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Top 10 ways to boost your car’s fuel economy

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Live accident demonstration carries a chilling message

EPPING — The scene that unfolded outside Epping High School on Thursday was unlike anything students had previously witnessed. An sport utility vehicle plowed into a car head-on, killing a front-seat passenger in the SUV and landing the driver in cuffs, accused of driving drunk. Another passenger in the backseat was critically injured and had [...]

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On TV: If only those car insurance ads rang up true

Watching television can save you money. Sure, most of the time it just entices you to spend more of your hard-earned cash on junk you don’t really need. But if you pay close enough attention, you can find a way to get your auto insurance virtually free. That’s assuming, of course, all the ads you [...]

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2009 VW Tiguan TDI 4Motion – Blave Of Glory

As manufacturers of the finest all-rounder in the world – the GTI – I was just a little disappointed when VW started distracting itself with the Phaeton luxury sedan and Touareg SUV. That turned into horror when the latter was rebadged and sold as the Porsche Cayenne. From that moment forward, we were all on [...]

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Honda CR-V vs. Mazda CX-5 … who takes the cake?

Though by a minuscule margin, Honda CR-V has scored more than the closest competitor Mazda CX-5 in the small SUV tests as conducted by the Consumer Reports. Both SUVs faired impressively, but with its better cargo and passenger seating capabilities and easy access, Honda CR-V finally made it to the top. Basically, Honda’s orientation towards [...]

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Car Insurance Firm Uses Analytics to Set Premiums

Car insurance firm insurethebox is using a business analytics appliance to analyse drivers’ habits and set insurance premiums based on how safe they drive using telematics. The company targets young drivers to encourage safer driving and help reduce the cost of their car insurance. It places a telematics device slightly bigger than a mobile phone [...]

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That Was The Week: The motoring goings-on for May 14-18

HERE ARE the most interesting and talked-about stories over the past five days, collated and summarised by us. CONTINUED demand for the Range Rover Evoque and has led Jaguar Land Rover is to spend an additional £1bn with UK suppliers. Read more ETERNITI Motors, which debuted its Artemis super-SUV at Beijing’s Auto China show which [...]

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Fuel-efficient set rising to the challenge

The NRCan fuel guide gives Optima Hybrid a 5.6/4.9 L/100 km (city/ highway) rating. Our all city driving route took us right thought the centre of Toronto and out to Oakville, with a stop for lunch (and tour) at the Evergreen Brick Works, an environmental centre. On the first part of this leg the fuel [...]

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Cop’s son dies in SUV crash, 5 hurt

NEW DELHI: The 25-year-old son of an assistant commissioner of police was killed on Wednesday night after his speeding Scorpio hit a divider while overtaking a truck and overturned almost opposite the DCP’s offic e in Ashok Vihar, northwest Delhi. Five of his friends were injured, police said. The deceased has been identified as Vikas [...]

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Online Auto Insurance: New Ala. Law Shows Range of US Texting Bans

Montgomery, Alabama (PRWEB) May 17, 2012 Alabama’s governor finalized a law this week that restricts texting behind the wheel, highlighting a long-running effort to bring the state in line with most others in the U.S. that prohibit texting while driving in a range of ways, according to Online Auto Insurance. The state’s ban is unique [...]

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