Posts Tagged ‘southern california’

Beijing 2008: Roewe 550 debuts, still good lookin’

Monday, April 21st, 2008
Click above for high-res gallery of the Roewe 550Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation debuted the Roewe 550 over the weekend at the Auto China show in Beijing, and it joins the 750 in a lineup that was designed and engineered entirely in Britain. For those who don't remember the story, a little ......

Beijing ‘08 Preview: Roewe 550 sedan spied at commercial shoot

Thursday, March 27th, 2008
Click image for a gallery of the Roewe 550 sedanSAIC's Rowe brand (nee Rover) is set to formally unveil its new 550 sedan in Beijing next month. The sedan's styling is very mainstream save for its unfortunate front fascia. Those undersized, oddly-shaped headlights just seem very out of place. That s......

First encounter of the fast kind: 90 seconds in a Nissan GT-R

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Click above for a high-res gallery of our first encounter with a Nissan GT-RWhen a friend tipped us that there might be an R35 Nissan GT-R drifting around Southern California, we tried to get more details. As the facts started trickling in, we realized we might actually be able to get some seat tim......

Nissan cutting back North American design team

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
It was late 2005 when Nissan announced it was packing up operations in Southern California and moving to Tennessee. If you didn't choose to move east of the Mississippi, and many didn't, you were looking elsewhere for a new job. Some of the lucky few who dodged the axe worked for Nissan Design Ameri......

Fast and Furious Four: Paul Walker’s STI is on its way

Saturday, December 1st, 2007
Click above to check out more images at Exhaustnote.com.We wouldn't quite call ourselves fans of the Fast and Furious franchise, but we're getting more and more impressed with this newest iteration of the Subaru Impreza WRX STI. We'll admit that it's hardly the most attractive hatch on the road, bu......

Detroit ‘08 Preview: Mazda Furai breaks cover!

Monday, October 15th, 2007
We got a small preview of the Furai Concept with a teaser photo released by Mazda a few weeks ago, but Inside Line has let the cat out of the bag with a full set of photos and more details about the car. The Furai, which translates to "sound of wind", is built on a Courage C65 chassis that was camp......

Ford RS200 caught in the wild, almost

Sunday, September 16th, 2007
Click above for a gallery of high-res imagesOnly 200 Ford RS200s were produced from 1984 through 1986. That makes them an extremely rare find, though apparently funny man Tim Allen owns one, as seen in pictures of his garage. Ford's only intention with the small number of cars was to meet FIA regula......

LA 2007: Honda unwraps the 2009 FCX Clarity!

Friday, September 7th, 2007
Click the FCX Clarity for a high res galleryTwo years after unveiling the fuel cell-powered FCX concept at the Tokyo Motor Show, Honda today revealed the production version of the car that will be available next summer, along with a name and a price. The car now known as the FCX Clarity will be avai......

Man loses Ferrari and Porsche in SoCal wildfires

Monday, August 20th, 2007
Though the title of this post might lead you to believe that we're mourning the loss of some guy's Ferrari Challenge Stradale and Porsche GT3 RS, we're actually celebrating the fact that he, his family and many like them are alive today despite their worldly possessions being devoured by fire. Of co......

Polluter detectives in LA keep drivers honest between SMOGs

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007
The combination of electronic engine management systems and other emission controls has eliminated anywhere from 90-99% of noxious pollutants from modern cars. The problem is that these systems rely on an array of sensors to manage the fuel/air mixture, and when they fail emissions skyrocket. For se......