Best Scale Model Cars

PIKO (pronounced "peek-oh") is one of the largest and best-known model train brands in Europe and also enjoys a wide following in the United States and other parts of the world. Altogether, PIKO today manufactures over 1500 different products in the following model train scales:
G-Scale: An extensive line of both American and European-prototype weather-resistant models for indoor and outdoor use, including starter sets, locomotives, passenger and freight cars, track, buildings, controls and accessories.
HO-Scale: An extensive line of European-prototype models including starter sets, locomotives (most in both 2-Rail DC and 3-Rail AC versions), passenger and freight cars, track, buildings, controls and accessories.
N-Scale: A growing line of European-prototype models...

Mercedes-Benz E43 AMG 4Matic (2017) - NetCarShow.com

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Mercedes E43 AMG 4Matic Hot on the heels of the world premiere for the new Mercedes‑Benz E-Class, its first high-performance variant is on the way from Mercedes-AMG. The E43 4Matic with the 3. 0-litre V6 biturbo engine on board will represent the most powerful variant of the executive saloon when it is introduced in September 2016. With two new turbochargers and corresponding software applications, the... The 9G-TRONIC automatic transmission with shorter shift times, the retuned sports suspension based on the AIR BODY CONTROL air suspension and the more direct steering ratio also provide for signature AMG Driving Performance.

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HTC Perfume Rumors and News Leaks - Digital Trends

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HTC has a lot to prove in 2016, and needs a strong flagship Android phone to do it. Rumors are gathering around a device code-named Perfume, which may be announced early in 2016, as the successor to the One M9. However, the official name is still... In early March, famous leaker Evan Blass said the name of HTC’s next flagship will be called HTC 10. This is a completely different direction for the company since its most recent flagships had the “One” and “M” naming scheme. Although this name hasn’t been confirmed by HTC, it’s doesn’t seem all that crazy. pt , indicated HTC’s next flagship won’t be called the One M10. Unfortunately the source didn’t say what the expected name will be, but it did say that “One” will be.

[via Digital Trends]

[03/10/16, via Montgomery News]
Butterflies, model rail lines, art entice visitors to Philadelphia Flower Show The railway garden exhibit will have feature eight national park systems and monuments along with G-scale trains and ... of both vintage railroad cars and modern railroad cars with Amtrak one of the sponsors of the display. “Model railroads are a great ... [...]

[03/10/16, via Bloomberg]
Honda Aims for Fuel-Cell Car at Hybrid Price as GM Lends Scale Honda said its Clarity sedan has the top driving range ... per month and will sell the car for about $60,000. Europe deliveries also are scheduled to begin by the end of 2016. Another measure Honda will take to boost scale and lower costs is use the ... [...]

[03/09/16, via Boston]
Why car insurance isn’t as cheap as it could be in Massachusetts The survey found consumers in Michigan pay the most for car ... best-selling cars in the country. The rates were compiled in February 2016. The rates are based on full coverage for a single, 40-year-old male who commutes 12 miles to work each day. The ... [...]

[03/09/16, via International Business Times]
Genovation's Corvette is now the fastest street-legal electric car in the world Mary-based automaker Genovation Cars said the company was testing the vehicle for ... The last step would be wind tunnel testing using a scale model at the University of Maryland's Glenn L. Martin Wind Tunnel Facility." Despite its impressive specs ... [...]

[03/08/16, via The Business Insider]
The Mazda Miata is still the greatest car in the whole world But the arrival of the fourth-generation production model in 2015 — and with it a crisp redesign, shedding a few inches of scale and an ... There is no more ideal car to learn to drive on, in my view. It isn't, however, the best car for dropdowns ... [...]