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Filed under: Alfa Romeo,Automotive History,Luxury,Classics,Sedan Continue reading Scrapyard Gem: 1999 Alfa Romeo 166, Screwball Rally Edition Scrapyard Gem: 1999 Alfa Romeo 166, Screwball Rally Edition originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

The SUV makes over 700 horsepower thanks to a few bolt-ons.

Filed under: Design/Style,Rolls-Royce Continue reading Rolls-Royce restores a pair of soapbox racers it built in the 2000s Rolls-Royce restores a pair of soapbox racers it built in the 2000s originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

Filed under: Auto Repair,Driving,Insurance,Ownership Continue reading American drivers can't catch a break on car insurance rates American drivers can't catch a break on car insurance rates originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments

A few weeks ago we talked about cars that looked dumb, but that doesn’t necessarily mean their owners are dummies themselves. That got me thinking: What cars are only driven by idiots? What cars are driven by the sort of people who can only breathe with their mouths wide open and their knuckles dragging on the ground?…Read more...

Boeing is having a rough time of it right now, with parts falling off its planes left, right and center. Just last week, a wheel came loose and smashed through a car, and earlier this year the door from a 737 Max aircraft broke off mid-flight. That mid-air disaster sparked an audit from the Federal Aviation…Read more...

There’s a fine line between driving a sleeper and insanity. This matte black monster of a 2020 Audi RS6 Avant is more than a few toes over that line, delivering 1,100 horsepower of all-wheel drive with fire-spitting big-turbo fury. The turbos are so frickin’ big that they pop right out of the hood, and the exhaust…Read more...

A Nebraska woman exploited a glitch in gas pump software that allowed her to get nearly $30,000 worth of free gas… until the owners figured out what she was doing. Now, the 45-year-old is in a whole lot of trouble. - Andy Kalmowitz Read MoreRead more...

Angela Chao — billionaire sister of former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao and sister-in-law of Mitch McConnell — died last month when her Tesla Model X sank in a manmade pond on her 900-acre Texas ranch. She was trapped in the car as it flooded, unable to open the unpowered doors, as friends and rescue crews…Read more...

Filed under: Safety,Technology Continue reading IIHS flunks most semi-autonomous driving systems it tested for failing to prevent misuse IIHS flunks most semi-autonomous driving systems it tested for failing to prevent misuse originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 16 Mar 2024 09:00:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this |  Comments