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2012 Jaguar XJL Supersport: Review notes: Fat-cat luxury and speed

Rocky — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 01:14:32 +0000

EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: That firm push in the back isn’t just the built-in seat massager–that’s what 510 hp and 461 lb-ft will do for you. It’s enough to give you a wonderful, warm feeling–oh, wait, that’s the seat heat. Whatever.
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GM’s CEO wants to speed up change

Rocky — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:17:00 +0000

GM is moving at a faster pace under the leadership of CEO Dan Akerson as he tries to overcome the resistance at the company.
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2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S: Review notes: Warp speed with warped looks

Rocky — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 01:17:00 +0000

EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: This 2012 Porsche Panamera Turbo S is an amazing car in many ways. It’s blindingly fast.
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Evolution of Speed: Chevy speedometers through time

Rocky — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:17:26 +0000

Filed under: Classics, Etc., Chevrolet, GM, Design/Style

The devil is always in the details when it comes to industrial design. Sure, there are some ugly and disjointed consumer products that should never have been wrought upon the buying public, but the differences between most of the things we build and buy are subtle. Paying attention to the little stuff is important, especially in the auto industry, as it’s the collection of these details that add up to produce truly memorable vehicles.

Which brings us to this cool design blog from Christian Annyas, where he’s posted 24 black-and-white images of Chevrolet speedometer designs dating back to 1941. (The 2002 Monte Carlo SS Dale Earnhardt Signature Edition speedometer pictured above is not one of them.)

Tracing the evolution of the fonts and layout of all these speedos is interesting in itself, but Annyas seems to have a more pointed motivation – trashing digital speedometers. He pictures a single digital unit, from the Chevrolet Sonic, describing it as “not an ideal situation.” To be fair, the Sonic’s speedometer wouldn’t be our choice if we had these to choose from, either. That honor would have to go to the trio of art deco 1940′s Chevy truck designs Annyas selected.

Evolution of Speed: Chevy speedometers through time originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 06 Nov 2011 12:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Forza Motorsport 4 releases November Speed Pack DLC

Rocky — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:14:45 +0000

Filed under: Motorsports, Classics, Etc., Videos, Dodge, Ford, GMC, Lamborghini, Toys/Games

Heads up, Forza fans; Turn 10 has just released the next downloadable content package for Forza 4. The November Speed Pack oozes lustworthy digital metal, including the 2012 Dodge Viper SRT8 and the Lamborghini Aventador. But the 10 new models aren’t all supercars. We’re particularly happy to see that the 2013 Ford Focus ST is part of the group and that players will finally get a chance to drive the 1992 GMC Typhoon as well. You can head over to the Forza Motorsport website for a full list of the vehicles in the DLC pack.

In addition to the new vehicles, the November Speed Pack also includes a Rivals mode that features the Aventador in a hot-lap battle. Turn 10 says that it will be awarding special unicorn cars to 100 random players every week. That all sounds good to us, especially considering that the pack is a mere . Hit the jump to check out a teaser trailer of the pack.

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Forza Motorsport 4 releases November Speed Pack DLC originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:02:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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