Posts Tagged ‘occupants’
Apparently Mercedes-Benz will finally offer a glass roof on its SLK hardtop convertible, similar to the one fitted to the little coupe's big brother, the SL. The two-piece roof looks very similar to the SL's, with the only discernible difference from the standard SLK being a slightly tweaked C-pilla......
Tulsa police testing booty-shaking Rumbler sirens
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
In a move sure to please more than a few motorists, police in Tulsa, OK are testing new sirens on their patrol cars with a tone low enough to send vibrations through targeted vehicles and their occupants. It sounds strange, but as cars become more isolated from the outside world, it has become inc......
Duo critically injured when race-prepped Porsche flies off highway
Saturday, November 24th, 2007
Click image to see one other photo of the wrecked 944Cody, a reader from the Kansas City area, let us know about a story that made the rounds on the local news there on Monday. Two men were in a race-prepared Porsche 944 driving down Highway 350 when the driver, an employee of the owner (who was not......
LA 2007: Audi Cross Cabriolet quattro concept
Saturday, September 8th, 2007
Click the image above for a gallery of the Audi Cabriolet Quattro Concept.Despite the rumors, Audi didn't show off its X3-fighter here in LA. Instead, the quad-ringed quattro folks pulled the curtains on a drop-top version of the Cross Coupe quattro concept it originally debuted in Shanghai. Designe......
SEMA 2007: The Phantom Hummer
Monday, August 27th, 2007
click above image to view more pics of the Phantom Hummer
The people who make the Phantom Hummer want you to know that your imagination is their only limitation. Of course, if this is what resides in your imagination, there are probably people you should contact before you call Phantom Hummer. The......
Tokyo Motor Show: Nissan R.D:B.X Concept
Saturday, August 18th, 2007
Click above image for more pictures of the Nissan Round Box
The R.D:B.X... as in Round Box. Could this be a hint of what will replace the (currently) JDM only Nissan Cube? Japan's youth, who are already way too cool for the current model, let alone the Toyota Bb (Scion XB), should certainly hope so.......
Newspaper says 1,400 deaths blamed on bad airbags
Monday, August 13th, 2007
How much do you trust your car's airbag to protect you? When you get through reading what the Kansas City Star has to say about them, they may no longer seem as trustworthy.The paper cites several horrifying stories about head-on crashes in which the airbags failed to deploy and occupants died. Afte......
Enter the rumormill: Maybach 62 Laundaulet headed for Middle East debut
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Even in the post-Chrysler age, Maybach remains a bit of a thorn in Mercedes' side. Its vehicles have been far less than the sales success hoped for, prompting Daimler to buy back 29 Maybach dealers. Subsequently the parent company wouldn't be so eager to invest more into the ultra-premium brand, but......
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Nissan NV200 concept
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Click the image above for 20 high-res pics of the Nissan NV200.We've finally found the ideal mobile Autoblog HQ. The NV200 is aimed at small business professionals that are constantly on the move, and although the boxy, panel van exterior doesn't do much for the eyes, it's what's on the inside that ......
Tokyo 2007 Preview: Nissan NV200 concept
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
Click the image above for 20 high-res pics of the Nissan NV200.We've finally found the ideal mobile Autoblog HQ. The NV200 is aimed at small business professionals that are constantly on the move, and although the boxy, panel van exterior doesn't do much for the eyes, it's what's on the inside that ......