Posts Tagged ‘ploy’
Click above for high-res gallery of the Opel InsigniaAfter seeing plenty of shots of Opel's new Insignia mid-sizer, we're anxiously awaiting General Motor's official announcement of its statewide debut as the next-gen Saturn Aura. Unfortunately, current rumors indicate that we'll be waiting a bit lo......
Man gets caught with custom-built gas-stealing truck
Thursday, June 19th, 2008
With gas prices exceeding $4 per gallon, it's no surprise that fuel stealing is on the rise. What's amazing is the lengths to which thieves are willing to go to swindle the pricey commodity in larger-than-normal quantities. An Orlando man was recently arrested for having a hidden, professionally wel......
Tasty Italian: O.CT tunes the 500
Monday, March 31st, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the O.CT Fiat 500Fiat's neo-500 has been warmly embraced by tuners, and Austria's Oberschider Chip Tuning (O.CT) has turned its focus to the teeny tiny 'talian. The car is purposely designed to evoke the 1960s, so why should the performance numbers be any differen......
Mahindra’s Bolero and Scorpio micro hybrid
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008
Bolero and Scoprio micro hybrid:Mahindra and Mahindra will soon come out with a hybrid vehicle and it will cost the same as your regular bolero or scorpio. Excited, yes M&M will bring a hybird vehicle but not the scoprio hybrid it is developing for american market but micro hybrid version of bol......
The Pagani Zonda of Wristwatches
Monday, March 5th, 2007
It seems you just can't make an exotic sportscar these days without offering a wristwatch to go with it. Bugatti's got one. Koenigsegg has two. McLaren and TAG Heuer are on their third. And Ferrari's got a whole series. Is it a shameless ploy to capitalize on the merchandizing potential of their sup......
Spyker begins selling its body! Your name on an F1 car.
Sunday, February 18th, 2007
In what could be seen as a brilliant publicity gambit by a hip, young team, a desperate marketing ploy by struggling backmarkers, or something else we haven't thought of yet, the Spyker F1 Team (officially the Etihad Aldar Spyker F1 Team) is auctioning four logo spaces on its current championship c......
Spy Photos: BMW 6-Series gets nip-tuck
Monday, February 5th, 2007
In an obvious midlife ploy to increase its six appeal (credit goes to WorldCarFans for that excellent pun), BMW is sending its flagship coupe in for a quick nip-tuck. Expect to see a revised front and rear fascia on its 6-Series Coupe and Cab in Frankfurt this fall. That's the latest rumor going aro......
You’ve got mail fraud: DCX dragged into mail scam
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
As if the Nigerian fund wiring scheme wasn't bad enough, DaimlerChrysler is now finding themselves involved in a similar snail-mail scam. DCX's financial services unit has been working its butt off to warn people to steer clear of a mail scam that seems to be using the company's good name to dupe wo......
Bull-riding lessons: Lamborghini Track Experience
Saturday, July 29th, 2006
How many supercar owners can extract the true performance potential of their exotics? Unfortunately, having the funds to buy a supercar doesn't mean you have the skills to drive it.Following in the path of other exotic Italian carmakers – such as Ferrari and Maserati – Lamborghini is offering it......
NASCAR sued for racial discrimination
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
A serious blow has been dealt to NASCAR's ongoing efforts towards inclusion in the form of a lawsuit filed Tuesday on behalf of David Scott.Scott, an African-American support driver, was at the receiving end of some "n"asty words during an incident that took place in 1999, involving an employee of a......