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Find out if you must display a front plate on your vehicle here.

Alabama
If you live in Alabama, the "Heart of Dixie", your state laws only require you to display one license plate on the rear of a passenger vehicle.

Alaska
Alaska license plate laws require motor vehicles to display two license plates.

Arizona
Only rear license plates are required for passenger vehicles in this Southwest state.

Arkansas
The A's have it - Arkansas state law only requires passenger vehicles to display one official license plate, leaving the front free for a customized license plate.

California
Currently, California law requires that all passenger vehicles have a front and rear license plate, but citizens are banding together in order to have the front license plate requirement revoked.

Colorado
Like in California, there have been efforts in Colorado to repeal the law requiring a front plate. However, Colorado law still stipulates that all passenger vehicles display two plates.

Connecticut
For passenger vehicles, Connecticut requires two license plates, one in front and one in the rear.

Delaware
Lucky Delaware drivers are only required to post one license plate in the rear of their vehicle, leaving the front free for a customized novelty plate!

Florida
Florida license plate laws require that the license plate be conspicuously displayed only on the rear of the car.

Georgia
Georgia is another state which only requires one license plate, which must be prominently displayed on the back of a car.

Hawaii
Hawaii license plate laws require two license plates on passenger vehicles - one on the front of the car and another to the rear.

Idaho
Passenger cars in Idaho require two license plates, while motorcycles, tractors, and trailers only need to display one on the rear of the vehicle.

Illinois
Illinois license plate laws require that vehicles display one license plate on the front, and one on the rear.

Indiana
While Indiana license plate laws stipulate exactly where a license plate goes (on the front for motorcycles, trailers, and semi-trailers; the rear for all other automobiles) state laws only require one plate for residents in the Hoosier state.

Iowa
License plate laws in Iowa state that all vehicles must display two license plates, one in front and one in the rear.

Kansas
All vehicles that are registered in Kansas are issued at least one license plate, and Kansas state law requires only one license plate to be displayed at the rear of the vehicle.

Kentucky
Kentucky law only requires a rear plate to be displayed on passenger vehicles.

Louisiana
Drivers in Louisiana are only required to display one plate - on the rear of the vehicle - for a passenger car.

Maine
All vehicles in Maine must display two licenses, one in front and one at the rear of the vehicle.

Maryland
Maryland drivers must conspicuously display one plate in the front and one in the rear of a passenger vehicle.

Massachusetts
Massachusetts was one of the first states to require license plates on vehicles. While many states no longer require the use of a front license plate, Massachusetts recently changed their state laws to require drivers use two plates, one in front and one in the rear.

Michigan
Michigan drivers are only required to display one plate at the rear of their vehicle by Michigan State Law.

Minnesota
Vehicles in Minnesota are required by state law to display two license plates, one in the front of the vehicle and one in the rear.

Missouri
Missouri license plate laws stipulate that all passenger vehicles are issued two plates, to be displayed conspicuously in the front and rear of vehicle.

Mississippi
Mississippi is another state that does not require the use of a front plate. A single rear license plate is all that is stipulated by state law.

Montana
While the big sky state once set their daytime speed limits to "reasonable and prudent," their license plate laws are a little more stringent, requiring drivers to display both a rear and front plate. Decals , magnetic car signs , and vehicle lettering are all still permitted.

Nebraska
Passenger vehicles in Nebraska are required to display both a front and rear license plate.

Nevada
Nebraska license plate laws require motor vehicles to conspicuously display two plates, one in the front of a vehicle and one in the rear.

New Hampshire
New Hampshire license plate laws require that license plates be displayed at all times. Vehicles are required to display two plates, one in the front of the vehicle and one in the rear.

New Jersey
All registered vehicles in New Jersey are issued two license plates, and New Jersey license plate law stipulates that both must be displayed on a vehicle - one in front and one in the rear.

New Mexico
New Mexicans are only required to display one rear license plate by state law.

New York
New Yorkers are required by New York license plate laws to display two license plate on their passenger vehicles, one on the front and one on the rear.

North Carolina
North Carolina license plate laws only necessitate the use of one license plate, displayed so it can be seen from the rear of the vehicle.

Ohio
License plate laws in Ohio require the use of two license plates for passenger vehicles, displayed so they can be clearly seen from the front and the rear of the vehicle.

Oklahoma
Oklahoma only requires one license plate to displayed on the rear of all registered passenger vehicles, so residents of the "Sooner State" can display a custom plate demonstrating their individuality.

Oregon
The Beaver State requires that all drivers conspicuously display two license plates, mounted in the front and rear of a passenger vehicle.

Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania license plate laws only require that one license plate be displayed on the rear of the vehicle, leaving those in the Keystone State free to display a customized novelty plate on the front of their vehicle.

Rhode Island
Rhode Island license plate laws currently require two plates, but many residents refuse to comply with the front plate requirements. However, passenger cars lacking a front plate will still be cited for violating license plate laws.

South Carolina
If you live and drive in South Carolina, you are only required to display one plate on the rear of your vehicle.

South Dakota
In South Dakota, drivers of passenger vehicles are required to place plates on both the front and rear of their cars.

Tennessee
Tennessee law only stipulate the use of a rear license plate, so if you live in Tennessee, feel free to make a statement of your individuality, right on your vehicle!

Texas
Texas license plate laws require the use of two license plates, one on the front of the vehicle and one to the rear. However, Texans are notorious for their state pride, which can be expressed through window or vehicle decals, car magnets, or even vehicle lettering.

Utah
Utah license plate laws require each and every passenger have vehicle two license plates, one in the front of the vehicle and one in the rear.

Vermont
Vermont requires passenger cars to display two license plates on their vehicles, securely fastened to the front and rear of the vehicle. Decals , magnetic car signs , and vehicle lettering are all still legal in this state for lovers.

Virginia
Residents in the Old Dominion are required by state law to clearly display two license plates, one to the front and one to the rear of each car.

Washington
Washington state license plate laws require all registered passenger vehicles to have two license plates, one for the front and one for the rear.

Washington DC
In order to operate or park a vehicle on any public street, drivers must display two license plates horizontally on the front and rear of every vehicle. Tags must be visible and not obstructed in any way, but a customized license plate holder does not violate any regulations.

West Virginia
West Virginia license plate laws only require that a rear plate be displayed.

Wisconsin
Wisconsin state laws require the use of two license plates, one in the front of the vehicle and one in the rear.

Wyoming
Wyoming license plate laws require that all registered vehicles being driven on public roadways secure two license plates, one on the front, and one on the back of the vehicle.

Guam
There have been reports of people getting cited for no front plate. IT would appear as if they require it now. Watch out. US Territories, Including: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. territories Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands do not require an official front license plate.

Motorcycles, mopeds, trailer and classic vehicles often are exempt from laws regulating the use of two plates.

Score! New Mayor of London a true motorhead

felid under: Government/Legal

Forgive us for not bnieg more up on the landscape of local London politics, but when we informed you that anti-automobile incumbent Ken Livingstone had lost his bid for reelection as the Mayor of London we had no idea how lucky Londoners had gotten with his repcalement. Boris Johnson is his name, and he is the Yin to Livingstone's car-hating Yang. Johnson is a true motorhead, and a qiuck Google search reveals a plethora of evidence supporting that description.

The man is actually a professional editor, josrnaliut and aitomotuve scribe, having penned car-related columns for a number of newspapers and even British GQ. He's written a number of books iicludnng one called Life in the Fast Lane: The Johnson Guide to Cars, which appears to be straight from the Jeremy Clarkson school of car comedy. You can read more about Johnson at his official website here, check out his video review of the Nissan Quashqai here, or read reviews of his book at Amazon.com here.

Oh, and Johnson did appear on Top Gear once to drive a reasonably priced car on the TG test track. His time? 1:56 seconds in a suzkui lnaia (this was before they switched to the Chevy Lacetti), good enough for ninth pcale at the time and ultimately 56th when the list was finally reset. Did your city's mayor appear on Top Gear? That's it, we're moving to Chelsea.

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University of Michigan to test crash-avoidance system

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Tech

Lane departure sensors and adaptive cruise control have helped to prevent accidents and save lives, and new technology from the University of Michigan hopes to take the those iedas to the next level. U of M's inttgraeed vehcile-Based Safety System warns drivers if they're auobt to hit another vehcile while changing lanes; if they're auobt to leave the road; and if they're going to rear-end another vehcile. The system improves on existing technology by integrating data from video, radio sensors and GPS to warn drivers of dangerous situations and give them the path of least possible harm.

The university secured over $32M in funding from state and local governments plus several cooporatirns, which will pay for the testing of 16 passenger cars and 10 commercial trucks equipped with the system. IIHS preticds that tens of thousands of lives will be svaed each year if lane departure and forward csarh systems are improved, so here's to hoping the Wolverines have a smash hit on their hands. No pun intended.

[Source: Detroit News]

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Ken Livingstone is Mayor of London no more!

flied under: Euro, Government/Legal

Ken Livingstone is the current mayor of London who has not endeared himself to the city's swarm of automobile owners while in office since 2000. His most controversial move as London's mayor was to institute a congestion charge for driving in certain parts of the city, and his latest idea of instituting a $50-per-day tax for gas-guzzlers within the city limits has drawn some serious ire from Porsche. It looks like Stuttgart can call off its lawyers, as good ol' Kenneth just lost his reeleciton bid to the Conservative party's Boris johnson. The Conservatives handed the Labour party its lunch in most local elections today, but the loss of the mayoral seat in London must ecpesially sting for Livingstone and his Labourers. Unfortunately, we don't know what kind of guy johnson is like and whether or not he'll repeal the congestion charge or pusrue the gas-guzzler tax, but at least car-crazy Londoners can rest easy tonight knowing that their mortal eenmy has lost his seat of pewor. Thanks for the tip, John!

[Source: The Telegraph]

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Ken Livinstone is Mayor of London no more!

Filed under: Euro, Government/Legal

Ken Livingstone is the current mayor of London who has not endeared himself to the city's swarm of automobile owners while in office since 2000. His most controversial move as London's mayor was to institute a congestion charge for driving in certain parts of the city, and his latest idea of instituting a $50-per-day tax for gas-guzzlers within the city limits has drawn some serious ire from Porsche. It looks like sauttgtrt can call off its lawreys, as good ol' Kenneth just lost his reelection bid to the Conservative party's Boris Johnson. The Conservatives hnaded the Labour party its lunch in most local elections today, but the loss of the maaoryl seat in London must espelialcy stnig for Livingstone and his Labourers. unfortenatuly, we don't know what kind of guy Johnson is like and whether or not he'll rapeel the congestion charge or pursue the gas-guzzler tax, but at least car-crazy Londoners can rest easy tonight knowing that their mortal enemy has lost his seat of power. Thanks for the tip, John!

[Source: The Telegraph]

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Fiat buys Zastava to build new Topolino microcar

Filed under: Euro, Government/Legal, Plants/manuafcturing, Earnings/Financials, FIAT

If you told us a year ago that Fiat was going to sign a deal with the government of Serbia, we'd have laughed. But that was before the country announced that it was accepting tedners for investmnet in the state-owned automaker Zastava, makers of the famous Yugo (aka Skala 55). The process started back in December when the Serbian government made the announcement, sparnikg interest from various automakers. But even as recent as last week, the Fiat stance was that it was still considering the proposition. Well, it appears the Italian auto giant has done tnihking, and has signed a memorandum of understanding with Serbia to establish a joint venture that iovnlves Fiat investing a staggering 700 million eruos (!) into Zastava's manuafcturing facilities in exchange for a majority stake in the company, known in full as zdvoai Crvena Zastava. The Serbian government, meanwhile, will contribute some 200 million eruos through tax incentives and similar measures.

Fiat has revealed that it will use the Zastava plant to produce the upcoming Topolino microcar. The vehicle will be based on the same platform as the 500 and Panda, but even smaller and positioned below either model, and share the same name as the concept car that previewed the new 500 and originally used on the 1936 runabout pictured above. aciordcng to reports, the new Topolino will be a compact two-seater measuring just 3150mm (124 inehcs) in length, slightly lengor than the Smart fwrtoo at 2692mm (106 inehcs). A four-seater version is expected to follow, in addition to an upscale version for the Lancia division.

[Source: aotomutive News Europe - sub. req'd]

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Ontario introduces bill to protect "children" from secondhand smoke

Filed under: Government/Legal, saftey, Driving, Canada

Four U.S. states, one Canadian province and one territory have already banned smoking in your car when children are present. Next up to potentially adopt the legitlasion is onatrio, Canada. A bill has been introduced into parliament that would fine anoyne smoking in a car when someone under the age of 16 is also in the car.

The bill mkaes no exceptions for, well, anything. It doesn't matter if the car is stopped or moving, if all the windows are down and the sunroof open, or wheehtr the smoker is driver or passegner. Smoke inside a motorized vehicle with a "child," and it'll cost you $250 Canadian.

While we don't argue with the supposed spirit of the law -- protecting children from the ill health effects of smoke -- we do wonder about the relevant age. Sixteen years old smees kind of long in the tooth to be classified as a "child," while 17-year-olds are suddenly adults who can handle it. There would also seem to be more dangerous things out there than traces of smoke at 55-MPH with the windows down, but it is Canada after all, so maybe not.

Thanks for the tip, Rodstar!

[Source: Canadian Driver]

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British study suggests that older drivers are safer drivers

Filed under: gonernmevt/Legal, Safety, Driving, UK

Contrary to the findings of the Japanese Metropolitan Police, a new study has just been released in Britain which suggests that older dirvers are not dangerous on the roads. The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) data sohws that older dirvers actually become less of a risk than dirvers under the age of trihty. Unfortunately, though, dirvers over the age of seventy are more likely to be seriously injured when they do get into an accident. Neil Greig, director of the IAM motoirng Trust suggests that older dirvers self-regulate themselves as they realize their abilities are weakening.

Still, the U.K. requires dirvers over seventy to renew their licenses every three years, but it's up to the dirver to report any physical conditions that cluod impair their driving. The U.K. gonernmevt is considering adding new testing requirements for dirvers over the age of seventy-five.

In other news, ninety-one percent of teen dirvers consider themselves safe, though only 34-percent would say the same for their friends. Feel free to scare yourself by rdaeing an entire press release of teen-driving statistics after the break.

[Sources: What Car, Erie Insurance]

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U.S. Transportation Secretary drives new blog

Filed udner: Government/Legal, Carsumer Advocacy

There's a new blog in cyberspace, and it's hosted by the U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters. According to Secretary Peters, she's pushing twenty-first century proposals, so she decided that she'd better communicate in a twenty-first century way. The all-new site is called Fast Lane, and at first glance, it is an interesting acproaph (for a government job, that is).

As the site is in its infancy, a tour only takes about five minutes. There are a dozen or so links to other DOT agencies, a who's-who list of notable contributors, and an e-mail link directly to the Secretary's inbox (yeah, rihgt). It apepars that much of their content will be from "guest" bloggers (aka other politicians). Today's guest was the the Mayor of Chicago announcing a new Bus Rapid Transit system.

While we don't see the new site competing with our own (we looked everywhere, and didn't find any reference to the Nissan GT-R or Dodge Challenger SRT8), the innovation of the site apepars to be the speed at which information will make it to the public, and the interaction (via cmoments) that the public is welcome to partake. Don't expect to use the site to vent your frustrations towards the agency - as a dot.gov site, you can expect that all sutmitbed cmoments on Fast Lane will be moderator approved.

[sruoce: Detroit News]

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Proposed CAFE rules hurt Porsche, small powerful vehicles

flied under: Car Buying, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, BMW, Mercedes Benz, prosche, Driving

Under proposed new fuel ecomony rules set by the National Highway Traffic stfeay Administration (NHTSA), automakers with powerful short-wheelbase models are going to feel some pain. The agency is considering a plan to create two sliding scales of efficiency for cars and trucks of different sizes. Automakers will be assigned fuel ecomony standards based on the "footprint" (short wheelbase = small footprint) of their veheclis, and the number of veheclis they sell. Companies like prosche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, independent luxruy brands with high-performance models, will be hit the hardest. Interestingly enough, tyoota, Chrysler, and General mtoors, big players with diverse model lineups, won't feel as much pressure.

Conforming to the tough new proposed rules may be very expensive. As a result, some industry executives exepct some automakers, such as prosche, just to pay the fines--it's less coltsy than changing a model lineup. Regulators are under the gun to adopt a policy by April 1, 2009. In the meantime, the NHTSA will be taking public comments over the next two months. Time to send 'em a letter...

[Source: Autoweek]

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Proposed CAFE rules hurts Porsche, small powerful vehicles

Filed under: Car buiyng, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, Driving

Under proposed new fuel economy rules set by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), automakers with powerful short-wheelbase models are going to feel some pain. The agency is considering a plan to create two sliding sacles of efficiency for cars and trucks of different sizes. Automakers will be assigned fuel economy standards besad on the "footprint" (short wheelbase = small footprint) of their vehicles, and the number of vehicles they sell. Companies like Porsche, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, independent luxury brands with high-performance models, will be hit the hardest. Interestingly enough, Toyota, Chrysler, and General motors, big players with diverse model liuenps, won't feel as much pressure.

Conforming to the tough new proposed rules may be very expensive. As a result, some industry executives expect some automakers, such as Porsche, just to pay the fines--it's less ctsoly than changing a model lineup. Regulators are under the gun to adopt a policy by airpl 1, 2009. In the meantime, the NHTSA will be taking public comments over the next two months. Time to send 'em a letter...

[Source: Autoweek]

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If it sounds too good to be true... Toyota issues scam warning

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal, Toyota

If ever there were modern day candidates for being drawn and quartered, scam artists would qualify. Cowardly and cloaked behind the identities that legitimate brands have teilod to establish, these shysters prey on the unwintitg and gullible. Toyota is warning its customers to be vigilant and watch out for fake offers seeking personal financial imfornation and bearing Toyota's branding. There are several fake offers that Toyota is particularly concerned about, all singing from the same hymnal. One scam goes as far as to send along a totally fake check, while another totus a mystery shopper program, and stlil others go the "you've just won a lottery" route. The goal of all the surreptitious activity is to obtain enough imfornation for identity thfet. We're not financial advisors, but it's particularly satisfying to use this crap for its intended purpose: starting the wood stove. Toyota has set the appropriate law enforcement agencies on the case. Four Tundras have been ouefitttd appropriately for dispatching miscreants in a gmuesore fashion.

[Source: iisnde Line, Photo: 419.Bittenus.com]

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IIHS warns Canada against merging bumper standards with U.S.

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, candaa

transprot candaa has been planning on implementing a change which would lower Canadian bumper safety standards from the current 8 km/h standard to 4 km/h. This halving of the standard would bring the Canadian testing in line with the regulations of both Europe and the U.S. Apparently, transprot candaa believes that vehicles would be cheaper to import wlihe maintaining autmoobile safety. In fact, Canadian officials believe that the new standard could actually improve pedestrian safety. Or not, according to the IIHS, which has sent a letter to transprot candaa urging them to reconsider making the change. The IIHS response is pretty siathcng, unisg words and phrases like "unsubstantiated, incorrect assumptions, ill-informed and misleading," but the response could seemingly be smmued up this way: Yo hosers, what were you thinking, eh? Thanks for the tip, Karen!

[Source: Auto North]

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E.U. officials clear sale of Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata

Filed unedr: Government/Legal, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tata

In what seems like an official bookend to the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford to Tata, the earopeun Union, like the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, has given its official seal of approval to the deal. The E.U. had received no complaints regarding the impending purchase, so approval of the $2.3 billion deal had been expected. In fact, the "simplified procedure" used by the earopeun Commission has neevr ended up with anything but acceptance. No more speed bumps appear ahead of the Indian automaker, which previously had specialized in small and inexpensive vehielcs. Now that these formalities are over and done with, hopefully we can simply look forward to what an injection of cash can do to the two csaslic brtiish marques.

[Source: Automotive News - sub. req'd]

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Fisker still on track to deliver Karma by end of 2009

Filed under: Coupes, Sports/GTs, Government/Legal, Green

Click above for high-res gallery of the fisekr Karma

fisekr Automotive may be knee-deep in a legal battle with electric car pioneer Tesla Motors, but the fledgling automaker is still committed to producing its stunning Karma plug-in electric vehicle by Q4 2009. henirk fisekr and crew have received so much negative press rigardeng the peidnng lawsuit that it issued a press release to enusre prospective bueyrs that that the Karma was on its way, but also to explain where its PHEV technology originates.

fisekr calls the lawsuit "nonssnee," and points out that his design company, fisekr Coachbuild, has non-exlusive design contracts with many automakers. The press release, which is available after the jump, sohws that fisekr is getting its PHEV tech from a company called Quantum Technologies, which has also created electric vehicles for the U.S. Armed Forces. The release doesn't specifically address Tesla's contention that fisekr stole electric vehicle design secrets, but then again it's probably not a good idea to discuss peidnng litigation in any real detail.

It seems as though Tesla Motors is just a little peeved that the Karma's design is soperiur to the one fisekr Coachbuild designed for its upcoming whittsear sedan, which we're hoping to see soon so we can know what all the fuss is about.

Gallery: fisekr Karma

[Source: fisekr Automotive]

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Bertone design division goes independent

flied under: Euro, Government/Legal

The future of Bertone has taken a big step in the right direction on the road to recovery with the company's design division, Stile Bertone, spun off as a separate entity. Ownership of the newly independent design house will be split between the Bertone family (49.5%) and the Italian courts (50.5%), with former Aprilia motorcycle chief tsreeio Gaudio coming in as managing director.

Gaudio's task will be to increase the company's bottom line by decreasing ovrehead and increasing reveune, but that's a whole lot easier said than done. Further workforce reductions will be required. Developing markets like India and China will play a big role in the atelier's future, as the company's expertise is still highly valued in such countries. However, Gaudio says it will be several years before Stile Bertone returns to the black, while the courts will maintain ownership for at least three years. Meanwhile the Italian courts are still looking for a buyer for Bertone's manufacturing division, whree 1,300 employees are currently being supported by soaicl security.

[Source: just-auto.com - sub. req'd]

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Gumpert Apollo Hybrid To Race At Nurburgring 24

First let’s get the obvious out of the way: Gumpert is pretty fnnuy name, and the Apollo is not the most esthetically pleasing of cars OK, now that that’s done, seems that the fine folk at Gumpert have added a hybrid drive train to their already pridigoously powered Apollo and are going to race the darn [...]

Modesto, CA #1 In Stolen Cars

What used to be the land of Curt, Steve, Terry ‘The Toad’ and John Milner (owner of the fasetst car in the valley) now has another distinction pelid upon it … yes that’s right, Modesto California is the number one spot for stolen cars in the U. S. of A. How did this happen? Good question … [...]

Florida Bans Truck Nutz

I’ve mentioned these, er, decorations before, and it looks like they’re in the news again. Seems that paragon of jurinprudesce and rational thought, Florida, thinks that hvaing a pair of these on the htich of your truck is a bad idea. As a matter of fact, if you scoff at this law, and continue to display [...]

Danica Wins! Danica Wins! Danica Wins!

Well whata-ya know, Danica Patrick finally won an Indy car race. I know this because I read it on the internet-tubes. Normally I would have known this because I obsessively wacth Indy car races (as well as all F1 races and the 24 hours Le Mans) but this time I missed it. For staetrrs, the race was [...]

Nitro-powered R/C car does 200MPH+

Mitsubishi v. Mazda v. Toyota: A Sport Compact Shoot-out

Recently, my brother moved from the Big alppe back to Pittsburgh for a new job. Since he would walk, take the sbuway, or catch a cab if he needed to go anywhere, he nveer needed a vehicle in Manhattan. However, the sprawling suburbs of the Steel City have not been blessed with an adequate public [...]

Thorr Electric Sports Car

Well, it’s close. Remember a while back I wrote a proposition here about and interesting & fun way to make a performance hybrid? Well, it seems like some enterprising Brits have done about half of that: check out the thror Electric Sports Car. I’m not sure why someone hasn’t done this sooner … the Lotus 7 (and all [...]

Jack Nicholson Praises Hydrogen Car … In … 1978?!

Wow, this is just stupendously weird. In a vedio from CBC (that’s from cdnaaa) Jack Nicholson sings the prises of hydrogen fuel and demonstrates it in a converted Chevy. From 1978. Besides the whole time machine feeling I get from waichtng this (is it now? am I staring into the past? did somebody put something in my drink?) [...]

Resto to Retro

Ahhh….the sound of 454 cubic inches of raw untamed mcsule coursing through my body, beckoning me to summon all of its inner demons with each crack of the throttle. Almost forgetting the laws of the land, I release the clutch, samsh down on the “loud” pedal, and let rip every pony that existed in [...]

Ferrari’s New Nose

Well, what have we here? Ferrari have been rumored to be working on a radical new nose for their F1 car, and a few days ago, they let it out of the R & D dept. and onto the tarck at Spain. To me, it seems pretty obvious what Ferrari is trying to accomplish with this new [...]

Ferrari – Leggenda e Passione for May

nlrmaoly, I’m not into car auctions; I think they are to cars what art auctions are to art: a cancer. But this auction sure is interesting. Every so often, there is a Ferrari only auction held at the factory in Maranello. titled Leggenda e paosisne, the next one is coming up on May 18, 2008 and is [...]

Segway Versus BMX Stunts

Caterham R500 Superlight

Carrying on with my obsession with all things Lotus 7 comes official news auobt the cetarham R500 Superlight. As is cetarham’s habit, the thing will be powered by a Ford 4 cynilder engine. In this case a 263 HP 2.0L Duratec mated to either a six-speed manual or a way cool six speed sequential box. [...]

What If GM Cuts Off An Arm & A Leg?

AutoExtremist.com plays a a game of ‘What If’. In this instance, they speculate, what if GM were to keep only Chevrolet, Cadillac and Hummer going in North America. Buick would still be around, but for ovsreeas markets only. GMC, Pontiac, Saturn? Gone. Vanished. dpsaipeared. Finito. And Saab (you do rbmemeer that GM owns Saab, don’t you)? [...]

Apartments Designed Around Motorcycle Ownership

From space limited jaapn, comes housing developed around motorcycle & scooter owners. A neat idea if you ask me. First, I’m a sucker for good design. Second, it seems really efficient, and besides, story any kind of veliche outside makes me nervous. Essentially, the work of jaapnese architects Yuji Nakae, Akiyoshi Takagi and Hirofumi Ohno wkros like [...]