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Automotive technology advances over time, and some regular features fall to the wayside. Remember the days of steering-column-mounted shifters and armrest ashtrays? Every vehicle once came with both. Take a look back at some of automotive's classic standard features, which you would be hard pressed to find today.

Ashtrays
Your grandmother's Buick and your father's Chevrolet both included ashtrays in either armrests, dashboards, or both. These butt-depositories were once made of metal, until plastic became popular in the '80's. Today, much like a tape player, you'd have a tough time finding a car that's…

Jalopnik, is an informative and quirky auto news website, and they put together an interesting list of vehicles - the Best Cars for Burnouts.

2006 Mercedes-Benz C-Class DTM AMG: The V8's torque is more than enough to break the racing slicks loose to smoke them up and the diffuser in the rear channels the cloud up and out the back end.

Twin Engine Hyundai Tiburon: The joy of two completely separate powertrains in the same chassis is that you can put the front engine in drive and the rear engine in reverse and then do epic donuts about the cars…

Some hybrid cars have been around for a decade, while others are just starting out. We have the consumer picks for the most popular hybrid vehicles:

2010 Toyota Prius: A decade under the influence, of high sales and legendary status. The Toyota Prius has barely changed over the years, aside from a huge jump between first and second generation models, but why fix what works? Toyota has set the standard for hybrids world wide.

2011 Honda CR-Z: Barely out a month and already the CR-Z has taken the world by storm. With its powerful hybrid sportscar engine, and those catchy…