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• New Nissan Catalytic Converter Could Save Money

  Published: August 2, 2007, 12:10 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Nissan

  will roll out its first new car with the less-expensive parts in the next year. All automakers have been plagued by rising commodity prices and always look for ways to save, hopefully passing that on to the consumer. Platinum prices rose 9% from April to June. Nissan Develops Catalyst to Halve Precious Metal Use (Reuters via

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• New Nissan Catalytic Converter Could Save Money

  Published: August 2, 2007, 12:10 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Nissan

  will roll out its first new car with the less-expensive parts in the next year. All automakers have been plagued by rising commodity prices and always look for ways to save, hopefully passing that on to the consumer. Platinum prices rose 9% from April to June. Nissan Develops Catalyst to Halve Precious Metal Use (Reuters via

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• SpeedRacer: Full-sized Panasonic Car Beats World Speed Record on AA Batteries

  Published: August 6, 2007, 5:30 am

  Tags: Batteries, Car, Gadgets, Oxyride, Panasonic, Speedracer

  electric car with painted flames, 192 AA batteries and a pilot looking like the Atomic Ant. That's what Panasonic used to beat the Guinness world speed record on an electric car running on standard batteries. Keep reading for details and a video of the car whizzing by. The car raced on a 65.8mph average, reaching a top 75.8mph speed. It

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• SpeedRacer: Panasonic Car Beats World Speed Record on AA Batteries

  Published: August 6, 2007, 5:30 am

  Tags: Batteries, Car, Gadgets, Oxyride, Panasonic, Speedracer

  electric car with painted flames, 192 AA batteries and a pilot looking like the Atomic Ant. That's what Panasonic used to beat the Guinness world speed record on an electric car running on standard batteries. Keep reading for details and a video of the car whizzing by. The car raced on a 65.8mph average, reaching a top 75.8mph speed. It

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• Ford Announces Sync Strategy, Price

  Published: August 9, 2007, 9:36 am

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Edge, Explorer, Focus, Ford, Fusion, Lincoln, Mkx, Mkz, Mercury

  Ford's new Microsoft Sync in-car entertainment and communication system has a price tag, and it's not that bad. For $395, buyers will be able to add the option onto selected Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles by the end of 2008. All Lincolns and higher-end trims of Ford and Mercury vehicles will eventually come with Sync standard. The first

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• A Poor Man's Navigation System

  Published: August 10, 2007, 3:20 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets

  I've never been a fan of navigation systems because of their price and the infrequency with which I need directions to someplace new. When I do need to go somewhere I'm not familiar with, I print out a map beforehand. Or, even worse, when I'm out on the road and think of a place I'd like to go off the top of my head, the navigation system often

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• Audi's Bang & Olufsen Sound System Reviewed

  Published: August 13, 2007, 11:45 am

  Tags: Audi, Car Gadgets

  It looked terrific, but no car stereo system I'd ever tested had lived up to a $6,300 price tag. Then last week I got to test one out for myself in a black S8. Not only was it worth every cent, it was pure aural heaven. The one thing you can't escape about the system, before you even hear it, is that it looks cool. How does a sound

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• Car Shoppers Pay for Fun, Not Safety

  Published: August 20, 2007, 8:28 am

  Tags: Car Buying, Car Gadgets, Jim Mateja, Safety

  for emerging technologies in cars. "For the last few years, we've found the appeal of non-safety entertainment features on the rise and the attraction of safety features on the decline," Marshall said. "More and more the vehicle has become an extension of your life, and whatever you do outside the vehicle now must be done inside the

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• The Chill Zone: It Gets Hot in There, Too

  Published: August 20, 2007, 4:30 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Dodge

  it came time to return the car, the Zone was completely out of commission the soda had apparently ruptured, and the cover was fused shut with sticky residue. We know you aren't supposed to leave soda in a hot car. But doesn't the Chill Zone promote such oversight? It shouldn't, said Dodge spokeswoman Kristin Starnes. People keep

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• Nissan's Future Models Get Mileage Monitor

  Published: August 21, 2007, 1:30 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Nissan

  We've found that cars with gas mileage monitors give us two games to play: Figuring out the best mileage we can squeeze out of the car, and figuring out the worst mileage we can get. While the latter is more fun, Nissan is hoping you'll play the gas-saving game with its announcement today that all future models will include a fuel-efficiency

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• VW iCar on the Way?

  Published: August 29, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Volkswagen

  Some people in the Cars.com offices went out and bought an iPhone the day it was released. They love their shiny little phones, and now it seems they may have reason to run out and get a new VW if rumors about an Apple/Volkswagen marriage are true. According to various gadget sites, Steve Jobs and VW head honcho Martin Winterkorn met a few

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• VW iCar on the Way?

  Published: August 29, 2007, 4:41 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Volkswagen

  Some people in the Cars.com offices went out and bought an iPhone the day it was released. They love their shiny little phones, and now it seems they may have reason to run out and get a new VW if rumors about an Apple/Volkswagen marriage are true. According to various gadget sites, Steve Jobs and VW head honcho Martin Winterkorn met a few days

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• 2008 Dodge Dakota: Now With Crate 'N Go

  Published: September 4, 2007, 7:58 am

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Chrysler, Dakota, Dodge, Jim Mateja

  the rear floor so you can carry groceries or the kids??? soccer or baseball gear without it being tossed about the cabin. Once home, just press the release lever and the crates remove so you can carry the groceries inside. When you???re done, fold them flat and put them back under the seats, out of the way. Kudla said Chrysler is looking at

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• Cobra Releases First GPS-Equipped Radar Detector

  Published: September 18, 2007, 4:48 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets

  We don't do posts on most new radar or GPS devices, only those that are truly newsworthy. The new Cobra XRS R9G ($449.95) is the first radar detector in the U.S. with GPS. Why is that important, neat, worth $450? Because the XRS R9G rolls right off the tongue, doesn't it? can store the locations of red-light and speed cameras

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• Ford Sync Nabs Top Award From Popular Mechanics

  Published: October 11, 2007, 1:11 pm

  Tags: Car Gadgets, Ford

  The Ford Sync in-car infotainment system earned a nod as one of Popular Mechanics' Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of 2007. The editors called the system's voice-recognition capability the best we've ever tried. They also pointed to the low price of the system and the fact that Sync can read text messages from a cell phone as other reasons

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