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Video: 2010 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 On the Track
So what's 540 horsepower good for? How about shredding tires, devouring quarter miles, and drifting? Yup, that would be three for three. Take a look at a little something we put together after driving the 2010 Shelby GT500, the lead horse alpha male of the 2010 Ford Mustang line. After you've s. . .
Found : on 15/4/09.
2009 New York Auto Show: Day 1
KickingTires brings you a recap of all the coverage from the 2009 New York auto show, including production and concept vehicles. Our staff photographer was on hand for a few close-ups, so take a look at the different models and...
Found : on 8/4/09.
Piston Slap: A Reader Suffers From TPMS
John R writes: My car has TPMS (Tire Pressure Monitoring System). I have a set of wheels with fresh summer Sumitomos from a previous car that will fit my Sonata, but they don’t have the radio doodad in the rim. These tires barely have 500 miles on them and they are just sitting around. I w. . .
Found : on 8/4/09.
Queen Latifah's Mercedes S-Class Eats It [Celebrities]
Word on the street is Queen Latifah's Mercedes decided it only needed three tires, a busted oil cooler and part of a front fascia. Looks like it got it's wish. Full pictures inside. ...
Found : on 3/4/09.
Letting the air out from new California tire inflation rules
We have long advocated checking your tire pressures monthly both as a safety measure and to maximize your fuel economy and tire life. Californians may have even more reason to get in the habit, however due to a new tire inflation rule. And if they don?t, their auto service provider will be requir. . .
Found : on 3/4/09.
Audi releases free "Truth in 24" iPhone game
(Credit: CNET) Can't get enough of Audi's Truth in 24 documentary? Want to get in on the 24 Hours of LeMans endurance racing action during your commute to work? Well, if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch, you're in luck! Drivers must manage fuel a. . .
Found : on 2/4/09.
KTM X-BOW by MTM
Tuning package includes power boost to 318 hp and 420 Nm of torque, Brembo brakes (VA 305 mm) with 4-piston calipers and 18-inch rims wrapped in 245/0 ZR 18 Nokian Hakkapelliita-4 tires.
Found : on 1/4/09.
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe: Watch Us Drift!
Drifting defines adolescent ridiculousness, and man do we dig it! How else can a driver have so much fun going absolutely nowhere while destroying tires and torturing the powertrain? This video was shot at the press launch for the 2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe that is on sale now. We doubt dealers . . .
Found : on 1/4/09.
1984 Mercedes Benz 500SL for $85,000! [Nice Price Or Crack Pipe]
Everything is bigger in Texas, including insane price tags for used old-money mobiles. So pop open a Lone Star, get ready to stimulate somebody's economy, and let's go kick some tires. Our Nice...
Found : on 31/3/09.
?You need guts to drive a car that goes nearly 200 mph on 5-inch-wide tires without a seatbelt.?
Oh, and $8M. Or less? We shall see as the car in question, a 1939 Auto Union Grand Prix single seater, is up for auction this summer. “The 200 mph D-Type will be offered in Bonhams & Butterfields? Aug. 14 sale of collectors? vehicles in Carmel,” Bloomberg reports. “The silv. . .
Found : on 29/3/09.
Honda Insight hitting U.S. dealerships now
Click above for high-res image gallery of the 2010 Honda Insight According to Kicking Tires, the new 2010 Honda Insight is now beginning to hit dealerships across the United States as we speak. A quick phone call to my own local dealership revealed two shiny new hybrid hatchbacks ready to drive . . .
Found : on 29/3/09.
Orange-infused tires perform well at Sebring
Prior to last weekend's race at Sebring, we told you about Yokohama's plan to debut their ADVAN(R) ENV-R1[TM], a new kind of tire that uses orange oil to displace about 10 percent of the total amount of petroleum used in the making of the rubber. Now that the race is over, we're naturally wonderi. . .
Found : on 27/3/09.
Tires Made Greener by Oranges
Yokohama says it?s built a better, more environmentally friendly tire, and it?s done so by using oil extracted from orange peels. The Advan ENV-R1 tire uses orange peel oil to reduce the amount of petroleum in each tire by 10%....
Found : on 27/3/09.
Tires Made Greener by Oranges
Yokohama says it?s built a better, more environmentally friendly tire, and it?s done so by using oil extracted from orange peels. The Advan ENV-R1 tire uses orange peel oil to reduce the amount of petroleum in each tire by 10%....
Found : on 28/3/09.
DOE Study Concludes Wide Single Truck Tires Trim Fuel Costs by 6-10%
A study by the Department of Energy?s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) concludes that wide single tires are more fuel efficient than duals on heavy trucks. More than 700,000 real-world miles were driven by six instrumented tractors and 10 trailers...
Found : on 25/3/09.
F&M Vulca S revealed, limited to just 10 units
Faralli & Mazzanti designed Vulca S is completely handmade with an aluminum body. It rides on OZ Racing wheels and Continental Italia tires. This 2+2 coupe has front and rear LEDs, quad exhausts and a data system from AIM Sportsline. Power comes from a V10 engine found in the BMW M5/M6 that . . .
Found : on 24/3/09.
Sunny Green Box: Heating tires the green way
Click above for an image gallery of the Sunny Green Box Ever been to an automobile race? If so, you've surely noticed that every team on the grid has a pile of tires just waiting to be bolted on their race cars, and none of them goes on cold. Generally, the stacks of tires are placed inside encl. . .
Found : on 23/3/09.
2010 Chevrolet Camaro Review, Video Coming Today
The wait is over. Today at 6 p.m. EDT, we?ll have the full review of the all-new 2010 Chevy Camaro posted right here on KickingTires and Cars.com. There will be a full video review hosted by Kelsey Mays as he...
Found : on 21/3/09.
Jalopnik/Autoblog/KickinTires Live-Chat With GM's Jon Lauckner [Blogging The Auto Bloggers]
We're ready for our live-chat with GM's VP-of-Global-Product Jon Lauckner, so put your pens and paper down and let's ask him your burning-like-a-Volt-of-lighting questions below. We've partnered...
Found : on 18/3/09.
Jalopnik/Autoblog/Kicking Tires Live-Chat With GM's Jon Lauckner [Blogging The Auto Bloggers]
We're ready for our live-chat with GM's VP-of-Global-Product Jon Lauckner, so put your pens and paper down and let's ask him your burning-like-a-Volt-of-lighting questions below. We've partnered...