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Gregg Hall's Articles in Automotive

  • Why To Wait a Year for a Hybrid Car
    Hybrid cars are very popular vehicles in today's society. Hybrid cars combine the power of a gasoline engine with the environmental benefits of an electric engine to create what most consider being a better car. There are essentially two different types of hybrid cars on today's market.
  • Zero To Sixty In Under Four Seconds In An Electric Car
    I bet you had to read that headline twice! I know, I couldn't believe it myself. One of the biggest deterrents to buying an electric car for me has always been performance.
  • Why To Buy A Used Car Instead Of New
    Even though new car sales are down, figures from the automotive industry tell us that used cars sales are up dramatically with three times as many people buying used over new.
  • What’s Better Diesel Or Hybrid?
    An alternative to both hybrid cars and typical gasoline powered cars comes in the form of diesel powered cars. Much cheaper than gasoline, diesel has long provided an alternative fuel for motorists around the world.
  • What You Need To Know About Hybrid Cars
    Hybrid cars definitely help fight the pollution problem by reducing emissions.
  • What Is Up With Speeding Tickets?
    If you are like me you have probably noticed an increasing number of people pulled over for speeding in the last few years, if you’ve been lucky you weren’t one of them. We also see more and more panel trucks and semis being stopped by DOT officers. So why is this going on?
  • What Is It That Makes The Sports Car So Desirable?
    Although it may not be possible to pinpoint precisely why the performance sports car brings out such loyalty and devotion in so many people there are a few things that we can identify that contribute to this.
  • Wearing A Safety Belt Isn’t Just For Your Safety
    Our first notion when we are told that we must do something or else, is to rebel against those who are commanding us even though it may be for our own good. The statistics speak for themselves, seat belts save lives.
  • Use The Internet To Get More Out Of Your Hummer Ownership Experience
    Driving a Hummer around is fun just from all the looks it gets you but there is another setting where you can find a great deal of enjoyment in Hummer ownership, it's not at a car show, but instead is at your computer keyboard. The internet can open up a lot of awesome opportunities to maximize the enjoyment of your Hummer.
  • Three Ways to Extend the Life of Your Sports Car
    Sports cars are important and expensive investments and drivers often develop a deep appreciation for their car. As such, they seek to maintain their cars well and prolong their useful life as long as possible.
  • Three Free Ways To Protect Your Sports Car
    Your sports car represents a significant investment. For many owners, their sports car ranks second only to their home in terms of cost. When one has paid a substantial sum for an item, it only makes sense to take proactive steps to insure its protection.
  • Three Factors In Choosing A Body Shop For Your Sports Car
    Even though you baby your sports car and take great pains to care for it perfectly, accidents do occasionally happen. When they do, the sports car owner must decide where to take their vehicle for body repair.
  • Things To Watch Out For In A Used Car
    Used cars are not regulated as well as the new car industry is which leaves a lot of room for unscrupulous snake oil salesmen to enter the business. There is no lemon law for used cars so in most cases if you buy a vehicle with problems you are out of luck. With that said there are things that you can do to avoid problems.
  • Things To Consider When Buying A Teenager’s First Car
    It is the event that every parent dreads, your teenager has their driver’s license and now you have to get them a car. Regardless of how careful a driver they are it is only natural to worry about them as they leave the roost to go driving on their own.
  • The Sexy Second Generation 2005 Porsche Boxter
    The Porsche Boxter was first released in 1996 and has been overwhelmingly popular since.
  • The Latest in Hybrid Happenings
    Hybrids are one of the most popular options in transportation today. Consumers are flocking to these vehicles for many reasons. One of the most popular reasons consumers love hybrids is because they save them hundreds of dollars a year in gasoline purchases.
  • The First True Production Model Porsche – The Porsche 356
    Even though the Porsche 64 is considered by many to be the first car produced by the company it was really only a test car and was never built as a production automobile, in fact only three were built. The 364 was built by Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche after design by Erwin Komenda, while getting its engine modeled after the VW Beetle.
  • The Engineering Side Of The Porsche 911 With The 997 Body Shell
    It’s always a treat when the German automaker, Porsche releases a new 911 model just from an engineering standpoint; I am constantly amazed how after over four decades of production of this iconic speedster Porsche always seems able to deliver something that we haven’t seen before.
  • The Battle Rages On Between Porsche And Ferrari
    The two European automakers, Porsche of Germany and Ferrari of Italy, have a lot of similarities even though the two compete with each other head to head for a niche market of the automotive industry.
  • Some Benefits Of Hybrid Automobiles
    Ever since the automobile was invented, automobile engineers have been devising better vehicles to save fuel and increase the efficiency of the automobile. Majority of the cars run on petrol while some cars and heavy vehicles run on diesel. The cost of fuel is increasing everyday and the internal combustion engine is a big source of environmental pollution.
  • Should You Sell Your Car Or Trade It In?
    Here are a few pointers to keep in mind when selling or trading your car.
  • Should I Use Wax On My Car
    This is a question coming up more and more especially since January of 2005 when the United States and other governments announced a mandatory reduction in the use of volatile organic compounds or VOCs in manufacturing processes and consumable products.
  • Owning A Sports Car As A Hobby
    There are those who decry sports car ownership as poor decision-making. They maintain the limitations in functionality, high maintenance and insurance costs, and other factors make owning a sports car a poor move. They don’t understand the value of purchasing a sports car and will espouse the numerous virtues of more “reasonable” choices.
  • Is It Possible to Cut Our Gas Expenses
    There are many areas within our lives where we find that we could “trim the fat”, when it comes to our spending habits. Our budget for gasoline is one area.
  • Important Things To Consider For Exotic Sports Car Buyers
    In the world of sports cars, the term “exotic” refers to vehicles produced in very limited numbers, often by smaller manufacturers and super high-end vehicles created by some of the better-known car companies outside of the United States.
  • Hybrids On The Market Now Are For Small People
    Gas prices have skyrocketed over the course of the last few years. Due to these incredibly high prices, many people are purchasing hybrid cars. A vehicle is considered a hybrid when it combines power sources to increase performance capabilities.
  • How To Choose The Right Color For Your Sports Car
    If you are buying a new sports car, you may have the opportunity to select its cover from the ever-growing palette provided by auto manufacturers. When selecting a color for your sports car, there are a few factors one should consider.
  • How To Choose The Best Tire For Your Hybrid Car
    Those who are unfamiliar with hybrid cars may not know that most come with new innovative tire designs. When replacing your tires on your hybrid car, you should stick with the low-rolling resistance tires. Those who own hybrid cars however know that these special low-rolling resistance tires are the best thing since the hybrid design itself.
  • How To Build Your Own Sports Car That Will Actually Run
    Everyone has probably heard or replicars, you know the car kits that you build on your own. It's a way to get a cool and unique looking replica of a more expensive and possibly out of financial reach dream car. A true replicar fan is concerned with building the most accurate and high quality replica available so that one has to really look close to tell that it isn't the original model.
  • How To Build Your Own Sports Car
    Many sports car fans have gone into production! That’s right, they have built their own sports cars—often to resemble some of the most rare and valuable sports cars in history. These replicar owners are kit car builders who go out of their way to make high-quality replicas of the real thing.
  • How To Buy A New Car Without Being Taken For A Ride
    Many people get taken advantage of when they go to buy a new car, truck or SUV. This can be avoided by taking some simple precautions and being prepared ahead of time. Take a look at these suggestions and commit them to memory so that you don't get taken to the cleaners on your next automotive purchase.
  • How To Build Your Own Replica Sports Car
    Many sports car fans have gone into production! That’s right, they have built their own sports cars—often to resemble some of the most rare and valuable sports cars in history. These replicar owners are kit car builders who go out of their way to make high-quality replicas of the real thing.
  • How John Delorean Impacted The Sports Car World
    A symbol of the 1980s excess, the recently departed Delorean’s legacy seems anything but glorious.
  • How Do I Know If I Should Buy Or Lease A Car
    There are many important differences to consider when you are deciding whether to get a loan to purchase a car or lease a car from a dealership. Some of the considerations are whether it is business or personal, how many miles you will drive and how long you intend to keep the vehicle.
  • Facts You Need to Know About Hybrid Cars
    Hybrid car has become immensely popular after Honda Motors and Toyota Motor Corporation introduced these cars in the US market in 2000. The US Government offers incentives to those willing to buy hybrid car and many corporations are willing to provide free parking. Why have these hybrid cars become so popular?
  • Do You Think You Can Afford A 2005 Porsche Carrera GT
    Virtually every car nut, okay enthusiast, that I know would love to own a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT. It is a street racer with an incredibly powerful V10 engine and a body made of carbon fiber which makes it so lightweight.
  • Do You Need Security For Your Car?
    Unfortunately in this day and age it seems that almost daily we hear about vehicles being broken into and vandalized or even being stolen. Even though certain vehicles are more susceptible to being targeted by these criminals we all need to be aware of the threat.
  • Do Americans Corner The Market On Sports Cars?
    When you stop to consider that some of the fastest and most expensive cars on the market come from overseas this seems like a stupid question. Americans probably still consider the Corvette to be the true American Sports car as a two seater built mainly of fiberglass and just about all motor.
  • Did You Know That Porsche Once Built Airplanes And Tanks?
    Okay, not really but the founder of Porsche, Ferdinand Porsche, was an important developer in the engineering of airplanes and race cars plus in tank building for the Wehrmacht.
  • Declare Independence From Oil By Choosing A Hybrid
    Energy is such a valuable part of our everyday lives but sometimes we are not as aware of it as we should be. Hybrid cars are excellent at conserving energy and not polluting the environment further with nauseous gases. It is estimated that a hybrid car can reduce in the area of ninety percent or more of smog pollution, as compared to the cleanest non-hybrid cars on the road today. Since our country has an increasing independence on energy, we are fast becoming high on the concept of hybrids!
  • Consumer Stories of Hybrid hell – When Good cars go bad
    Hybrids are finally shaping up to be what engineers envisioned them to be. With some new driving techniques, many models are achieving the mileage estimates which the makers advertised.
  • Buying A Car? Do These Things First
    In order to ensure you get the best price for your car, follow these steps:
  • Are You Ready For The 2006 911 Turbo?
    The German motorcar company, Porsche has done it again with the 2006 911 Turbo which premiered at the Geneva Motor Show in February of 2006. This 6th generation 911 is now available in German dealerships and just now beginning to appear in the United States at a cost of over 120k.
  • Are Sports Cars Losing Their Appeal?
    Sports cars are widely loved, but a quick survey of one’s morning commute will show they are not the most popular vehicle type on the road. Four door sedans, SUV’s, practical pickup trucks, and small economy cars dominate the automotive landscape. Sports cars seem to be an increasingly rare commodity. This is because other types of automobiles are increasingly able to take the best aspects of the sports car experience while avoiding some pitfalls inherent to the smaller speedsters.
  • Are Hybrid Cars The Hottest Trend?
    Hybrid technology is not new to the world of automobiles. Ferdinand Porsche first introduced hybrid technology in 1899. However, with current pressures regarding pollution and environment concerns setting in, and fuel prices touching a new Honda and Toyota launched their Hybrid car models in 1990. Before we discuss the latest offerings in hybrid cars, let us have an overview of what is the technology behind the hybrid cars.
  • Are Hybrid Cars Hazardous?
    With all of the talk of hybrid vehicles many people are singing their praises about these lightweight, fuel-efficient cars. But are there hazards to driving a hybrid? Is there really anything to worry about? Let’s take a closer look at potential hybrid hazards.
  • And In The Beginning There Was Porsche
    Well, not exactly. Porsche isn’t one of the oldest automakers in the world but they have certainly become on of the most prestigious and they have been for quite some time. So when did the company begin?
  • All You Wanted To Know About Hybrid Cars
    The rising oil prices will have anybody fretting and praying for a miracle so that they did not have to spend that kind of money on fuel. If at all, anybody can answer those prayers, it is our own automobile industry. The only viable solution to this impending crisis could be in the form of manufacturing more fuel efficient Hybrid Cars. Many automobile manufacturers have taken an initiative by launching fuel-efficient hybrid cars that are environment friendly as well.
  • A Closer Look At The First Porsche - The Porsche 64
    Most auto connoisseurs consider the Porsche 64 which is also sometimes known as the VW Aerocoupe, Type 64 and Type 64K10 as being the first automobile made by Porsche. It was manufactured mainly from parts from the Model 64 VW Beetle and that is where the model number comes from. The Porsche 64’s flat-four engine produced fifty b.h.p. and gave the vehicle a top speed of 160 km/h.

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