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Tesla Model S Struts Its Stuff On Winding Roads [Video]

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Tesla Model S Struts Its Stuff On Winding Roads [Video]
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Here at the AutoGuide office, we are quite fond of the Tesla Roadster. We like its battery technology, its range, and most of all its amazing performance. It certainly has shown us a glimpse of the future, and thankfully its not boring. However, the Roadster model is quite expensive and impractical and Tesla is aware... Continue Reading...

Chevy Volt to Offer Cordless Cell Phone Charging Using Powermat Techology

Chevy Volt to Offer Cordless Cell Phone Charging Using Powermat Techology
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If you’re running a little low on cell phone juice and need a boost, the Chevy Volt will soon have you covered. General Motors has just announced that they’ve paired up with Powermat (a wireless charging technology) to bring Volt owners a new way to charge their personal electronic devices without those pesky charging cords.... Continue Reading...

Focus Electric MyFord Mobile App Syncs Owners With Their Cars

Focus Electric MyFord Mobile App Syncs Owners With Their Cars
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Ahead of the debut of the Ford Focus Electric at the Consumer Electronic Show today, Ford has announced a new smartphone App designed to connect owners with the company’s new zero-emissions car. Similar in many ways to GM’s Chevy Volt OnStar App, the MyFord Mobile app will let owners of the Focus Electric keep tabs... Continue Reading...

New Ford MyKey Feature Lets Parent Block Explicit Satellite Radio Content

New Ford MyKey Feature Lets Parent Block Explicit Satellite Radio Content
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We bet that you wish you could be in the car whenever your teenager takes it out for a spin. Sure, you trust them, but you would feel better if you could make sure they weren’t going too fast or you could turn the radio dial when Howard Stern comes on. Thanks to Ford’s enhanced... Continue Reading...

New OnStar App Will Let You Text, Update Facebook Using Only Your Voice

New OnStar App Will Let You Text, Update Facebook Using Only Your Voice
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Combined with several other big introductions, General Motors announced at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show that it is testing a new OnStar App that will let drivers text and even update Facebook using only voice commands. Rumors of this new services popped up several months ago, but now GM has made it official. The service... Continue Reading...

OnStar Now Available in Non-GM Cars Through Best Buy Retail Partnership

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OnStar Now Available in Non-GM Cars Through Best Buy Retail Partnership
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As a part of a larger plan to grow OnStar, General Motors has announced it will begin offering the service on non GM products. Originally designed as a value-added safety feature, OnStar has grown to include numerous convenience features as well, including Turn-by-Turn Navigation and even the ability to open a vehicle when you’ve locked... Continue Reading...

OnStar Taps Verizon 4G Network to Showcase Prototype Technologies

OnStar Taps Verizon 4G Network to Showcase Prototype Technologies
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OnStar has teamed up with long-time partner Verizon to showcase just how much the in-car technology could be capable of in the near future. A list of several new ‘prototype technologies’ ranging from entertainment, to communications to safety, are on display for the first time in a custom Buick LaCrosse at the Consumer Electronics Show... Continue Reading...

Nissan Leaf Carwings System Lets Owners Compete Online for Fuel Economy High Scores

Nissan Leaf Carwings System Lets Owners Compete Online for Fuel Economy High Scores
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If you’re the competitive type and you own a Nissan Leaf, there’s a new way to come out a winner. Nissan Leaf drivers can now be wirelessly connected to a ranking system that scores your driving efficiency. Nissan’s Carwings system started out in Japan but is now available here in North American. It connects all... Continue Reading...

Toyota Entune Is Japan’s First SYNC Competitor

Toyota Entune Is Japan’s First SYNC Competitor
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Toyota will release a new in-car telematics system, dubbed Entune, at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week. Taking a page from Ford’s SYNC and MyFordTouch systems, Entune will oversee navigation, entertainment and smartphone connectivity services. Entune will also support apps like Bing, Movietickets.com, Pandora. Toyota will only approve apps if they are... Continue Reading...

Smart ‘Ideas in Motion’ iPad App Lets You Contribute to a Collective eBook

Smart ‘Ideas in Motion’ iPad App Lets You Contribute to a Collective eBook
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You can help write the story of the world as you see it using the brand-new Smart iPad app. Now available for download at the iTunes store, this Smart iPad app, called “Ideas in Motion,” offers an interactive history of great visions and visionaries, and it allows you to add your own contributions so you... Continue Reading...

Kumho Tire Drive App Will Get You Racing Online, For Free

Kumho Tire Drive App Will Get You Racing Online, For Free
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Another tire game rolls onto the iPhone. Get your engine revving with Kumho Tire Drive. Kumho Tire USA is behind this free multicar racing game application for fans of speed. The Kumho Tire Drive game puts you behind the wheel of a supercar outfitted with Kumho tires. You take on curvy city streets, as well... Continue Reading...

2012 Ford Focus Torque Vectoring Control Explained

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2012 Ford Focus Torque Vectoring Control Explained
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When Ford first revealed the new 2012 Focus at the North American International Auto Show almost a year ago it was vague about a new ‘torque vectoring system’ that’s designed to improve handling. The Blue Oval has now released a description of the system and how exactly it will benefit customers. Essentially it’s a form... Continue Reading...

Ford Announces SYNC AppLink Upgrade, Allowing Voice Control of Your iPhone

Ford Announces SYNC AppLink Upgrade, Allowing Voice Control of Your iPhone
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If you are the owner of an Apple iPhone and a Ford vehicle equipped with the SYNC system, you may have noticed that your phone and your car don’t like talking to each other. That’s probably due to the fact that the SYNC system was developed by Microsoft, and since Bill Gates is not exactly... Continue Reading...

Ford Planning Start-Stop Technology for Non-Hybird Cars, Crossovers in 2012

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Ford Planning Start-Stop Technology for Non-Hybird Cars, Crossovers in 2012
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Already popular in Europe, start-stop technology is about to become more common-place in North America – especially if you drive a Ford. Common in hybrids, start-stop systems shut off the engine when the vehicle comes to a rest and immediately fires it up again the second the brakes are released so there’s no delay in... Continue Reading...

Aston Martin Explore App Educates and Entertains; You Can Even Book a Test Drive

Aston Martin Explore App Educates and Entertains; You Can Even Book a Test Drive
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Enjoy the world of Aston Martin through your iPhone with the Aston Martin Explore app. The modern, exclusive sports car now has a modern app that lets fans of the iconic brand enjoy all things Aston Martin. The free iPhone app comes with a ton of cool features and keeps you up to date with... Continue Reading...

Gulf Oil Spill Booms Get Reused, Recycled in Chevy Volt

Gulf Oil Spill Booms Get Reused, Recycled in Chevy Volt
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The project is expected to create enough material for use in under the hood, primarily for the plastic radiator foil to improve airflow around the car and cover the entire first year production of the Volt, which is pegged at approximately 10,000 cars. Continue Reading...

DriveMeCrazy App Lets You Report Bad Drivers to the DMV

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DriveMeCrazy App Lets You Report Bad Drivers to the DMV
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You know that guy who just cut you off? Would it be great to tattle on him? That would really show him. Well, guess what? Now there’s an app for that. Yep, the DriveMeCrazy app let you report bad drivers and will make you feel like you’ve done your part to make roads a little... Continue Reading...

DiRT 3 Gymkhana Mode Teased With Virtual Ken Block Hoonage [Video]

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With all the publicity Ken Block has created with his Gymkhana videos, and now more recently the Gymkhana Grid events, it’s no surprise that the digital video game world has embraced it as well. Given the popularity of the Gran Turismo series (and even Forza Motorsport) we can’t say we’re a bit surprised that another... Continue Reading...

Volkswagen London Taxi Concept EV Unveiled

Volkswagen London Taxi Concept EV Unveiled
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The London taxi is a rolling landmark. It is as recognizable as Big Ben or Buckingham Palace, and the reason for that is, it hasn’t changed all that much in the last 50 years. But it can all change very soon if Europe’s biggest car maker can have its way, as Volkswagen has just introduced... Continue Reading...

New Continental Tire Racing App Includes The Chance to Win a PlayStation 3

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New Continental Tire Racing App Includes The Chance to Win a PlayStation 3
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How did we ever amuse ourselves while on the subway, standing in line or just killing time at work before the iPhone came along? It doesn’t matter, because there’s another game you can play while fighting boredom on the go – the ContiTireRace. The free app from Continental is the first tire game that can... Continue Reading...

Free Waze App Offers Drivers Social Navigation

Free Waze App Offers Drivers Social Navigation
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We’ve all heard of social media, but how about social navigation? Waze is the first self-described “social navigation” app that uses a community of users to build and confirm mapping based on U.S. government map databases. This community also reports on things like traffic jams and accidents, and the location of speed cams and police... Continue Reading...
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