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March 29, 2007   |   Cars FactID: 454
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65% of 2004 passenger cars have a data recorder built into them.

Event Data Recorders (EDRs) are similar to the "black box" of an airplane and record important information about the car in case of an accident. Metrics such as speed, braking, and other forces are recorded as often as every 5 seconds.


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March 27, 2007   |   Cars FactID: 461
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AAA reports that there were 260,000 car fires in the US last year resuting in 520 deaths.

Suprisingly, 75% of those car fires are caused not by an accident but by bad maintenance. At least six flammable fluids under a car's hood can leak onto hot surfaces and start a fire. So AAA suggests fluid lines, hoses, caps and filters be inspected and maintained to prevent leaks.


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March 21, 2007   |   Cars FactID: 108
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Carmaker Saab was founded in the 1930s when they made airplanes:

Saab was an acronym for "Swedish Aircraft, Ab" (where "ab" is the Swedish equivalent of "inc.")


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August 29, 2006   |   Cars FactID: 583
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The Volvo XC90 is one of the top 10 least expensive cars to insure! Others on the list include the Pontiac Montana, Ford Thunderbird, and Buick LeSabre.


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July 4, 2006   |   Cars FactID: 565
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Talking on a cellphone while driving increases the likelihood of an accident five-fold and is actually more dangerous than driving drunk.


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March 30, 2006   |   Cars FactID: 544
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25 years ago, the average vehicle accelerated to 60 miles an hour in 14.4 seconds. Today, average 0-60mph time is 9.9 seconds.

Vehicle weight now averages about 4,100 pounds, up from about 3,200 in the early 1980's... The increase in vehicle acceleration and weight alone has raised emissions of carbon dioxide in the United States by about 5 percent.

The 2006 Cadillac STS-V, which can reach 60 m.p.h. in less than five seconds, is one of many cars that now have more than enough horsepower to pull an 18-wheeler.


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February 27, 2006   |   Cars FactID: 535
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Toyota also makes the Lexus and Scion brand automotives for various ages:
  • Toyota - median buyer age 50
  • Lexus - median buyer age 55
  • Scion - median buyer age 35
As a result, 85% of Scion owners have never purchased a Toyota.


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November 26, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 491
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The famed German highways without a speed limit actually have a lower death rate than US highways.

About half of the German Autobahn has no speed limit - even though there is a suggested maximum speed limit of about 80 mph (130 kph). In 1973, photo radar units were installed and the accident rate reduced 18-fold. These days, deaths on the Autobahn account for only 10% of national traffic fatalities.


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August 14, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 44
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In February 2001, Chrysler Group sued GM over the design of the Hummer H2, claiming the front grille too closely resembled that of its Jeep brand.


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July 12, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 385
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BMW stands for Bayersiche Motoren Werke (Bavarian Motor Works). Although BMW made its first car in 1928, they made their first aircraft engine in 1917.

The current BMW logo, introduced in 1920, was based on the circular design of a white aircraft propeller on a blue background.


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June 22, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 368
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Mercedes-Benz has been around for 111 years and sold 222,000 vehicles in America last year.

The company was created by merging the companies of Gottlieb Daimler, inventor of the gasoline internal combustion engine in 1883, and Carl Benz, inventor of the first gasoline-powered motor vehicle. In 1900, they designed a new car for Emil Jellinek, consul general of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Daimler named the new car "Mercedes" in honor of Jellinek's daughter, Mercedes. Ever since then, they have been known as Mercedes-Benz.


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June 16, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 363
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There are over 6.3 million auto crashes each year, resulting in an injury every 11 seconds, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).


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June 15, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 364
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The United States consumes over 20 million barrels (840 million gallons) of petroleum products each day, almost half of it in the form of gasoline used in over 200 million motor vehicles which travel over 7 billion miles per day.

A "barrel" is 42 gallons of crude oil (at over $50/barrel these days). These 42 gallons of crude oil yield:

  • 19.7 gallons of gasoline for cars
  • 10 gallons of diesel fuel
  • 4 gallons of jet fuel
  • 11 gallons of other products



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May 6, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 324
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Between 1981 and 2003, the average horsepower of cars sold in the US rose 93%.

The average fuel economy of 2004 cars was 6% lower than the average of cars from 1987.


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April 28, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 321
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Every single car produced in the world is assigned a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

You can learn a lot by looking at a car's VIN -- where it was made, manufacturer, body style, engine type, assembly plant...

And using CarFax, you can lookup the vehicle's detailed history (flooded? accidents? rental car? rolled over?) -- all just by entering the VIN


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February 24, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 255
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The Ford F-150 has been the best-selling vehicle in America every year for the past 23 years.

It's also the best-selling pickup truck for 28 consecutive years. Get one fully loaded for only $39,995 MSRP!


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January 2, 2005   |   Cars FactID: 178
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It's more fuel efficient to drive with air conditioning than with the windows down (if you're on a highway).

The Mythbusters tested a 2004 Ford Explorer going 55mph and got 11.7mpg with windows up and AC on. The mileage dropped to 11.3mpg with windows down and AC off.


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December 16, 2004   |   Cars FactID: 160
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Out of all the big car companies, Toyota is the biggest supporter of the Democrats at 76% of their political spending


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December 10, 2004   |   Cars FactID: 148
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GM created Saturn car company 15 years ago and has since invested $15B in Saturn.

Saturn has not made a single dollar in earnings to date.


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October 19, 2004   |   Cars FactID: 119
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The 1995 Saturn SL was the most stolen vehicle in 2003; one out of every 200 cars registered was stolen.


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September 19, 2004   |   Cars FactID: 107
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Light Trucks (including SUVs) outsold cars in 2001.


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