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Michael Block, an Orlando native, is a recent graduate from UCF with a writing degree. He delivers car parts throughout Central Florida, and has his finger on the pulse of the local automotive scene. He can be reached at orlandoautoexaminer@gmail.com.

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Vector Avtech WX8: Violently shoving the envelope

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Vector Motors, as it appeared in the previous article as the #1 defunct car company that should have survived, has in fact been reborn and is back in...
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5 defunct car companies that should have survived: #1 - Vector

Vector Motors, founded by designer and inventor Gerald Wiegert in 1972, has more successfully incorporated aviation technology into automobiles than...
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5 defunct car companies that should have survived: #4 - Tommy Kaira

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Tommy Kaira, once a prominent tuning company in Japan that heavily modified several Japanese performance cars and aspired to manufacture its own...
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5 cars that should have been sold in the USA: #3 - Lotus Carlton/Omega

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The world has seen more than its fair share of sports sedans, typical family cars that have been worked over and upgraded to have a more...
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5 cars that should have been sold in the USA: #4 - Audi RS2 Avant

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The current RS4 for sale in America today, with its ferocious 414hp 4.2L V8 engine, and the car that preceded it, the 1999 RS4 Avant wagon available...
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Farewell, recently-departed - and barely-missed - Isuzu

Isuzu stopped selling passenger vehicles to retail customers on January 31, 2009, according to this article from TorqueReport.Didn't notice? Few...
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Why won't diesels catch on? Part 2

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My last article discussed some of a diesel engine's advantages over a gasoline engine, such as the fuel economy...
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Direct injection: The future of fuel management

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Direct fuel injection is a type of fuel injection that injects fuel directly into the combustion chamber. It was...
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Recollection Road: Group B rally cars

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As outrageous as rally racing sounds, where cars battle the worst of nature's elements like dirt, snow, and extreme...
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Test-drive: 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX

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The 2008 Subaru Impreza WRX ruffled a lot of feathers with the Subaru faithful when it debuted. The 3rd-generation...
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