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Did you ever notice how big badges on the front of cars are getting these days? Have you ever wondered whether it's out of a need for automakers to "compensate" for their prospective buyers lack of size? We did. So, trusty ruler in hand, we hit the dealer lots at the mega-motor-mall up the street to find out whether size really does matter and to answer the important question: Which automaker has the biggest badges, and do they correspond to the bulge in the pants of the male members of the target buying demographic? Let's find out. For starters, we've set up some ground rules: 1) Measurements are taken across the major axis of the badge vertically or horizontally, none of that diagonal baloney. 2) Script logos where not considered. Spreading letters out is too easy. So sorry Hummer, Jeep, GMC, Land Rover and others with the name spelled out in long-hand, get a real badge. 3) Only vehicles on the dealer lot of the Troy Motor Mall in Troy, MI where considered. Thus...
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Though we sarcastically joke about the self-proclaimed precision of German car makers, it turns out they actually have some pretty impressive facilities. The guys at Oobject took a closer look at the big, shiny factories of ze Germans, and came up with a top ten list of the most impressive videos of Deutschland's most futuristic-looking manufacturing centers in action. [ oobject ]
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An odd press release missive was fired from Ingolstadt this past weekend. Apparently, Audi 's top brass were nonplussed by Mercedes ' drivers actions during the recent DTM race at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona. In light of two that kaboshed...
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There's been a lot of wacky wagon action going on around us over the past 24 hours. We've seen the pre- Frankfurt Auto Show reveals of both the new 580 HP Audi RS6 Avant and the new 457 HP Mercedes C 63 AMG Estate both shoot by us, showing off some incredible...
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