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Why do small cars have such bad ride quality?

Why do so many modern cars have a hard ride? I have, over fifty years, owned, driven and enjoyed Citroen’s torsion bar and hydraulic suspension cars. When my 130,000-mile 2CV needed too much work

A Quick Trip to the Nascar Hall of Fame

s Great Hall, features 18 classic Nascar vehicles parked on a track whose banking gradually increases as the cars progress into the modern era. It’s the museum’s green flag, in a sense, and it offers a neat snapshot of the history of stock car

Palo Alto Concours — you get to see classic cars and…

It’s that time of year again — the swish concours d’elegance, a car show that goes beyond car shows, is happening on many summer weekends. This weekend (on Sunday, June 27), there’s the 44th annual Palo Alto Concours. In this age of the modern car,

Four ‘Firsts’ for Auto China 2010; New Energy-Driven…

combines the modern auto industry with the latest green technologies. 3. Record Number of World Debuts and Concept Cars: 990 vehicles will be on display, including 89 world debuts, of which, 75 vehicles are entrants from China’s automakers, 14 from

Bernie Ecclestone warns against making ‘knee-jerk’…

the real cause behind the lack of overtaking lies with the huge levels of downforce generated by modern cars, adding that he doesn’t believe the teams should have a say in sporting or technical regulations since they only look after their own interests.

Average cars becoming ever more complex

have ?over engineered? the design? While I?m loathe to criticise the level of engineering that goes into modern cars ? as the vast majority of it contributes to efficiency and safer cars ? it?s clearly a problem that is only going to grow as electric

(Headlines) Pajamas In Shanghai, File Sharing & Luxury

climate Google Asks Spy Agency for Help With Inquiry Into Cyberattacks The Dozens of Computers That Make Modern Cars Go (and Stop) Share: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon By Dan Gould in Arts & Culture , Automotive , Education , Electronics &