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			<title><![CDATA[Shut up, Hang up and Drive]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Today, California and Washington became the fifth and sixth states to ban talking on a cell phone while driving. Kind of.


Both states will let people talk on cell phones if they use a hands free device. You can use one of those stupid ear pieces that people wear like a fashion accessory that]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 11:35 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Design: The coolest video ever]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Want a car that can wink? BMW has turned exterior design on its head with GINA.


Check the video they posted on Youtube. I had to watch it twice just to see the car blink at me again.





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			<pubDate>Mon, Jun 30, 2008 at 10:14 AM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[2009 Acura TSX hits top safety marks]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[The redesigned Acura 2009 TSX received a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute and a five star rating from the U.S. government crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. 
Read the full Acura release here.
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			<pubDate>Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:42 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[ZR1 tears up Nurburgring]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Not that there was going to be any doubt about it, but here's Tadge Juechter, Corvette's top engineer talking about the new Corvette ZR1 ripping the asphalt off of the German track.

Go 'Vette.

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			<pubDate>Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 5:32 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[See Chevy build the ZR1 supercar]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Got a tip from GM Next on a video they're putting up their website.

Here's the video of how GM builds the 2009 Corvette ZR1 -- the most powerful production car ever built by GM with a 6.2-liter supercharged V-8.



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			<pubDate>Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 4:41 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Why use an automatic on the toughest track in the world?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[John Heinricy, the driver who smashed the Nurburgring record for a sedan, explains why he decided to use the 2009 CTS-V automatic instead of the six-speed manual.

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			<pubDate>Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:07 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Love your Scion? Go to Ohio]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Scion, Toyota Motor Co.'s youth-oriented brand, will continue its "Scion Exposed" tour on June 21-22 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington.

The tuner faithful will surely be there and Scion officials say there will be at least 500 owners at the weekend event.

If you show up at the]]></description>
			<pubDate>Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 6:15 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mailbag: Ram should be regulated]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Here's something I found in my email tonight that I find frightening. There really are people out there that think this: And, while I'm not printing the person's name, he's not from California, he's from Warren.

Government is just like office meetings: Less is more.

This person was responding]]></description>
			<pubDate>Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 9:58 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Don't sell that SUV -- yet]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[OK, everyone has been running scared of SUVs since gas prices jumped over $3 a gallon - so why shouldn't people sell them and hop into some micro car now that we're seeing $4 a gallon?

It may not make financial sense.

As so many people look to trade in their SUVs, dealers realize they may get]]></description>
			<pubDate>Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:23 PM</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[More on the Escape]]></title>
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			<author>(Scott Burgess)</author>
			<description><![CDATA[Currently the Ford sells more six-cylinder Escapes than four-cylinder models. However, many at The Blue Oval expect those numbers to shift in the coming years.

While test drving the various models of the Escape, one executive told me that the current product split is 55 percent V-6, 45 percent]]></description>
			<pubDate>Wed, May 28, 2008 at 3:56 PM</pubDate>
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