WIBX 950 » cars http://wibx950.com Your News Talk and Sports Leader Fri, 24 May 2013 18:26:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 What Are the 10 Most Popular Cars in the World? http://wibx950.com/worlds-most-popular-cars-2013/ http://wibx950.com/worlds-most-popular-cars-2013/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 00:07:03 +0000 Chris Chaberski http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159719 Can you guess the most popular car in the world? The answer may surprise you.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/worlds-most-popular-cars-2013/feed/ 0 iStockphoto 5 Weird Concept Cars That Were Vetoed by Some Buzzkill in a Suit http://wibx950.com/weird-concept-cars/ http://wibx950.com/weird-concept-cars/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:04:30 +0000 Mike Adams http://guyspeed.com/?p=126120 Every year, new groundbreaking automotive designs are introduced to this progressive planet, which serve to challenge both the traditional definitions of driving and masculinity alike. While automakers and their mad science committees work relentlessly to become the first to bare the most radical and important amendments to the automotive industry, many of these concepts never see the light of day

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]]> http://wibx950.com/weird-concept-cars/feed/ 0 Wikipedia High Speed Police Chase Takes Surprising Turn http://wibx950.com/police-chase-takes-turn/ http://wibx950.com/police-chase-takes-turn/#comments Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:32:09 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=178437 We sat through this whole thing video of a high-speed police pursuit in Inglewood, Calif., waiting for something horrible to happen, because it's the internet. Magically, nothing horrible does happen

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]]> http://wibx950.com/police-chase-takes-turn/feed/ 0 YouTube Student Driver Attempts To Run Over Instructor After Failing Test http://wibx950.com/student-driver-runs-over-instructor/ http://wibx950.com/student-driver-runs-over-instructor/#comments Sun, 27 Jan 2013 23:00:05 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=181712 When a student fails a driving test, they sometimes respond emotionally.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/student-driver-runs-over-instructor/feed/ 0 Eleventh Earl of Mar Original Batmobile Auctioned Off For Record $4.6 Million http://wibx950.com/original-batmobile-auctioned/ http://wibx950.com/original-batmobile-auctioned/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 12:02:57 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://thefw.com/?p=180074 In 1965 George Barris bought a 1955 Lincoln Futura for one dollar. He just auctioned it off for $4.6 million.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/original-batmobile-auctioned/feed/ 0 YouTube Tesla Model S Is the Motor Trend Car of the Year http://wibx950.com/tesla-model-s-is-the-motor-trend-car-of-the-year/ http://wibx950.com/tesla-model-s-is-the-motor-trend-car-of-the-year/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 17:26:30 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=149987 The Tesla Model S has been named Motor Trend magazine’s 2013 Car of the Year, one of the most prestigious honors in the automotive industry. The Model S won by way of unanimous vote, after 11 discriminating judges test drove 25 other vehicles to compare those all-important technical aspects of four-wheeled travel like acceleration, brakes and suspension tuning.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/tesla-model-s-is-the-motor-trend-car-of-the-year/feed/ 0 teslamotors.com What Are the Most Reliable Cars on the Road Today? http://wibx950.com/what-are-the-most-reliable-cars-on-the-road-today/ http://wibx950.com/what-are-the-most-reliable-cars-on-the-road-today/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 19:38:05 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=148425 The latest automotive reliability survey from Consumer Reports came out this week, and Toyota leads the way. Ford, which had been rising in the ranks recently, fell back this year: it now ranks second-to-last among all auto manufacturers.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/what-are-the-most-reliable-cars-on-the-road-today/feed/ 0 Toyota Motor Co. The Self-Driving Car May Soon Be a Reality to Make Our Lives Easier http://wibx950.com/self-driving-car/ http://wibx950.com/self-driving-car/#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:41:39 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=119983 Have you ever heard someone talk about how his or her car is so luxurious that it practically drives itself?

Well — today a statement like that can almost be taken quite literally.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/self-driving-car/feed/ 0 KAREN BLEIER, GETTY IMAGES And the Highest-Rated Auto Companies in the US Are… http://wibx950.com/highest-rated-auto-companies/ http://wibx950.com/highest-rated-auto-companies/#comments Sat, 30 Jun 2012 13:56:59 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=115653 Toyota, Honda, Mercedes, Ford, Chevy, Nissan… All these brands claim to sell the best cars on the market, boasting reliability, endurance, speed and the like. But when it comes to what the general public thinks, which of these brands actually lives up to their claim?

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]]> http://wibx950.com/highest-rated-auto-companies/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Ethan Miller, Getty Images Car Buyers Paying $2,000 More for Vehicles Than They Did a Year Ago — Dollars and Sense http://wibx950.com/car-buyers-2000-more-vehicles-dollars-and-sense/ http://wibx950.com/car-buyers-2000-more-vehicles-dollars-and-sense/#comments Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:30:17 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=87161 As gas prices rise, consumers often consider switching to smaller, more fuel-efficient cars.

But while those cars are usually less expensive than their bigger counterparts, increased demand has resulted in higher sticker prices.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/car-buyers-2000-more-vehicles-dollars-and-sense/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Why Kia Just May Be the Best Car to Buy — Dollars and Sense http://wibx950.com/kia-car-dollars-and-sense/ http://wibx950.com/kia-car-dollars-and-sense/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:38:53 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=76443 Kelley Blue Book’s first-ever ‘Total Cost of Ownership Award Winners‘ considered factors like purchase price, fuel expenditures and expected maintenance and depreciation to come up with the cars it says have the lowest-projected overall cost of ownership.

The big winner in the brand category? South Korean automaker Kia.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/kia-car-dollars-and-sense/feed/ 0 Mark Renders, Getty Images Like Using Your Cell Phone In the Car? A New Device Will Stop You http://wibx950.com/device-prevents-cell-phone-use-in-car/ http://wibx950.com/device-prevents-cell-phone-use-in-car/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:33:01 +0000 Kathy Landin http://thefw.com/?p=85417 Statistics are showing more and more that cell phone use in cars is a leading cause of accidents. In fact, some research has shown that driving while distracted causes more deaths than driving while under the influence. But, would you buy a new device that prevents you from ever using your cell phone in your car?

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]]> http://wibx950.com/device-prevents-cell-phone-use-in-car/feed/ 0 Scosche Industries Great News for Auto Industry As Car Sales Grow for the Second Year In a Row http://wibx950.com/great-news-for-auto-industry-as-car-sales-grow-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/ http://wibx950.com/great-news-for-auto-industry-as-car-sales-grow-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:29:22 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=68474 Just a few years ago, Detroit automakers were in peril, with car sales hitting a 30-year low. But now, in an optimistic sign of the industry’s continued recovery, sales are enjoying their second straight year of growth.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/great-news-for-auto-industry-as-car-sales-grow-for-the-second-year-in-a-row/feed/ 0 David McNew, Getty Images White and Silver Are the Most Popular Car Colors in the World — Survey of the Day http://wibx950.com/most-popular-car-colors-survey-of-the-day/ http://wibx950.com/most-popular-car-colors-survey-of-the-day/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 15:37:48 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=61321 According to the DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report, which has been tracking worldwide trends in car colors for 59 years, white and silver tied for the most popular car colors on the planet in 2011, each grabbing 22 percent of the market share.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/most-popular-car-colors-survey-of-the-day/feed/ 0 Steven Depelo, Flickr Car Companies Working on Bigger Cars for Fat Drivers http://wibx950.com/bigger-cars-fat-drivers/ http://wibx950.com/bigger-cars-fat-drivers/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:38:06 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56284 Don’t worry if your waistline is expanding, because pretty soon, your luxury vehicle will expand with it.

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]]> http://wibx950.com/bigger-cars-fat-drivers/feed/ 0 BMW Kids Are More Likely to Get Hit by Cars on Halloween, Says Study http://wibx950.com/kids-more-likely-hit-by-cars-halloween-study/ http://wibx950.com/kids-more-likely-hit-by-cars-halloween-study/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:45:57 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=53077 Kids always look forward to trick-or-treating on Halloween, but a new study from the Centers for Disease and Prevention may give some parents pause.

The CDC reports children are four times more likely to be hit by cars on October 31 than on any other day of the year — probably not terribly surprising, given the increase in the number of kids who are out and about on Halloween.

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