Posts Tagged ‘ComputerAnimation’

Confirmed: BMW working on 4 cylinder turbo, may come to U.S.

Friday, September 12th, 2008
Click above for high-res photo gallery of the BMW Concept 1 Series tiiRumors of a new four cylinder engine from BMW have been confirmed by BMW's North American leader Jim O'Donnell. Questions on whether it will be offered in the United States, though, are still very much in the air. "We can't really......

Duh: Cadillac shelves that whole V12 thing

Thursday, August 21st, 2008
750-hp 7.5-liter V12 from the Cadillac Cien conceptHere's a shocker: Cadillac has reportedly canceled plans for a range-topping V12 engine. Really, you don't say? Last we checked, General Motors didn't seem to have any problems extracting plenty of performance from its 6.2-liter supercharged and 7.......

Lotus developing efficient two-stroke OMNIVORE engine

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Lotus Exige 270E Tri-FuelLotus Engineering has been hard at work developing new engine technologies that allow the use of sustainable alcohol fuels. It's recent Exige 270E Tri-Fuel concept showed that the British firm knows how to make an engine run on vario......

High gas prices mean more superchargers. We’re okay with that

Monday, July 28th, 2008
Click above for more shots of the GM LSA V8 and its Eaton superchargerThe ongoing debate between the supercharger camp and the turbo boys isn't likely to die along with large, fuel-thirsty performance engines. In fact, Eaton believes that the market for both power-boosters will continue to grow at a......

Should’ve bought a Garmin? Testing the iPhone 3G’s GPS capabilities

Monday, July 14th, 2008
Yes, we were among the suckers who endured the idiotic lines, activation woes and intermittent service that you've undoubtedly read about after the iPhone 3G's launch this past Friday. But our reason for suffering through myriad hassles to get our hands on Apple's newest hotness wasn't purely selfis......

Next BMW iDrive to take cues from Audi’s MMI

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
We've already gotten a sneak peak of what the 2009 BMW 7-series will look like on the outside ahead of its official launch, but the interior – and iDrive in particular – is still veiled in a cloak of secrecy. However, Bimmerfile has supposedly gotten the inside dope on the new multi-function bru......

Chrysler’s What’s New 2008: uConnect web w/VIDEO

Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Click above to view a video of Chrysler's uConnect in action.At Chrysler's annual "What's New" gathering at its Chelsea Proving Ground, we were able to get a demonstration of the new uConnect Web system, which transforms any vehicle into a rolling WiFi hot spot. The hardware consists of a WiFi rout......

VIDEO: Mio Knight Rider GPS speaks!

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
If you're a child of the 80's, you may very well have gone ballistic when news of Mio's Knight Rider GPS hit cyberspace. The sat-nav unit is not only styled like the original Knight Industries Two Thousand, but even has blinking red lights along the flanks (just like KITT's voice modulator) and feat......

Knight Rider-themed GPS system with authentic KITT voice

Friday, June 20th, 2008
Click above to view more shots of the Mio Knight Rider GPS"Michael, you're going the wrong way, you ninny." For all you Knight Rider fans no longer moved by finding a perfect 45 rpm single of "A Knight Rider Christmas," Mio has a brand new toy that's capable of Knight Industries Two Thousand level a......

How about a smaller nav screen? Magna develops in-mirror display

Friday, June 13th, 2008
While Ford's giving the Fusion an LCD large enough to watch feature films, Magna has joined up with Swiss firm u-blox and Germany's Paragon to develop a navigation system that puts the map display in your rearview mirror. The system is called MirrorPilot, and it does look like a slick way to add fac......