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AUTOS: Best Of The Web
Your weekly car-guy guide to the auto wonders of the Internet.
Bob Golfen  |  Posted August 23, 2012   Phoenix, AZ
One of the stranger sights during the recent Woodward Dream Cruise in suburban Detroit. (Photo: AutoWeek)
Weird at Woodward
Among AutoWeek’s Woodward Dream Cruise galleries, this one focuses on some of the strange stuff. Check out: It’s All Good.

Rods and custom cruisers
On a more serious note, some of the street rods and custom cars that AutoWeek photographers spotted during the Woodward cruise. Check out: The Better Stuff.

No holds barred
A Consumer Reports blog blasts the MyFord Touch infotainment system under the headline: “Why the MyFord Touch control system stinks.” Check out: New Car Smell.

Hybrid power
Read the New York Times report about the VW Jetta Hybrid that set a speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats with an improbable run of 185 mph. Really. Check out: Electrifying.

Car models
Sexy girls posing with cars and motorcycles. Gotta love it. Check out: No Redeeming Value.

Goes like Lightning
See little Evan go in the Lightning McQueen electric toy car that his dad tweaked with a 500-amp scooter motor. Check out: Lucky Kid.

Creepy commercial
A banned Hyundai Veloster ad proving once again that product placement and violent death is not a good mix. Special guest: The Grim Reaper. Check out: Stepping Out.

If you know of a fabulous web site or recent entry that we should include in "Best of the Web," send the URL for consideration to: Bob Golfen at

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