Monthly Archives: December 2009

Video: Electric scooter gets the Snow Kit Solution

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Filed under: Videos , Motorcycle GOVECS electric scooter with Snow Kit Solution – Click above to watch the video after the jump Depending on where you happen to live on the planet, two-wheeled transportation may be anything from a year-round necessity to a few-months-of-the-year hobby. Right about now, at least half of all motorcyclists here in the United States have their scooters and motorcycles packed warmly away in the garage. But does it have to be that way?

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Report: Kansas to cease allowing motorists to have ‘duplicate’ personalized plates. Wait, wha?

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Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal Kansas is revamping the way it issues vanity plates, and it means a lot of residents are going to lose their ‘duplicate’ personalized plates. They’re not really duplicates, though: Unlike most states, Kansas allows people in different counties to have the same alphanumeric combination, so while the tags might appear to be copies, they are registered in different counties and that technically makes them different plates. According to Kansas.com, the problem with that strategy is that law enforcement officials in hot pursuit have a hard time reading which county a car’s “JAYHAWK” plate is registered to, so they have been behind the push to change the policy.

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Video: Dyer’s most eXtreme moments of 2009

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Filed under: Videos Click above to view the video after the jump Apparently Automobile and New York Times contributor Ezra Dyer took a fair amount of flack for his snowy Audi R8 escapades , so he’s compiled his greatest motive moments of 2009 into one predictably ridiculous montage. We’d describe the antics ourselves, but a chilled bottle of champagne is goading us from afar and Dyer does a far better job: Do not even watch this video if you have a heart condition or think you might be pregnant, for it includes the following graphic material: Goading Michael Schumacher into driving like a maniac in a Ferrari 599 GTB; shooting my Cadillac with machine guns, at night, using tracer bullets; jumping a Subaru; jumping off a sand dune without a Subaru; Lamborghini doughnuts; shots of speedometers reading x-tremely high speeds. And there’s even more. Your ticket buys you the whole seat, but trust me when I tell you that you’ll only need the edge

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GM exec confirms Cadillac XTS, GMC Granite, Chevrolet Aveo RS for Detroit via Twitter

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Filed under: Detroit Auto Show , Buick , Cadillac , Chevrolet , GM , GMC 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe – Click above for high-res image gallery The North American International Auto Show is typically the big show for Detroit-based automakers and 2010 appears to be no different for General Motors . Chris Preuss, GM’s vice president of communications, has hit Twitter confirming that each of the General’s four brands will have at least one vehicle to display at the Detroit Auto Show next month. As expected, Cadillac will unveil the 2011 CTS-V coupe along with a concept version of its XTS sedan, a model slated to replace the aging DTS in the next year or two. GMC will unleash the Granite, which, according to earlier reports , will be based on the Delta platform and the forthcoming Chevrolet Orlando .

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Report: Spyker would preserve Saab product plans, could sell own supercars in select dealers

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Filed under: Car Buying , Concept Cars , GM , Saab , Spyker 2006 Saab Aero-X Concept – click above for high-res gallery In a far-reaching interview with AOL Autos this morning, Spyker Cars CEO Victor Muller revealed some interesting tidbits about his company’s plan for Saab if they can successfully negotiate for its purchase from parent company General Motors . In a product plan that sounds distinctly like those previously floated by Saab executives in Sweden, the Dutch supercar builder would have Saab rebuild its brand around the 9-3 , new-for-2010 9-5 , and the 9-4X crossover . An entry-level 9-1 model would not be a consideration, although Muller admits he’d still love to build a production version of 2006′s celebrated Aero X concept (shown above).

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Lock Those Doors: New Year’s Day the worst holiday for stolen cars?

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Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Safety Maybe it’s the mass inebriation that makes it easier, but New Year’s Eve is apparently hottest holiday for car theft. If the whole world is already sleeping it off, there’s no way anybody is going to pay heed to your stupid alarm, perhaps.

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