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Ford Just Dropped a Ton of New Stuff In Its Historical Archive

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How about specs on a 1996 Mercury Tracer? Farley also shared an image of a 1992 Ford Mondeo in Paris, but it’s easy to get sucked into looking at all the weird stuff in the archives. Interested in the Ford Telstar? How about a 20-page brochure in Japanese?

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Infiniti Details a Quartet of New Vehicles

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We’ll reiterate that Mercury was way ahead of the game 40 years ago with its light bar on the original Sable. Judging by the hero shot up top, forthcoming EVs may have that so-called piano key lighting while gassers (or hybrids) may just have a light bridge across its schnoz in terms of illumination signatures.

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Acura ZDX to Show at Monterey Car Week

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Many brands have added lighting strips across the nose of newly introduced vehicles lately – both EVs and ICE vehicles – leading us to affirm our belief that mid-‘80s Mercury was simply ahead of its time (and lighting technology).

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Cadillac Escalade IQ Reveal Set for August

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More LEDs spread across its nose, including a light bar which proves the 1986 Mercury Sable was simply ahead of its time. The official image fronts a vehicle with appropriately Escalade-y boxy proportions, plus a set of headlamps that share a design language with existing Cadillac EVs. The badge is illuminated as well.

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Hyundai Shows Refreshed Elantra N in Shanghai

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The sleek and smooth nose has a light bar bookended by new headlamps (maybe Mercury was simply ahead of its time) and appropriately grumpy angles have been given to the bumper and intake areas.

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Shouldn’t We ALL Be Going to PowerShift 2009?

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I know I should be there contributing, blogging and shooting pictures, marching and lobbying and networking with my green brothers and sisters in arms. Maybe you didn’t know there was a coal-fired power plant spewing greenhouse gases, mercury and a very bad vibe just blocks from Capitol Hill.

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Plug-In Prius Goes Up to 12 Miles on Electricity Only - AllCarsElectric.com

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