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The Safest Cars in America

August 26, 2011

MSN.com composed a list of the safest cars in America. See if your car makes the list: Subcompact Car: Ford Fiesta Small Car: Honda Civic Small SUV: Subaru Forester Family Sedan: Hyundai Sonata Midsize Crossover: Volvo XC60 Large Car: Buick LaCrosse Luxury Car: BMW 5-Series Minivan: Toyota Sienna Sport-Utility Vehicle: Jeep Grand Cherokee Station Wagon: [...]

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College Cars

August 22, 2011

MSN.com compiled a list of the top college cars for selected universities. Here is there recommendations: For the University of Oregon, the Toyota FJ Cruiser is recommended for its stylish after-school adventuring to allow for easy storage for hiking boots, bikes, etc. For the UCLA student Lexus RX 450h, appearances are everything. This sharp looking, luxury [...]

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Oddly Named Features for Cars

July 19, 2011

Automakers are constantly trying to create new gadgets to assist drivers and to help sell vehicles. Forbes put together a  list of contemporary new-car features carrying odd names. Openometer MINI Cooper convertibles come with an Openometer, which is a gauge that tells the driver how long the convertible top has been lowered. Gentleman Function BMW [...]

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Volvo Developing Technology to Avoid Collisions with Wildlife

June 14, 2011

Some current Volvo models can automatically brake to prevent rear-end collisions and recognize and react to humans walking across their course. Now Volvo intends to expand the functionality of the latter system to recognize animals. Volvo engineers have to train the system to detect and distinguish between different animals, with the initial focus being on [...]

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