Wednesday, February 28, 2018

A plane that acts like a boat? Or a boat that looks like a plane?

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The Airfish 8 is an aerodynamic marine craft that glides over water. It's not really a boat, but it's not really a plane either.

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Arrivederci diesel: Rome to ban oil-burning cars by 2024

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Rome, one of Europe's most traffic-clogged cities and home to thousands of ancient outdoor monuments threatened by pollution, plans to ban diesel cars from the city center by 2024. Mayor Virginia Raggi announced the decision on her Facebook page on Tuesday, saying: "If we want to intervene seriously, we have to have the courage to adopt strong measures". Her comments followed a court ruling in Germany that cities there can ban the most heavily polluting diesel cars from their streets. About t

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Junkyard Gem: This 1987 Dodge 600 SE Sedan is suspiciously Benz-ish

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A midsized member of the versatile Chrysler K-Car family, with Mercedes-influenced styling. This one made it to age 31 before being discarded in Colorado.

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Honda's Civic Type R Time Attack 2018 is a record-seeking circus

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Honda's Civic Type R Time Attack 2018 will see Jenson Button and other drivers try to break lap records at European tracks in Honda's newest hot hatch.

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McLaren Senna Carbon Theme, 'surprise announcement' at Geneva

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McLaren will also offer the ultra-lightweight MSO 7-Spoke Hybrid Carbon Fiber wheels as an option.

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Autoblog Classifieds Finds: 1991 Bentley Turbo R

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Big torque, and perhaps big maintenance bills, but enough luxury to overcome the headache?

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Toyota creates world's most thermally efficient 2.0-liter gas engine

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Toyota unveils powertrain components for the TNGA architecture, including the world's most thermally efficient 2.0-liter gas engine.

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2018 Honda Ridgeline: What I love, what I loathe

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Here are the pros and cons of living with our long-term test truck.

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Porsche opens up about the electric Mission E, takes jab at Tesla

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Porsche's head of electric vehicles gets expansive about the challenges behind the Mission E, and takes a swipe at Tesla.

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The home robot

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Kuri is the home robot you never knew you needed. Designed to blend in like a member of the family. Mapping sensors enable kuri To navigate your home autonomously. Transcript: Kuri is the home robot you never knew you needed Designed to blend in like a member of the family. Mapping sensors enable kuri To navigate your home autonomously. It’s able to find you in your home with Facial and speech recognition. And is equipped with speakers and a Microphone for two-way communication. Kuri

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Superyacht for your inner supervillain

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Migaloo designed a concept submersible yacht. The M7 superyacht is 928 feet of luxury. Features include a helipad, a wet garage for mini subs, an outdoor pool and jacuzzi, and much more. We hope they decide to make this and invite us for a ride. Transcript: Supervillains rejoice your ship has come in. Migaloo Private Submersible Yachts are the perfect toys for the billionaire who has it all. The M7 submersible yacht concept is 928 feet long. The M7's amenities include: helipad, wet garage for mi

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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Ford's hangover suit is aimed at saving lives

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Ford Motor Company Europe has developed a suit that can simulate the symptoms of being in the midst of a hangover.

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2019 Audi A6 debuts with looks and tech borrowed from the A7

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This eighth-gen Audi A6 borrows almost everything from its slightly upmarket A7 sibling.

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Hyundai Kona Electric SUV revealed

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The closed grille is the biggest visual difference from its hybrid siblings.

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Voitures Extravert makes an EV vintage Porsche 911

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Voitures Extravert converts vintage Porsche 911s into electric vehicles with modern handling and conveniences, and a 249-mile range.

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Lexus UX crossover photo and video released ahead of Geneva

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Lexus releases the first official photo of the production UX compact crossover.

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Cities can ban diesel cars, German court rules

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Bad day for automakers and owners, 'great day for clean air in Germany'

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John Lennon's Honda Monkey to be auctioned

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(To the tune of The Beatles' Eleanor Rigby) A Z50 Monkey Bought new by Lennon, got dirty and then put away How much would you pay?

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8 fastest depreciating cars in America

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To save you from the hurt of a quickly depreciating new car, we collected 8 of the fastest depreciating cars in America. And here's a surprise, one of them is a Toyota. Learn more at Autoblog.com

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Take a look at all 10 2018 F1 cars

All 10 cars for the 2018 Formula One season have been revealed.

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2019 Buick Envision starts just under $33,000

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A 252-horsepower turbocharged engine and 9-speed automatic are the big-ticket updates.

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Force India reveals its new F1 car, but not its new name

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By Alan Baldwin BARCELONA, Spain — Force India unveiled its new Formula One car on Monday but kept everyone guessing about what name it will race under this season. The Silverstone-based team, which has finished fourth overall for the past two years, has been considering dropping the India from its name for some time to make itself more attractive to potential sponsors. Otmar Szafnauer, the chief operating officer, told Reuters on the first day of testing with the VJM11 car at Barcelona

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2019 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup teased on Twitter

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The reveal is on March 1.

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Ford promotes tiny EcoSport with world's largest billboard

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Ford builds the world's largest billboard in Madrid to advertise its tiniest crossover, the EcoSport.

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