Posts Tagged ‘korean economy’

Veno supercar from Poland looks like someone we know

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the Veno.Apparently, dreaming up a new design for a rarefied vehicle is too difficult for Veno Automotive, a Polish spinoff of UK-based Heros Capital Ltd. Rather than relying on design experts, with their fancy degrees and engineering knowledge, the company cribbed the L......

AeroMotions downforce splitting rear spoiler debuts

Monday, August 11th, 2008
The faster a car goes, the more downforce its various wings, spoilers and splitters can produce. There's always a trade-off though, as the byproduct of downforce is more drag, which reduces a car's top speed. Supercars like the Bugatti Veyron use active aerodynamics to produce the right amount of do......

Honda testing ABS brakes on CBR600RR

Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Many motorcycles in today's market feature anti-lock brakes, including models from Honda like the Interceptor and Silverwing scooters. Now, though, the red-winged manufacturer of motorcycles has announced a new system which completely removes the rider's direct connection with the front and rear bra......

Scooter-geek’s dream ride: Yamaha Vino scooter, fully farkled

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
Though it's usually the adventure touring crowd that excels at turning their motorcycles into rolling technology test-beds, we've recently run across a Yamaha Vino scooter that has been fully farkled. Featuring an on-board computer based around a VIA mini ITX form factor motherboard that's cleverly......

2009 BMW X6 gets some preliminary EPA numbers

Monday, April 21st, 2008
When we had our First Drive in BMW's new X6 Sport Activity Coupe, we didn't get the opportunity to really measure fuel consumption, since the vehicles were gassed-up when we got behind the wheel and were then refuelled during our lunch break. A glance at the on-board computer of the '35i we drove on......

Hyundai chairman receives suspended sentence

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007
Chung Mong-koo, the man who turned Hyundai around after the Southeast Asian financial meltdown in 1997, has been given a 3-year suspended sentence by an appeals court for embezzlement and breach of public trust. Chung was arrested in April for having a hand in setting up nearly $74 million in slush ......