August 2009
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Create-a-Caption Tuesday
photo via Getty via Zimbio
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EIGHT GREAT CAR-IN-MOVIE SCENES: Part I
(in no particular order)
1) 1962 Ferrari GTO in Vanilla Sky
2) Saudi Arabian Freeway Explosion in The Kingdom
3) Porsche 928 in Risky Business
4) Mini Cooper in The Italian Job
5) 1950 Ferrari 250 GT California in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
6) Audi Q7 in Ironman
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Audi R8 in Ironman
7) Gone in 60 Seconds
8) H2 Hummer in Bad Boys II
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A Maserati With Under 20K Mile Deemed a "Clunker"
Embedded video from CNN Video
Volkswagen and Porsche to Embark on Gradual Merger
Article via Bloomberg, Photos via porschepedia.com and themotorreport.com:
Volkswagen to Pay 3.3 Billion Euros for Porsche Stake (Update1)
Chad Thomas and Cornelius Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) — Volkswagen AG, Europe’s largest carmaker, will pay about 3.3 billion euros ($4.7 billion) for a 42 percent stake in Porsche SE’s automotive unit as it executes a gradual merger of the two manufacturers.
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It's Tuesday, Get Your Caption On...
photo via TrendHunter
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A New Lexus Convertible Leaves Much To Be Desired
top photo via Lexus.com, bottom two photos via Edmunds.com
I don’t generally care for Lexuses. For me, they either too closely resemble existing Toyota models or they too readily call to mind suburban soccer moms. That said, I couldn’t help but take note of the brand new Lexus IS Convertible that I passed on the street last weekend in East Hampton. With the top down, this is a...
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Stick Shift: Vanity Fair's GAY Car Blog
If you haven’t already perused it, Bret Berk’s Vanity Fair car blog, Stick Shift, is quite entertaining…read Berk’s piece on the VW CC, VW Jetta Diesel, and the Cadillac CTS here.
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Can 'Cash for Clunkers' Help Jump-start the Auto...
Read the Knowledge@Wharton Podcast transcript here.
photo via Huffington Post
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Creative Box's Nuvu Concept
Japanese design firm Creative Box designed this Nissaan concept car, the Nuvu…the renderings are pretty cool:
photos via Yanko Design
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Jalopnik Names the Top Most Traded-In Cars in the...
Check out Jalopnik’s Top 10 Most Traded-In AND Purchased Cash-for-Clunkers Cars
At the top of the list? Can you guess? Only one of the most popular cars of the 90s…
The Ten Most Traded-In Vehicles 1. Ford Explorer 4WD 2. Ford F-150 2WD 3. Jeep Grand Cherokee 4WD 4. Jeep Cherokee 4WD 5. Dodge Caravan/Grand Caravan 2WD 6. Chevrolet Blazer 4WD 7. Ford Explorer 2WD 8. Ford F-150...
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Caption Days Are Here Again!
TODAY’S photograph comes to us from Laser Bread’s Flickr stream:
Here’s how it works: Create-A-Caption Tuesday is when I, the URR writer, invite, you, the readers, to hit the comments section with a vengeance and create a caption for an absurd, outrageous, amazing, or just plain sweeeet photograph. A winner will be announced on Friday. And since we all know how much winning rocks,...