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Continental Introduces ContiConnect Live Solutions, Tire Sensors – Products
Shaun Uys, head of Continental US Market Truck Tires Replacemen, discusses Continential’s new ContiConnect tire management features at the TMC Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on Feb. 26. Photo: Jack Roberts Continental Tires has introduced new ContiConnect Live cloud-based solutions to assist fleets in real-time, intelligent digital tire monitoring of all vehicles in the fleet. Continental tire sensors collect data from inside the tires and forwards it to a telematics unit or Bluetooth dongle and driver app. The data is transmitted to the ContiConnect web portal in real time. The information can then be viewed on a computer or mobile device. The information can be used for truck and…
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The Toyota MR2 was a mid-engined sports car that was a lot of fun for a low price tag. It hasn’t been produced since 2007, and the MR2 name has sat dormant for more than 15 years, waiting for its chance to rise again. With the Supra being revived a few years ago, rumors are beginning to swirl around Toyota that the MR2 will soon rise from the grave as well. According to the Japanese auto publication Best Car, a turbo three-cylinder is being developed with the help of Suzuki to bring the MR2 back to life. And supposedly, the new MR2-inspired hoot will be the cheapest mid-engined sports car…
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Taking care of your car can be tricky. Proper maintenance can help your vehicle last longer and result in saving money by not having to cough up big bucks for repairs or a new car altogether. Not everyone understands the inner workings of a car, though, and some of us can’t tell a piston from a pizza. Audra Fordin, a fourth generation mechanic and owner of Great Bear Auto Repair in Queens, New York, created the nonprofit Women Auto Know to empower women when it comes to taking care of their cars. If you’re looking to find ways to help your ride last longer, Fordin has some, ahem, engine-ious ways…
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Junkyard Gem: 1993 Jeep Grand Cherokee
Jeep, then part of the American Motors Corporation, introduced the unibody XJ Cherokee for the 1984 model year, and suddenly there was a tough-looking truck that drove like a car and got much better fuel economy than the rest of the truck world. Ford responded with the Explorer SUV for 1991, and suddenly commuter trucks were everywhere. Even before Chrysler bought AMC in 1987, a snazzier successor to the Cherokee was being cooked up in Kenosha; it debuted in the 1993 model year and was an instant sales success. Here’s one of those first-year Grand Cherokees, found in a Colorado wrecking yard last fall. The Grand Cherokee had a wheelbase…
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Fontana start time, TV, live stream, lineup
Prepare to get a little nostalgic. Sunday marks the last NASCAR race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, until at least 2025. And when (or if) the series does return, the facility will look dramatically different. Plans had been in place to transform the 2-mile oval located in California’s Inland Empire into a short track though the timetable has been delayed. New reports surfaced this week that NASCAR has closed on a major real-estate sale of dozens of acres of land on the site. The only certainty is that next year there will be no race at the track formerly known as California Speedway for the first time since it…
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Ask Nathan: Modular EV Truck, Using Tires for Disaster Recovery, and Wrenching on Our Own Cars?
Images: XBUS In this week’s Ask Nathan: Will this cool, modular EV truck come to the United States? Can we used recycled tires for disaster recovery? Why don’t you do videos like engine teardowns? The first question comes from a fan who spotted a modular EV truck called the XBUS, and wants to know if it will sell here. Q: (Via: AskNathan@TFLcar.com) RE: Modular EV truck “XBUS.” Okay Nathan I have one more question! I came across this totally modular EV truck and I think its called the Xbus when I was looking at other EV pickup trucks. This thing is so cool because it can be configured a ton of…
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