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100 years of Aston Martin: What to expect next

Over the last 100 years, Aston Martin has ferried royalty, seduced James Bond and won world racing championships. It's also been through enough bankruptcies and reorganizations to make American Airlines...
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Few raves for 2013 Toyota RAV4

It's all crossovers these days. From the polo grounds of Malibu to the campgrounds of Maine, nearly a fifth of all vehicles sold in the U.S. last year resided somewhere...
An Aston Martin DBS figures in what may be the most tragic scene in a 007 film. James Bond (George Lazenby) and his bride Tracy (Diana Rigg) are parked on the roadside after their wedding when they're shot at by henchwoman Irma Bunt from a car driven by nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Bond, thinking they've both survived the attack, climbs inside to find that Tracy has been killed.

Behind the wheel in Bond film ‘Skyfall’

For seven years, he was the most famous driver you never saw. And with the next James Bond film 'Skyfall' opening this week, you still won't see him in action....
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2013 Audi Allroad wagon’s intrepid turn

If anecdotal evidence gleaned from trips through L.A.'s moneyed coastal enclaves like Malibu, Pacific Palisades and Manhattan Beach is any indication, there's a new automotive trend for the outdoorsy yuppie....
One of the newer technologies automatically parallel park the car – the driver needs only work the throttle. The 2013 Ford Fusion will have this feature as an option.

Best technologies for older drivers

Move over teens, old people need their technology too. With plenty of attention being paid by safety groups, government agencies and automakers to curbing distracted driving by teens while bringing...
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Fun at 200 mph: 3 supercars

Life is different driving 200 miles an hour. The magnitude of what you're doing — traveling fast enough to lift a loaded Boeing 747 off the ground — is belied...
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Fun at 200 mph: 3 supercars

Life is different driving 200 miles an hour. The magnitude of what you're doing — traveling fast enough to lift a loaded Boeing 747 off the ground — is belied...
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Nissan loads Altima with style, substance

You're not going to see Lindsay Lohan crash a 2013 Nissan Altima into the back of a garbage truck. Your 10-year-old won't be hanging a poster of one on his...
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2013 Ford Escape hits tech road block

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, "To be simple is to be great." Memo to the minds behind Ford's 2013 Escape: Read more Emerson. At its core, this completely redesigned compact...