Monthly Archives: January 2014

Autoblog’s Desert Date with the Lamborghini Veneno

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Exclusivity is an interesting concept. Owning, let alone driving a Ferarri is an exclusive privilege. Even more exclusive than that? Owning a Bugatti Veyron. And as Autoblog puts things into greater perspective: “Twelve humans have walked on the moon, yet only three humans will own a Lamborghini Veneno coupe.” Just wrap your mind around that for a [...]

Tech Thread Spotlight: How to Pull and Read Diagnostic Codes in Your 1st Gen Ram

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Since 1996, all new cars sold in the United States have been equipped with the OBD II diagnostic port that makes figuring out computer-related problems much simpler but for pre-96 Ram pickups, you can “pull” and read any computer codes with just your ignition key.  Checking your own codes will allow you to figure out ...

McLaren MP4-12C Joins Dubai Police Force

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It’s a proverbial arms race the likes of which we can’t even begin to begin to explain. With the Dubai police force recently acquiring in their lineup a Lamborghini Aventador, Ferrari FF and a 700-horsepower Brabus-tuned Mercedes-Benz G-Wagen, it does make you wonder just exactly what sort of active duty these police force vehicles are actually performing. At the [...]

What Was the Best Concept Car of 2013?

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I have a love/hate it relationship with concept cars. On one hand, concept cars are the ideal. They’re the clay figurines, design language and concepts, heritage, and auto-maker stories embodied into one off models made of real car composites. On the other hand, they can be shells of empty promises. Nothing but wishful thinking and [...]