Posts Tagged ‘ram van’

Lights, camera, throttle: Movie camera cars

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Click above for a gallery of the cars that make the movies about carsWe dig the cars in car flicks -- but what about the cars that make the flicks about cars? Looking less like Transformers and more like space junk peddled by the sand people, it's hard to imagine what it takes to turn a regular old ......

Ford officially reveals F-450 Harley-Davidson and F-X4 Cabela pickups

Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Click above to view high-res gallery of the 2009 Ford F-450 Harley-Davidson EditionToday Ford added two new co-branded models to its F-Series Super Duty line-up, the F-450 Harley-Davidson and FX-4 Cabela edition. The 2009 HD model continues a long tradition of collaboration between the Blue Oval and......

Nissan, Sharp and NTT DOCOMO develop smart-key phone

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Those wacky kids in Japan can do all kinds of things with their cell phones that those of us in the U.S. can't. Thanks to Nissan, Sharp Corporation, and NTT DOCOMO, the Japanese mobile communications company, they can now add car control to the list of possible cell phone features.The phone uses the......

Grassroots Motorsports $2008 Challenge headed to Florida

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
In these tight economic times, the project car budget typically gets left on the cutting room floor. Fortunately for addicted enthusiasts there are resources, such as Grassroots Motorsports Magazine, to prove that it is still possible to put together a prize winning ride for only a few bills. Just i......

One Good Turn Deserves Another: Veyron Faubourg timepiece by Parmigiani Fleurier

Sunday, September 21st, 2008
You might remember the original Parmigiani Fleurier Bugatti Type 370 from our original Top 10 list of car watches. The splendidly complex (and fittingly expensive) timepiece features a unique sideways-mounted manual barrel movement that displays the time on the side so as to obviate the necessity fo......

First automated motorcycle wash opens in U.S.

Saturday, September 20th, 2008
Regular watchers of American Chopper on TLC have seen this one before, but it's probably a new concept for the rest of the class. A new automated motorcycle wash has recently opened in the United States -- the first of its kind. Simply ride up, lock your front tire into the custom mount and walk awa......

Google Maps-powered BMW Search added to 1 and 3 Series

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
BMW Assist -- essentially the Bavarian's version of GM's OnStar -- has made BMW Search using Google Maps available on the 1 and 3 Series. Previously, it was only available on BMW models from the 5 series up. If you subscribe to the BMW Assist Convenience Plan, you can use BMW Search to find business......

Chrysler’s in-car wi-fi makes weak first impression

Monday, September 15th, 2008
A man who purchased Chrysler's uConnect in-car wi-fi recently gave his impressions... and he wasn't exactly impressed. His three main issues were: it's slow, there are no instructions for encryption, and you're limited to 1 GB for downloads.The Autonet site lists speeds as 600Kbps-800Kbps, and the r......

Aston Martin gets the Bang & Olufsen treatment

Monday, September 15th, 2008
The era of the luxury exotic with a so-so sound system is nearly over. Bang & Olufsen worked with product developers at Aston Martin to create the BeoSound DBS audio system that is specifically tuned to 007's cabin. Thirteen speakers -- five tweeters, five midrange, and three woofers -- are loca......

Transformers 2 to feature Devastator - 1 Decepticon made of 5

Friday, September 12th, 2008
Devastator, a massive Decepticon made out of five, or six, or seven Constructicons, depending on which source you cite, will be in Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. In the oddest case of reasoning we can imagine, he's said to have "massive upper body strength, like a gorilla." Devastator is a s......