Auto News » posts-tagged http://autoinfonews.org Automotive Blog Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 http://autoinfonews.org http://autoinfonews.org/images/favicon.ico Auto News Take Your Fuel Economy And Stuff It [LOLCars] http://autoinfonews.org/take-your-fuel-economy-and-stuff-it-lolcars/ http://autoinfonews.org/take-your-fuel-economy-and-stuff-it-lolcars/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:00:00 +0000 Christopher Champion http://autoinfonews.org/take-your-fuel-economy-and-stuff-it-lolcars/ These days it takes a certain egotistical fortitude to drive a Hummer H2 and revel in the conspicuous consumption. Other people? Well, they’re ridiculed. Take that LOL OIL Tesla . Oh Packer backers, you so crazy. More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/take-your-fuel-economy-and-stuff-it-lolcars/feed/ 0 This Is The "DUI Mom" Ratted Out By Her Kid [Daily DUI] http://autoinfonews.org/this-is-the-dui-mom-ratted-out-by-her-kid-daily-dui/ http://autoinfonews.org/this-is-the-dui-mom-ratted-out-by-her-kid-daily-dui/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Erin Riches http://autoinfonews.org/this-is-the-dui-mom-ratted-out-by-her-kid-daily-dui/ This is Jamie Hicks, a.k.a. the “DUI Mom.” The Long Island mother was arrested Sunday for driving with a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit after her 10-year-old child called 911 from the backseat of their out-of-control car. More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/this-is-the-dui-mom-ratted-out-by-her-kid-daily-dui/feed/ 0 Jack Roush Crashes Plane In Wisconsin [Breaking] http://autoinfonews.org/jack-roush-crashes-plane-in-wisconsin-breaking/ http://autoinfonews.org/jack-roush-crashes-plane-in-wisconsin-breaking/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:49:00 +0000 admin http://autoinfonews.org/jack-roush-crashes-plane-in-wisconsin-breaking/ NASCAR team owner and motorsport legend Jack Roush crashed his plane while landing in Wisconsin this evening. Roush is reportedly OK, but his jet, a Raytheon/Beechcraft Premier 390 , has broken in two and appears to be a total loss. More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/jack-roush-crashes-plane-in-wisconsin-breaking/feed/ 0 Switzer’s 1000 HP R1K Nissan GT-R Sets A Scorched-Earth Tuner Policy [Tuner Cars] http://autoinfonews.org/switzers-1000-hp-r1k-nissan-gt-r-sets-a-scorched-earth-tuner-policy-tuner-cars/ http://autoinfonews.org/switzers-1000-hp-r1k-nissan-gt-r-sets-a-scorched-earth-tuner-policy-tuner-cars/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:00:00 +0000 Jordan Brown http://autoinfonews.org/switzers-1000-hp-r1k-nissan-gt-r-sets-a-scorched-earth-tuner-policy-tuner-cars/ “Don’t compete with your contemporaries, crush them.” seems to be the operating principle at Switzer Performance which has unofficially debuted its 1000 HP Nissan GT-R R1K package. Without a doubt, this kit is aimed squarely at the Bugatti Veyron . More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/switzers-1000-hp-r1k-nissan-gt-r-sets-a-scorched-earth-tuner-policy-tuner-cars/feed/ 0 Why NASCAR Is Boring [Rants] http://autoinfonews.org/why-nascar-is-boring-rants/ http://autoinfonews.org/why-nascar-is-boring-rants/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:40:00 +0000 admin http://autoinfonews.org/why-nascar-is-boring-rants/ According to the L.A. Times , NASCAR is looking to snap out of its current ratings and attendance slump . That the country’s most popular sport is overdue for a makeover is not news. But why, exactly, is it so dull? More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/why-nascar-is-boring-rants/feed/ 0 This Pasta was Designed by the Man Who Designed the DeLorean [Car Design] http://autoinfonews.org/this-pasta-was-designed-by-the-man-who-designed-the-delorean-car-design/ http://autoinfonews.org/this-pasta-was-designed-by-the-man-who-designed-the-delorean-car-design/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:20:00 +0000 Erin Riches http://autoinfonews.org/this-pasta-was-designed-by-the-man-who-designed-the-delorean-car-design/ Marille is not a box of Kraft macaroni and cheese. It is a 1983 skunk works pasta engineered by Giorgetto Giugiaro , perhaps the most prolific Italian car designer ever. More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/this-pasta-was-designed-by-the-man-who-designed-the-delorean-car-design/feed/ 0 2011 Ford Explorer: Everything A Soccer Mom Could Want [New Cars] http://autoinfonews.org/2011-ford-explorer-everything-a-soccer-mom-could-want-new-cars/ http://autoinfonews.org/2011-ford-explorer-everything-a-soccer-mom-could-want-new-cars/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +0000 Laguna http://autoinfonews.org/2011-ford-explorer-everything-a-soccer-mom-could-want-new-cars/ Here’s the all-new 2011 Ford Explorer unveiled today in its natural habitat — outside of Macy’s in Manhattan’s Herald Square. Mike Rowe was even there. It’s a dirty job to reveal a new crossover, but somebody’s got to do it. More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/2011-ford-explorer-everything-a-soccer-mom-could-want-new-cars/feed/ 0 For $525,000, It’s The First Ford GTX1. . . In The World. [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe] http://autoinfonews.org/for-525000-it%e2%80%99s-the-first-ford-gtx1-in-the-world-nice-price-or-crack-pipe/ http://autoinfonews.org/for-525000-it%e2%80%99s-the-first-ford-gtx1-in-the-world-nice-price-or-crack-pipe/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0000 Jordan Brown http://autoinfonews.org/for-525000-it%e2%80%99s-the-first-ford-gtx1-in-the-world-nice-price-or-crack-pipe/ Few cars have fully captured their past glories as well as has the Ford GT . The rooftop modification on today’s Nice Price or Crack Pipe GTX1 prototype appends that glorious history, with what could only be considered a glory hole. More »

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]]> http://autoinfonews.org/for-525000-it%e2%80%99s-the-first-ford-gtx1-in-the-world-nice-price-or-crack-pipe/feed/ 0 How Did Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz Fare On Top Gear’s Track? [Top Gear] http://autoinfonews.org/how-did-tom-cruise-cameron-diaz-fare-on-top-gears-track-top-gear/ http://autoinfonews.org/how-did-tom-cruise-cameron-diaz-fare-on-top-gears-track-top-gear/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:01:00 +0000 admin http://autoinfonews.org/how-did-tom-cruise-cameron-diaz-fare-on-top-gears-track-top-gear/ Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz each took an expletive-filled run on the Top Gear track. How did two ‘mericans fare on the world’s most popular motoring show? Here’s a hint. Cruise managed to get the car on two wheels. Epic. More »

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How Did Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz Fare On Top Gear’s Track? [Top Gear]

]]> http://autoinfonews.org/how-did-tom-cruise-cameron-diaz-fare-on-top-gears-track-top-gear/feed/ 0 Mercury Grand Marquis: At Home On The Track! [Moment Of Zen] http://autoinfonews.org/mercury-grand-marquis-at-home-on-the-track-moment-of-zen/ http://autoinfonews.org/mercury-grand-marquis-at-home-on-the-track-moment-of-zen/#comments Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://autoinfonews.org/mercury-grand-marquis-at-home-on-the-track-moment-of-zen/ When life gives you a rented Mercury Grand Marquis , you might as well take it out for a few rainy laps at Stafford Motor Speedway! More »

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