Winter Games Run Hot and Cold (Washington Post) Sports fans

Winter Games Run Hot and Cold (Washington Post)
Sports fans are excited about the Winter Olympics that start in Turin, Italy, today. I like the Winter Games. The only problem -- not enough sports.

Concept Cars on display at the Chicago Auto Show (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
RDX: Combining SUV usefulness and sports sedan performance, the RDX has an all-aluminum 240 horsepower, 2.3-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters manually operate the five-speed sequential SportShift automatic transmission.

Avalanche Buries Outdoor Spa in Japan (San Francisco Chronicle)
An avalanche buried an outdoor hot spring at a popular traditional inn in northern Japan on Friday, killing one person and injuring 16, as Japan struggles through one of its snowiest winters on record. A 20-year-old worker pulled from the snow almost...

Criminal's worst nightmare: high-tech squad cars (Chicago Sun-Times)
Two rooftop cameras capable of scanning the license plates of up to 3,600 parked or moving vehicles an hour. A night-vision camera to hunt down suspects in hiding.

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
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Avalanche Buries Outdoor Spa in Japan (San Francisco Chronicle) An

Avalanche Buries Outdoor Spa in Japan (San Francisco Chronicle)
An avalanche buried an outdoor hot spring at a popular traditional inn in northern Japan on Friday, killing one person and injuring 16, as Japan struggles through one of its snowiest winters on record. A 20-year-old worker pulled from the snow almost...

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
Editors of MSN Autos

Winter Games Run Hot and Cold (Washington Post) Sports fans

Winter Games Run Hot and Cold (Washington Post)
Sports fans are excited about the Winter Olympics that start in Turin, Italy, today. I like the Winter Games. The only problem -- not enough sports.

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos

Concept Cars on display at the Chicago Auto Show (The Times of Northwest Indiana)
RDX: Combining SUV usefulness and sports sedan performance, the RDX has an all-aluminum 240 horsepower, 2.3-liter four-cylinder turbocharged engine. Steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters manually operate the five-speed sequential SportShift automatic transmission.

A drive toward fewer cars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) The city is

A drive toward fewer cars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The city is hoping to encourage people to use cars less -- and is trying many different programs to accomplish that goal.

25 or 6 to 4:30: Jalopnik in Chicago Again (Jalopnik)
We're in Chicago again reporting from the city's auto show today, though we're starting to think this whole Chicago Hot Dog thing is a myth, possibly hatched by the relish industry. We've seen Wacker...

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.Editors

High-End Luxury Vehicles Without Rival
Luxury automobiles priced above $100,000.
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Concepts come home (Chicago Sun-Times)
Most auto show concept cars displayed here in the 1950s -- the last "anything goes'' auto decade -- were too wild to be produced. But some had features, such as grilles, that showed up on production cars not long afterwards if a concept was a hit with showgoers.

A drive toward fewer cars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The city is hoping to encourage people to use cars less -- and is trying many different programs to accomplish that goal.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Models that are made to order gain popularity (Detroit Free Press)
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Soon after Scion cars arrive by ship from Japan, many will make a pit stop. Workers scurry to customize them with fancy wheels, stereos, racing pedals or other items just the way that customers ordered them. They are then shipped by truck or train to dealers.

LeapFrog's Leapster Family Scores With New LeapsterTV and Hot New

LeapFrog's Leapster Family Scores With New LeapsterTV and Hot New Leapster Titles (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. today announced that its award-winning Leapster family of learning game products has scored a hat trick with the introduction of the third Leapster system -- LeapsterTV -- a new game console that extends the popular franchise to ages 3 and older.

A drive toward fewer cars (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)
The city is hoping to encourage people to use cars less -- and is trying many different programs to accomplish that goal.

Jojoba oil could fuel cars and trucks (New Scientist)
The oil, commonly used in cosmetics, performs just as well as diesel but produces fewer pollutants, runs more quietly and for longer

Hot Wheels lay down joyful tracks (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Hot Wheels may have never excited me in my youth, but the new "AcceleRacers" soundtrack truly brought out the inner boy in me. Released last summer, this soundtrack is an in-your-face, techno-tinged medley of rap, rock and metal.

State beginning to hear baby boom is coming (Hot Springs

State beginning to hear baby boom is coming (Hot Springs Village Voice)
Helped by the prodding of Hot Springs Village, state leaders are beginning to awaken to the jackpot Baby Boomer retirement could mean to Arkansas.

Hot Wheels lay down joyful tracks (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Hot Wheels may have never excited me in my youth, but the new "AcceleRacers" soundtrack truly brought out the inner boy in me. Released last summer, this soundtrack is an in-your-face, techno-tinged medley of rap, rock and metal.

Toledo-born brand helps drive 'Cars' to big screen (The Toledo Blade)
Bossy.

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
BMW s German website has been removed from the Google search engine after the car maker was accused of trying to boost its popularity ranking on searches for used cars.

Yorkville's Burkart back in driver's seat (Observer-Dispatch) YORKVILLE - Phil

Yorkville's Burkart back in driver's seat (Observer-Dispatch)
YORKVILLE - Phil Burkart Jr. leaves this week for California to begin his third full season as a National Hot Rod Association Funny Car driver.

Theft warnings sent to car owners (BBC News)
People who leave valuables in their cars can end up with a written warning from the Home Office.

Vote for Your Favorite!
Vote now for the best concept car of the NAIAS 2006 in Detroit.
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Hold your water - ban is still on (The News & Observer)
So we got a good rain over the weekend. Shouldn't we be able to wash our cars at home or get a drink of water in a restaurant without asking?

Hot Wheels lay down joyful tracks (Yakima Herald-Republic)
Hot Wheels may have never excited me in my youth, but the new "AcceleRacers" soundtrack truly brought out the inner boy in me. Released last summer, this soundtrack is an in-your-face, techno-tinged medley of rap, rock and metal.

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

Toledo-born brand helps drive 'Cars' to big screen (The Toledo Blade)
Bossy.

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader) BMW s German website

Motor Trader - Hot News (Motor Trader)
BMW s German website has been removed from the Google search engine after the car maker was accused of trying to boost its popularity ranking on searches for used cars.

Hot dog! It s Super Bowl time (Block Island Times) Aside

Hot dog! It s Super Bowl time (Block Island Times)
Aside from the obvious association of Texas and football, I don t quite understand the tradition of Tex-Mex food for Super Bowl parties. The Super Bowl is held in varying cities, so shouldn t the party be a celebration of the place? Why limit ourselves to chips, dips and chili?

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Sin City or not, Windsor is hot (Detroit News)
WINDSOR -- Paris Hilton ate sushi here. Red-hot actor Vince Vaughn dropped by a liquor store. John Travolta and Ben Affleck were seen downtown, too.

Porter controversy ran on hot air (Baltimore Sun)
The Super Bowl is almost here, and thank goodness for that. If I have to listen to one more prerecorded minute of Joey Porter talking about what he's going to do to Seattle Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens, I think I'm going to steal one of the General Motors concept cars that are parked all around the Renaissance Center and drive it into the Detroit River.

With a Little Luck Surprising Stories Of Amazing Discoveries (Washington Post)
Maybe you've heard how Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity when he saw an apple fall. But did you know that cars drive on rubber tires because Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped rubber-tree sap onto a hot stove and in the process learned how to strengthen rubber? Or that antibiotics were...

State legislators ride green wave in hybrid vehicles (San Francisco Chronicle)
It could be that Sacramento lawmakers are finally paying attention to gas prices, or maybe they're just slaves to fashion -- but whatever the case, hybrid cars are all the red-hot rage for legislators who get to drive state-subsidized wheels. Thirty-...

Volvo to Offer New Small CarThe Swedish automaker unveils a

Volvo to Offer New Small Car
The Swedish automaker unveils a small car intended for young professionals in urban areas.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Japan Hot Stocks-Casio, Fuji Heavy, NTT, Ibiden (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Monday: **CASIO DOWN AFTER KEEPING FULL-YEAR FORECAST**

State legislators ride green wave in hybrid vehicles (San Francisco Chronicle)
It could be that Sacramento lawmakers are finally paying attention to gas prices, or maybe they're just slaves to fashion -- but whatever the case, hybrid cars are all the red-hot rage for legislators who get to drive state-subsidized wheels. Thirty-...

Most taxing question? Retirement rollovers (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
Sales tax deductions and oil-and-gas lease bonuses also generate interest during the Star-Telegram tax hot line Sunday.

Japan Hot Stocks-Fuji Heavy, NTT, Ibiden, Mitsubishi Materials (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
TOKYO, Feb 6 (Reuters) - The following stocks are on the move on Monday: **FUJI HEAVY UP ON STRONG Q3, NIKKO CITI UPGRADES**

With a Little Luck Surprising Stories Of Amazing Discoveries (Washington Post)
Maybe you've heard how Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravity when he saw an apple fall. But did you know that cars drive on rubber tires because Charles Goodyear accidentally dropped rubber-tree sap onto a hot stove and in the process learned how to strengthen rubber? Or that antibiotics were...

Sin City or not, Windsor is hot (Detroit News)
WINDSOR -- Paris Hilton ate sushi here. Red-hot actor Vince Vaughn dropped by a liquor store. John Travolta and Ben Affleck were seen downtown, too.

The little hybrid car that could (The Philadelphia Inquirer) One

The little hybrid car that could (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
One of the most impressive cars at this week's Philadelphia Auto Show doesn't come from Japan, Germany or Detroit. It came from the auto shop at West Philadelphia High School.

2006 Rolex 24 at Daytona
Coverage of the world's toughest sports car endurance race.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

The little hybrid car that could (The Philadelphia Inquirer) One

The little hybrid car that could (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
One of the most impressive cars at this week's Philadelphia Auto Show doesn't come from Japan, Germany or Detroit. It came from the auto shop at West Philadelphia High School.

Camry to Get Hybrid Version Soon
The best-selling passenger car in the U.S. will soon get a hybrid version.
Editors of MSN Autos

Vote for Your Favorite!
Vote now for the best concept car of the NAIAS 2006 in Detroit.
Editors of MSN Autos

Lincoln's New Luxury CUV
Lincoln unveils a feature-rich crossover-utility vehicle with advanced safety features.
Editors of MSN Autos

Cheap and hot: Battle of the low-priced roadsters (CNN Money)
The Mazda MX-5 (formerly known as the Miata) has been tops on my list of affordable sports cars since it arrived in 1989. Now serious competition has emerged in the swaggering Pontiac Solstice.

Lexus Claims 'World's Best Car'
The luxury carmaker claims to have the world?s best car in an all-new flagship.
Editors of MSN Autos