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– The last four-pot mid-engined Porsche was the 914, briefly replaced by the rear-engined 911E, an impact-bumper-clad 911 with Weissach’s 2.0-liter rework of Volkswagen’s humble Type 4 engine. We mention this because, according to Porsche chief Matthias Müller, Porsche’s new turbocharged four-cylinder boxer motor will begin appearing in the Boxster and Cayman next year. And it could possibly replace the 3.4-liter flat-six used in the 911 Carrera at some point
– If you’ve watched the last few episodes of AMC’s hit series, Mad Men, you probably noticed a sharp 1965 Cadillac Coupe DeVille driven by the show’s protagonist, Don Draper. A look-alike of Draper’s ’65 is for sale on eBay, and we’re guessing it’s no coincidence. – Like Draper’s Coupe DeVille, this Caddy is silver metallic from top to bottom, with no vinyl top. The major difference compared with the TV-show
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– More than five million Camaros have been sold over the better part of six decades, a feat to which Chevrolet can credit, at least in part, a generous marketing budget. With the sixth-gen car now in the public domain—you can read all about it here—we decided the time was right to gather some of our favorite Camaro print advertisements from throughout the car’s history. From fashion to typefaces and photography to
– Waze, if you’ve not heard of it, is the greatest driving app ever devised. Scratch that—it’s the greatest invention of the 21st century, a glorious manifestation of the connected utopia, the latest evidence that if The Singularity arrives tomorrow, I’m okay with it. Because Waze, my friends, tells you where the cops are. More specifically, other drivers tell you where the cops are through Waze. You see a cop,
-After sitting out the 2015 model year in the U.S. market due to compliance issues with government regulations, the Lotus Evora is returning to our shores for 2016 as the newly revised Evora 400. Now Lotus has announced the price tag for its mid-engine GT: $89,900. – That figure puts the Evora 400 about midway between the Porsche 911 Carrera, at $84,300, and the 911 Carrera S, currently $98,900. (Both
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Iraqi security forces on Tuesday deployed tanks and artillery around Ramadi to confront Islamic State fighters who have captured the city in a major defeat for the Baghdad government and its Western backers. After Ramadi fell on Sunday, Shi’ite militiamen allied to the Iraqi army had advanced to a nearby base in preparation for a counterattack on the city, which lies in Anbar province just 110 km (70 miles) northwest
By Hamid Shalizi and Kay Johnson KABUL (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in the parking lot of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Justice on Tuesday, killing at least five people and wounding dozens as civil servants in Kabul were leaving work for the day, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the third attack targeting justice system employees this month, saying the insurgents would continue to kill “slave” judges and prosecutors.
By Adrian Croft YAVORIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Tense Ukrainian soldiers with assault rifles creep stealthily around mock houses before bursting in to clear out gunmen, while others practice setting ambushes or infantry assaults, all under the watchful eyes of U.S. Army trainers. Dotted around the vast, wooded Yavoriv military training area in western Ukraine, soldiers of the U.S. 173rd Airborne Brigade are instructing Ukrainian national guardsmen in techniques designed to
