Posts Tagged ‘300’

Nissan considering fuel cell powered sports car

Friday, August 15th, 2008
If the Nissan GT-R isn't high tech enough for you, you might want to consider waiting around for the middle of the next decade. According to Autocar, Nissan is considering producing a sports car with a hydrogen fuel cell powertrain. The rationale behind the consideration is to commercialize the adva......

GM and Toyota first in line to buy Hyundai Genesis

Friday, August 15th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of the Hyundai Genesis.Hyundai sold a healthy amount of Genesis sedans after it went on sale last month, and of the 800 models running around the U.S., General Motors and Toyota were two of the first to pick up the new luxury sedan from the Korean automaker.Accord......

Mercedes runs out of gas by 2015

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Mercedes -- like a lot of other folks -- believes oil is going to run out eventually. But instead of waiting until the "Low on Oil" light comes on, the brand behind the three-pointed-star has set a goal to convert its entire fleet to run on alternative fuels by 2015. That's seven years to get off th......

Electric vehicles in India

Saturday, February 17th, 2007
Toyota unveiled its electric-petrol Prius at the International Engineering Trade Fair in New Delhi. Honda Motor Company unveiled its Insight hybrid car and the FCX fuel-cell vehicle in Delhi. Mahindra said that a hybrid SUV will be launched soon Dalmer-chrysler has been working on biodiesel powered ......

Bugatti to beat top speed record

Saturday, June 18th, 2005
Bugatti has revealed the Veyron has been clocked at 248.5 mph during runs in Germany. Currently the Koenigsegg CCR has the title with a 240.387 mph top speed run and Bugatti shatters that mark with the 1001 horsepower supercar. The event has not been validated by Guinness World Records, so it's not ......

Preview: 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara

Friday, June 17th, 2005
Suzuki has taken the wraps off the next Japanese market Escudo SUV and gives us a preview of the 2006 Grand Vitara at the same time. There's no mistaking the resemblance to the Suzuki Concept X2 that debuted at the NY auto show and the GM DNA from the Equinox/VUE. The Suzuki will use their own ......

Canada preps for B-Class

Friday, June 17th, 2005
The Mercedes B-Class is not coming to the U.S. but Canada, a country that buys more small cars than their neighbors to the south, is another story. This review from Canadian Driver praises the B-Class for its looks, room and driving dynamics. Prices have not been announced for the Canadian market, ......

American automaker woes trickle down

Friday, June 17th, 2005
Never before in recent history has the crunch on American automakers affected so many suppliers. Automotive-parts makers that depended heavily on the fortunes of GM and Ford have been hit hard with recent production cutbacks. Tower Automotive Inc. was the first to file for Chapter 11 with Colli......

Xbox 360: Next gen of racing games

Thursday, June 16th, 2005
This goes out to all the gamers out there. Microsoft has announced the Xbox replacement, the Xbox 360 and the new graphics look sick. Our two sister sites; Engadget and Joystiq, have coverage of last night's premier. Cyber drivers will be happy to hear Project Gotham Racing 3 will be one of the......

Paid ransom returns stolen cars

Thursday, June 16th, 2005
One of England's sports car manufacturers spent $5,500 to have $185,000 worth of stolen supercars returned to them. Three cars were stolen from Noble's factory but one never got too far after one of the thieves drove one off the road and left it in a ditch during the getaway. After the burglars......