Video: Oh, Snap! Watch what happens when this bus slides through toll barrier

Filed under: Etc. , Safety , Videos It’s common knowledge that buses fight dirty. Enter into fisticuffs with public transportation and you’re likely to find yourself on the raw end of a well-aimed 2×4 plank. Just ask the pedestrian in the video after the jump

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Video: Oh, Snap! Watch what happens when this bus slides through toll barrier

Report: Supreme Court: Feds not allowed to use GPS on autos without warrant

Filed under: Government/Legal , Technology , Police/Emergency Law enforcement agencies are now required to obtain a warrant before attaching a GPS device to a vehicle. The Detroit News reports the Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that the Justice Department was wrong when it argued that its agents didn’t need permission to track private citizens without their knowledge. The case in question centered around Antoine Jones, a Washington, D.C.

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2012 Ford Edge Limited

2012 Ford Edge Limited Despite the missing two cylinders, the new EcoBoost engine still pulls like a strong and smooth V-6. Despite the missing two cylinders, the new EcoBoost engine still pulls like a strong and smooth V-6. There is little lag, and I doubt that most buyers would notice any difference in power delivery. However, they will probably notice the very un-V-6-like noises coming from the engine bay – it may pull like a V-6, but sounds like the four-cylinder it is

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2012 Ford Edge Limited

Report: TrueCar polishing edges off business model to comply with state regulations

Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Government/Legal , Marketing/Advertising TrueCar has attracted much unwanted attention recently, drawing the ire of Honda and torquing off regulators in several states . In response, the company has announced a series of changes to its business model, designed to address the legality of its service, according to a report in Automotive News . The biggest change is that dealers in some states will now have to subscribe to the lead service rather than paying a per-vehicle fee for sales closed from a TrueCar referral.

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Official: Morgan returning to Le Mans with new LMP2

Filed under: Motorsports , MISC Morgan may not be the first brand to come to mind when you think of cutting-edge racing technology, but the small British automaker has a deep and rich heritage in motorsports. Particularly at Le Mans , where Morgan scored a class victory in 1962. That was fifty years ago this year, and so, for the first time since last running the Aero 8R GT2 back in 2004, Morgan is planning a return to the famous French endurance race. Rather than develop one of its existing sportscars ( Three Wheeler , we’re looking at you, buddy) into a GT racer, however, Morgan is teaming up with independent racing team OAK Racing to build a Morgan LMP2

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Report: VW Bluesport Roadster might finally be dead before it lived

Filed under: Concept Cars , Convertible , Performance , Volkswagen A Black Knight stalks the ramparts of corporate castles, he carries a shield decorated with a wreath of beans, he swings a double-edged spreadsheet and he rides a terrifying black mare called The Bottom Line. His name is The Business Case and if a new report from Autocar is accurate, he’s done his foul work again, this time dealing another blow to the already-long-delayed Volkswagen Bluesport Roadster . Even though the engineering work for the two-seater convertible is reportedly finished, it appears no one can come up with a way to support the necessary sales projections of 50,000 units annually. That is in part because Jonathan Browning , head of VW USA, apparently doesn’t see the point of expanding VW’s product portfolio with another model (a truly unexpected sentiment coming from Volkswagen as far as we’re concerned).

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Report: VW Bluesport Roadster might finally be dead before it lived