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The 1965 Toyota Sports 800 Is Back And It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Sports Car
Home Car Renders The 1965 Toyota Sports 800 Is Back And It’s Not Your Grandpa’s Sports Car Updated yet retaining its aircraft-inspired styling, Toyota’s first production sports car now outshines its younger sibling, the iconic 2000GT. HotCars Photo © 2023 Valnet In the 1950s, Japan produced the tiny, gas-sipping commuter vehicles known as kei cars out of necessity. The country was struggling after World War II, and its people needed economical utilitarian cars. By the mid-1960s, however, automakers such as Toyota and Nissan branched out and offered cars that were still petite yet much more fun to drive. One of these cars was the Toyota Sports 800, the carmaker’s first…
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2023 Jeep Wrangler Adds Weatherproof Seats, Washout Floors
The 2023 Jeep Wrangler offers two new factory-installed options: washout floors and weatherproof seats. The heavy-duty flooring ($995) and heavy-duty seats ($1695) are now available to order on certain four-door Wranglers. Jeep appears to be responding to similar features already available on the Ford Bronco. Jeep fans might want to start appreciating the Ford Bronco a little more. After all, it appears the Wrangler’s biggest rival is influencing the brand to introduce noteworthy features, such as the washout floors and weatherproof seats that are now available as factory options on certain four-door models. Weatherproofing the Wrangler When the Bronco debuted a couple years ago, it could be outfitted with factory-installed…
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Cox Automotive Mobility Leads the Way as the Trusted Partner for Fleets
ATLANTA – Feb. 21, 2023 – As the transportation industry gears up for America Trucking Association’s Annual TMC Meeting, Cox Automotive Mobility is set to further amplify its position as the industry’s leader in fleet services and operations management. One year after introducing the new Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Services brand at TMC 2022, the company will showcase its advancements in fleet maintenance excellence, highlighted by the expansion of its trailer capabilities that keep America moving safely and efficiently. In addition, Cox Automotive Mobility Fleet Operations will feature solutions that keep a well-maintained fleet with every vehicle and service connected – minimizing breakdowns and maximizing uptime for customers. Meeting attendees…
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AUTO RACING: Historic start and a surprise winner for NASCAR
All Times Eastern NASCAR CUP SERIES Pala Casino 400 Site: Fontana, California. Schedule: Saturday, practice, 2:05 p.m., and qualifying, 2:50 p.m.; Sunday, race, 3:30 p.m. (FOX). Track: Auto Club Speedway. Race distance: 200 laps, 400 miles. Last year: Austin Cindric won after starting fifth. Last race: Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the longest Daytona 500 in history in the second overtime and under caution after a race-ending crash. Fast facts: Stenhouse’s third career victory came at the same track as his last one, the summer race in 2017. … Reigning series champion Joey Logano finished second, followed by Christopher Bell. … Pole-sitter Alex Bowman finished fifth, the first time the pole…
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How to use tire wear patterns to identify vehicle problems
You can learn a lot about your car from looking at your tires. Reading tread depth with a quarter or a penny is helpful for knowing when you have to change your tires. Likewise, learning what the numbers on the sidewall mean is a crucial part of car ownership, but there’s a lot more you can learn from your car’s tires to keep them well maintained. Instead of looking at the side of your tire, you’ll want to check out the actual tread from the front or top of the tire. Obviously, this is a lot easier when the tire is off the car. Once you take a closer look…
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10 Reliable Sports Cars We Would Love To Own Instead Of Expensive Supercars
With the world’s one percent getting richer year-on-year, supercars aren’t getting any cheaper. The question is, do we even need them? Technology has improved so much in the last twenty years that some of today’s most reliable used cars have performance considered otherworldly in the 20th century. Further to that, the sports cars in this list have an enduring charm that in these transformative times proves to be more important than going a million miles an hour. Let’s take a look at our top 10 reliable sports cars that we would love to own instead of expensive supercars. 10 2014 Porsche Cayman S – $35,000 Bring a Trailer The internet…
