the government is taking the term "sovereign" and throwing it at anyone who doesn't, when they see a cop, say, "Yes, sir. But it will continue to come out where sovereign citizens most often confront government power: in cars, on roads, during traffic stops. [Extracted from the article]

The article offers information on the Byrd's Caddy was impounded in 2016 when he was stopped in Chicago for a malfunctioning turn signal and his passenger. It mentions according to WBEZ's data analysis and reporting, driving with a suspended or revoked license is the most common offense cited for Chicago's impounding; and also mentions that Chicago's system exists in an alternate universe outside the criminal-justice realm.

The article offers information on the 2019 BMW M850i xDrive Coupe automobile from BMW.

The article reviews the automobiles Audi A7 from Audi and Mercedes Benz CLS450 4Matic from Mercedes.

The article reviews the Supra A90 automobile from Toyota.

The article evaluates the Audi A7 from German automobile manufacturer, Audi AG.

The article evaluates the two sports cars including the Toyota Camry from Toyota Motor Co. and Honda Accord from Honda Motor Co. Ltd.

The article evaluates the pizza delivery cars 2001 Eclipse GT-R from Mitsubishi and the 2015 DXP from Domino's.

The article offers review on several vintage cars such as 1992–94 911 Carrera RS from Porsche, 1992–94 M5 Touring from BMW and 1983–94 Defender from Land Rover.

The article offers a review on several automobile such as 1993 Skyline GTS-25 from Nissan, 1993 Mark II Tourer V from Toyota and 1992 Autozam AZ-1 from Mazda.

The article presents information on the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Limited minivan and the 1984 Plymouth Voyager LE van.

The article evaluates the 2019 DBS Superleggera automobile from Aston Martin.

The article evaluates the 2016 XC90 T6 car from Volvo.

The article evaluates several automobiles including the Q50 car from Infiniti, the E-Pace from Jaguar and the Accent car from Hyundai.

The article focuses on the advantages and disadvantages of the horse and car use. Topics discussed include the horseless eCarriage advantages which include friendly to used, quality built, and rechargable, but it is expensive and not welcome in the Central Park of New York City, and the horse-drawn carriage which is quaint, quiet, semi-autonomous in its advantage but it has no emissions control and it is occasionally stubborn.

COMPACT SUV Chevrolet Equinox EV The current entries in the EV compact-crossover space carry base prices over $40,000, making them far more costly than gas-powered models such as the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4, which start below $30K. COMPACT LUXURY SUV Audi Q4 e-tron Under the skin of the Audi Q4 e-tron are the underpinnings and powertrain of Volkswagen's ID.4. MUSCLE CAR Dodge eMuscle Dodge has begun beating the drum about its upcoming electric muscle car, which should arrive in a couple of years. [Extracted from the article]

Maybe DeSoto wasn't the first car company to use Custom so casually. Only the bare chassis, straight-eight engine, and drivetrain came from Duesenberg in Indiana. Many manufacturers have shown electric concept cars based on almost-flat chassis containing the battery packs and motors. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the 2016 Dawn, a convertible automobile, from Rolls-Royce.

The article focuses on the two-decade history of "Sport Compact Car" (SSC) magazine. SSC reportedly started as a spin-off from "Mini Truckin'" magazine, covered go-fast topics and then led the way in the compact aftermarket. It is stated that the magazine went monthly in 1995 and started covering import drag and Super Touring road racing and also began featuring comparison testing and engineering analysis for its readers. SSC articles being reprinted overseas are also indicated.

The article explores the development of automobile racing events in the U.S. from 1975 to 2008. Travel agent Chris Pook pursued his plan of staging a race on a street circuit in 1975 with the support of racing driver Dan Gurney and a group of residents in Long Beach, California. Among the popular racing drivers during the period of the Formula One from 1976 to 1983 are Nikki Lauda, Jody Scheckter and Ronnie Peterson. It describes the problems that occurred among competitors of the Super Lap Battle racing event.

Actor Joanne Woodward gifted this Rolex to her husband, Paul Newman, in 1969. "It is the most important collector Rolex", says Benjamin Clymer, founder of Hodinkee, a watch and lifestyle website. In 1984 Newman gave the watch to James Cox, his daughter Nell's college boyfriend. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents an introduction to the special section on the 10 best automobiles of 2019 and the emotions they evoke.

Land Cruisers made inaccessible parts of the world accessible, and a white Cruiser with "UN" stenciled along its flanks became an iconic image of international aid finally getting to where it was needed. The Land Cruiser morphed into a V-8-powered luxury liner in America around the turn of the millennium. [Extracted from the article]

Hyundai will also offer a hybrid and a plug-in hybrid. THE RUNDOWN Hyundai's confidence in its styling department is on display in the new Tucson compact crossover. The hybrid couples the engine with a 59-hp motor for a combined output of 226 horsepower, and the plug-in upsizes to a 90-hp motor for a total of 261 ponies. [Extracted from the article]

The black plastic trim seeks to undo all of that, but the QX55 is about as pretty as these things get. The big-mouth grille and sculpted flanks add glamour, and the standard 20-inch wheels lend presence. The QX55 handles securely, and despite being saddled with a rubber-band-like CVT automatic, the novel variable-compression-ratio turbo 2.0-liter inline-four should get this ute to 60 in about 6.4 seconds. [Extracted from the article]

THE RUNDOWN Maserati is affixing the Trofeo name to the Ghibli for the first time. To distinguish the Trofeo, there are some carbon-fiber pieces (because that's what sporty sedans in the 2020s require) and a few red accents to announce the presence of the studly V-8 under the hood. A Ferrari-derived twin-turbo V-8 makes 572 horsepower and 538 pound-feet of torque, lending real substance to the Ghibli Trofeo. [Extracted from the article]

The article evaluates the 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX automobile.

"I've always felt that stylists such as you have in America are ashamed of a car and are preoccupied with making it look like something else, like a submarine or an airship", Alec Issigonis told the New York Times in 1964 about his design for the Mini. To maximize interior space in a car that was only 10 feet long, Issigonis placed the 848-cc inline-four sideways with a four-speed manual in its sump. Sold by Austin, Innocenti, BMC/British Leyland, Morris, Riley, and Wolseley, more than 5 million Minis were built before production stopped in 2000. [Extracted from the article]

On March 26, 1955, Fonty Flock drove a new V-8-powered Chevrolet onto the half-mile dirt oval at South Carolina's Columbia Speedway. Inspired by the 1949 Cadillac pushrod V-8, the Chevy engine was simplified, lightweight, compact, and inexpensive to build. The 1955 Chevrolet is the great postwar American car and it's powered by the greatest production engine ever built, the small-block V-8. [Extracted from the article]

THE GEOMANCERS " Mazda's HMI (Human Machine Interface) philosophy is centered around minimizing driver distractions" says Matthew Valbuena, one of the brand's engineers working on integrating digital technology. "In a truck, you're sitting at a little bit more of an upright-chair height", says Ryan Nagode, chief designer for Dodge and Ram interiors. "I can easily drop my hand to the knob on the center console and, just by feel alone, know if I'm pushing the entertainment button or the navigation button or adjusting the volume knob. [Extracted from the article]