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From The Car Connection:

2014 Lincoln MKX Review

If you're the sort of buyer who might be served well by a luxury sedan but appreciates the added space and versatility—and perhaps the higher seating position—of a crossover, the 2014 Lincoln MKX fits the bill, taking on the likes of the Lexus RX and Cadillac SRX.

Road Rage Is The New Facial Recognition Frontier

The entry for "privacy" in the Oxford English Dictionary may look the same as it always has, but our definition of the word is changing day by day.

NHTSA Won't Randomly Pull You Over & Test You For Booze Anymore (Without Your Consent)

Back in November, some motorists in Fort Worth, Texas had an unusual and unnerving experience: according to a report at NBC DFW, "Some drivers in North Fort Worth on Friday were stopped at a police roadblock and directed into a parking lot where they were asked by federal contractors for samples of their breath, saliva and even blood."

From Motor Authority:

2014 MINI Cooper First Drive

The essence of the classic Mini Cooper is easy to define: it's endearingly small. What happens when you mess with the "small" part?

2016 Audi R8 Spy Shots

You’re looking at the first spy shots of a prototype for the second-generation Audi R8. The car has been developed alongside the new Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4, with which it shares a platform, though its release is still about a year away, which means we’re likely to see it list as a 2016 model.

1966 Ford Mustang ... Limousine? The Things You Find On eBay

Most of the cars that get turned into limousines make some sort of sense (Lincoln Town Cars)--or make so little sense, it comes full circle to at least be predictable (Hummers). But a 1966 Ford Mustang limo? Firmly in the nether regions of nonsense. But someone has done it.

From Green Car Reports:

2016 Chevrolet Volt To Launch Next Year: What We Know So Far

There's been very little news lately about the Chevrolet Volt range-extended electric car, and its sales in 2013 sales were stagnant.

Gas Mileage Displays In Cars: Accurate Or Optimistic?

How do you measure your gas mileage? Do you take mileage readings after each tank, refill to the brim, calculate how much you've used...and repeat at each fill-up? Or do you press the trip computer button a few times to bring up your tank average?

Tucson Wants Tesla Gigafactory, Gives Formal Proposal To Electric-Car Maker

Tesla Motors recently announced plans for a battery "Gigafactory," which is to provide enough lithium-ion cells to allow it to build a projected 500,000 electric cars per year by 2020.

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