Posts Tagged ‘159’
The age of making tall claims by auto manufacturers on their product mileage may be soon over. Soon all the cars and bike with a certified fuel Indicator. The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) that tests vehicles for conformity to norms under Central Motor Vehicle Rules, will certify t......
New video shows some of the first Transformers 2 action
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Click above to watch the videoWe're nearly a year from the big screen debut of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, but that hasn't stopped us from devouring every bit of early information that we can about the new Micheal Bay action flick. There is an early video taken from the first day of filmin......
New Bizzarrini P538 supercar well on its way to completion
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Click above for a high resolution image
Back in May we brought you the news that Bizzarrini would be reviving the P538 name with a brand new supercar, and while we only had renderings at the time, we can now show you a few photos of the ongoing construction of the car. Based on the full monocoque ch......
Rendered Speculation: Kia’s big VG
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
So the Kia VG mule that has kept spy photographers busy the last few weeks has now been given a computer animated face and body. It's a nice looking ride, though has a surprising amount in common with the Hyundai Genesis... which means we also see, well, a lot of other cars in it. But that's not a b......
Honda to debut Prius-fighter concept this Thursday
Tuesday, September 2nd, 2008
If there's one vehicle that's leading the pack for "Car of the Future, Today," it's the Toyota Prius. The world's most popular hybrid will have it's own plug-in version sooner than expected, but the competition isn't waiting to try and take its hybrid crown. Honda's "Prius fighter" has been talked a......
Weekend Entertainment: “Susie the Little Blue Coupe”
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
Follow the jump to watch the short
Thanks to frequent commenter and tipster "catgirlshyla" for sending in a link to a video of Walt Disney's Susie the Little Blue Coupe, an animated short that originally debuted theatrically in 1952. As you can plainly see, the Disney/Pixar gang clearly used Susie ......
BMW helping disabled vets get back behind the wheel
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Kudos to the crew at BMW, who recently donated a few cars, a handful of instructors and one of its test tracks to an injured Marine training class. A group of soldiers wounded in Iraq were invited to the track to learn performance driving techniques behind the wheel of some seriously desirable machi......
Detroit Grand Prix 08: Acura racing with the big boys, enters LMP1 for 09
Friday, August 29th, 2008
Acura has announced at the Detroit Grand Prix that they will enter the LMP1 class in the American Le Mans Series in 2009, adding to its existing LMP2 effort. Honda's premium brand entered ALMS in the lighter LMP2 class at the beginning of 2007 with the Highcroft, Fernandez and Andretti-Green teams a......
Microsoft getting into the car WiFi biz
Friday, August 29th, 2008
The Internet has been invading every aspect of our lives, but until recently most of us have gone without a connection to the World Wide Web inside our cars. That's changing with third party companies and OEMs beginning to offer 3G WiFi solutions for automobiles, and Microsoft says it's working on a......
Jaguar recalls some XFs for faulty seat belts
Friday, August 29th, 2008
If you have a 2009 Jaguar XF, you should hop down to your dealer to have the rear safety belt assembly looked at. Jaguar is recalling 7,900 of the '09 cars because in an accident the rear occupants might not be properly restrained. To find out more you can call Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827, or make an a......