Toyota Recall-free Autoblog is here!
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Tired of the endless posts regarding the Toyota recall? We’ve got a solution. If you’re looking for a recall-free version of Autoblog, it’s here. Just click these oddly colored words and you’ll get your daily dose of automotive news, reviews and information mercifully free of ThrottleGate coverage. Enjoy!
Toyota Recall-free Autoblog is here! originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:41:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Video: Travis Pastrana New Year’s jump… does he make it?
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Travis Pastrana spent New Year’s Eve preparing to drive his Red Bull Subaru WRX STI off of a ramp, over 250-or-so feet of water, and onto another ramp floating on a barge. In earlier practices for the jump, at first he didn’t stick the landing, then he skipped the landing part entirely. The New Year’s event would be for keeps, though.
Follow the jump to watch the jump and see how it ended. Hat tip to Jon C!
[Source: ESPN via YouTube]
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Video: Travis Pastrana New Year’s jump… does he make it? originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:10:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Inside Line revisits the glory that is the 1986 AMG Hammer
Jan 1, 2010 Object
Filed under: Classics, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz
As we head into the second decade of this millennium, the concept of a luxury sedan with the kind of performance you might expect of an exotic supercar is not particularly novel anymore. With choices ranging from the Jaguar XFR and Audi RS6 to the Cadillac CTS-V, the options are relatively plentiful. But it was not always so. Those of us old enough to have been aware of cars in the 1980s will surely remember the car that really set the segment alight.
AMG, then very much its own company, had been creating high performance versions of Mercedes-Benz cars for road and track since 1967. It wasn’t until 1986 that the firm really grabbed the world’s attention with what it called the Hammer. Starting with a run-of-the-mill 300E mid-size sedan, AMG stuffed the 5.6-liter V8 from the 560SEC coupe under the hood and then provided suspension and brakes to support it.
The Hammer wasn’t the first hot rod European sedan, having been preceded by Mercedes’ own 300SEL 6.3 and the original BMW M5. However, the Hammer took things to a whole new level with a top speed of over 190 mph and sub five-second 0-60 acceleration. Only about 30 or so Hammers were built, including at least one wagon version, but without them, we might well have missed out on some of the magnificent machinery we get to drive today. Reminisce along with the boys at Inside Line as they take a look at one of the most amazing sedans of the last century.
[Source: Inside Line]
Inside Line revisits the glory that is the 1986 AMG Hammer originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 01 Jan 2010 11:05:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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No Congressional Gold Medal for Tiger Woods
Dec 10, 2009 Object
Filed under: People
Congress Joe Baca (D-California) announced that he is giving up his effort to award Tiger Woods a Congressional Gold Medal for his work toward promoting good sportsmanship and breaking down barriers.
“In light of the recent developments surrounding Tiger Woods and his family, I will not pursue legislation awarding him the Congressional Gold Medal this session,” said Baca in a statement.
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VIDEO: BMW M1 in mule-style camo?
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, BMW
For the life of us, we can’t figure this. BMWblog has posted a video of what surely looks like an O.G. BMW M1, dressed up in that ubiquitous swirlydelic camouflage du jour and parked on a Munich street. It’s either a very clever gag being put on by someone, or something potentially awesome is afoot. Either way, we can dig it. See for yourselves after the jump. Thanks to Mike S. for the tip!
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VIDEO: BMW M1 in mule-style camo? originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Consumer sentiment takes a tumble in November
Filed under: Economy
Chalk up a mixed-bag week for the U.S. economy: Jobless claims continued to decline, the Dow made progress solidifying gains above 10,000 – but consumer sentiment plunged.
The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of Consumers says its consumer sentiment index for November (preliminary) decreased to 66 from 70.6 in October, Reuters reported Friday. Further, the index of consumer expectations declined to 63.7 from 68.6 in October, while the current conditions index fell to 69.6 from 73.7 in October.
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Consumer sentiment takes a tumble in November originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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MasterCard charges back to profitability
Nov 11, 2009 Object
Filed under: Investing, Stock Picks
MasterCard (MA) looks to be charging back to stability sooner rather than later.
The company swung to profitability in the third-quarter thanks to cost cuts and a slowdown in the rate of decline in consumer spending. Now if consumers would just start spending a smidge more, the company could generate some compelling growth.
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MasterCard charges back to profitability originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Live Blog: Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne presents 5-year business plan
Nov 4, 2009 Object
CEO Sergio Marchionne presents 5-year business plan
Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne will brief the press today from 11AM EST - 6PM EST at the Chrysler Technology Center in Auburn Hills, MI on his 5-year business plan for the oft-embattled automaker. Follow along with us after the jump as we Live Blog the proceedings.
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UPDATE: 12:45 - They’ve paused for an hour-long lunch. We’ll be back live-blogging the presentation when they return at 1:45PM EST.
UPDATE: 1:50 - We’re back from lunch!
UPDATE: 3:30 - About to come back from a 25-minute coffee break.
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Live Blog: Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne presents 5-year business plan originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Blogwatch: Is America in decline? NYSE stocks below a buck
Filed under: Company News, Technology, Columns, People, Investing, Media, Goldman Sachs
Nine signs of America in decline.
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Amazing: a world without the internet.
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All the NYSE stocks below a buck.
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Blogwatch: Is America in decline? NYSE stocks below a buck originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Newspaper circulation drop accelerates
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Circulation at newspapers shrank at an accelerated pace in the past six months, driven in part by stiff price increases imposed by publishers scrambling to offset rapidly eroding advertising sales.
Average daily circulation at 379 U.S. newspapers plunged 10.6 percent in the April-September period from the same six-month stretch last year, according to figures released Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
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