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There really is nothing President Donald Trump loves more than a gimmick or duping his supporters, which is why his backing of a network of gas stations with “lower” prices makes all the sense in the world. The Freedom Fuel Network, as the White House calls it, has invaded the greater Philadelphia area, and it…

Why Wearing Headphones While Driving Is Illegal In Some States

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To begin with, wearing and using headphones while driving is not universally illegal in the U.S. However, several states have restricted or outright banned them, so it’s worth knowing where and for why that’s the case. The main reason is simply that headphones reduce the driver’s situational awareness, potentially preventing the driver from noticing certain hazards or situations when…

Trump’s Fancy New Plane Is Too Big A Target To Fly On

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The first overseas outing for President Donald Trump’s new Air Force One has been unexpectedly cut short. Trump stated on Truth Social Wednesday that he’ll be flying home from a NATO summit in Turkey on an older Boeing VC-25A. He claimed that it’s to allow U.S. Air Force airmen stationed in Britain at RAF Mildenhall…

Bizzarrini 5300 Aperta Lusso Is A 60-Year-Old Giugiaro Design Finally Brought To Life

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I’m not typically one to gawk at zillion-dollar, ultra-limited cars for the super rich because they’re basically unobtainium. But dear lord this thing is pretty. And it’s actually a really cool idea. In 1962, Giorgetto Giugiaro penned an open-top concept for Bizzarrini’s gorgeous 5300 GT, but it never moved past the drawing board. At the…

The ‘Coolest Thing Made In Alabama’ Is Officially A Honda Odyssey Race Car

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The Honda Odyssey is a capable, practical, unexciting way to haul the family around. Just ask Wade Wilson. That all changes when you take out the family and interior, then give it similar performance tweaks as you might make to an old Civic. The Honda of America Racing Team (HART) did exactly that, and the result…

F1’s Macarena Wings Under FIA Scrutiny After Verstappen’s High-Speed Crashes

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Formula 1 has always been a haven for eccentric engineering, but this season’s ingenious solution may have finally caught the ire of the championship’s rulemakers. The FIA is now investigating the macarena rear wings used by Ferrari and Red Bull. The flipping flap’s failure to close completely was the cause of Max Verstappen’s crashes over…

What’s The Difference Between Honda’s B-Series And D-Series Engines?

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Few engines have generated more conversations among Honda fans in the last few decades than the Honda B Series, and it’s easy to see why. It was the first car engine to benefit from VTEC, a contracted acronym for Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control. It was also a high-revving, highly tunable engine family…

This Looks Like Poop From A Butt

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I consider myself pretty lucky compared to my friends who live in Southern California, because while basically all of them have seen Tesla Cybercab robotaxi prototypes on the roads in the year and a half since it was first revealed, I have somehow managed to completely avoid spotting one. (I have seen plenty Model Y Standards, which are…

These Are Your ‘Mad Max’ Apocalypse Rides

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Folks, does it ever feel like we’re trapped in the belly of this terrible machine and the machine is bleeding to death? Do you ever think about what happens when that machine finally grinds its last, when it runs out of blood with which to lubricate its gears, and shudders to a predictable yet unrecoverable halt? How…

Ram’s Solid 2026 Could Break Stellantis’ Seven-Year Self-Inflicted Bad Luck Streak

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