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Opinion: Automatic Emergency Braking Mandate is Misguided Overreach

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Given that the new rule is requiring cars to have AEB that works at up to 62 mph, I can envision a scenario where a system that's programmed to operate conservatively thinks the car is too close to the vehicle in front and activates the binders. I was definitely driving slower than 62 mph when the Bimmer's HUD lit up.

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Opinion: The Bentley Crash in New York is Scrambling Brains

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Though he ignores the other reasons a wealthy person might buy a Bentley – style, creature comforts, as an indication of socioeconomic status, and so on. That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be allowed to buy a car that has a high potential top speed. We don’t know why Villani owned a Bentley. I wish it didn’t happen, but it does.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

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After a succession of carefully staged events for media and the public, we now know that the 2022 GMC Hummer EV will include at least two models: a sport utility truck (or SUT), with four doors and a short pickup bed, and a more conventional SUV. Everything old is new again. When you invoke the Watts To Freedom mode (WTF, get it?

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. built Atlas 3-row SUV, a vehicle large enough that North America will be its single largest market. All-wheel drive will be available from launch, with total power of “about 330 hp,” VW said, giving a 0-to-60-mph acceleration time of 5.7

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Why Are Modern Vehicles So Much Bigger?

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In the 1960s, Americans were enjoying cheap gasoline and everyday automobiles boasting some of the largest engines ever manufactured. In response, the United States mandated that the national speed limit be restricted to 55 mph in a bit to reduce fuel consumption. Let’s take a trip back in time to see how this all started.

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Dark Horsing Around at the Woodward Dream Cruise

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Sadly, this meant I never had an opportunity to explore the Dark Horse’s true capabilities and that’s likely to be the case for a lot of the people who buy one and never take it to the track. While the interior is clearly designed to be rugged and easy to clean, some of it feels and looks a little cheap.

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