Don't Get Too Amorous While Listening to This Automotive Podcast While Driving

The end of year awards season kicked off with Motor Trend's Car of the Year: It's the 2014 Cadillac CTS.



How much do those awards boost sales? It's hard to say, but October auto sales remained strong in the U.S. and that demand pushed up transaction prices as well.

The SEMA show in Las Vegas is a place where you can see cars that won't ever get sold, at least not for road use.

The outrageous designs probably inspired J Mays in his younger days. The famous designer is now retiring from Ford.

Many of his designs ended up in car rental fleets. Hopefully, they are in the better rental car companies.

Highway deaths are on the decline again, with the number of traffic fatalities falling for the first six months of 2013.

There are lots of things that you can do behind the wheel, but should you? And why would you want to? One of those things is wear your Google Glass while driving, which might get you a ticket.

A Toll-Free Podcast About Our Love of Cars

Car sales remained strong in October, which Chrysler -- yes that Chrysler -- powering the continuing rebound. Jeep and the 200 sedan have been the surprising winners.

While sales are strong, it may be that America's love affair with the automobile may be over. We have a good discussion on whether this is true. What do you think?

More tolls in our future?

Those who love their cars the most often like to customize them. This week, most of the world's car customizers are in Las Vegas for the Specialty Equipment Manufacturers Association (SEMA) show.

Even the coolest cars are about getting places, and now that could get more expensive as more cities and states privatize roads, bridges and other infrastructure so that tolls can pay for them. In the past, we would have been against that but new technology means tolls are no longer roadblocks, so maybe having users pay for roads isn't a bad idea.

Finally, New Jersey is going to host a Formula One race in 2013 and we want seats!

P.S.:

• The Cloud may unclutter your dashboard.


• Radar detectors are getting a social network and apps.


• Gas pumps are filthy.

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