Cop Hood Surfs On Random Driver's Car To Catch Teen On Minibike
To catch a few teens riding minibikes without headlights, an Oklahoma City cop commandeered the hood of a strangers car and turned it into a pursuit vehicle.
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This 2024 Chevy Silverado Has Been In The Body Shop For Over A Year Because No Replacement Wiring Harness Is Available
Chevy has reportedly sent five different wiring harness in an attempt to repair an owner's busted Silverado, but according to the owner, none of them fit.
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Joyriders Abandon Car On Frozen Canadian Ocean, Leaving Authorities To Clean Up The Mess
There's always a way to tow a car from an impossible place, but the cost of government resources in this case must have been immense.
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New Alloy Could Vastly Expand Automotive Use Of Recycled Aluminum
RidgeAlloy has the potential to turn the aluminum sourcing and manufacturing process on its head.
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Tragic Story Of Woman Dying From Exhaust Leak Is A Terrible Reminder To Get Your Car Checked Regularly
It's still possible to suffer from carbon monoxide poisoning even if your exhaust is perfectly good.
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Instead Of Crushing This EV1 Into A Tiny Cube, GM Is Actually Helping To Restore It
Despite building 1,117 of them between 1996 and 1999, General Motors never sold a single EV1.
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Teen Discovers 1.5 Million Unidentified Space Objects Based On NASA Data
In recognition of his work, Matteo Paz won the prestigious Regeneron Science Talent Search, which includes a $250,000 prize that he's putting toward college.
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This Car Is Powered By Vapes, But Not The Way You Think
Free energy is tempting, but don't try this at home.
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Lawsuit Seeks To Strike Down Florida License Plate Frame Ban After Man's Arrest For Having One On Rental Car
When even the police agree the law is poorly written, it's time for a change.
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2026 Honda Prelude Accelerates Only Slightly Slower Than A Civic Hybrid, Unless You Use S+ Shifts In Which Case It's Noticeably Slower
In Car and Driver's testing the Prelude hit 60 mph in 6.5 seconds, or 7.3 seconds with the simulated shifts turned on.
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Now's Your Chance To Buy A Turbine-Powered Mustang Drag Racer Named 'Krispy Kritter'
The builder pretty much just wrapped the Mustang body around the turbine, then slapped a few more parts on to make it roll.
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Pennsylvania's License Plate Readers Can't Tell The Difference Between The New Zero And Eight
Pennsylvania has switched up their license plates, but now its plate readers are issuing tickets to the wrong drivers because they can't read the plates.
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This Poor, Abandoned Acura MDX Gathered $8,660 In Parking Tickets
An abandoned Acura MDX with nearly $9,000 in unpaid parking tickets is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to St. Louis' parking problems.
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Americans Get No Help Fleeing Middle East As War Shuts Down Some Of The World's Busiest Airports
This past Sunday alone, 3,400 flights across seven airports were canceled.
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If You Can't Afford A Miata, How About A BMW Z3?
The original inline-4 Z3s were never particularly popular and people seem to have mostly forgotten about them.
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Cops PIT Family Bringing Child To Hospital For Traveling 10 Miles Over Speed Limit
Prosecutors have dropped all charges against Hess, including a felony charge of speeding while fleeing. How generous.
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How The 'Non-Passenger Work Vehicle' Became The Family Car
It all goes back to the early 1970s.
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Toyota's Coupe-Bodied Rally Prototype Could Be Previewing The New Celica
We don't know for sure what this is yet, as the 2027 WRC rules allow for bespoke designs, but it sure seems like this could be based on the rumored new Celica.
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Hungry Omaha Road Gobbles Two Vehicles In Spontaneous Sinkhole
It's still unclear how or why the sinkhole formed.
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Quebec Hockey Team Rescues American Woman After Car Crash
We know this sounds like the beginning of a joke about Canadian stereotypes, but it really happened.
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Massachusetts Holds Lottery For Low-Number 250th Anniversary License Plates
It does seem a little strange to enter a lottery to win the honor of paying more for your license plates, but many Bay Staters do it every year.
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The Neighborhood Where Residents Can't Leave Or Enter Without Paying A Toll
Residents have been complaining to the various businesses and government entities involved, hoping for some relief from the constant tolls.
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Detroit Cops Who Called Border Patrol To Traffic Stops Unanimously Suspended
Two Detroit police officers are in hot water after calling U.S. Border Patrol to routine traffic stops in violation of department policy.
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Jaguar F-Type Driver Survives Stuffing Car Under Back Of Stopped School Bus
The driver was cited for following too closely, which may be the understatement of the century.
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AI Data Center Demand May Cause A New Chip Shortage That Will Affect Auto Manufacturing, Again
I'd better get that Xbox memory upgrade before it's too late.
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Motorsports Park And Motorcycle Museum Founder George Barber Jr. Dead At 85
He'd also gotten into vintage motorcycle racing, and wanted the machines in his museum to not just look good, but also be in running condition.
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China May Be Regulating Yoke Steering Wheels Out Of Existence In New Safety Standards
While not a direct ban, making it impossible for yoke steering wheels to pass the test has pretty much the same effect.
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