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Behind the Wheel | 2012 Toyota Prius C: In San Francisco With a Gallon of Gas to Go
The Prius C is an attractive little car, all curves, flares and bulges. And at 53 m.p.g., it can handle the city?s 49 Mile Scenic Drive on less than a gallon of gas.
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Cramming for Degrees in Hybrids
As automakers increase their efforts to design vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, college engineering programs are likewise adapting their curriculums, preparing students to build vehicles increasingly powered by batteries.
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Technology: Virtual Reality Goes to School
New materials, assembly processes and electronic controls make automobile repair work more challenging. So how will schools train new technicians? Video game technology may provide part of the answer.
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Wheels: During Mille Miglia, a Rare Sighting of the Fiat Scion
John Elkann, the fiercely private Fiat chairman, was spotted Friday at the helm of a 1952 Fiat 8V, during the Mille Miglia heritage race in Italy.
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Wheels: Acura Recalls 53,000 TL Sedans for Leaking Power-Steering Hoses
The action, which applied to all 2008 models, resembled a recall from 2008 that affected 273,000 TLs from earlier model years.
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Wheels: Study Finds Lack of Uniform Signage Poses Obstacle to Public Charging Networks
Managing the federally financed EV Project, the company issued a critical report from its first year and a half on the job.
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Wheels: With Sales Imminent, Ethanol Blend's Impact on Engine Durability Remains Contentious
The testing, financed by the petroleum industry and eight major automakers, found that two of the eight selected gasoline engines reflected damage after burning the 15 percent ethanol fuel formulation.
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Wheels: Chevrolet Plans SS Rear-Wheel-Drive Sedan for 2014
The sedan, based on a model from the Australian division of General Motors, will bear the SS designation.
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Wheels Blog: Motorcyclist Death Rates Appear to Have Plateaued
A 16 percent drop in motorcyclist fatalities in 2009 is beginning to look like an aberration, noted the authors of a study for the Governors Highway Safety Association.
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Wheels Blog: Ferrari and Lamborghini Report Normal Operations After Quake
The supercar manufacturers said production was proceeding as scheduled at its factories in Maranello and Sant'Agata Bolognese.
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Wheels: Chrysler Recalls 68,000 Jeep Wranglers for Potential Fire Hazard
The recall was prompted by an investigation begun in March by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
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Makers: Who Made That Crash-Test Dummy?
The birth of Sierra Sam.
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Media Decoder Blog: G.M. Decides to Forgo Super Bowl Advertising
For the second time in a week, General Motors is making news for advertising it will not be running rather than for advertising it is running.
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Bucks Blog: What That Speeding Ticket May Really Cost You
Insurance.com lets you calculate the anticipated increase in your insurance premium after getting a ticket.
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The One-Gallon Tour
Testing the 2012 Prius C, Toyota?s latest addition to its expanding family of hybrids, on a meandering cruise through and around San Francisco.
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In Transit Blog: The Race (the Mille Miglia) Is On in Rome
Thursday through Sunday, hundreds of vintage and classic cars will race through Italy in the Mille Miglia rally.
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Wheels: MojoMotors: A Virtual Middleman Between Used-Car Lots and Shoppers
The site promises to save a shopper money above the lowest advertised price for any given car, but the discount is not necessarily substantial.
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Green Column: Fight Over Auto Emissions Is Measured in Grams
European Union members expect tough negotiations over the region's first mandatory targets for auto emissions.
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Wheels: Long-Running Recalls of Ford Windstar Minivan Are Expanded to Virginia
The two recalls concern the rear axle and front lower control arm, both of which might snap and cause a driver to lose control of the vehicle.
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