A man tightening straps on a large Christmas tree secured to the roof rack of a gray Toyota PriusCars
Strapping a 10-Foot Christmas Tree to a Prius
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A 10-foot Christmas tree may fall within the weight range of a passenger-car roof rack yet still be a poor load for a Prius if the wind area, length, or
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Rental Company Charged Me for Old Scratches on a Nissan Versa
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A rental company can charge you for a small scratch on a Nissan Versa several days after you return it, even if you believe the mark was already present
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A black exposed carbon fiber Pagani Huayra parked on a rugged rocky mountain trail with pine trees and mountains in the background at sunsetCars
Pagani Huayra on a Rocky Jeep Trail: Carbon Art Meets the Rubicon
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A Pagani Huayra looks like a carbon-fiber sculpture placed beside the Rubicon’s fractured granite. Its flowing bodywork, polished details, and active aero
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Mazda Roadpacer: The Rotary Holden Experiment
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The Mazda Roadpacer AP embodies an awkward contradiction: Mazda’s technically distinctive rotary engine was installed in a heavy sedan derived from an
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Phantom Braking in a Hyundai Palisade on the Highway
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Sudden braking on a highway can turn a routine drive into a rear-end collision risk, especially when traffic is close behind. Owners may describe the Palisade
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Sbarro Creations: Swiss Coachbuilder’s Strangest Cars
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Sbarro cars can look like automotive hallucinations: two front ends joined into one machine, eight wheels arranged with theatrical intent, or a low-slung
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A vintage dark blue Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire saloon car parked outside a brick hangar at sunsetCars
Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire: The Aircraft Maker’s Saloon
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Armstrong Siddeley Sapphire refers to two very different achievements: a British saloon car and a family of aircraft engines. The car is the subject here
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Hino Contessa 1300: Michelotti’s Rear-Engined Sedan
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The Hino Contessa 1300 has the kind of shape that makes a compact sedan memorable: clean Michelotti lines, a low visual mass, and details that look purposeful
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Toyota Classic: The Retro Hilux-Based Sedan
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The Toyota Classic looks like a sedan from Toyota’s prewar past, yet its mechanical foundation comes from a fifth-generation Hilux. That tension defines
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Driving a Fiat Tipo to Venice: Where Does the Car Go?
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Reaching Venice by car does not mean reaching its historic center by car. A Fiat Tipo can take you across the road network toward the lagoon, yet the drivable
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