Posts Tagged ‘power plant’

Audi system detects stop lights, tells drivers to floor it

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
It takes months of traveling a particular route to properly time the stop lights, and even with the most intricate knowledge of every intersection, missing the red every time is about as probable as winning the lotto. Audi is looking to change that with a new stop light detection technology that com......

Six cities busted for shortening yellow light

Monday, April 14th, 2008
Have you ever hit the throttle when a traffic light turns yellow, and then it turns red faster than you thought? We know it's happened to us, and for the most part we thought the problem was our bad timing. In six cities across these United States, missing a yellow light has less to do with bad timi......

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......

Vandenbrink dreams up Ferrari 612 shooting brake

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007
UPDATE: Another view added to the gallery. click above to enlargeVandenbrink Design seems to be on a roll recently, announcing production of both the 599 GT0 and 630 GTO, as well as a releasing a rendering that suggests what a Fiorano-based convertible GT could look like. Not having the blessing of ......

Spy Shots: Lexus LF-A

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006
The guys and gals over at Car & Driver acquired a few choice shots of what's assumed to be the Lexus LF-A uber-coupe lapping the 'Ring. Destined to fight with the likes of Audi's new R8, the upcoming Nissan GT-R and the highly evolved 911, Lexus has continually denied the existence of their high......

RR of the Day: Beware the sleeper, Turbo Mirage

Sunday, July 23rd, 2006
Oh, how we love us some "Q-ships" and it doesn't get more unassuming than this 1989 Mitsubishi Mirage Turbo.Sharing a platform with its stable mate, the Dodge Colt GT, only 1500 examples were produced. The factory-equipped 1.6 DOHC mill was outfitted with a turbo, but no intercooler and was able to ......

Spy Photos: SMART ForTwo

Monday, May 15th, 2006
For those of you following the saga of SMART's progress towards infiltrating the U.S. more closely than the NBA Finals, these spy shots are for you. The soft-top Cabriolet and City Coupe pictured show that SMART's here to stay, at least for now. Refreshed head and tail lamps, a pedestrian-friendy no......

Green fuel from an even greener source

Sunday, April 9th, 2006
One common complaint about "green" technologies such as electric cars is that production of such alternatives continue to harm the environment. Critics are quick to point out that coal-burning power plants continue to spew toxic wastes to generate electricity to charge an electric car.Well, Autoblog......

The scoop on the BMW 3-series coupe

Sunday, March 26th, 2006
We scooped the leaked official pics of the new 3-Series coupe yesterday and more info has since been spilled about the much-anticipated two door. It turns out that the coupe will come with your choice of three gasoline engines (all inline sixes) or a diesel power plant.We're thrilled to be living in......