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How a legendary Lamborghini ended up in a famous rock anthem
One of the most hard-driving rock songs of the 1980s about fast cars and fast women is Van Halen’s 1984 hit “Panama.” The song has a bit of a tale that made it stand out when we compiled our summer driving playlist, so here’s that story: Lore has it that an interviewer accused Van Halen’s…
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New ARA winner Cordero plotting return with WRC car
Ricardo Cordero has seen enough. The three-time NACAM champion came to Oregon Trail Rally as a warm-up event for his next championship round north of the border in Canada and did the unexpected, winning outright when the Subarus retired early on. A fair dose of luck was required to win. But that victory has changed…
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In-Car Entertainment Hits The Road With Valeo Racer’s AR Driving Game
There I was on my same street that I’ve driven down for the past 14 years. Except this time I was collecting coins and power boosts as if my block was the setting for a video game. In a way it was a video game. I was in the backseat of a Volvo SUV reconfigured…
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Nashville woman arrested after Florida police rescue her dog from hot car parked at beach
A Nashville woman was arrested in Florida on Tuesday after she allegedly left her dog inside a hot car while she went to the beach. Marie Rutherford, 40, was booked into the Pinellas County Jail on an animal cruelty charge after her dog had to be rescued from a hot car in the Pier 60…
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Spotify Car Thing runs out of road – and fans are utterly furious it’s being bricked
Spotify’s dedicated in-car controller, Car Thing, is about to become No Thing – or Bricked Thing, if you prefer. Spotify’s short-lived hardware adventures ended in 2022 when the popular music streaming platform stopped making the Car Thing, and it’s now emailing buyers to tell them that their devices will stop working altogether on December 9. “We…
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3 hurt after car crashes into tree in Montgomery County
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The new sacrifices of car theft victims: Jeep Wrangler owners
Car thieves are upgrading. After the Suzuki Jimny became a target in a wave of large car thefts, they upgraded to the Jeep Wrangler, another highly valued and relatively common off-road vehicle. The police refuse to provide data on the extent of thefts, but many Wrangler owners report difficulties in finding an insurance company that…
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Two men dead after car enters water near Invergarry
Two men have died following a crash in the Highlands. Police said a vehicle left the road and entered the water off the A87 near Invergarry. The men, aged 27 and 31, were pronounced dead at the scene. Their next of kin have been informed. Emergency services were alerted to the incident at about 08:00…
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Enjoy the Thrill of Old Rally Games in this Nostalgic Car Combat Game
One game that’s really keeping the spirit of this genre alive is FUMES, a coming single-player game with a keen sense of nostalgia. Drawing inspiration from the golden era of vehicular combat games, FUMES offers straightforward, fast-paced, and intense gameplay. Take a look at its main features:
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Police officer shoots at car fleeing from traffic stop in Brooklyn: NYPD
EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A police officer shot at a car that was attempting to flee a traffic stop in Brooklyn overnight Friday, according to the NYPD. It happened at Hegeman and Van Siclen avenues in East New York around 12:47 a.m. A police officer was trying to pull over a gray Toyota…